We’re Not Breaking News (But Base Definitely Is): GM Farcaster ep322 with @anika, Base chain product lead

We’re Not Breaking News (But Base Definitely Is): GM Farcaster ep322 Wednesday December 17, 2025 with@anika, Base chain product lead Thank you to our Spotlight Partner The Haberdashery for sponsoring this episode. Check out the latest in the /degendao channel on Farcaster. TLDR: 🎩 Hat Day energy meets Base suspense as we don’t break news but absolutely speculate about it 🤐 Base App content coins start showing up on Farcaster🪙 Clanker hits pause to fix pre-sale chaos 🛠️automation + transparency keep leveling up the ecosystem 🤖plus leaderboard chaos confirms rankings matter deeply(for one glorious week only) 🏆 From our ChatGPT Intern: The gang kicks off Haberdashery Hat Day by not breaking any Base news, then proceeds tobreak everyone’s brain anyway—covering Base App content coins invading Farcaster, Clanker pre-sales getting a much-needed timeout, leaderboard drama, and why being #1 is absolutely your worth (for exactly one week). We top it alloff with Anika, Base chain product lead, saying everything around the big December update (but nothing about it), proving once again that GM Farcaster is 50% alpha, 30% vibes, and 20% laughing at how fast everything changes. Show Notes and Links – some of the casts & stuff we talked about:    Anika links:@anika: https://farcaster.xyz/anika @base: https://farcaster.xyz/base.base.eth From TheHaberdashery:https://farcaster.xyz/purp/0x90632c89 FC NEWS Buy content coins inthe FC feed:https://farcaster.xyz/dwr/0xd8c9093c Clanker Presales update:https://farcaster.xyz/dwr/0xe5216817 automated Clanker swaps:https://farcaster.xyz/horsefacts.eth/0xde511b76 sweeping:https://farcaster.xyz/horsefacts.eth/0x1eb479fe Clanker LP management101:https://farcaster.xyz/linda/0xa1611c49 invite friends orinvite traders?https://farcaster.xyz/derek/0xea36ec04 Prof really likes thenew Quotient Leaderboard:https://farcaster.xyz/nounishprof/0x9ba6ad37https://farcaster.xyz/quotient/0x3d61e2a5 Supporting Clankerbuilders:https://farcaster.xyz/dwr/0xbb5eb3f2  BUILDERS BUILDING CreatorFi Accelerator:https://farcaster.xyz/rachelw/0x193d6580 pidgeontrade client?https://farcaster.xyz/farcasteradmin.eth/0xfdfd1afd Marriott is hiring…forcrypto:https://farcaster.xyz/rachelw/0xa1e9ccc5 Yippee Ki Yay:https://farcaster.xyz/nounishprof/0x47bd93e2https://farcaster.xyz/derek/0xab303db5 explaining trees inthe house to a dog:https://farcaster.xyz/pugson/0xdd347b36 you’re in there now:https://farcaster.xyz/iamtherealyakuza.eth/0xbc19d261     BASE Happy Basemess Eve toall!https://farcaster.xyz/rachelw/0x773a281e 2026 is the year tobring everyone onchain:https://farcaster.xyz/jesse.base.eth/0x2eebbe9c System Update:https://farcaster.xyz/coinbase/0x6b3bbb31https://farcaster.xyz/aneri.base.eth/0x0f7d35c5 sweater weather:https://farcaster.xyz/aneri.base.eth/0x0962291fhttps://farcaster.xyz/aneri.base.eth/0xe1e0a375 Base-Solana Bridge:https://farcaster.xyz/base.base.eth/0xf2ddf5ad    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 theinfo: www.gmfarcaster.com   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 0:04:10 FC News0:19:25 Builders building 0:29:00 Base0:31:22 @anika