Bots With Wallets, Purple Hats, and the Future of Degen: GM Farcaster ep338

Bots With Wallets, Purple Hats, and the Future of Degen: GM Farcaster ep338 Wednesday February 4, 2026 with @jacekThank you to The Haberdashery for sponsoring this episode! TLDR: 📉 Markets still down 🦀 crustacean agents get their own Farcaster onboarding 🧠 the joy of realizing your onchain rewards come with a tax bill 💸Jacek pulls up to talk Degencuz even with a new baby the 🎩 hat stays on From our ChatGPT Intern: GM Farcaster kicks off with market jitters, meme wisdom, and a reminder that all your onchainrewards come with the extremely fun prize of taxes, before diving into Farcaster updates like autonomous AI agents spinning up accounts for a dollar and occasionally losing their own private keys. Then OG builder Jacek jumps in to talk Degen lore, the Degen ecosystem, and why supporting Farcaster devs sometimes means trusting bots, purple hats, and a future that’s one agent-created channel away from a mild Terminator vibe. Show Notes and Links – some of the casts & stuff we talked about:    Jacek and Degen links:@jacek: https://farcaster.xyz/jacek Degen: https://degen.tips/ Degen channel: https://farcaster.xyz/~/channel/degenTelegram: https://t.me/degentokenbase  Blockchain for babies:https://farcaster.xyz/jacek/0x1e63889f Degen AMA:https://farcaster.xyz/jacek/0xff605e70  FC NEWS NFA:https://farcaster.xyz/w/0x265696d4 HA (happiness advice):https://farcaster.xyz/rubinovitz/0xa4d5e3e9 1 million newbies:https://farcaster.xyz/jonathancolton/0x3b6eb78f Quotient Leaderboard:https://farcaster.xyz/quotient/0x67529643https://farcaster.xyz/quotient/0xa07c7aae 1099 from Merkle:https://farcaster.xyz/jacy/0x2531a588https://farcaster.xyz/dwr/0x1e106e7c clawdbots can noweasily get their own FC:https://farcaster.xyz/neynar/0x9407f8eb clawhub skill:https://farcaster.xyz/rish/0xda8f8a63 Farcaster is builtfor bots:https://farcaster.xyz/dish/0xac91a5adhttps://farcaster.xyz/zeni.eth/0xb84b38e8 erc-8004 on pinata:https://farcaster.xyz/pinatacloud/0xbe9e0aa9 Channel creation isback:https://farcaster.xyz/rish/0x762b0eff in a world of bots,authenticity wins:https://farcaster.xyz/burr.eth/0x9695a4e9 L2s need a new path:https://farcaster.xyz/vitalik.eth/0x8f4bcefc The Polymarketmarket:https://farcaster.xyz/mleejr/0x7149fbb9  BUILDERS BUILDING XMTP Switchboard:https://farcaster.xyz/fredwilson.eth/0x827cbeb5 don’t be blaming bankr:https://x.com/the_smart_ape/status/2018653220864717156?s=46&t=N80rptBytKhSU-csz4Akrghttps://x.com/x402guard/status/2018887948310396962?s=46&t=N80rptBytKhSU-csz4Akrg Drop the coin, it’scleaner:https://farcaster.xyz/push-/0xe8c87b63 And our musingselsewhere: Mint this episode onpods.media: https://pods.media/gm-farcaster  Learn more aboutpartnering with GM Farcaster:https://mediakit.gmfarcaster.com/  Adrienne: Some of theThings: Too Many Thingshttps://someofthethings.substack.com/p/too-many-things  Nounish Prof:Unpacking with Prof: https://paragraph.xyz/@nounishprof AND for all the info: www.gmfarcaster.com   Copyright 2026 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 0:02:53 FC News0:27:27 @jacek Degen1:20:04 Builders building