Writing, Podcasts and Minting Base Colors — JAKE

JAKE is a pseudo anonymous internet creator. Going with the classic blue, colour code #0000FF as his pfp. Host at Pod Of Jake where he’s interviewed almost 200 guests over 4 years. Most recently Jacob from Zora and others such as Vitalik Buterin, pplpleasr and Mark Cuban. Writer at Blog of Jake, where he’s published about creativity and writing, documenting his experiences as a podcaster, observing what’s happening on the internet, reviewing crypto news, thinking about how to learn and build. JAKE is also the founder of Base Colors, a new onchain collection where you can mint unique colour codes on Base and give them a name, an interesting primitive which many people are starting to play around and experiment with. We talk about the benefits of writing online. Go behind the scenes experiences of hosting a podcast. Thoughts on the crypto scene, Bitcoin and pseudo anon identities on the internet, decentralized social like Farcaster, and thinking too much about Colors. ___ UFO Sponsor Resources ↑ Higher — https://www.aimhigher.net/ 🌐 International Meme Fund — https://imf.bz/ --- @jake @ufoclub.eth @hollins For more episodes, go to ufo.fm

Electronic Music Scenes — Sound Of Fractures

Jamie Reddington is an electronic music producer, consultant and lecturer from London who recently released his debut album Scenes. His music is shaped by hiphop, UK dance music and soul. Leaning into telling stories, with textures and samples captured from his phone, featuring the sound of his daughter’s heartbeat. The record was released as a co-creation. ‘Over 350 memories were submitted and turned into Scenes, capturing a moment in time. People stopped, took time out of their lives and engaged in a process that connected music and emotions.' We talk about the past, present and future of music on the internet. What's most interesting for artists right now? ___ UFO Sponsor Resources ↑ Higher — https://www.aimhigher.net/ 🌐 International Meme Fund — https://imf.bz/ --- @soundoffractures @ufoclub.eth @hollins For more episodes, go to ufo.fm

Exploring the Memecoin Supercycle with IMF — Gami, Clouted

Gami and Clouted are core contributors from International Meme Fund (IMF) and $MONEY. Their team believes it is now crucial to have native liquidity and financial infrastructure for the meme sector. They're both from Sydney and have shared interests in defi financial engineering, game theory and the memecoin phenomonen. We talk about financial nihilism. Memes as emergent properties of the internet. Why do some meme assets succeed when the vast majority fail? How do you choose the tokens that go up? (no financial advice). The internet is stranger than you think.

Interpreting Technology with AIxDESIGN — Nadia Piet

Nadia Piet is Founder and Creative Lead of AIxDESIGN, a global community conducting critical AI research for the benefit of people, not profits. She's a designer, researcher, organiser and faculty member at ELISAVA's Design for Responsible AI. We talk about many things artificial intelligence. AlphaGO and Move 37. AI models trained on creative assets without permission. Commodification of digital life. What's causing the rapidly improving visual quality of generative AI such as DALL-E and Midjourney? Big picture, what are constructive ways to be thinking about AI?

Thriving in the new creator economy

In the inaugural episode of Creators Take Action, Hosts Humpty and Pichi explore the creator stack and the potential of the creator economy on Farcaster. The hosts discuss their experiences with Hypersub.xyz, Rounds.wtf, and other Farcaster products. They highlight the importance of community building, monetization, and the ability to reward valuable contributions. They also touch on the challenges and improvements needed in the Farcaster ecosystem. The conversation covers topics such as using rounds for voting and rewards, the potential of channels and Hypersubs, the challenges of power badges and visibility, and the importance of sharing knowledge and resources.

Building the web3 equivalent of Foursquare with Checkin

In Episode 10 of Crypto Consumer Chronicles our host Humpty Calderon speaks with Yuki and Jack of Checkin In this conversation Yuki and Jack share their thoughts on loyalty programs, onchain data, and the limitations of traditional loyalty programs and the potential of onchain loyalty programs to offer interoperability, liquidity, and reward distribution. They highlight the importance of building communities and creating non-financial incentives for users. hey also mention the active NFT and GameFi scenes in Japan and how Japanese companies are experimenting with NFTs and integrating them into their experiences.

Publishing and owning onchain podcasts with Pods

In Episode 09 of Crypto Consumer Chronicles our host Humpty Calderon speaks with Lucas of Pods In this conversation Lucas introduces Pods, a platform that allows creators to publish podcasts onchain as NFTs. They explore the value proposition of Pods, including the ability to monetize content directly and engage with the audience on a more granular level. They also discuss the power of composability in extending the value of content and the different ways creators can leverage the data available to them. Plus Lucas highlights the importance of designing games and rewards for different types of audience engagement, such as speculation, social interaction, affinity, and patronage.

Onchain Summer 2024 with Jesse Pollak

Onchain Summer 2024 is here. We’re joined by Jesse Pollak to chat about all things Base - from their strategy to bring the world onchain to the Smart Wallet and resetting the price of a free mint. 25 minutes of onchain energy!

Skin in the Game with Nick Tomaino

We're joined by Nick Tomaino - GP of 1Confirmation to talk about the evolution of crypto art and onchain culture. We chat through their investment in DEGEN and why Music NFTs haven't clicked.

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.