#10 - Donald Bullers, Intori
Jeff is joined by DB, Founder of Intori. Intori is a Farcaster mini‑app designed to help users discover and connect with aligned people, without sifting through noise . Rather than passively following, it surfaces suggestions based on your shared interests, encouraging thoughtful social networking. Learn more by interacting with Intori on farcaster.xyzFollow Intori on X: https://x.com/intoriHQFollow DB on Farcaster: https://farcaster.xyz/dbFollow DB on X: https://x.com/DonaldBullers
#8 - Tim Reilly, Bracket
Jeff is joined by TIm, Co-Founder of Bracket. Bracket is currently live, and serves as a community-centered sports predictive market platform. Learn more at https://farcaster.xyz/~/channel/bracketFollow Bracket on Farcaster: https://farcaster.xyz/bracketgameFollow Tim on X: https://x.com/tldr_xFollow Tim on Farcaster: https://farcaster.xyz/tldr
#9 - Jack Dishman, Clanker
Jeff is joined by Jack, Co-Founder of Clanker. Clanker is an AI-powered bot on Farcaster that enables users to create and launch tokens on the Base blockchain by tagging @clanker in a cast with the desired token name and ticker. It automates the deployment process, including setting up a Uniswap V3 liquidity pool with locked liquidity, making token creation accessible even to non-technical users.Learn more by interacting with @clanker on farcaster.xyzFollow Clanker on X: https://x.com/clankeronbase Follow Jack on Farcaster: https://farcaster.xyz/dishFollow Jack on X: https://x.com/JackDishman
#7 - Giuliano Giacaglia, Pinetree.so
Jeff is joined by Giu, Co-Founder of Pinetree. Pinetree is currently live, and aims to serve as the on-chain video streaming platform. Learn more at https://pinetree.so/ Follow Pinetree on Farcaster: http://farcaster.xyz/pinetreeFollow Giu on X: //x.com/giacaglia Follow Giu on Farcaster: https://farcaster.xyz/giu
#5 - Chinmay Patel, Basket & Percs
Jeff is joined by Chinmay, Co-Founder & CEO of Basket & Co-Founder and CEO of Percs. Both offered on the Farcaster protocol. Basket is currently in beta, to learn more, please visit farcaster and download the mini-app basket or find it here, https://basket.farm/Percs is offered here: percs.appFollow Chinmay on Warpcast: https://warpcast.com/chinmay.ethFollow Chinmay on X: https://x.com/chinmaydotethFollow Basket on X: https://x.com/basketdotfarm_
#6 - Cooper Turley, cooprecords.xyz
Jeff is joined by Coop, Founder & CEO of Coop Records Music. Coop Records Music is currently in beta, learn more at www.cooprecords.xyzFollow Coop Records on X: https://x.com/cooprecsmusicFollow Coop on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coopahtroopa/?hl=enFollow Coop on X: https://x.com/CooopahtroopaFollow Coop on Farcaster: https://farcaster.xyz/coopahtroopa.eth
#3- Jacek Trociński, $DEGEN
Jeff is joined by Jacek, Founder and CEO of DEGEN. DEGEN Chain is a Layer 3 blockchain built with Arbitrum Orbit dedicated to the DEGEN community on Warpcast. DEGEN Chain is built around the DEGEN token, which was previously airdropped to the DEGEN community on Warpcast and is used for gas fees on the DEGEN Chain. The DEGEN app will be launched soon. To learn more, please visit https://www.degen.tips/Follow Jacek on Warpcast: https://warpcast.com/jacekFollow Jacek on X: https://x.com/jacek0xFollow DEGEN on X: https://x.com/degentokenbase
#4- Sid Shekhar, AskGina.ai
Jeff is joined by Sid, Founder and CEO of AskGina.ai . AskGina.ai is an AI-powered on-chain assistant designed to help users discover, analyze, and execute blockchain transactions seamlessly. It functions as a non-custodial smart wallet interface, allowing users to interact directly with blockchain networks while retaining full control over their private keys. They're currently in beta, to learn more, please visit askgina.ai Follow Sid on Warpcast: https://warpcast.com/sidshekharFollow Sid on X: https://x.com/sidshekhar24Follow askgina.ai on X: https://x.com/askginadotai
#1 - Morgan Kuphal, Tunnl.io
Jeff is joined by CTO and Co-Founder of Tunnl.io, Morgan Kuphal. Tunnl.io is an on-chain influencer marketing platform that leverages blockchain technology and artificial intelligence to automate and secure collaborations between brands and content creators. It enables brands to launch scalable marketing campaigns by providing tools to find creators, set content requirements, and manage payments through smart contracts. Learn more about Tunnl at Tunnl.io Tunnl.io X: https://x.com/Tunnl_ioMorgan Kuphal X: https://x.com/0x_Tunnl
#2 - Colin Johnson, Ponder
Jeff is joined by Colin, CEO and Co-founder of Ponder. Ponder is a daily social game that rewards your ability to predict how groups think. It’s based upon the classic idea of Keynesian Beauty Contests, now modernized and brought on chain. You can learn more by visiting weponder.io or checking out Colin’s profile here: https://warpcast.com/cojo.ethColin X: https://x.com/cojo_eth?s=21Ponder X: https://x.com/ponderonbase?s=21
"Taming the Wild West" with Serpin Taxt, founder of Ethos | ZEROPOD S2 E14
Welcome back to another episode of ZEROPOD, this one featuring Serpin Taxt, the ambitious young founder of a new protocol called Ethos, which aims to help solve the age-old problem of who to trust (and who not to) in the onchain space. Host Toady Hawk talks about his childhood, his career in web 2, and his goals for Ethos, namely, to tame the wild, wild west of the crypto space… just a bit. So without further ado, let’s go learn about the mythos behind the Ethos. —- Timestamps: 00:00 - The $9B Problem: Scams, Trust, and the Wild West of Crypto 02:25 - Welcome to ZEROPOD: Meet Serpin Taxt, Founder of Ethos 05:00 - Inventor Dreams and Web2 Career 08:00 - Escaping B2B SaaS 11:00 - Discovering Ethereum: Interoperability and Smart Contracts 13:30 - When Crypto Finally Clicked 15:00 - Inspiration from Friend.Tech and the Birth of Ethos 17:00 - Reputation is Everything: Why Trust Signals Matter 19:10 - Realizing a Bigger Vision 21:00 - A Wild West Without Accountability 24:00 - Proof-of-Stake for People: Ethos’s Core Mechanism 26:30 - Avoiding Mob Rule: Risk, Reputation, and Social Slashing 29:00 - Open Moderation and Algorithmic Challenges 31:00 - Reviewing ETH Wallets, Twitter Accounts, and Beyond 33:30 - Identity, Anonymity, and the Risk of Sockpuppets 36:00 - Using Ethos in the Wild: Kaito, Bots, and Reputation vs. Attention 39:00 - Why It's Hard to Call Out Scammers (but Why We Must) 42:00 - The Power of Named Reviews vs. Anonymous Drama 44:00 - NFT Ethics, Gotcha Culture, and the Chaos Incentive 46:00 - Social Slashing 101: How It Works in Ethos 49:00 - Toward Financial Slashing: The Next Big Risk Layer 51:00 - Onboarding: Slow Growth 53:00 - Staying Power: What Keeps Users Coming Back Daily 56:00 - Finding People to Vouch For (and How to Ask for Vouches) 58:30 - Using the Chrome Extension for Discovery and Reviews 1:00:00 - Integrations 1:02:00 - Building Influence Onchain: Ratings for Businesses, Not Just People 1:04:00 - Alpha Drop? Business Leaderboards Are Coming 1:06:30 - Why Ethos Launched on Base 1:12:00 - The Token Question: Contributor XP, Incentives, and Future Possibilities 1:14:25 - Wrap-Up --- Podcast recorded by Toady Hawk, edited by Toady Hawk and Santhosh. Hosted by Toady Hawk. Music by Toady Hawk, SuperTightWoody & Suno AI. Produced by Zero Rights Media. This content is zero rights reserved (cc0), please remix and reuse it in any way you like!
