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Your Follower Count Is Not Your Worth (But Your Bag Is Cute): GM Farcaster ep292 with @mintedmerch

Your Follower Count Is Not Your Worth (But Your Bag Is Cute): GM Farcaster ep292 Monday, September 29,2025 with @mintedmerch  TL:DR 🤖Clankcaster Monday kicked off with chaotic clanksand an updated intro/outro 🔔 Farcaster news covered Sky Castle debates, PlayLARP fantasy crypto, and Emerge workflows 🎮 Weekend was dominated by Bracky’s sports takeover 🏈 Follower count drama sparked hot takesabout worth vs. metrics 📉 Minted Merch crew joined to show off custom bags, shirts, and more 👜  From our ChatGPT intern: GM Farcaster Monday morning circus: the hosts forgot half their props, Prof broadcasted from a glass fishbowl of a clubhouse while dodging fire alarms, and they christened the first-ever “Clankcaster Monday” with chaotic clanks, follower-count therapy, and a cameo by the Minted Merch crew. In short: it’s Farcaster news mixed with sports recaps, crypto gossip, and existential debates about whether losing followers makes you enlightened or just confused—wrapped up in a bag ofmerch and the sound of clanking metal.   Full Show Notes and Links on YouTube   Copyright 2025 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 beconsidered investment advice, nor solicitation to buy or sell any assets. NFA, DYOR.  Chapters: 0:00:00 GM 0:05:28 FC News0:30:15 Clanker News0:31:56 MintedMerch1:08:54 fun on the timline

DevNTell - Discussing the Future of Intelligent and Autonomous Systems with Weilliptic feat. Founder and CEO Avinash Lakshman

In this episode of DevNTell we are joined by Avinash Lakshman who is the Founder & CEO of Weilliptic. Avinash is most well known for co-inventing Amazon Dynamo and for creating Apache Cassandra while at Facebook; however, having now founded Weilliptic, he is on a mission to create the most advanced decentralized infrastructure network ever built — providing unparalleled scalability without sacrificing security and throughput. Weilliptic's mission is to make AI ethical via provenance and governance. Viewers of this DevNTell will get to meet Avinash while also learning about Weilliptic & WeilChain. (00:00) Intro (01:04) Avinash's Background and Career Journey (04:28) Early Tech Contributions: Amazon Dynamo and Apache Cassandra (07:23) Founding Hedvig and Solving New Problems (10:02) Introduction to Weilliptic (17:04) Weilliptic Demo and Features (37:27) Getting Started with Weilliptic (40:09) Final Thoughts and Advice for Developers — GUEST & HOST 🤝 Avinash Lakshman, Founder & CEO @ Weilliptic - https://www.linkedin.com/in/avinashlakshman/ 🤝 Narb, DevNTell Host @ Developer DAO - https://x.com/narb_s — RESOURCES Episode Links ℹ️ Website - https://weilliptic.ai/ ℹ️ Docs - https://docs.weilliptic.ai/ ℹ️ Weilliptic X Account - https://x.com/weilliptic 👉 Enter into our DevCon giveaway - https://devdao.to/devconnect-2025 🗞️ Subscribe to our Newsletter - https://devdao.to/yt-newsletter 📆 Sign-up for FREE workshops & events - https://devdao.to/yt-events 🤝 Partner with Developer DAO - https://devdao.to/partner-with-us 😎 Follow us on X - https://devdao.to/yt-twitter 🎥 Sign Up to Showcase your Project DevNTell - https://devdao.to/devntell-signup

The Chopping Block: Perp Wars & Stablecoin Battles: Hyperliquid, Aster, Tether

Welcome to The Chopping Block – where crypto insiders Haseeb Qureshi, Tom Schmidt, Tarun Chitra, and Robert Leshner chop it up about the latest in crypto. This week, we’re joined by Farooq Malik, co-founder and CEO of Rain, as two parallel wars erupt across crypto: the Perp DEX war between Hyperliquid and the CZ-backed Aster, and the deepening battle for stablecoin dominance. As Aster rockets to $30B in daily volume, we debate whether it’s real adoption or points-fueled froth — and what it means for Hyperliquid’s lead. Then we dive into Tether’s shocking $500B valuation play, Circle’s shrinking moat, and how Rain is building real-world rails for stablecoin payments. If crypto has two new battlegrounds — trading venues and money itself — this is where the future is getting drawn. Show highlights 🔹 DEX Wars: Aster vs. Hyperliquid – Aster hits $30B daily volume; is it real demand or a points-fueled surge? Hyperliquid’s dominance faces its first real threat. 🔹 CZ’s Return to Form – Aster’s Binance links, aggressive fee model, and possible “James Wynn” conspiracy theory raise the stakes in the perp DEX arena. 🔹 Wash Trading & Open Interest Gaps – Aster’s $2B TVL contrasts with $1.25B open interest vs. Hyperliquid’s $10B, sparking questions about organic traction. 🔹 Incentive Wars – Aster rewards takers 2x over makers; Hyperliquid and Blur praised for long-game design that built sticky liquidity instead of short-term volume. 🔹 The Execution Advantage – Haseeb: “Asia executes better than it innovates”; Aster may stumble now but could out-iterate and outscale its rivals. 🔹 Stablecoin Shockwave: Tether’s $500B Valuation Leak – Tether quietly seeks $15–20B in private funding, aiming for a $500B valuation—matching OpenAI and SpaceX. 🔹 Circle vs. Tether – Circle trades at 0.5x supply, Tether seeks 3x; the panel debates margins, moat, and whether USDC can survive the “reverse momentum.” 🔹 Rain’s Real-World Stablecoin Rails – Farooq Malik shares how Rain powers payroll, P2P, cards, and merchant payments on stablecoins—without touching fiat. 🔹 New Use Cases: Stablecoins in the Wild – On-chain credit cards, just-in-time lending, cross-border Facebook ad funding, and more—all enabled by 24/7 money. 🔹 Global Adoption: LatAm, MENA, Asia – Rain’s data shows stablecoin usage exploding outside the U.S., especially in regions with FX controls and unstable banks.

The Promise of Bringing ZK Everywhere, Starting with Ethereum

Shiv Shankar is the CEO at Boundless Network. In this episode, we dive into the rise of Zero-Knowledge (ZK) technology, exploring how ZK can transform blockchains like Ethereum and beyond. From quantum-proof security to a universal ZK protocol, learn why so many builders in DeFi and Web3 believe ZK is key to the next era of scalability, privacy, and interoperability. ------ 🔗 Essential Show Links 🔗 ► Newsletter: https://the-edge.xyz ► Youtube: https://youtube.com/@DeFiDad ► Apple: https://tinyurl.com/edgepod ► Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/edgepodspotify ► Linktree: https://linktr.ee/edge_pod ► Follow DeFi Dad: https://x.com/DeFi_Dad ► Follow Nomatic: https://x.com/Nomaticcap ► Learn DeFi: http://defidad.com/ ------ The Edge Podcast Sponsor Resources ♦️⁠ REDSTONE⁠ | THE LEADING MODULAR BLOCKCHAIN ORACLE https://www.redstone.finance/ ♉︎ TOROS | EXPONENTIAL GAINS WITH LEVERAGED TOKENS https://toros.finance/ 🌅 NEUTRL | THE NEXT GENERATION OF CRYPTO-NATIVE YIELD https://www.neutrl.fi/ 🥞 SYRUPUSDC BY MAPLE | DEFI'S PREMIUM YIELD ASSET https://app.maple.finance/earn?referral=Mig0gHP59IYC 🦅 ⁠FALCON⁠ | OVERCOLLATERIZED SYNTHETIC DOLLAR - POINTS PROGRAM NOW LIVE https://app.falcon.finance?r=0ec4ccafcd94a7756710278ebfd7dd4b ⚡ ⁠SPARK⁠ | THE ONCHAIN CAPITAL ALLOCATOR https://link.spark.fi/Defi_Dad 🏦 MANTLE | INNOVATING THE FUTURE OF ONCHAIN FINANCE https://group.mantle.xyz/ ⚙️ GEARBOX PROTOCOL | ONCHAIN LENDING REIMAGINED https://gearbox.fi/ 🐡⁠ PUFFER INSTITUTIONAL | STAKING SOLUTIONS FOR INSTITUTIONAL SCALE https://institutional.puffer.fi/ 📈⁠ RUMPEL⁠ | TURN POINTS INTO PROFITS https://www.rumpel.xyz/ ------ Timestamps 0:00 - Intro 7:41 - RISC Zero and Boundless origin story 14:47 - Why you should care about ZK 19:26 - Transformational potential of ZK in existing chains 25:06 - Sponsor break 26:16 - How ZK can address future risk of quantum computing 31:20 - ZK spreading to other industries 38:31 - Boundless Mainnet and its significance 42:25 - The world’s 1st full Ethereum consensus proofs 49:14 - Sponsor break 50:39 - How ZK can improve the DeFi UX 55:10 - Urgency for ZK adoption in Ethereum’s roadmap 1:05:08 - Competitive landscape in ZK 1:09:02 - Introducing Signal, starting with Ethereum 1:11:35 - What's the moat around this open source work? 1:19:35 - Boundless network powered by ZKC token 1:20:45 - Closing ------ 🔗 Guest Links 🔗 ► Boundless website: https://boundless.network/ ► Boundless on X: https://x.com/boundless_xyz ► RISC Zero website: https://risczero.com/ ► RISC Zero on X: https://x.com/risczero ► Shiv on X: https://x.com/ssh_nkar ------ All opinions expressed by hosts and podcast guests are solely their own opinions. Podcast guests and hosts may have positions in the assets or other matters discussed in this podcast. DeFi Dad invested in RISC Zero in 2023. This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon as a basis for investment decisions. Do your own research. This is not a recommendation or endorsement to buy any token(s) related to any platform(s) discussed.

Waka Flocka Flame: Lessons Learned in Crypto, Community, and Building Onchain

In this Onchain Media interview, Rachel Onchain sits down with Waka Flocka Flame to explore his journey from the entertainment industry into the world of cryptocurrency 🚀 Waka opens up about what drew him to crypto: independence, sovereignty, and the ability to build purpose-driven communities. He reflects on lessons learned from both music and Web3, how mistakes shaped his perspective, and why he sees crypto as more than money but as a store of wealth and freedom. From launching his own meme coin to redefining success through community and purpose, Waka shares wisdom for anyone navigating life, entertainment, or blockchain. ✨ Key Takeaways ✨ Waka entered crypto seeking independence and sovereignty. He views crypto as a store of wealth beyond financial gain. Building community is about finding the right people to connect with. Mistakes are powerful learning tools in both life and crypto. Purpose-driven initiatives matter more than hype. Staying true to yourself is key in the Web3 space. His journey includes creating a meme coin and learning from its challenges. Joy and freedom matter as much as seriousness and work. 🕒 Chapters 00:00 – Waka Flocka's Journey into Crypto 01:52 – Lessons from the Entertainment Industry 03:23 – Building a Purpose-Driven Community 03:59 – Words of Wisdom for Newcomers 🔗 Connect with Waka Flocka Flame 🔵 X (Twitter): https://x.com/wakaflocka 🎙️ About Onchain Media Onchain Media amplifies the stories, builders, and movements shaping the onchain future. From podcasts to livestreams, documentary storytelling, and community coverage, we’re here to bring the world onchain. 👉 Hit the bell and subscribe for weekly episodes covering blockchain, Base ecosystem, and the culture driving Web3. ⚠️ Disclaimer This media is for entertainment and general information purposes only. It is not financial, legal, or investment advice. Always do your own research before making financial decisions.

#126 - Anthony and Kody - Obol

The Weekly Doots live stream is all about showcasing the best of the week from the Daily General Discussion from the /r/ethereum Community on Reddit! Host: JT Technical Host: LogrisTheBard https://dailydoots.com by Hanniabu Daily Doots Curator: Tricky_Troll Weekly Doots Curator: The-A-Word Farcaster and Backend Host Support: Ben Broad Media Content Support: Twelve Meatballs Discord Bouncer and Watchdog: Treebeard As always, if you know someone who wants a piece of this action, send em our way. Buy us a ☕ dailydoots.eth All of our channels can be found here: https://dailydoots.com/podcast/ 🕸️https://dailydoots.com 📢https://discord.gg/EVMavericks 📰https://reddit.com/r/ethereum 🔊MINTABLE Podcast 👉: https://pods.media/evmavericks 🍎Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ethfinance-evmavericks-daily-doots-livestream/id1750089604 🔊Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/7AotdyMtcvHZLv3pVqkxre 🦁https://x.com/EVMavericks ⏱️TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@evmavericks 📺https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC51nlNbIkBm5Qhm7EwQuWLw Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/evmavericks LinkedIN: https://www.linkedin.com/company/evmavericks-daily-doots-podcast Libsyn: https://evmavericks.libsyn.com/ The EVMavericks NFT community was born on the Reddit sub Ethfinance. We now belong to /r/ethereum. We are a community of Ethereum and related assets enthusiasts. Each week, we'll try to bring you the best of the best "Doots" or contributions from the /r/ethereum community on Reddit and talk about them right here! Plus, we always try to have an amazing guest to join along! Subscribe and be notified. Buy us a coffee: dailydoots.eth

Clank the Rainbow: GM Farcaster ep290 with guest cohost Burr.eth

Clank the Rainbow: GM Farcaster ep290 Wednesday, September 24, 2025 with guest cohost Burr.eth  TL:DR ⚡ Burr returns with new lights & Monster Rehab 📉Farcaster feeds go “gnarly” 🌈 Rainbow drops surprise Clanker acquisition letter, team says nope 👀 SBF tweets from prison while Vitalik shares Mozart trivia 🦅 Adrienne popped by to clarify “eagle hunting”  From our ChatGPT Intern: Prof and guest cohost Burr rolled back into GM Farcaster with new lights, new mics, and aMonster Rehab in hand, just in time to cover Farcaster’s gnarly feed outage that had everyone convinced they’d been blocked. Between rainbow-colored acquisition drama, Clanker’s fresh “sniper tax,” Vitalik shitposting Mozartfacts, and SBF somehow tweeting from prison, the episode played like an onchain mashup of Succession and meme roulette. OH and Adrienne popped by for a photo dump from her Mongolian adventures!  Full Show Notes and Links on YouTube   Copyright 2025 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 beconsidered investment advice, nor solicitation to buy or sell any assets. NFA, DYOR.  Chapters: 0:00:00 GM 0:04:35 FC News0:15:55 Clanker & Rainbow0:32:21 Adrienne’s adventure0:48:01 betr  0:56:12 builders building

Maple’s 10X Growth Story and What The Next 5 Years Look Like

Sid Powell is the CoFounder and CEO at Maple. In this episode, interview Sid about how Maple achieved 10X growth in 2025, from $400M to $4B TVL, and what the next five years could look like for onchain lending, institutional adoption, and new products like syrupBTC. ------ 🔗 Essential Show Links 🔗 ► Newsletter: https://the-edge.xyz ► Youtube: https://youtube.com/@DeFiDad ► Apple: https://tinyurl.com/edgepod ► Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/edgepodspotify ► Linktree: https://linktr.ee/edge_pod ► Follow DeFi Dad: https://x.com/DeFi_Dad ► Follow Nomatic: https://x.com/Nomaticcap ► Learn DeFi: http://defidad.com/ ------ The Edge Podcast Sponsor Resources ♦️⁠ REDSTONE⁠ | THE LEADING MODULAR BLOCKCHAIN ORACLE https://www.redstone.finance/ ♉︎ TOROS | EXPONENTIAL GAINS WITH LEVERAGED TOKENS https://toros.finance/ 🌅 NEUTRL | THE NEXT GENERATION OF CRYPTO-NATIVE YIELD https://www.neutrl.fi/ 🦅 ⁠FALCON⁠ | OVERCOLLATERIZED SYNTHETIC DOLLAR - POINTS PROGRAM NOW LIVE https://app.falcon.finance?r=0ec4ccafcd94a7756710278ebfd7dd4b ⚡ ⁠SPARK⁠ | THE ONCHAIN CAPITAL ALLOCATOR https://link.spark.fi/Defi_Dad 🏦 MANTLE | INNOVATING THE FUTURE OF ONCHAIN FINANCE https://group.mantle.xyz/ ⚙️ GEARBOX PROTOCOL | ONCHAIN LENDING REIMAGINED https://gearbox.fi/ 🐡⁠ PUFFER INSTITUTIONAL | STAKING SOLUTIONS FOR INSTITUTIONAL SCALE https://institutional.puffer.fi/ 📈⁠ RUMPEL⁠ | TURN POINTS INTO PROFITS https://www.rumpel.xyz/ ------ Timestamps 0:00 - Intro 6:52- The opportunity and mission behind Maple 9:50 - Institutional lending and borrowing onchain 12:28 - The BD engine behind Maple is a moat 15:45 - 10X growth in 2025 17:28 - How Maple’s revenue flows back to SYRUP holders 19:17 - Sponsor break 20:27 - Why TradFi finally sees DeFi as legit 26:01 - Future trends in onchain yields 30:51 - Maple’s expansion to Solana with syrupUSDC 34:37 - How syrupUSDC works 37:43 - Demand to loop syrupUSDC + expansion to Eth L2s 41:08 - Sponsor break 42:57 - Maple is a launch partner for Plasma 45:49 - The Aave Effect and implications for Maple looping 48:45 - New syrupBTC product coming soon 53:34 - 5-year outlook for Maple 56:15 - Closing ------ 🔗 Guest Links 🔗 ► Maple website: https://maple.finance/ ► Maple on X: https://x.com/maplefinance ► Sid Powell on X: https://x.com/syrupsid ------ All opinions expressed by hosts and podcast guests are solely their own opinions. Podcast guests and hosts may have positions in the assets or other matters discussed in this podcast. This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon as a basis for investment decisions. Do your own research. This is not a recommendation or endorsement to buy any token(s) related to any platform(s) discussed.

The Chopping Block: USDH Bake-off—Native Markets, Validators & the “Beauty Contest” Debate

Welcome to The Chopping Block – where crypto insiders Haseeb Qureshi, Tom Schmidt, Tarun Chitra, and Robert Leshner chop it up about the latest in crypto. This week, we’re joined by Guy founder of Ethena as a special guest, as a single ticker (USDH) sparked a weeklong spectacle: Hyperliquid’s “Bake-off” to award the USDH stablecoin brand. Native Markets surged ahead as validators signaled support, Paxos rallied late with partners and incentives, and Ethena ultimately withdrew. Was this always a vibes‑based beauty contest, or a deliberate move to pressure Circle and re‑route bridge yield? We parse the incentives, the governance, and the market microstructure — and peek at what happens if every big chain/app tries the “native stablecoin” playbook. Show highlights 🔹 Hyperliquid RFP, Explained — Validators signaled early; stakers could migrate; the USDH “ticker” confers no explicit fee rights, yet bidders offered huge economics. 🔹 Why Native Won — “Vibes-based beauty contest”: homegrown team fit the HL ethos; speed, alignment, and community trust trumped external credentials. 🔹 Paxos Allegation — Late claim of validator bribery surfaced; Paxos denied; no receipts provided; underscores governance fragility to extra‑protocol incentives. 🔹 The Real Prize — Bridge control & yield capture (+ tail‑risk management) mattered more than a brand: even a “just a ticker” beachhead can evolve to real economics. 🔹 Masterstroke Marketing — The public Bake-off dragged every major issuer onstage, boosting HL mindshare and potential leverage in any USDC negotiation. 🔹 Open vs. Closed — If you want a native team, say so; calling it an “RFP” for service providers while preferring insiders created dissonance and drama. 🔹 Odds vs. Votes — Polymarket odds rapidly converged on Native despite splashy rival bids—perception and validator reality diverged from Twitter takes. 🔹 Issuer Margins Compress — Public bids commoditize stablecoin issuance; expect 5–15 bps “asset‑manager” style economics unless you’re Tether‑scale. 🔹 App/Chain Rent Wars — Who captures the float? Apps, wallets, and chains will increasingly demand economics for distribution; UX and liquidity fragmentation loom. 🔹 Liquidity Gotchas — Forcing a nonstandard stable can impair quotes vs. USDT pairs elsewhere; exchanges risk killing their golden goose to save a few bps.

From Nounish Sails to Choo-Choo Trains: GM Farcaster ep288 with guest cohost Rachel Wilkins

From Nounish Sails to Choo-Choo Trains: GM Farcaster ep288 Wednesday, September 10, 2025 with guestcohost Rachel Wilkins  TL:DR ⛵ Nounish sailboat nostalgia + CastOut competitiveness 💸 NPM hack panic 📊 Leaderboard spice 🐶 Dachshunds refusing influencer life 🚂 Choo-Choo NFT train takeover  From our ChatGPT Intern: Rachel Wilkins joins Prof as guest cohost by reminiscing about Nounish sailboats and hersurprisingly cutthroat run on CastOut before diving into real news about an NPM hack that thankfully only netted hackers $50 and a lot of panic. From leaderboard drama over “too many women at the top” to Prof’s dog refusing an influencer career to the unstoppable Choo-Choo NFT train, the whole episode felt like Farcaster’s version of The View—except with more memecoins, fewer commercials, and way more dachshund apathy.  Full Show Notes and Links on YouTube Copyright 2025 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 0:06:09 FC News0:16:57 choochoo 0:20:50 more FC News0:38:26 Base App0:49:07 builders building0:57:11 CityKids & Good News