GM Farcaster ep218 Monday February 24, 2025 with @polymarket intern
GM Farcaster ep218 Monday February 24, 2025 with @polymarket intern Thanks to our guest @polymarket intern @goldytalks for popping by – we could’ve chatted with you for hours! And check out the latest predictions for the Oscars (yeah, we talked about that) on Polymarket.com. AND Thanks as always to our sponsors Lil Nouns! Visit LilNouns.wtf to snap up your own Lil Noun and join the DAO! Learn more in /lilnounsdao channel on Warpcast. From our ChatGPT Intern: Today’s GM Farcaster welcomes the Polymarket Intern, who proves that you can go from fetching coffee to dropping alpha if you meme hard enough. Between the chaos of Warplet rebranding, ETH Denver karaoke prep, and the eternal mystery of why Girl Scout cookies are in the freezer, this episode has all the vibes of a decentralized sitcom—just with more tokenomics.Show Notes and Links – some of the casts & stuff we talked about: GMFC karaoke brunch at Eth Denver:https://warpcast.com/nounishprof/0x4d5edb9dWe’ll see you at Eth Denver:https://warpcast.com/humpty/0xa47091d7https://warpcast.com/chuckstock/0xa24b83e6 FarCon x Nouns prop passed!https://warpcast.com/nounishprof/0x87cc4b15The cookies are mysterious and important:https://warpcast.com/nounishprof/0x4f8ffb08Two more are joining Merkle!https://warpcast.com/dwr.eth/0xb0666eed(and after the show: https://warpcast.com/linda/0x2db0875c) Why did my follower count decrease?https://warpcast.com/dwr.eth/0x59c94563https://warpcast.com/dwr.eth/0xc216a2fd revenge of the bots:https://warpcast.com/bradq/0x2ab823a2And ofc, your follower count is not your worth:https://warpcast.com/adrienne/0xdd4fe514What are you most excited about for crypto in 2025?https://warpcast.com/barmstrong/0x2d7cbe14 we are building the future of the internet, right here, right now:https://warpcast.com/jessepollak/0x77ff6cdc Is the FC feed more positive? Can you prove it?https://warpcast.com/balajis.eth/0x8f2a847fwarplet:https://warpcast.com/nounishprof/0x044f8cf1https://warpcast.com/toadyhawk.eth/0x55122984https://warpcast.com/dwr.eth/0x2bb106a6 Warpcast Rewards geo limitations:https://warpcast.com/v/0x057cde90 New Zora model:https://warpcast.com/dwr.eth/0xe9056e7ehttps://warpcast.com/jihad/0xec1b5fe1https://warpcast.com/nounishprof/0x45b6add6And some other casts we didn’t get a chance to chat about: Amps.fun is coming!https://warpcast.com/phil/0xbceb700ahttps://warpcast.com/pfista/0x177cc081 Specktacular social graph:https://warpcast.com/specktacular/0x9d95a93b Stunning time lapse:https://warpcast.com/wanderloots.eth/0xceab3a43 And our musings elsewhere: Mint this episode on pods.media: https://pods.media/gm-farcaster Adrienne: Some of the Things: Too Many Thingshttps://someofthethings.substack.com/p/too-many-things Nounish Prof: Unpacking with Prof: https://paragraph.xyz/@nounishprof AND www.gmfarcaster.com is live along with our GM Farcaster FAQ: https://paragraph.xyz/@adrienne/gm-farcaster-faq Copyright 2024 cc-by GM Farcaster - reuse/remix allowed with attribution and link back to GMFarcaster.com. NOTE: Cryptocurrencies are often volatile assets. Nothing in this episode should be considered financial advice and is for educational and entertainment purposes. Nothing should be considered investment advice, nor solicitation to buy or sell any assets. NFA, DYOR. Chapters: 0:00:00 GM 0:03:12 Eth Denver 0:09:47 two more hires0:11:59 follower count decrease0:15:29 @barmstrong 2025 list 0:17:00 @balajis is back0:18:38 warplet and rewards0:20:24 new Zora model0:26:39 @polymarket intern
Unlocking Onchain Insights: Alex Svanevik on Nansen, AI, and the Future of Crypto
Mint Season 6, Episode 3 featured Alex Svanevik, CEO of Nansen.ai, the leading blockchain analytics tool for crypto traders. In this episode, we discussed how Nansen labels wallets and tracks onchain activity, Alex’s thoughts on artists tokenizing music, and the intersection of NFTs and DeFi. We also explored the state of AI in crypto, Nansen's acquisition of Ape Board, and the vision for their chat application. Alex shared strategies for creators to leverage onchain data and reflected on lessons he’s learned since founding Nansen. This conversation offers a deep dive into the trends shaping the crypto space. Enjoy this blast from the past.
How Layer3 Is Transforming User Engagement Onchain ft. Brandon Kumar
This episode welcomes Brandon Kumar, Co-founder of Layer3. Throughout our chat, he shares his journey from leaving venture capital to entering crypto, diving into the creator economy, onchain user behavior, and the innovative incentives like XP and Cubes that drive engagement. We also explore Layer 3's distribution network, user growth strategies, and the challenges of data fragmentation in the crypto space. I hope you enjoy our conversation.
Going Higher ↑ with Martin Anquetil
This episode welcomes Martin Anquetil, the founder of the Farcaster culture currency, Higher. We spend this episode discussing his professional career, personal values, and why he’s excited to wake up in the morning to work on proliferating the higher meme. It’s a jam packed episode, so i hope you enjoy our conversation. --- This episode was produced in collaboration with Higher.
Hybersub V2 with nonlinear.eth
We're joined by nonlinear.eth to debut the launch of Hypersub V2. We dive into all the new protocol upgrades and the future of onchain subscriptions. Be on the lookout for a couple exciting updates from Coop Records Club using these new features to reward our subscribers! Learn more about Hypersub V2: https://blog.withfabric.xyz/stpv2?referrer=0xb6f6dce6000ca88cc936b450cedb16a5c15f157f
Rainbow Rewards with Mike Demarais
Rainbow wallet just debuted their first ETH rewards to top users of the hottest growing crypto mobile wallet. We sat down with the founder to chat through Rainbow’s journey launching a points system and building a compelling mobile-first experience for crypto-natives and beginners alike. We dive into onchain social discovery, celebrity coins and much more!
Shorts | Julian Holguin: Why Content is The Hook
This short highlights one of my favorite moments from my conversation with Julian Holguiin of Doodles and Jesse Pollak of Base. Content is the hook that will usher in billions of users from web2 into web3. Doodles knows this best, and with Julian's prolific background in media and music, coupled with their acquisition of a major animation studio, they're perfectly positioned to execute on this strategy. Listen to the full episode: https://pods.media/mint-podcast/doodles-moves-to-base-ft-jullian-holguin-and-jesse-pollak
Nick Tomaino: Skin in the Game
The following episode is made possible thanks to DEGEN. 🎩 --- This episode welcomes Nick Tomaino, Co-founder of 1confirmation. He's an early adopter of Bitcoin, and former Coinbase employee, who shares his journey in the crypto space and his investment philosophy. We discuss the rise of meme coins, the value of prediction markets in providing more truth to the world, and Tomaino's core value of 'skin in the game' that drives his investment decisions. I hope you enjoy our conversation.
Doodles Moves to Base ft. Jullian Holguin and Jesse Pollak
The following episode is made possible thanks to DEGEN. 🎩 --- This episode welcomes Julian Holguin, CEO of Doodles, and Jesse Pollak, contributor #1 at Coinbase’s Base network. This episode is truly based. We spend our time together uncovering why Doodles is migrating their IP and consumer crypto application to Base and what NFT holders can expect moving forward. I hope you enjoy our conversation.
From Coinbase Employee #20 To Building Farcaster With Dan Romero
The following episode is made possible thanks to DEGEN. 🎩 --- Mint Season 6 episode 20 welcomed Dan Romero, Co-Founder of Farcaster, the sufficiently decentralized social network. Throughout the hour we discussed his thesis for web3, the current state of web3 social, building an audience as a crypto-native creator, what it means to be sufficiently decentralized, how web3 will beat the bots, and so much more. Previously, Dan was the 20th employee at Coinbase and is an active early-stage angel investor across web2 and web3. I hope you guys enjoy our conversation.
Charlie Crown on Music Crowdfunding Mechanics
Mint Season 4 episode 10 welcomes Charlie Crown, the Miami-based, Colombian DJ & producer who has released tracks through Sony Music, Dim Mak, and PRMD; and garnered over 25+ million streams in the process. He’s received nods from some of dance music’s biggest names including The Chainsmokers, Steve Aoki, Martin Garrix, and Illenium; and shared stages with other incredible artists like Zomboy, Mija, and Le Youth; in addition to massive performances at Club Space Miami and Life in Color. His most recent single, “Sinking” with Bronze Whale reached the top 25 on Apple Music’s Electronic charts in over 40 countries and peaked at No. 28 on the US Electronic chart. Charlie Crown is endorsed by McDSP, FabFilter, and Sonarworks audio plugins. He’s also deep in the world of where music meets web3. I wanted to have him on because, (1) I backed his project, and (2) his crowdfund mechanics are quite different from what we’re used to seeing. I hope you enjoy our conversation.
$PSTL - Social Tokens Unlock Merch, Music & More
Mint Season 1 episode 2 featured Jack Johnson, who’s artist name is JVCKJ. He’s widely known as one half of the multi-platinum pop duo Jack & Jack. He’s a creative force whose earned a billion-plus streams, achieved multi-platinum records, and countless sold-out tours. He’s also the founder of PSTL aka Pastel coin - a gateway to building his vision for his creator economy. On this episode we talk about his journey as an early internet personality on the once popular social media platform Vine, his new single Money Memories, his vision for his personal token, why he’s so big on crypto, how PSTL coin is empowering his fans, and towards they end we start having a live brainstorming session on how we can create further utility behind PSTL token. I hope you enjoy our conversation.
S8 E8 | Onchain Subscription Models & Rehash on Hypersub w/Jonny Mack (Hypersub/Fabric)
On this episode of Rehash, we’re speaking with Jonny Mack, co-founder and CEO of Hypersub and Fabric, about all things subscriptions. First, an announcement: Rehash just launched a monthly subscription on Hypersub! This monthly subscription will deliver Rehash podcast NFTs straight to your wallet onchain. You can find the link to subscribe below. In this episode we talk all things subscriptions and Hypersub - what features web3 enables for creator subscriptions that was never before possible in web2, how creators can best engage their audience to encourage resubscribes anď reduce churn, and some of the best examples of how creators have been using Hypersub to date.
How Crypto is Transforming Collaborations Between Brands and Creators
Mint Season 3 episode 1 welcomed the President of VaynerX Avery Akkineni. She leads the company's mission to build long-term strategic NFT projects for the world's leading intellectual property owners serving brands, celebrities, athletes and associations looking to incentivize and reward brand advocacy and customer loyalty. In this episode we discuss: 1:39 - From Google to VaynerMedia 4:18 - VaynerNFTs 8:37 - The Vayner Group 11:57 - Defining Web 3.0 13:08 -NFTs and Intellectual Property 25:48 -How NFTs Lead to Enhanced D2C Models 35:20 - Creating Mutual Value Through Collaboration 40:11 - Outro ...and so much more. I hope you enjoy our conversation.
Going Viral Onchain
This episode welcomes Cooper Turley, Founder of Coop Records. Cooper is a recurring guest on the pod, though this time, we focus all of our attention on how to go viral onchain. Consider this a round table discussion where him and I share our insights, lessons learned, and debate our perspectives on the current state of the onchain creator economy. I hope you enjoy our conversation.
The Process Behind AI Art ft. Roope Rainisto
Roope Rainisto is a Finnish AI artist and designer who fuses a design career, storytelling, and AI in his art. He is recognized for crafting iconic AI art collections, including ‘Life in West America’ in collaboration with BrainDrops. Before venturing into the art world, Roope worked as a designer at Microsoft and co-founded Varjo, a VR studio. Join ±16,000 art fans that get my newsletter and podcast in their inbox or upgrade to a premium membership👇 https://www.kaloh.xyz In today’s episode, we discuss: Roope’s Background (00:00:44) Roope’s transition from a career in design to becoming an independent AI artist. Exploring AI and Blockchain (00:03:22) Roope talks about his interest in AI and his gradual understanding of blockchain and NFTs. Life in West America Collection (00:10:31) Roope explains the inspiration and impact of his "Life in West America" art collection. Inspiration Behind "Vacation" Collection (00:14:59) Vacation, American culture and escapism. Artistic Process and Curation (00:22:26) Roope details his creative process, including his art collection's incubation time and curation methods. Curating art (00:28:59) Roope discusses his experience curating art for a show, highlighting the challenges and importance of curation and the value of fresh perspectives. AI in filmmaking (00:35:50) Roope advocates for a hybrid approach and emphasizes the importance of storytelling. Artistic inspiration (00:47:21) Roope shares three artists who inspire him: Franz Kafka for his unique perspective, David Lynch for his dreamlike art, and Queen for their authenticity. Until next time, - Kaloh Mentioned: Stable Diffusion, Robert Frank, Lars Von Trier, Opensea, Right Click Save, Photoshop, Lightroom, Midjourney, Franz Kafka, David Lynch, Verse, Queen, Fellowship, Braindrops. Collections: Vacation, Life in West America.
Why Web3 is the Perfect Home for Creators
Mint Season 4 episode 15 welcomed Matt Alston and Melissa Zhang, the power duo behind Bonfire: the front page for onchain communities. In this episode, we discuss: 01:27 - Intro 06:37 - How Did You Guys Meet? 09:59 - How Did the idea move from Events to Creators? 18:27 - Are Creators Good Community Builders? 22:25 - Is Web Three the Perfect Medium for Creators? 33:32 - DeFi meets the Creator Economy 38:12 - Governance and the Creators 47:06 - Bonfire 53:36 - Building a Bridge between Web Two and Web Three Audiences 56:30 - Converting viewers into collectors 58:59 - What’s next for Bonfire? 60:10 - Outro I hope you enjoy our conversation.
Building the web3 equivalent of Substack with Paragraph
In Episode 03 of Crypto Consumer Chronicles our host Humpty Calderon speaks with Colin or Paragraph. In this conversation Colin discusses the concept of consumer crypto and the development of Paragraph, a publishing platform that helps creators build, own, and grow direct relationships with their audience. He shares the evolution of content platforms and the limitations of existing platforms like Medium and Substack, explains the unique features of Paragraph, purchase of Mirror and his vision for the creator economy.
Music on Farcaster with Sonata
We’re joined by Sebas and Sweetman to chat about the first FC music client - Sonata. We cover the history of onchain music, the role of decentralized channels, why open source matters and much more.
Understanding Onchain Distribution and the Evolution of Web3 Marketing ft. Brian Flynn
This episode welcomes Brian Flynn, CEO of Boost.xyz, to discuss the future of earning crypto. Brian shares his insights on the evolution of crypto marketing, highlighting the shift to onchain strategies and the use of token incentives as a cost per action (CAC). He also delves into Boost's vision, the importance of growth for crypto-native businesses, and the role of viral NFTs. I hope you enjoy our conversation. Timestamps: 00:00 - Introduction and Background 08:07 - Boost: Facilitating Onchain Distribution 15:08 - The Power of Onchain Distribution 35:18 - The Value of Attention in the Crypto Space 41:20 - The Profile of an Ideal Growth Marketer in Web3
Building the web3 equivalent of TikTok with Drakula
In Episode 05 of Crypto Consumer Chronicles our host Humpty Calderon speaks with Alex of Drakula. In this conversation Alex explains how Drakula aims to disrupt TikTok by offering content creators the opportunity to monetize their content and earn more than they would on traditional social media platforms. The integration of the Degen token and the creator fund have been instrumental in the success of Drakula. Alex also discusses the use of points (DRIP) in the app and the potential future applications of the token.
Paradigm Placed A Multi-Million Dollar Bet On n.xyz And Here’s Why
Mint Season 6 episode 19 welcomed the co-founder and CEO of n.xyz, Sridhar Ramaswamy. This ex-googler previously led the largest search engine’s $115 billion advertising division and has his eye on a new focus: blockchain data. With their debut launch this week, followed by an impressive series A led by Paradigm, we explore how he’s building web3’s indexer of choice and how his time at Google lead to where he is today. I hope you guys enjoy our conversation.
What Is Your Creative Process?
In this second episode of the GENART Podcast, we explore the creative process. "What Is Your Creative Process?" examines how artists generate ideas, navigate from start to finish, and adapt their methods. Hear from various artists about their timelines, evolving techniques, and the importance of feedback. •• TIMECODES •• 00:00:00 Introduction 00:01:01 Owen Moore 00:03:48 Per Kristian Stoveland 00:06:42 Jacek Markusiewicz (mrkswcz) 00:09:00 Camille Roux (me) 00:11:49 Jonathan Barbeau 00:16:15 James Merrill 00:24:48 Stevan Dedovic •• FOLLOW •• https://twitter.com/camillerouxart https://warpcast.com/camilleroux https://www.instagram.com/camillerouxart https://art.camilleroux.com •• GUESTS •• Owen Moore https://twitter.com/owmo_studio https://warpcast.com/owmo-studio https://www.instagram.com/owmo_studio https://www.owmo.studio/ Per Kristian Stoveland https://twitter.com/perkwerk_ https://warpcast.com/perkwerk https://www.instagram.com/perkwerk.art https://perkwerk.art/ Jacek Markusiewicz (mrkswcz) https://twitter.com/jMarkusiewicz https://warpcast.com/mrkswcz https://www.instagram.com/mrkswcz https://linktr.ee/mrkswcz Jonathan Barbeau https://twitter.com/JBarbeau_Art https://warpcast.com/jbarbeau https://www.instagram.com/jbarbeau.art https://jbarbeau.art James Merrill https://twitter.com/tothepixel https://warpcast.com/lostpixels https://www.instagram.com/lostpixels www.lostpixels.io Stevan Dedovic https://www.instagram.com/mr_praline dedovic.com
How To Leverage Social Media Data In Crypto
Mint Season 6 episode 17 welcomed a dear friend and mentor Joe Vezzani. He’s the CEO and Co-founder of LunarCrush, a social media analytics platform empowering traders with top-tier insights and sentiment on your favorite crypto projects. In this episode, we discussed key strategies for navigating through a bear market, the evolution of the web3 social landscape, onchain data vs. offchain data, how traders and creators can best leverage data, common pitfalls analytics fall trap too, and what Joe is focused on in the bear market, and so much more. I hope you guys enjoy our conversation.
