Chat with Casslin.eth: A Crypto OG and Trailblazer
I'm excited to launch the first episode of my podcast, Bee Curious, with a special guest—Casslin.eth! She’s been in the crypto space for nearly a decade and is a powerhouse, playing multiple roles and founding two successful projects on Farcaster such as Nanograph and Cast2save. Warpcast Account: @casslineth Nanograph: https://nanograph.xyz/ and Cast2save https://cast2save.com/ Twitter: https://x.com/thulynnn
Jesse Pollak- Base Builder #001
Jesse Pollak is known to everyone in the Base ecosystem and an inspiration to all. Learn more about who Jesse is, what keeps him motivated, and where his sense of purpose comes from in life.We hope you enjoy the epsiode. Learn More About Jesse On X:https://x.com/jessepollakLearn More About Late Night On Base on X:https://x.com/latenightonbase
Jayden Hills is the New Guard
We sat down with Jayden Hills to chat about her new artist project, going viral and navigating the onchain landscape with Coop Records and Blueprint. We explore what it would take to bring the world onchain and what success looks like for onchain music.
Bitcoin-Based DeFi On Stacks: Zest Protocol's Tycho
Welcome to The Fren Zone. This week, our host Mason sat down with Tycho for a deep dive on Zest Protocol. Zest is a DeFi protocol for borrowing and lending $BTC. It's built on Stacks, a leading Layer-2 network on top of Bitcoin. As always, we dove deep into the technical side of things. We hope you'll join us in The Fren Zone. Follow us on Twitter: Tokensoft - @TokensoftInc Mason - @masonic_tweets Zest Protocol - @ZestProtocol
Gaming's Healthy Future: Dana Sydorenko on AI, Community, and Mental Health
Dana Sydorenko is a gaming entrepreneur, Investor, Forbes 30-Under-30 and a Ukrainian war veteran. She's the co-founder and CEO of Gametree, a free LFG app to find people (who share the same values and interests as you) to play games with, discover new games and coordinate gameplay sessions. As GameTree’s CEO, Dana aims to transform the gaming landscape, fight loneliness, remove toxicity, boost mental health and unite global communities. As a paramedic in Ukraine’s army (2014-2015) and running a successful company in a high-pressure environment she has honed her strategic and analytical skills, now thriving on diving deep into data, making complex concepts simple, and thinking from first principles.
Building ZK Rollups on Bitcoin: Alpen Labs' David
Welcome to The Fren Zone. This week, our host Mason sat down with David of Alpen Labs. Alpen Labs is expanding global financial access & individual agency through ZK-enabled infrastructure on Bitcoin. As always, we dove deep into the technical side of things. We hope you'll join us in The Fren Zone. Follow us on Twitter: Tokensoft – @TokensoftInc Alpen Labs – @AlpenLabs David – @david_seroy
Building $DEGEN: Jacek on Internet Culture, Web3 Social, and Skin in the Game
This episode welcomes Jacek, the founder of Degen, or as many know it as Farcaster’s culture currency that’s made waves across web3. We spend the hour digging through his founder journey, from working in trad fi to entering crypto and eventually birthing a passionate community predicated around tipping. This is a great conversation covering his humble beginnings, internet culture, and building the future of web3 social. I hope you guys enjoy our conversation.
Reo Cragun: The Journey As An Independent Artist In Web3
Mint Season 6 episode 14 welcomed Reo Cragun, the web3-native music artist, multi-talented rapper, singer, producer, and songwriter who shares about his journey in web3 and his vision behind his biggest NFT project to date called Frameworks. We also discuss how Reo uses data to be a smarter creator, his relationship with Nipsey Hussle, the dynamics between artists and labels, and so much more. I hope you guys enjoy our conversation. Time Stamps 00:08 – Intro 09:14 – Current State of Music in Web3 11:41 – Your Connection to Music NFTs 13:59 – Using Data as an Artist 20:44 – The New Sound.xyz Drop 25:35 – Reo’s Creative Process 27:03 – Pre-Web3 Reo Versus Now 30:01 – Creating Experiences for Your Collectors 33:49 – Lessons Learned Along the Way That Helped Perfect this Drop 34:34 – Your Relationship With Nipsey Hussle 39:05 – How Artists Should be Thinking About Label Opportunities 40:19 – The Value of Web3 as an Artist 43:07 – How Labels are Thinking About Music NFTs 45:14 – What’s the Status of Loners Dao? 47:58 – Joining the Music NFT Launchpad 49:44 – The Process Post Launchpad 50:56 – What Do You Look For in an Artist While Collecting? 55:07 – Outro
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 Origin of DEGEN with Jacek
We're joined by Jacek - the founder of DEGEN to unpack his journey launching the biggest token on Farcaster. We dive into the vision for Degen Chain, the new season of tip allowances, RainDrops and what its like to be a token founder in 2024.
The Birth of Bonsai: From Meme Coin to Culture Currency
The episode welcomes Carlos Beltran, the creator of MadFi and the Lens-native culture currency, Bonsai. Throughout our discussion, we dive into his journey as a founder, the highs and lows of building MadFi, and how Bonsai is shaping culture and creativity within the Lens ecosystem. Carlos also shares his ambitious vision for Lens to reach a billion users and how Bonsai plays a key role in that growth. Finally, we chat about the importance of grants and the need for founders to rethink social from the ground up. I hope you enjoy our conversation.
Karen Klux Klan
Save the trees! White people are wilding out in the forest again. Our main stories this week focus on LiveNation being charged as a monopoly and why the government did a complete 180 on crypto to approve the Ethereum ETF. Also, a man REFUSES to finish in the bedroom and Terrence Howard refuses basic math & science. Good luck! 0:00 Don't Skip The Intro 2:01 MERCH TEASER 3:06 Oil Spill 4:17 Harrison Butker Fan Club 5:36 Dog Dash 8:46 Just Ask Gino 10:04 LiveNation Lawsuit 15:02 Jon Bellion on LiveNation 22:00 Bitcoin Pizza Day 23:02 MAIN STORY: Ethereum ETF 38:11 FOH HOF: Blue Balls 45:33 FOH HOF: Breaking Sticks 52:49 FOH HOF: Terrence Howard 1:06:06 Don't Skip The Outro 1:07:10 Good Luck! Theme Song
Maverick V2: The Liquidity Operating System and AI-DEX
Bob Baxley is a Core Contributor at Maverick Protocol. In this episode, we cover the upcoming launch of Maverick V2's Liquidity Operating System and AI-DEX. We explore how this next generation AMM enables powerful turnkey solutions such as their veToken factory, directional fees, dynamic fees, and their new AI-DEX customizable pool logic. ------ 🔗 Essential Show Links 🔗 ► 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://twitter.com/DeFi_Dad ► Follow Nomatic: https://twitter.com/Nomaticcap ► Learn about DeFi and Web3: http://defidad.com/ ------ The Edge Podcast Sponsor Resources 🚀 FLAT MONEY | FLATCOIN AND DELTA-NEUTRAL MARKETPLACE BACKED BY RETH https://flat.money/ ☀️ SUMMER.FI | THE BEST PLACE TO BORROW AND EARN IN DEFI https://summer.fi/?utm_source=DeFidad 💧 INSTADAPP | NEW LENDING AND BORROWING VAULTS WITH FLUID https://fluid.instadapp.io/ 🧑🌾 MANTLE | THE ETHEREUM L2 FOR TOP NATIVE YIELDS https://www.mantle.xyz/ 🍵 MATCHA.XYZ | THE BEST PRICE ON OVER 5 MILLION TOKENS https://matcha.xyz/ 🔵 BLUEBERRY | THE DEFI PRIME BROKERAGE https://www.blueberry.garden/ ------ Timestamps 0:00 - Intro 5:28 - Maverick V1 overview 7:20 - Lowest gas fees among CLMMs 10:12 - Programmable pool use cases 13:37 - KYC Pools 16:07 - No fees for turnkey solutions 16:48 - The first AI-DEX 20:05 - Building for AI agent users 24:33 - Any token veFactory 30:15 - Blueberry mid-roll 30:44 - Maverick veFlywheel 32:58 - Directional fees 36:50 - Closing ------ 🔗 Guest Links 🔗 ► Maverick Website: https://mav.xyz/ ► Maverick on Twitter: https://x.com/mavprotocol ► Bob on Twitter: https://x.com/bob_baxley ------ If you're a DeFi/Web3 builder, contact our team at: https://fourthrevolution.capital/ All opinions expressed by hosts and podcast guests are solely their own opinions and not necessarily those of Fourth Revolution Capital. Podcast guests and 4RC may have positions in the assets or other matters discussed in this podcast. DeFi Dad is an advisor to Maverick Protocol, but as of this recording has no tokens vested. 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.
#171 - EMIN GÜN SIRER
Emin is Co-Founder and CEO of Ava Labs, the organization behind the Avalanche smart contract network. He is a computer scientist, software engineer, and researcher who has focused on distributed systems, network security, and cryptocurrencies for more than 20 years. Before building Ava Labs, Emin was an associate professor of computer science at Cornell University and co-director of the Initiative for Cryptocurrencies and Smart Contracts at the university. In 2003, Emin designed Karma, the first cryptocurrency based on a proof-of-work protocol, years before the creation of Bitcoin. Follow Emin on X @el33th4xor. 0:00 - Emin’s deep history around cryptocurrencies 8:20 - Why Bitcoin took him and his colleagues by surprise 11:28 - Emin’s vision for the future of the crypto industry 16:34 - Avalanche’s approach to scaling crypto-economic activity 23:05 - How Avalanche’s architecture supports multiple sub-nets 27:34 - The real importance of decentralization 32:40 - Emin’s perspective on technological regulation 41:57 - The unique properties of Avalanche’s Snowball consensus 49:00 - Why the best technology does not always win in the market Mint this episode for free onchain on Base at pods.media/pod-of-jake/171-emin-gun-sirer For more episodes, go to podofjake.com. Previous guests include Mark Cuban, Vitalik Buterin, Brian Armstrong, Balaji Srinivasan, Keith Rabois, Ali Spagnola, Anthony Pompliano, Raoul Pal, Julia Galef, Jack Butcher, Tim Draper, and over 100 others alike. Learn from founders and CEOs of companies like OpenAI, Coinbase, Solana, Polygon, AngelList, Oura, and Replit, and investors from Founders Fund, a16z, Union Square Ventures, and many more. I appreciate your support and hope you enjoy. Thanks to Chase Devens for the show notes and Yiction for the music. Lastly, I love hearing from fans of the pod. Feel free to email me any time at jake@blogofjake.com. Thank you!
#175 - LUCA NETZ
Luca is the CEO of the Pudgy Penguins. Pudgy Penguins is one of the two or three most successful PFP NFT collections in the world by floor price and volume. Since dropping out of high school, Luca has become a serial entrepreneur and successful internet marketer who has built multiple e-commerce businesses. Follow Luca on X @LucaNetz. 0:00 - How an entrepreneurial mindset allowed Luca to experience early success in brand building, e-commerce, and NFTs 9:35 - Luca’s entrance into crypto and his fundamental beliefs about the industry 14:13 - The importance of self-awareness and building the right team for Pudgy Penguins 20:14 - The unique properties of building in Web3 26:29 - Luca’s experience building alongside the Pudgy Penguins community 30:56 - The pros and cons of being a Non-Founder CEO 34:26 - Why Luca believes IP is the most valuable part of NFTs 39:55 - The current state of NFTs at large 42:37 - The future of IP, NFTs, and crypto's impact on value For more episodes, go to podofjake.com. Previous guests include Mark Cuban, Vitalik Buterin, Brian Armstrong, Balaji Srinivasan, Keith Rabois, Ali Spagnola, Anthony Pompliano, Raoul Pal, Julia Galef, Jack Butcher, Tim Draper, and over 100 others alike. Learn from founders and CEOs of companies like OpenAI, Coinbase, Solana, Polygon, AngelList, Oura, and Replit, and investors from Founders Fund, a16z, Union Square Ventures, and many more. I appreciate your support and hope you enjoy. Thanks to Chase Devens for the show notes and Yiction for the music. Lastly, I love hearing from fans of the pod. Feel free to email me any time at jake@blogofjake.com. Thank you!
#172 - JESSE POLLAK
Jesse is the creator of Base, an Ethereum Layer 2 incubated by Coinbase, where Jesse has worked since 2017. Less than one year since its mainnet launch in August 2023, Base has quickly become the leading L2 by many metrics as of the time of this episode's release. Prior to Base, Jesse led all of Coinbase’s consumer-facing engineering from 2017 to 2021. Jesse originally joined Coinbase through the acquisition of Clef, a passwordless identity solutions company he started. Follow Jesse @jessepollak on both X and on Warpcast. 0:00 - Jesse’s story and path to Coinbase 7:02 - How a sabbatical led Jesse to build Base 13:30 - How Coinbase's culture enabled the creation of Base 16:48 - Taking iterative shots with a talented team 21:06 - The importance of persistence 26:27 - How Base's builder-focused culture came to be 29:05 - Navigating when to move fast and breaking things versus when to make decisions carefully and deliberately 34:46 - Why Jesse believes many L2s will be successful 43:19 - Coinbase Smart Wallet & Onchain Summer II For more episodes, go to podofjake.com. Previous guests include Mark Cuban, Vitalik Buterin, Brian Armstrong, Balaji Srinivasan, Keith Rabois, Ali Spagnola, Anthony Pompliano, Raoul Pal, Julia Galef, Jack Butcher, Tim Draper, and over 100 others alike. Learn from founders and CEOs of companies like OpenAI, Coinbase, Solana, Polygon, AngelList, Oura, and Replit, and investors from Founders Fund, a16z, Union Square Ventures, and many more. I appreciate your support and hope you enjoy. Thanks to Chase Devens for the show notes and Yiction for the music. Lastly, I love hearing from fans of the pod. Feel free to email me any time at jake@blogofjake.com. Thank you!
Ep 58 - Boombox
Ep 58 - Boombox We’re joined by the co-founders of Boombox - a new app to share your favorite artists and earn BOOM when fans add them too. Now live at app.boombox.fm!
Ep 57 - Higher
Ep 57 - Higher We’re joined by Martin - the founder of the HIGHER token to discuss the launch and building a FC-first community. We cover his backstory working at Topshot and Nouns and everything you need to know as a founder thinking of launching a memecoin in 2024.
Ep 56 - jvmi
Ep 56 - jvmi We're joined by the creator of Swatches to chat about interactive art and his breakout collection on Base. We unpack the full backstory, his inspirations and advice for other onchain artists.
Ep 55 - Carlos of Farcaster Index
We're joined by Carlos of Farcaster Index to chat all things FC including DEGEN, onchain social graphs, memecoins, clients and much more. He shares his experience running a DAO for 3 years and what's next for him and Moonlight.
#167 - LUCAS CAMPBELL
Lucas is the founder of Pods — a platform for onchain podcasts. Pods launched in private beta in Q4 2023 and since then, has onboarded over 30 podcasts and over 250 episodes on the platform. Prior to Pods, Lucas was the first employee at Bankless, where he led the newsletter for 3 years and launched Bankless Collectibles — the first instantiation of podcast NFTs. Follow Lucas on Farcaster @0xl. I'm excited to partner with Pods to release this as our first episode onchain on Base. For more episodes, go to podofjake.com. Previous guests include Mark Cuban, Vitalik Buterin, Brian Armstrong, Balaji Srinivasan, Keith Rabois, Ali Spagnola, Anthony Pompliano, Raoul Pal, Julia Galef, Jack Butcher, Tim Draper, and over 100 others alike. Learn from founders and CEOs of companies like OpenAI, Coinbase, Solana, Polygon, AngelList, Oura, and Replit, and investors from Founders Fund, a16z, Union Square Ventures, and many more. I appreciate your support and hope you enjoy. Thanks to Chase Devens for the show notes and Yiction for the music. Lastly, I love hearing from fans of the pod. Feel free to email me any time at jake@blogofjake.com. Thank you!
Alex Masmej Talks $DEGEN: Fueling Drakula's Growth and the Onchain Creator Economy
Join us in this episode as we sit down with Alex Masmej, the brain behind Drakula and a key player in the farcaster ecosystem. From his early days of conceptualizing Showtime as the 'Instagram of NFTs' to pioneering Drakula, Alex's journey is nothing short of remarkable. Drakula, now making waves as the 'TikTok of Web3', has seen an explosive start with over $30M in transactions in just two weeks, introducing a new and engaging way for fans to support video creators. Alex returns to the podcast to share the lessons learned from pivoting Showtime to creating Drakula, highlighting the strategic moves, go-to-market strategy, and the decision to adopt $DEGEN as the native currency of the app. I hope you enjoy our conversation and our genesis episode on Pods!
Look Touch Own ft. Oona
Oona is an anonymous conceptual artist, who explores the intersections of technology, finance, gender, and identity through her moving images and performance art. She has exhibited globally, earning critical acclaim and attention from collectors and curators. She was awarded the prestigious Playboy & Sevens Foundation grant for the "Art of Gender & Sexuality." ✍️ Subscribe to Kaloh's Newsletter: https://www.kaloh.xyz/ 🎙Kaloh's YouTube: www.youtube.com/@kaloh_podcast Connect with me: Farcaster 👉 https://warpcast.com/kaloh X 👉 https://www.x.com/kaloh_nft Instagram 👉 https://www.twitter.com/kaloh_art In today’s episode, we discuss: Oona's message and evolution (00:00:49) Oona's evolution as an anonymous conceptual artist and the message behind her art. Entering the crypto art world (00:02:17) Oona's introduction to the world of crypto art and her goal to expand knowledge through her art. Challenges and opportunities in performance art (00:04:41) Oona's experiences and challenges in gatecrashing events and the significance of performance art in the crypto art world. Integration of blockchain technology with performance art (00:07:31) Oona's excitement about integrating blockchain technology with performance art and her first experience of minting NFTs. Collectors and the significance of Oona's art (00:09:12) The relationship between Oona's collectors and her performance art, including the impact of her art on the audience. Oona's grant from Playboy and the reaction of collectors (00:10:06) Oona's grant from Playboy, the reaction of her collectors, and the humorous situation with some of her first collectors. The concept and process of "Look Touch Own" (00:15:43) The concept and process of Oona's performance piece "Look Touch Own," including the message behind it and the audience's varied reactions. Cultural Reactions to Performance (00:19:20) Oona shares the diverse reactions to her performance in different cities, highlighting the cultural differences in response. Extreme Reactions in Paris (00:20:44) Oona describes the extreme range of reactions she experienced during her performance in Paris, including crying, nudity, and unexpected interactions. Data Tracking and Consent (00:23:53) Oona explains the process of obtaining consent and tracking interactions during her performance, emphasizing the use of non-disclosure agreements and data collection. Creating Digital Artwork from Interactions (00:25:51) Oona discusses the creation of unique digital artwork based on interactions and preserving participants' anonymity. Organic Sales Approach (00:30:15) Oona explains how the sales approach aligns with the collaborative nature of her performance, emphasizing the organic and performative aspects of the sales process. Dealing with Censorship and Algorithms (00:35:15) Oona discusses the challenges of showcasing her art, which explores gender and sexuality, on social media platforms due to censorship and algorithm biases. The Significance of Anonymity and the Mask (00:40:26) Oona explains why she chooses to remain anonymous and wear a mask, highlighting its role in broadening the conversation about the female body and identity. Until next time, - Kaloh Mentioned: Art Basel, Playboy, Look Touch Own, NFC, Valie Export, Violet Bond, Dolly Parton
Ep 54 - 33 Below
Were joined by rising artists 33 Below to talk about his first headline tour, opening for RL Grime and winning the Optimism art contest.
