ZEROPOD: a zero-copyright video podcast for people who enjoy ethereum

On this episode of ZEROPOD Live, Host Toady Hawk sits down with Mike Lee aka MLeeJr, founder of LienFi ($LFI) and Base advocate to chat about Bankr lore, playoff hockey, Grok having money, and bringing property liens onchain for the first time.-- Episode made possible thanks to The Yellow Collective on Base. Yellow funds creators for their creativity, check it out at yellowcollective.xyz. And by BETRMINT, a Farcaster mini app that turns supporting creators and founders onchain into an gamified experience with big token prizes. Check it out at betrmint.fun.

On this Live-streamed episode of ZEROPOD, host Toady Hawk sits down with Rish, co-founder of Neynar and new owner of Farcaster to learn more about his journey and hear all about the recent acquisition + what's next for everyone's favorite sufficiently decentralized social network. -- Episode made possible thanks to The Yellow Collective on Base. Yellow funds creators for their creativity, check it out at yellowcollective.xyz. And by BETRMINT, a Farcaster mini app that turns supporting creators and founders onchain into an gamified experience with big token prizes. Check it out at betrmint.fun.

On this ZEROPOD Live episode, host Toady Hawk sits down with Based Jimbo from Hydrex, an upstart new liquidity hub on the Base chain, to learn more about what they are building and hear all about their new Surge infra. Recorded Live on Dec 17/2025.Episode sponsored by The Yellow Collective on Base. Get funded for your creativity at yellowcollective.xyz.

Jason Chaskin is the newly minted head of app relations at the Ethereum Foundation, and he joins ZEROPOD as our first guest of season 3!In this conversation, host Toady Hawk chats with Jason about his journey from the halls of high finance to the trenches of ETH hackathons, his new EF role helping apps survive and thrive, and why he believes that Ethereum is uniquely positioned to bring power back to the people. If you enjoy this episode, please subscribe and rate us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts and Spotify!---Timestamps:00:00 Why Ethereum? Open networks vs Big Tech servers 02:00 Introducing Jason + his background 02:44 Growing up in Connecticut, sports & early life 03:29 College years at Illinois, studying finance 07:00 First exposure to crypto during the ICO era 08:54 Corporate banking and investment banking disillusionment 11:30 Discovering crypto podcasts & influences 13:01 COVID money-printing → aha moment for Bitcoin & Ethereum 14:13 Entering NFTs and first onchain experiences 15:05 Learning to code + ETH Global hackathons 16:33 How Jason taught himself (CS50, Patrick Collins course) 17:22 Pivot point: job applications & rejection at Privy 18:18 Blogging, Farcaster channels, and breaking into EF 21:59 Landing a role with the Ethereum Foundation 22:42 Announcing his new role: Apps Relations & Research 24:59 What the new EF focus means for apps & use cases 27:03 Why stablecoins on Tron succeeded & lessons for ETH 30:03 Should Ethereum fight for stablecoin market share? 32:11 The bull case for apps on Ethereum 34:43 Vitalik’s vision, decentralization, and values 39:23 Are stablecoins bullish or bearish for Ethereum? 40:29 Favorite Vitalik blog posts + public goods funding 46:01 Why Ethereum is a counterbalance to centralization 49:41 Competition with Solana & L1 debates 53:10 Are L2s parasitic to Ethereum? 57:12 EF’s L1 vs L2 scaling roadmap explained 59:59 What new blockspace should be used for (apps, experiments) 1:01:21 Bull case for Farcaster & community building 1:03:50 Thoughts on Nouns DAO and funding public goods 1:09:37 Ethereum’s biggest challenges ahead 1:12:49 EF restructuring and adapting to regulation 1:16:28 Why EF is leaning into ecosystem support & comms 1:18:54 Reflections on FTX, regulation, and industry reputation 1:19:41 Looking ahead to 2025: apps, stablecoins, institutions 1:21:49 Lightning Round Q&A (food, music, hobbies, books, travel, inspirations) 1:28:06 Closing thoughts ---Podcast produced, edited and hosted by Toady Hawk. Zero Rights Reserved and Open Source (Just like Ethereum)Cover art commissioned from the talented @0xAprilia Funding provided by The Yellow Collective on Base, an onchain culture club for curious creators and artists. Find out more at yellowcollective.xyz.

Garrett Skrovina has worn a lot of hat, from Roc Nation exec to CoinDesk strategist, and now Head of Crypto at Laser, the engineering studio behind some of Base’s biggest drops and projects. In this episode of ZEROPOD, host Toady Hawk delves into Garrett's story and learns all about the memecoin he launched last year called $BASED — a fair-launch experiment with a special history and an exciting future. We hope you enjoy! ---This episode of ZEROPOD was sponsored by The Yellow Collective, a culture club for artists and creatives on Base. Learn more at yellowcollective.xyz.

Join JackWyldes and Toady Hawk for a casual chat between three zero rights maxis, as they interview LAWL about his copyright-free animation shop CC0 Studios and their newest show, The Normal MFer.

What if crypto products weren’t built for wallets, but for people? In this episode of ZEROPOD, Privy.io founder Henri Stern joins host Toady Hawk to talk about building user-first infra, why account abstraction matters, and what it’ll take to onboard the next billion. From his Parisian roots to Protocol Labs and now Privy, Henri shares sharp takes on fragmentation, EIP-7702, and why most crypto apps still miss the point. Come for the insights, stay for the travel tips and Italian bread slander.TIMESTAMPS:00:00 - Intro: Meet Henri Stern, founder of Privy01:44 - Henri’s backstory: Growing up in Paris, moving to NYC03:55 - Adjusting to life in New York and early education04:32 - Choosing Stanford over the French education system06:00 - Discovering computer science and why it stuck07:54 - Founding Shout: a peer-to-peer marketplace experiment10:01 - What went wrong with hyperlocal marketplaces12:20 - Filecoin and Protocol Labs: Henri’s next chapter13:49 - What Filecoin taught Henri about zk, consensus, and infra19:00 - Falling in love with crypto, then falling out of it for a bit20:06 - The origin of Privy: starting with privacy, landing on onboarding24:00 - What Privy does today: abstracting onboarding, not just accounts26:10 - The nuance of account abstraction vs. 4337/770228:30 - Privy’s internal values: focus, experimentation, ownership33:00 - Wallet sprawl and the identity fragmentation dilemma36:00 - Wallets as identity tools, not just money holders39:00 - Why crypto infra must be built now, not later41:00 - Notable partnerships: Farcaster, Pump.fun, Hyperliquid & more45:10 - Privy's current roadmap: chains, funding UX, identity UX47:02 - EIP-7702: What it is and why it matters50:00 - Speculation vs stability: the real bifurcation in crypto52:40 - Henri’s vision for 2025 and hiring at Privy54:08 - Rapid-fire round: food, music, tech, travel, and more1:04:28 - Where to find out more about Privy and wrap-up---Podcast recorded by Toady Hawk, edited by Toady Hawk. Hosted by Toady Hawk. Produced by Zero Rights Media. This content is zero rights reserved (cc0), please remix and reuse it in any way you like! #base #onchain #ethereum #privy #crypto #stripe

AI agents want to buy things. The internet tells them to ask a human.Coinbase’s Kevin Leffew joins ZEROPOD to talk wallets for agents, crypto-native payments, and why AgentKit might be the missing link between AI and autonomy.Timestamps:0:00 Intro — “Every agent deserves a wallet”1:52 Opening monologue and guest intro2:24 What is Zero Rights Media?3:35 Kevin’s early life and interest in tech4:55 Founding the Wake Forest “Fintech” Club6:00 First crypto aha moment6:53 Microsoft and early blockchain work8:03 Azure Blockchain Workbench9:15 File integrity, POA Ethereum, and L2s10:00 Working at Storj and S3 compatibility11:13 Decentralized object storage and crypto incentives13:10 Transitioning to AI — distributed infra and agents13:35 Working at Replit + Hugging Face hackathon14:53 What is Replit?15:49 AI-native coding environments16:52 From crypto aha to AI aha17:33 Joining Coinbase & the “every agent needs a wallet” thesis19:00 AgentKit: letting AI agents take onchain actions20:35 Agents procuring cloud resources autonomously21:53 Onchain kit + trust in agentic commerce25:01 Natural language agents with real-time data26:16 Can agents create content too?27:26 Are we past the Turing Test?28:40 Crypto as global registry + file integrity30:33 Why AI needs crypto-native payments31:59 Replacing API keys with microtransactions (X-42)33:14 Agents accessing GPU, storage, and APIs34:22 Guardrails, alignment, and the “paperclip” problem36:02 Agents need cloud + context to perform37:57 Human adaptation and tech anxiety39:19 Coinbase AI Hackathon recap40:42 Jailbreaking agents to improve alignment41:59 Autonomous agents vs human-extensions43:33 The future of trading bots and flattened edge45:14 Meme coins, cults, and AI-led virality47:32 Determinism vs probabilism: crypto’s role in AI media49:01 X-42 platform: gasless micropayments over HTTP50:59 Why AI agents will face paywalls too52:04 Advice for new AI + crypto builders53:58 Lightning Round: Food, music, parenting, boxing55:56 Books: Gödel, Escher, Bach + The Sovereign Individual58:07 Favorite gadget (not iPhone)59:08 Travel: China, Colombia, Machu Picchu story1:01:12 Inspirational figures & risk-taking1:02:34 Productivity tips + AI tool stack1:04:27 “Not your models, not your brain”1:04:58 Black Mirror + AI satire1:05:18 Alternate career path: Venture1:06:06 Getting started with AgentKit1:07:00 “We’re all devs now”1:07:43 Outro and contact info

Join JackWyldes & Toady Hawk from Zero Rights Media for half an hour of raw, unedited banter about Farcon 2025 in NYC, recorded from their Brooklyn Airbnb right before Jack's Uber to the airport arrived. The perfect cure for Farcon FOMO.

In this episode of Musk Clank, Jack Wyldes sits down with Proxy to dive deep into the ever-evolving world of onchain social tokens that make up the clankerverse. They explore:💥 The Checkr dashboard and how it tracks token activity on Farcaster🧠 Why social engagement matters just as much as price🛠 How Bankr and Clanker are reshaping the creator economy📊 The rise of social indexes and what they mean for crypto trading💡 How reply-clanking introduces new ways to support creators, charities, and causes🔥 The role of community, provenance, and transparent incentives in token ecosystemsIf you’re into crypto, Farcaster, or just want to understand where social + financial tools are heading, this episode is packed with insight.👇 Drop your thoughts in the comments.🧪 Explore Clankers: Clanker.world 🔗 Try Banker: bankr.botSubscribe for more deep dives, clank banter, and alpha from the onchain frontier.#Clanker #Crypto #Farcaster #OnchainSocial #Web3 #Banker #SocialTokens #MuskClank

Welcome back to another episode of ZEROPOD, 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 Crypto02:25 - Welcome to ZEROPOD: Meet Serpin Taxt, Founder of Ethos05:00 - Inventor Dreams and Web2 Career08:00 - Escaping B2B SaaS11:00 - Discovering Ethereum: Interoperability and Smart Contracts13:30 - When Crypto Finally Clicked15:00 - Inspiration from Friend.Tech and the Birth of Ethos17:00 - Reputation is Everything: Why Trust Signals Matter19:10 - Realizing a Bigger Vision21:00 - A Wild West Without Accountability24:00 - Proof-of-Stake for People: Ethos’s Core Mechanism26:30 - Avoiding Mob Rule: Risk, Reputation, and Social Slashing29:00 - Open Moderation and Algorithmic Challenges31:00 - Reviewing ETH Wallets, Twitter Accounts, and Beyond33:30 - Identity, Anonymity, and the Risk of Sockpuppets36:00 - Using Ethos in the Wild: Kaito, Bots, and Reputation vs. Attention39:00 - Why It's Hard to Call Out Scammers (but Why We Must)42:00 - The Power of Named Reviews vs. Anonymous Drama44:00 - NFT Ethics, Gotcha Culture, and the Chaos Incentive46:00 - Social Slashing 101: How It Works in Ethos49:00 - Toward Financial Slashing: The Next Big Risk Layer51:00 - Onboarding: Slow Growth53:00 - Staying Power: What Keeps Users Coming Back Daily56:00 - Finding People to Vouch For (and How to Ask for Vouches)58:30 - Using the Chrome Extension for Discovery and Reviews1:00:00 - Integrations 1:02:00 - Building Influence Onchain: Ratings for Businesses, Not Just People1:04:00 - Alpha Drop? Business Leaderboards Are Coming1:06:30 - Why Ethos Launched on Base1:12:00 - The Token Question: Contributor XP, Incentives, and Future Possibilities1:14:25 - 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!

MLeeJr is the Mfer you’ve been hearing about—whether it’s his grind from waiting tables to navigating TradFi and crypto, or his relentless bull posting for Clanker, Bankr, and Base. He’s been riding the $DRB wave, backing Grok’s first coin, and making the case for AI’s first millionaire.In this episode, we dive into his journey, his mindset, and why he’s someone you need to be following on Base. Don’t miss this one!🎧 Available now on Pods, YouTube, & Spotify. #MustClank #Base #MLeeJr"Cool mustache, very based"---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------How you can support! Collecting these episodes onchain allow us to continue sharing the stories and people that make up the Clankerverse and Base JackWyldes Token - Cool Mustache CA: 0x14daf26c2507acdd3b64e3302d8554611026cc40Chapters________________________________________________________00:00 - Intro 01:16 - MLeeJr's Crypto beginnings 03:03 - Crypto in TradFi 07:23 - Good Lore and $100 Tip 15:30 - Telling his story on Farcaster and Paragraph 19:20 - Fortune favors the bold - MLee is bold 27:30 - Service Talk and MLee has never seen The Bear!?29:50 - The NFT Boom and becoming the Mfer 42:40 - Social spaces/Joining Farcaster/Mfer Channel 57:50 - Being a Based Mfer - What makes Base the place 1:09:20 - The Clanker Saga - BEST LAUNCHPAD 1:20:20 - Deployer, TN100X, and Ham becomes Bankr 1:24:00 - How MLee social engineered the Bankr Clanker 1:34:25 - Grok Clanks - The $DRB Saga 1:46:50 - THE $DRB Narrative is good for everyone on Base1:51:30 - Passionate $DRB and Base BULL pitch 1:59:10 - Quick Hitters - Weird Questions 2:07:45 - Outro! -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------LinksRead his story on Paragraph: https://paragraph.xyz/@nfa/waiting-tables-to-wall-streetFollow MLeeJr on X and Warpcast and check out Base Szn spaces https://warpcast.com/mleejrhttps://x.com/MLeeJrFollow Us: JackWyldes: https://x.com/JackWyldesProxy: https://x.com/_proxystudioZero: https://x.com/zerorightsmediaClanker: https://x.com/clankeronbase

Welcome back, fearless Ethereum enjoyooors to another episode of ZEROPOD. And this episode is a special one because it is actually the very first podcast appearance by the elusive figure known only as 0xDeployer aka Big Daddy Ham, the creator of so many things but most recently the breakout success Bankr, an in-feed ai agent that can trade for you using natural language on X and Farcaster.Hosts Toady Hawk and JackWyldes dig in with Deployer to hear about his childhood, his crypto journey and the exhaustive lineage of all his projects leading up to Bankr, including The LP, TN100X, Hamchain and more. We learn that he taught himself to code from a book at Barnes & Noble, we hear about how he first bought Ethereum at $80 (and sold it at $90), and we get some exclusive alpha like the fact that he has a secret Bankr cofounder and fancies himself a glamper. All this and more, we hope you enjoy! If you do enjoy our content, please rate our pod 5 Stars to help us reach more people on this app.---Timestamps:0:00 - The $DRB Story2:16 - Welcome to ZEROPOD! – Special guest 0xDeployer joins the show2:50 - First Podcast Appearance 4:06 - The Challenges of Anonymity 6:01 - Early Tech Influences – Super Nintendo, Zelda, and the 90s tech era8:52 - Shifting Back to Quality Content – Decentralization vs. algorithmic extremes11:42 - The Rise of AI & Misinformation – A scary but fascinating future14:00 - Childhood Coding Journey – From Geocities to Onchain19:18 - Learning to Code the Hard Way – A failed interview and a book from Barnes & Noble21:16 - Falling Down the Crypto Rabbit Hole – CryptoKitties and digital ownership24:57 - Decentralization Matters – Why blockchain beats traditional systems31:12 - Discovering Farcaster – A decentralized social network for builders36:04 - Onchain Tipping & Ham Token 42:02 - "The LP" Mechanic & Experimental Tokenomics 50:18 - The Ham Cult & Building a Loyal Community 53:35 - Banker’s Origin Story – The AI trading agent that took over57:51 - How Banker Coin Was Born – A chaotic, unexpected launch1:04:26 - The Evolution of Crypto Twitter – Real builders vs. max extraction1:06:37 - Why Focus on X (Twitter)? – Scaling beyond Farcaster1:08:54 - Debt Relief Bot 1:10:32 - How Bankr Became the First Clanker Deployment Method on X1:12:45 - The Power of Viral Narratives 1:15:27 - Bankr’s Future Roadmap 1:18:14 - Introducing the Bankr Club1:21:05 - Thoughts on AI’s Role in Ochain Space1:24:40 - Outro---Podcast recorded by Toady Hawk and JackWyldes, edited by Toady Hawk, JackWyldes and Santhosh. Hosted by Toady Hawk and JackWyldes. Music by Toady Hawk, SuperTightWoody & Suno AI. Ad spot by JackWyldes. Produced by Zero Rights Media. This content is zero rights reserved (cc0), please remix and reuse it in any way you like!

In this special episode of The MUST CLANK SHOW, Jack and Proxy sit down with the one and only M00nPapi—a Farcaster legend, DJ, streamer, gamer, Florida man, Clanker, AI intern, and a key player at Clanker HQ’s special teams.We dive into his journey on Farcaster, the wild days of the $Degen Era, the power of following your gut, and the importance of staying true to yourself. It’s a candid and insightful conversation between Clanker friends, full of laughs, stories, and maybe even a little onchain wisdom.Don’t miss this one—CLANK IN and join the conversation!🎧 Subscribe & Follow @zerorightsmedia on all socials for more content like this. Collect an onchain edition of this podcast on pods.media/the-must-clank-show to help Zero Rights Media support independent content creators.

Earlier this month, Jacek Trocinski threw a huge party in Poland to mark the first anniversary of the $DEGEN project on Base, and degens from all over the world flew in to celebrate. On this episode of ZEROPOD, host Toady Hawk sits down with Jacek to learn a little bit about his own personal story, as well as the many twists and turns along the road of degen’s first year, and what lies ahead for the "official unofficial" community token of the Farcaster network.Grab a hot drink and your favorite cap, because the hat stays on for this one!

This week on ZEROPOD, we sit down with Jason Goldberg, the founder of Moxie.xyz and the soon-to-be-launched Moxie AI platform. We dig into his previous startups, find out what made him want to organize the creator economy via Moxie, and what to expect from the new AI features. If you’ve always wondered about the man begin the moxie, this pod is your opportunity to find out!

Welcome back to another episode of ZEROPOD our zero copyright video podcast for people who enjoy Ethereum. This week we were excited to welcome as our guest Yele Bademosi the founder of many things in this space, but most recently Onboard, which is a digital wallet designed as a full service neobank for onchain creators. In this pod, host Toady Hawk from Zero Rights Media talks with Yele about his upbringing in Nigeria, his schooling in London and his series of interesting start-ups since. They chat about why he was drawn to build on Ethereum, and specifically on Base, why he believes providing under-collateralized credit to the world is the most important future priority for Onboard, one simple thing he never learned to do, and much, much more. We hope you enjoy this conversation as much as we did. Please don’t forget to give this video a Like and a Comment, or if you’re on Spotify or apple podcasts, a 5 star review goes a long way.---Timestamps:00:00 - Yele’s Big Idea01:41 - ZEROPOD Intro02:51 - Yele’s upbringing05:00 - Studying to be a doctor09:00 - A word about our friendly sponsor Clanker.world09:40 - Sports and hobbies13:30 - Binance, Bundle and Nestcoin16:50 - The difficulty of building many companies at once19:00 - Focusing on fundamental real world problems with Onboard20:50 - An onchain neobank30:00 - Finding a niche and going after it33:57 - Competing against huge take rates35:00 - Undercollateralized loans as a priority38:00 - Defi Mullet50:00 - “I’m a Newgen”52:00 - Impressed by Base’s bootstrapping without a token53:00 - The importance of culture57:00 - More about plans for onchain credit offerings1:00:00 - “Creating supranational economies.”1:06:15 - The killer onchain use case1:10:00 - Where to learn more about Onboard. 1:11:00 - Outro—Podcast recorded by Toady Hawk, edited by Toady Hawk, JackWyldes and Santhosh. Hosted by Toady Hawk. Music by Toady Hawk, SuperTightWoody & Suno AI. Ad spot by JackWyldes. Produced by Zero Rights Media. This content is zero rights reserved (cc0), please remix and reuse it in any way you like!

This week on The Must Clank Show with JackWyldes and Proxy, we’re breaking down:ClankCount Update: 56,848 tokens circulating.Top 10 Tokens on Clank.fun – Clanker leads, but what’s up with Fartcoin?Clanker’s Massive Impact – $1.75B driven on Base, Uniswap V4 expansion, and new fee splits. ClankPad Power Moves – McBain says, “Hold my parfait” and give users a big split New Clanks Drop: Bonker the first Clanker tweet? Shout out Kyle Patrick Bankr - What’s really happening with this token?Coinbase Wallet: The New Social Hub – How can Clankers leverage it? CLANK OR STANK: From the 100,000 Egg Heist to Kanye & Bianca’s Grammy Twins Reveal – What’s legit, and what’s just noise? Buckle up, smash that Clank button, and let’s ride. Clank Clank!

On this episode of ZEROPOD,  we sit down with Derek Brown, the mad scientist developer and founder behind the upcoming agentic onchain game called Native.fun, built on top of the Clanker protocol on Base.  We had a blast getting to know Derek and hearing his story, from working as a rural midwest minister to coding in the halls of the some of the biggest tech companies in Silicon Valley, and then striking out to build tech startups of his own. His vision for Native is wild and ambitious, and we can’t wait for you to learn all about it!  If you enjoy this conversation, please Subscribe and rate our podcast 5 stars — it really helps us grow our community.   — TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Introduction: Positive-Sum Environments 1:15 - ZEROPOD Intro & Guest Introduction - Derek Brown 2:00 - Derek’s Fun Fact: Three Daughters, Same Birthday 3:09 - From Dupont Brat to Tech Builder 7:01 - Discovering Programming 7:06 - A word from our sponsor: Clanker.world 9:00 - The Journey to Tech: From Ministry to SV 18:12 - Tough Times & Family Resilience 24:00 - Getting Into Crypto: Bitcoin at $300 and Satoshi’s Whitepaper 31:01 - The Base vs. Solana Debate: Values & Coexistence 36:00 - The Origin of Clanker and Its Influence on Native 44:00 - What is Native? Sim City Meets Onchain Economies 51:00 - Dots Explained: AI Agents in the Digital City 58:00 - Tokenomics Deep Dive: Fees, Buybacks, and Sustainability 1:06:00 - The User Experience: MVP, Maps, and Gameplay 1:11:00 - Passports & Stamps: Proof of Humanity in Native 1:12:46 - Final Thoughts & How to Get Involved  — Podcast recorded by Toady Hawk, edited by Toady Hawk, JackWyldes and Santhosh. Hosted by Toady Hawk. Music by Toady Hawk, SuperTightWoody & Suno AI. Ad spot by JackWyldes. Produced by Zero Rights Media.  This content is zero rights reserved (cc0), please remix and reuse it in any way you like! 

Welcome to the brand new Must Clank Show, your weekly update on the hottest tokens, wildest launches, and biggest moves in the Clanker ecosystem. In this pilot episode, JackWyldes from Zero Rights Media and Clanker cofounder Alex aka Proxy do a quick vibe check—what’s this show all about, and what can listeners expect? Segments this week: • MUST CLANKS of the Week – 5 Clankers you should know • Interesting Launches – $ONCHAIN got clanked after Jesse’s video, VVV airdrop, and wtf is a BUMSHAFT / why is it all over our timeline. • Meta Watch Tap in, clank up, and let’s win together. Hosted by JackWyldes and Proxy. Produced and edited by JackWyldes. Distributed by Zero Rights Media. Zero rights reserved.

Welcome back to another episode of ZEROPOD. This week, Toady Hawk is joined by JackWyldes and they have a very interesting conversation with Proxy and Dish, the two indomitable founders of the little AI agent token launcher called Clanker which has taken the Base ecosystem by storm over the past couple months. This pod is structured a little differently than most, because we actually sat down with the clankers-in-chief on two separate occasions, a couple weeks apart. In between, the guys hosted a hackathon in Boston called Clankhack, where many builders from their burgeoning ecosystem gathered to build together for a weekend, and our own Jack was fortunate enough to attend and document the whole thing (more on this soon.) In any case, we have edited these 2 conversations into a single podcast for your enjoyment, with hinge in the middle separating the pre-clankhack and post-clank-hack eras. We had a blast digging in to get the raw clanker story for you and we hope you will enjoy this conversation as much as we did. So grab a tall glass of milk and a fresh can of spinach and strap in for the Clankpod! —- TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Introduction to Clanker: What is Clanker? Deploying meme coins made simple. 2:04 - ZEROPOD Intro 3:00 - Start of Part 1: Pre-Clankhack. Personal Stories of the Founders 6:00 - The Origin of Clanker 9:04 - Building Clanker in Five Days 12:02 - Launching and Scaling Clanker 15:02 - Clanker’s Value Proposition 18:33 - A message from our sponsors 20:00 - Reminiscing about launch day 22:00 - Create the job(s) you want 24:00 - “Farcaster is an incredible network” 26:00 - Tokens as a novel bootstrapping mechanism 29:00 - Dish got kicked off of Facebook 36:00 - The speculative power of ERC-20s vs NFTs 48:00 - Start of Part 2 (Post Clankhack) 49:00 - What is Clanker, exactly? 51:00 - How does it differ from other models 54:00 - The moat is the network 57:00 - What was Clankhack? 1:00:00 - The space needs more good content 1:03:00 - How can Zero Rights Help creators 1:05:00 - Being bombarded by VC term sheets 1:08:00 - “It shouldn’t be easy to make 16 million dollars” 1:10:00 - The future of Clankhack 1:17:00 - Comparison to UX on Solana 1:19:00 - “No more L2s” 1:21:00 - “If the leader of the free world can do it, so can you.” 1:24:00 - Wen $SNOWDEN on Base? 1:33:00 - Bit of a love fest tbh 1:38:00 - Chugging canned spinach for the plot 1:40:00 - Alpha? 1:42:00 - Outro — Podcast recorded by Toady Hawk and JackWyldes, edited by Toady Hawk, JackWyldes and Santhosh. Hosted by Toady Hawk and JackWyldes. Music by Toady Hawk, SuperTightWoody & Suno AI. Ad spot by JackWyldes. Produced by Zero Rights Media. This content is zero rights reserved (cc0), please remix and reuse it in any way you like!

Welcome back to another episode of ZEROPOD, a zero copyright video podcast for people who enjoy Ethereum.  Our guest this week on ZEROPOD, is from the artistic side of the onchain world— Yon, the self described “degenerative artist” behind The Peaceful Groupies, the Yon Experience and most recently, one of the first artcoins launched via the clanker AI agent on farcaster: Redacted Gdupi.  On this episode, we talk about Yon’s youth in a small Argentinian town, how he moved to Europe and carved his own way as an artist, how he has been a constant early adopter of onchain techs and trends, and what’s next for him and $GDUPI. We hope you enjoy this conversation with an onchain CC0 art legend, and if you do, please remember to like and subscribe! Thank you to our partner sponsors at clanker.world for helping to make this content possible. Clanker is the easiest way to deploy a token on Base. — Timestamps • 0:00 - GDUPI Origins • 1:35 - Welcome to ZEROPOD, introducing Yon. • 2:59 - Yon’s upbringing in Chaco, Argentina • 3:55 - Early love for character design, video games, and art • 4:56 - Childhood gaming • 6:25 - Yon the Baller • 8:50 - The Paris Period • 11:00 - Saving money and finding time for art • 12:50 - Discovering clients through Reddit subreddits • 14:10 - Parental perceptions of an art career • 16:01 - “Every piece is a portrait of what I’m living in that moment.” • 17:03 - Introduction to crypto and saving in Ethereum • 19:00 - Early experiments with CS:GO skins and CryptoKitties • 21:00 -Discovering NFTs • 22:20 - A Word About Our Sponsors Clanker.World • 23:10 - Yon’s first NFT purchase was a Beeple • 25:00 - Minting on Rarible and building early collections • 26:50 - Experimenting with telegram auction houses • 28:00 - Creating Peaceful Groupies and generative art • 31:00 - The challenges of launching a hyped NFT collection • 32:40 - Mentorship from 9999 and learning about contracts • 35:00 - Joining Farcaster and exploring new creative outlets • 39:00 - The Reply Guys channel and community-driven art • 41:50 - The Reply Guys t-shirt and embracing CC0 licensing • 44:00 - Perspectives on piracy, creativity, and open art • 48:00 - Organizing minted collections and planning for the future • 51:00 - Reflections on the Yellow Collective’s first year • 54:00 - GDUPI: origins, meme culture, and experiments with Clanker • 57:40 - Thoughts on memecoins and tokenizing moments • 1:00:30 - The distribution powers of ERC-20 tokens. • 1:02:20 - Moving from Argentina to LA and the creative scene in the US • 1:04:00 - Planning for the future and growing the Yon ecosystem • 1:06:10 - What’s next for GDUPI, NFTs, and personalized 1/1 art • 1:07:00 - Yon turns the tables on Toady • 1:11:10 - Closing thoughts on creativity, 2025 plans, and the onchain journey — Podcast recorded by Toady Hawk, edited by Toady Hawk, JackWyldes and Santhosh. Hosted by Toady Hawk. Music by Toady Hawk, SuperTightWoody & Suno AI. Ad spot by JackWyldes. Produced by Zero Rights Media.  Special thumbnail frame for this episode hand illustrated by Yon. This content is zero rights reserved (cc0), please remix and reuse it in any way you like!  #base #onchain #groupies #art #clanker #artist 

What do you get when you cross a middleschool sneakerhead, a Bitcoin pizza-esque 30 million dollar engagement ring, and a knack for spotting the next big thing onchain? You get Nick Tomaino, crypto OG and founder of iconic crypto venture fund 1confirmation. On this episode of ZEROPOD, host Toady Hawk digs in with Nick about working at Coinbase in the very early days, the passion for collecting that led him from copping kicks and rare books to NFTs and ERCs, and founding and running one of the most successful early investment funds in the space. Nick also talks candidly about his bull case for Degen, Farcaster and Ethereum (he thinks one of those will even one day flip Bitcoin), why Ethereum doesn’t need a Michael Saylor, and what he thinks is the best advice for new investors in the space: just believe in something. --- Timestamps: 0:00 – Intro: Find Something More to Believe In 1:02 – Welcome to ZEROPOD: Meet Nick Tomaino 2:02 – Nick’s Sneaker-Collecting Days How basketball and sneaker culture shaped Nick’s early passion for collecting. 3:39 – The Collector Gene: Rare Books and Americana Nick’s family history of collecting and how it influenced his love for rare books and later NFTs. 6:42 – Crypto vs. Rare Books: Liquidity and the Future of Collectibles Nick compares the illiquidity of traditional collectibles to the fluidity of NFTs. 10:21 – College Days: Economics and a Focus on Making Money Why Nick studied economics and his early ambitions to optimize for financial success. 12:42 – Learning About Venture Capital How Fred Wilson’s blog inspired Nick’s interest in venture capital and crypto. 15:16 – Joining Coinbase: Early Days of Bitcoin Adoption Nick’s journey to Coinbase in 2013, hustling his way into the company, and working on business development. 20:03 – Starting 1confirmation: Supporting Early Crypto Projects Nick explains the genesis of 1confirmation and its focus on being the first check into game-changing projects. 22:00 – Why the Name 1confirmation? The blockchain-inspired reasoning behind the fund’s name. 23:49 – Opensea and CryptoKitties: Early Investments Nick’s experience with CryptoKitties and why he believed in Opensea’s potential. 26:47 – Degen: Why Social Tipping Matters The evolution of tipping mechanisms in crypto and their role in driving adoption. 30:36 – Thoughts on Farcaster and Decentralized Social Media Nick discusses Farcaster as the best decentralized social network and its role in enabling financial opportunities. 36:39 – Farcaster Projects: Clanker, Anoncast, and More Nick evaluates recent Farcaster projects and the importance of experimentation. 40:04 – The Value of In-Feed NFT Minting Nick shares why he believes microtransactions and NFT minting are the next big things for creators. 45:08 – Ethereum’s Strength and Long-Term Potential Why Nick believes Ethereum could flip Bitcoin and the importance of innovation over narratives. 49:12 – The Importance of Skin in the Game How crypto allows more people to have ownership and take risks with real consequences. 52:03 – The Future of Farcaster: Financial Opportunities Nick’s vision for how Farcaster can thrive by giving users more ways to make money. 53:03 – What’s Exciting in 2025? Pro-Crypto Policies and Innovation Nick shares his optimism about potential regulatory changes and new product developments. 56:00 – Advice for Newcomers: Conviction and Curiosity Final advice for those new to crypto: find something to believe in beyond making money. 58:14 – Wrap-Up: Believe in Something More Closing remarks and gratitude for the conversation. -- 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 with attribution.

Welcome back to another episode of ZEROPOD, our zero copyright video podcast about enjoying Ethereum. In this episode, host Toady Hawk, from the Zero Rights Media Collective sits down with Aneri Amin, the Head of Product in charge of social, creators and onchain summer at Base. Aneri’s career journey spans from the high tech hallways of Apple and Meta to the onchain trenches of Coinbase's leading Ethereum L2 rollup. She has been a force for change, driving innovation in creator tools, decentralized social, and onchain ecosystems. In this episode, we chat about Base’s explosive first full year, its plans for 2025, and how they’re building a future where creators like me can own our content, identity, and audience. Plus, she shares some great insights into her own journey—from a curious kid asking “why” to every question to a crew chief on the construction site for what she calls “the new internet.” This was an inspiring conversation about the power of community, ownership, and innovation—so buckle up, stay based and let’s dive in!  Also, if you enjoy this content and want to see more like it, please Like, leave a comment and Subscribe so you don't miss the next episode. --- TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 The Future of the Creator Economy is Onchain 00:54 Welcome to ZEROPOD 02:00 Childhood Curiosity and Governance Passion 04:00 A Lifelong Love of Reading 06:26 Education 07:00 From Public Sector to Big Tech 09:00 What Exactly Does a Product Manager Do? 11:03 Creator Challenges and Meta Days 15:00 Biggest Learnings From Time at Meta 16:30 Onchain as a New Internet for Creators 20:00  Creator Wellbeing as a New Pillar 22:00 Original Intro to Crypto, and Later Onchain-pilling via Coinbase 27:00 Goals for Onchain Summer 3 29:00 Why Did Base Find So Much Success in 2025? 30:00 Aneri Spills The Tea on What It’s Like Working With Jesse Every Day 34:00 Around the World with Base Lessons and community insights from Base’s global tour across Africa, India, and beyond. 37:00 Different Regional Onchain Needs How cultural differences shape creator priorities in various regions. 40:00 Strategies for Tackling Global Expansion of the Onchain Economy 41:00 Big Plans for 2025 Aneri hints at major Coinbase Wallet updates and what’s next for Base. 44:00 What is Aneri Most Excited About in 2025? 46:00 Aneri’s Advice for Onchain Creators 48:00 Wrapping Up --- Podcast recorded by Toady Hawk, edited by Toady Hawk and Santhosh. Hosted by Toady Hawk. Music by Toady Hawk, SuperTightWoody & Suno AI. Produced and distributed by the Zero Rights Media Collective. This content is zero rights reserved (cc0), please remix and reuse it in any way you like!  #base #onchain #content #creators #ethereum

2024 was a monumental year for Base, Coinbase’s Layer 2 Ethereum blockchain, as it reshaped the onchain economy and redefined what’s possible on the new internet. Zero Rights Media's own JackWyldes sat down with Base founder Jesse Pollak to talk about the year that was, and what to expect in 2025. Here’s some of what made 2024 unforgettable: • 🌟 Exponential Growth: Base’s Total Value Locked (TVL) soared from $742M to $13.56B, making it the largest Ethereum Layer 2. • ⚡ Daily Transactions: Over 4M transactions per day, outpacing even Ethereum Layer 1. • 🚀 Developer Empowerment: Hosted the biggest onchain hackathon with 7,500 builders and 1,250 projects during Onchain Summer II. • 🌍 Global Impact: Launched localized stablecoins (Nigerian Naira, Kenyan Shilling) and connected with builders in 7 countries over 21 days. • 💡 Innovative dApps: Projects like Farcaster, Zora, Blackbird, and Daylight are transforming dining, energy, and social experiences. • ✨ Inclusivity and Simplicity: Introduced Base Name Service (BNS) and simplified wallet tools to make onchain accessible to everyone. Base is building the future onchain. As we look ahead to 2025, their mission remains clear: empower creators, connect global communities, and make onchain technology for everyone. Join us as we continue to grow, innovate, and redefine what’s possible. stay BASED. 🌐

From groundbreaking collaborations to viral content and public good initiatives, and everything in between, 2024 was an all-around banger of a year for Nouns and TNS's Jack Wyldes is here with all the highlights! 🔥 The Great Migration: Nouns embraced decentralization on Farcaster with tools like Nounspace, Rounds, and channels. 🤝 Epic Collabs: From Pudgy Penguins to Ledger, Pizza DAO, and even Vitalik Buterin—Nouns made waves. 💡 Public Good: Funding privacy rights, eyewear for kids, and global charities while empowering builders. 🎥 Creative Content: Feature length films like Rise of Blus and Shark Pickle Cone to mini docs, podcasts, animated shorts and so much more that has inspired millions. 🎮 Esports: Dominating tournaments, growing the fanbase, and redefining gaming culture. 🌍 Nouns Can Be Anything From chocolate bars to charity initiatives, Nouns prove creativity has no limits. What will Nouns be in 2025? 👉 Like, Subscribe, and Turn on Notifications to stay updated. 📲 Follow Us: - Warpcast: @TheNounSquare and https://warpcast.com/~/channel/yellow • Twitter: @TheNounSquare One Noun a day, every day, forever. See you in 2025! ❤️

When Vitalik Buterin buys a memecoin to try your consumer zk social app, you know you’re onto something. Kartik Patel (aka @slokh) joins ZEROPOD to talk about Anoncast— the ZK-powered app that lets you post anonymously and trustlessly to Farcaster and Twitter/X from a web interface at anoncast.org. From hacking RuneScape mods as a kid to pulling endless hours at OpenSea during peak NFT chaos, Kartik shares his journey, the lore behind $ANON, and why he thinks ZK privacy is the future. Along the way: why Farcaster is the Silicon Valley of crypto, how he learned ZK programming from scratch in three weeks, and how "lore-first, product-second" might just be the future of bootstrapping. Join us to learn all about the cracked dev who made it possible to speak your mind on the internet, without a trace. TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 - When Vitalik tries your app 01:09 - ZEROPOD Intro 01:26 - Anon, A-non, Tomato, tomahto.03:13 - Young Kartik 04:00 - Hacking game mods 05:00 - Happy in his space (software developing) 07:13 - From defi protocols to NFTs 07:33 - Joined Opensea 08:13 - Working at Opens during peak NFT bull 09:33 - Working at Manifold and then striking out on his own 10:28 - Solo hacking 11:25 - Why was he attracted to building on Farcaster 12:13 - Better Farcaster branding 13:40 - Similar problems to Ethereum 15:13 - Building Nook farcaster client 18:23 - A Kartik Primer on the ANON Lore 21:51 - Kartik wasn’t even involved in ANON until after the CTO 23:00 - How the anoncast idea came to be 24:49 - New paradigm of products coming downstream of communities 27:13 - Why he wanted to build anoncast 28:16 - Vitalik buying $ANON and trying anoncast 29:40 - How does ZK privacy work? 31:18 - Why is ZK privacy important? 32:55 - How does anoncast work? 36:00 - The future of what curation could look like on anoncast… ZK-anon reddit? 38:00 - Favourite feature shipped on anoncast so far 41:00 - Learning ZK on the go 42:00 - Best use cases for anoncast? (Alpha?) 43:30 - How can people contribute to the project? 44:00 - Best place to learn how to use anoncast? 44:44 - What is he most excited about? 47:00 - Just build, have fun and differentiate 47:30 - What is the sloth backstory 48:00 - Outro Podcast recorded by Toady Hawk, edited by Toady Hawk and Santhosh. Hosted by Toady Hawk. Music by Toady Hawk, SuperTightWoody & Suno AI. This content is zero rights reserved (cc0), please remix and reuse it in any way you like!

If the internet decides what’s funny, Cameron Armstrong (@cameron on farcaster) has spent his career listening closely to find out. In this edition of our popular ZEROPOD Spotlight series, the Seemore.tv founder shares how he’s helping creators escape the “content algorithm lottery” and why our completionist instinct is one of humanity’s most underrated traits. We explore Farcaster’s journey from tight-knit weirdo haven to high-value creator launchpad, the challenge of minting new platform stars, and the magic of Mandarin oranges on sticks (what?) Whether you’re trying to build a personal brand, a community, or create content like his “OK Banger” podcast, Cameron’s got plenty of advice and anecdotes and you won’t want to miss this conversation. — TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 - “Content Quality Arms Race” 00:47 - ZEROPOD Intro 02:05 - Crypto space needs more video content 04:15 - The Right Kind of Cringe 05:31 - The thing you can consistently do the longest is what you’ll be the best at 07:04 - The Cameron Origin Story: Military beginnings 08:32 - Harvard Business School 09:32 - E-commerce startup 10:35 - Illicit Farcaster Beginnings 11:50 - “A Bunch of Weirdos in a Room” 12:26 - Farcaster, then and now 15:09 - What is seemore.tv 17:58 - “If Linktree and Google Analytics had a baby” 20:55 - Badges for pod collectors 21:27 - Minting is a patronage behaviour for podcasts 23:00 - A minted episode is a creator tip with a lindy receipt 25:00 - The future promise of Ethereum Attestations 26:22 - The Seemore Story (pivot! pivot!) 30:00 - Problems with current business models for creators 32:00 - Conflicts of interest risk with advertising partnerships 34:00 - The advantage to bad actors in crypto 36:00 - The Seemore List 37:00 - The importance of finding values aligned sponsors for content 38:00 - Does Farcaster have enough interesting people? 40:00 - Rewarding creators is baked into the system on Farcaster 41:50 - The Content Valley of Death 43:00 - Problems with spam filters and dopamine triggers 45:18 - Cam’s got alts 46:00 - You don’t get to decide what’s funny on the internet 47:24 - Why is he bullish on Farcaster? 49:00 - OK Banger 50:53 - From Band Kid to Bangers 51:52 - Outro --- Podcast recorded by Toady Hawk, edited by Toady Hawk and Santhosh. Hosted by Toady Hawk. Music by Toady Hawk x Suno AI. This content is zero rights reserved (cc0), please remix and reuse it in any way you like!

What does it mean to build a brand without a leader, a strategy, or even a plan? In this episode of ZEROPOD, I sit down with Martin Anquetil, one of the founders of $HIGHER, the headless memecoin brand redefining chaos as culture onchain.  We dive into everything from AI agents breaking bounty bots on Farcaster to an Ethereum stock split, the memecoin meta and the challenges of building a project based on a number-go-up meme even when number doesn’t always go up. Along the way, Martin shares lessons from his time within Nouns, explores the unique challenges of decentralization, and reveals what it takes to survive a 97% token price crash with your optimism and community intact.  We really enjoyed this conversation with Martin, and if you do too, please rate us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. — TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 - Figuring out “Can we do this thing?” while doing it   01:00 - ZEROPOD Intro   01:51 - The Martin Origin Story   04:00 - College and Interning at Google   05:00 - Oneshot by Topshot   07:00 - 2021 NFT Season Nostalgia   10:55 - Who the F**k is Buying XRP?   11:50 - Ethereum Stock Split Discussion  15:15 - First Impressions of Nouns   16:15 - Leaving TopShot to Explore Onchain Options   17:50 - Freelancing with Nouns Builder   19:19 - Agora, Explorer Grants, and Other Nouns Initiatives   20:00 - Mogu Mogu Mogu: Nouns Governance Tooling   24:19 - Starting $HIGHER   25:00 - Roots in /bullposting    28:00 - How Would He Launch Higher Today?   32:00 - The Strength of Builders Who Stick Through the Bear   34:00 - “Higher, Not Sideways”  37:30 - Quack Quack ⌐◨-◨:    38:50 - Is $HIGHER a Neo-DAO or Something New?   40:00 - Authenticity vs. Top-Down Control: The Higher Experiment   44:00 - Could $ANON Run a Higher-Like Playbook?   45:00 - Farcaster Users Speed-Running Speculation Lessons   47:00 - $ZEROPOD: Exploring Media and Tokens   49:00 - The Origins of $POINTS on Farcaster   50:50 - “Provenance is Culturally Emergent”   51:00 - Jacob’s Horse Meme and Its Viral Evolution   53:53 - What Is Aether? The AI Agent Shaking Things Up   57:00 - The $LUM Luminous Launch   1:01:00 - Challenges of Community Cohesion in Decentralized Projects   1:02:03 - Questions for Martin from Aether   1:06:00 - What’s Next for Aether? Memory and Autonomy   1:07:00 - Aether on Twitter? Exploring New Platforms   1:08:00 - Balancing Meaningful Building with Market Pressures   1:11:00 - Betting on Yourself and Long-Term Projects   1:14:00 - Martin’s Thoughts on Trading and Staying Grounded   1:16:00 - Coinbase Listings and Meme Coin Dynamics   1:21:00 - What’s Next for Martin and $HIGHER   1:24:00 - Outro: Reflections and the Road Ahead — Podcast recorded by Toady Hawk, edited by Toady Hawk and JackWyldes. Hosted by Toady Hawk. Music by Toady Hawk x Suno AI. This content is zero rights reserved (cc0), please remix and reuse it in any way you like!

In Episode 2 of ZEROPOD Season 2, we dig in with Ryan Wyatt aka @fwiz about his first full year in the role of Optimism's Chief Growth Officer. Ryan shares how his leadership has helped to drive adoption of Optimism’s open source OP Stack and has attracted some S-tier partners for the so-called Superchain. We also learn about Ryan's interesting background as a lifelong gamer and esports streaming trailblazer, first with Machinima and later at Google as the head of gaming at YouTube. We discuss Optimism’s journey to becoming a powerhouse in Layer 2 solutions, what makes it the platform of choice for top companies, and the groundbreaking plans for seamless interoperability across the Superchain. Tune in for an inside look at what’s next for Optimism and the ambitious roadmap Ryan and his team have set for 2024 and beyond. And as always, if you enjoy this podcast, please rate it 5/5 on Spotify and Apple! --- Timestamps: 0:00 - The Bitcoin Millionaire Story: Ryan’s early experience paying creators in Bitcoin and its surprising outcomes 1:37 - A Swagged-Out Superchain Welcome: Introduction and Ryan’s first impressions of Optimism 2:15 - From Gamer to Growth Officer: How Ryan’s love for gaming launched his career in tech 4:00 - Navigating a Career in Gaming: The challenges and rewards of working in the gaming industry 6:36 - Early Days in Onchain Video Content: Ryan’s journey from Machinima to YouTube Gaming 9:03 - YouTube, Gaming, and the Crypto Transition: Moving from Web2 to onchain with optimism 11:06 - The Crypto Skepticism of Gamers: Ryan’s perspective on why gamers resist blockchain 12:50 - Memorable Moments at Google: Key lessons learned at YouTube and Google 13:50 - Why Ryan Jumped Into Crypto: Career shifts and finding inspiration in the onchain space 15:10 - Joining Polygon and Scaling Crypto: Early roles at Polygon and the vision for onchain scaling 17:57 - The Shift to Optimism and the Superchain: New challenges and the road to a collaborative L2 ecosystem 19:03 - What Does a Chief Growth Officer Do?: Ryan explains the role and responsibilities 21:01 - Unique Governance at Optimism: How collective governance shapes Optimism’s vision 23:01 - Retroactive Public Goods Funding: Exploring funding models that reward impact 25:05 - One Year of Superchain Growth: A recap of Ryan’s first year with Optimism and the ecosystem’s growth 29:33 - Coinbase’s Role in OP Stack Adoption: How Base helped drive the Superchain’s momentum 31:27 - Navigating Competitors on the Superchain: Collaboration and competition in the onchain world 33:50 - Solving Liquidity Fragmentation: Why interoperability is key to Optimism’s future 36:30 - The Future of Onchain Interoperability: Ryan’s vision for seamless cross-chain transactions 39:54 - Challenges of User Experience: Bridging, liquidity, and simplifying the user journey 43:16 - The Value of Open Source: How Optimism’s open-source approach benefits the ecosystem 46:13 - Looking Forward: 2025 Intentions: Ryan’s goals for the Superchain in the coming year 47:50 - Final Thoughts: How community and innovation drive onchain growth --- Podcast recorded by Toady Hawk, edited by Toady Hawk and Santhosh. Hosted by Toady Hawk. Music by Toady Hawk x Suno AI. This content is zero rights reserved (cc0), please remix and reuse it in any way you like! Produced by The Noun Square onchain media collective. Follow @ thenounsquare on Twitter for daily content about Nouns, NFTs, Ethereum and more or visit https://tns.wtf to learn more.

October in the Nouniverse was packed: 26 proposals, big wins for governance, and an epic triple-header of Nounish events in LA. JackWyldes is here to recap the highs (new funding flows, creative projects) and the lows (farewell to the Dota 2 team) in a fast-paced Nounish month. Dive in for the latest updates and highlights! --- Timestamps: • 0:00 - Introduction: JacckWyldes Kicks Off October’s Roundup • 0:18 - Governance Rundown: 26 Proposals, Big Wins, and the end of DUNA Drama • 0:50 - IRL Events Recap: Nouns Fest, Noun Town, and Dreamland Highlights • 1:15 - Community Content Shoutouts: Lasko’s Recap, Warpcast threads, and More • 2:00 - Nouns Esports Updates • 2:39 - Nouns Funding Evolution: Flow Grand Streaming Protocol Rolls Out • 3:42 - New Projects Spotlight: Noun Space and Customizable Forecaster Profiles • 4:12 - Shark Attack: Nick’s Cork.wtf Corkboard for Creative Expression • 4:34 - Wrap-up: Jack Bids Farewell with a Nounish November Teaser Links: Nouns Esports Dota 2 : https://x.com/nounsesports/status/1852170896045215825 Noun 40 : https://warpcast.com/noun40/0x71988090 Krel : https://warpcast.com/krel/0x5c789b1abe9657c2581d67354491ce15a5e64a63 Nouns a musical : https://warpcast.com/nounsmusical/0x9b1929dd Opensea article : https://opensea.io/blog/articles/in-conversation-with-walter-newman-an-emmy-nominated-producer-behind-nouns-fest?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=Organic&utm_campaign=TWT_EDU_ALL_101224_ Dreamland : https://youtu.be/MnAuoIkiLLA Nouns Town : https://zora.co/collect/base:0xc2644c0d1c9cda4024bab70a2b3f2e39ee9a938e/1 Nounspace : https://warpcast.com/willywonka.eth/0xf69fd09e Flows.wtf Cork.wtf

Whether you made it out to LA for Nouns Town & Nouns Fest 2024, or got stuck FOMO-ing at home, this short film from The Noun Square's own JackWyldes tells the story of his experience in a way that will make you feel like you were right there with him. In his signature authentic style, Jack works through a mini existential crisis live on camera as he struggles to process his experience and figure out how best to tell the story of this nounish summit through the lens of his favorite cult classic film from the 80's.

In this episode of ZEROPOD (The Zero Rights Reserved Podcast), host Toady Hawk from The Noun Square sits down with Naomi Metzger, 10x British national triple jump champion, to talk about her inspiring journey on track and onchain. Naomi shares how she bounced back from missing the Tokyo Olympics (by just 10 cm!), how she created an NFT collection called Afrochicks to fund her training, and her thoughts on bringing her road to LA 2028 onchain. Tune in to hear her story of resilience, community, and much more! — 0:00 - The Importance of Resilience 2:04 - ZEROPOD Intro 2:12 - An Interview So Nice We Did It Twice 2:55 - Naomi’s Accomplishments 4:07 - Childhood Motivation 5:06 - Choosing Triple Jump 9:00 - University Experience 11:00 - International Competitions 12:57 - Sponsorship Struggles 14:33 - Disqualified by the Wind?? 15:05 - Overcoming Challenges 17:07 - The Human Side of Athletics 18:00 - Triple Jump vs. Long Jump 19:56 - Afrochicks NFT Success 23:54 - Self-Sponsorship 29:02 - Injury Setbacks 33:23 - Media Training & Authenticity 34:43 - Onchain Content Goals 38:33 - Fitness Videos on Warpcast 42:45 - Advice for Young Athletes — Podcast recorded by Toady Hawk, edited by Toady Hawk and Santhosh. Hosted by Toady Hawk. Music by Toady Hawk x Suno AI. This content is zero rights reserved (cc0), please remix and reuse it in any way you like! Produced by The Noun Square onchain media collective. Follow @ thenounsquare on Twitter for daily content about Nouns, NFTs, Ethereum and more or visit https://tns.wtf to learn more.

On ZER0̷P0̷D SP0̷TLIGHT # 2, join us for a deep dive conversation with 4156, the founder of Nouns DAO, into the current proposal to convert Nouns into a Wyoming DUNA. We cover everything from the origins of Nouns to the potential impact of this new legal framework, designed specifically for DAOs. Whether you’re a Nouns member or just curious about the future of decentralized governance, this conversation will bring you up to speed on what’s at stake. Don’t miss 4156 breaking down the pros, cons, and what’s next for Nouns.

Nouns Roundup: September 2024 Recap! 🎉 In this episode, we’re breaking down all the exciting things that happened with Nouns in September! We've got a lot to cover from esports victories to Key accessories and onchain autumn. Here’s what you can expect: 📊 Nouns Esports at The International – Nouns Esports had a huge month! They dominated last year’s champs, Team Spirit, and qualified for DreamLeague. Don’t miss out on the latest updates! 🔑 Canned Nouns Halo Keychains – Get your hands on the limited-edition keychains featuring custom 78 RGB LEDs! Only 500 are available, and they’re selling fast. Cop yours at Nouns.engineering. 🚢 Nounish Pirate Ship Installation – Watch as the iconic Nounish pirate ship from Prop 570 makes waves in a public installation, thanks to the awesome work of Wide Eye Karl. 🌍 Nouns.World and Prop 645 – Mike.Good’s Nouns Resource Center and project explorer launched with a bang! Head over to Nouns.world to see the best of the Nouniverse. 🎥 Shark Pickle Cone Documentary Premiere – Catch the premiere of “Shark Pickle Cone” right on X! Featuring appearances from the TNS crew and the legendary 4156. 🗣️ DUNA Discussion with 4156 – Toady sits down with 4156 to discuss the DUNA (Decentralized Unincorporated Nonprofit Association), a hot topic in the community. Get the details in this in-depth convo. 🍂 Onchain Autumn with Yellow Collective – Onchain Autumn is here! Yellow Collective and Base are hosting fall-themed art contests, builder retro rounds, and collaborations with top creators. Don’t miss out on prizes and grants totalling over 6 ETH! Make sure to subscribe for more CC0 Nounish content and rate our podcast 5 Stars on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. Stay tuned for our exclusive Nouns Town coverage next week!

Get ready for Farcaster 101, Episode 3: The Moxie Video... In the new internet, your time and attention are valuable and should be rewarded, right? Moxie plans to grow the GDP of the Farcaster Network by embedding seamless on-chain economies into every interaction, cast, and channel within the community. Powered by Airstack and built on the Farcaster protocol, Moxie enables a future where your fans are not just your followers but actual stakeholders in your personal brand. With Fan Tokens, members can unlock exclusive features, earn rewards, and actively participate in shaping their favorite channels and content. In this video, we dive into how Moxie Protocol revolutionizes the way users engage, with incentives designed to reward attention, cooperation, and community-driven growth. You'll also learn about our governance system, token airdrops, and retroactive grants that make every Farcaster member an integral part of this ecosystem. And yes, you'll learn about how how you can literally get paid to post on social media like you are already... that's the power of Moxie! 👉 Don't forget to rate ZEROPOD 5 stars if you enjoy our content. Video produced and directed by JackWyldes for The Noun Square.

On episode 30 of the Zero Rights Reserved podcast, hosts Toady Hawk and Joshua Fisher from The Noun Square sit down with David Horvath, a legend in the Lifestyle Character Brand world and creator of such cultural heavyweights as Uglydoll and Bossy Bear. In this conversation, we dig into David’s past and his development from a curious child into a creative force. We hear his story about founding Uglydoll with his now-wife and working partner Sun-Min Kim, and building that property into a globally successful character brand. We also chat about David’s 2022 Nouns proposal to put Nouns Sofubi and Plush into high end Japanese stores, and how they came back asking for more. Lastly, David talks about his new proposal to Nouns to produce more Nounish Plushes and place them in stores where they can be a trigger for new people to fall down the Nounish rabbit hole.  If you enjoy this pod, please Like, Comment and Subscribe so that you don't miss future episodes! Timestamps: 00:00 - Plush down the rabbit hole 00:50 - ZEORPOD Intro 01:33 - First time face to face 02:30 - The David Horvath origin story: Childhood 03:15 - Favorite toys 05:31 - Favorite Collectibles now 06:31 - “Releasing a plushy” vs Plush culture in Japan 07:50 - The power of plush 09:07 - “Caught in the pursuit of awareness” 09:39 - Gary Lee is the Mr. Rogers of this generation 10:50 - “Brands cannot live on nostalgia alone.” 11:11 - Ugly Doll’s genesis 14:14 - Collaboration with Sun-Min 16:28 - “The Eames Chair of Plush” 21:00 - Taking UglyDoll to scale 23:00 - Pounding the pavement 24:36 - How was Bossy Bear similar, different? 27:31 - Misconceptions about breaking into Japan 28:00- In Japan, Lifestyle Character Brands are for everyone 29:00 - Getting people to care vs just knowing about you 30:45 - The BossyBear story 33:51 - Your tribe has to grow organically 34:52 - BossyBear compared to UglyDoll creative experiences 37:00 - 5 o’ clock somewhere 37:34 - David’s original Nouns proposal 39:25 - What is a Sofubi? 41:54 - How were the first run of Nouns plush received? 45:00 - What to expect if the current proposal passes? 46:16 - Taking CC0 ideals to shelf space 48:00 - Prop is designed to be self sufficient in the long run 50:00- Nouns at Toy and Gift Shows 51:05 - How does he answer people who ask “What is Nouns?” 54:00 - “Maybe I shouldn’t explain too much.” 57:00- Talking Snoopy 1:00:00 - “Wouldn’t it be treat if they fell down the rabbit hole?” 1:04:20 - David as a nouns OG 10:06:00 - “We know when we’re being sold.” 1:07:00 - Where to find out more — Podcast recorded by Toady Hawk, edited by Toady Hawk and Santhosh. Hosted by Toady Hawk and Joshua Fisher. Music by Toady Hawk x Suno AI. Zero Rights Reserved, please remix and reuse our content in any way you like! Produced by The Noun Square onchain media collective. Follow @ thenounsquare on Twitter for daily content about Nouns, NFTs, Ethereum and more or visit https://tns.wtf to learn more. 

Whether you’re a long-time Nouns fan or new to the community, our monthly Nouns Roundup videos are packed with everything you need to know to stay up to date on the latest happenings in the Nouniverse! On this episode, we showcase memorable moments from the community for the 3rd anniversary of Nouns (aka Nouniversary!) We show how Nouns made a difference recently with the Variety Bash, a 9-day caravan that supported underprivileged communities across remote areas of Australia. We also showcase the latest from Nouns Esports, including their impressive performances in Pokémon Unite and CS2, plus exciting new launches like NounsTown LA and Cares Club’s interactive retail popup in Tokyo. Oh, and we draw your attention to Nouns Proposal 619 to fund all of the fun content and community support we build on the daily: https://www.nouns.camp/proposals/619 Don’t forget to like, subscribe, and let us know your favorite Nouns moment in the comments below! Follow us here:  https://warpcast.com/~/channel/yellow https://warpcast.com/thenounsquare https://x.com/thenounsquare Created by: JackWyldes  https://warpcast.com/jackwyldes Produced by: The Noun Square Onchain Media Collective https://warpcast.com/toadyhawk.eth Special thanks: Maty  https://warpcast.com/maty

On this Episode of The Based Builders Show, Toady Hawk and Carlos Melgar dig in with Chris Carella and Binji Pande from Optimism to learn all about The SUNNYs, a new awards show for the Superchain on Ethereum. Learn all about it, and how you can apply if you're a builder.

Let's get into this month's NOUNS ROUNDUP from The Noun Square, produced and hosted by JackWyldes. Highlights from the month of July: 🎥 Nouns a Movie: Rise of Blus won Best Series at the Animator International Short Film Competition. 🏆 Nouns Explainer Video by Ordinary Folk won Silver at the Collision Awards. 🦆 Quack, the cutest Instagram duckling in noggles, partnered with Duolingo and Genshin Impact plus they opened the new Quack and Lola shop! 🏄 Sunny in Nicaragua: Nouns-sponsored volcanic surf film is now out. 🎮 Nouns Esports seeks a content creator for The International in Copenhagen this September. New Adidas jerseys launched with Matcha and Laso Finance. Enter the art contest to win part of a $2000 prize pool. 🏙️ Nouns Town LA 2024: October 9-11 event with nounish activities and nounish people ☕ Nouns Coffee in West Hollywood opens August 6th. 🍽️ 87 Bones and Nouns Deli: Providing free groceries to over 200 families and competing in 'Battle of the Sanga' in Melbourne. 🎈 Vitalik Buterin donned golden noggles, an epic moment thanks to Chris Carella and Bigshotklim. 🟡 The Yellow Collective and TNS: A fun new art contest with Matcha and Nouns Esports + an awesome conversation with Nouns and Rounds.wtf founder Seneca. Follow The Noun Square here: https://warpcast.com/thenounsquare https://x.com/thenounsquare Produced and Edited: https://warpcast.com/jackwyldes

In this inaugiral episode of ZERØPØD SPØTLIGHT, we dive deep into Rounds.wtf with our special guest, Seneca, cofounder of both Nouns and Rounds.wtf. Discover the origins of this game-changing protocol, from its roots in Nouns to the evolution from Prop.House, and learn how Rounds.wtf is transforming community engagement and funding through decentralized, permissionless technology. Seneca shares insights on why Rounds is essential for the future of onchain culture and how it empowers individuals to find their place and feel at home in this space, like a digital bonfire on the blockchain. --- Timestamps: ________________________________________ 00:00 - Introduction 01:42 - Chapter One: After pronouns, there were Nouns. 08:31 - Chapter Two: The birth of a round. 15:49 - Chapter Three: You are already doing it. ____________________________________________________ Follow The Noun Square Onchain Media Collective here: https://warpcast.com/thenounsquare https://x.com/thenounsquare Follow Seneca: https://warpcast.com/seneca Join the /yellow channel to participate in various rounds for artists and creators (and get rewarded in ETH!) https://warpcast.com/~/channel/yellow Produced and Edited: https://warpcast.com/jackwyldes #nouns #farcaster #base #blockchain #communitybuilding

On episode 29 of the Zero Rights Reserved podcast, hosts Toady Hawk and Prof Werder from The Noun Square sit down with Will Papper, Nouner and co-founder of Syndicate.  In this conversation, we learn about Will's career journey, which involves being a trailblazing founder, first in the field of AI and later crypto. We talk about how his company, Syndicate aims to facilitate cooperation and composability for onchain communities like Farcaster and $Degen, the future of Ethereum's rollup-centric roadmap as he sees it, and why he believes Layer 2s and Layer 3s could one day eclipse L1s in TVL. Finally, we dig into what attracted Will to Nouns since early days, how he likes to contribute to the project, and what he hopes to see in the future from Nouns.  If you enjoy this pod, please rate our podcast 5 stars on Spotify or Apple Music and be sure to Subscribe so that you don't miss future episodes! --- Timestamps: 00:00 - How did Will get Noun-pilled? 02:25 - ZeroPod intro 03:40 - The Will Papper Origin Story 04:14 - “Decentralization Technologies” 05:35 - Infinite regret 06:14 - What are Mesh Networks? 08:22 - “Timing is hard.” 09:00 - Discovering Ethereum 10:30 - The Coingecko experiment 12:50 - Hysterical NFTs 14:20 - Avoiding hype cycles 15:12 - Librarian AI 17:13 - Remembering the 2018 bear cycle fondly 22:00 - “A few people with a great idea can have a huge impact.” 25:25 - 2018 vs 2022 bear market comparisons 27:30 - The crazy speed of infrastructure development in crypto  29:10 - What is Syndicate? Early days. 31:15 - Enabling onchain investment clubs 35:15 - On L3’s 37:00 - Why are L3 fees cheaper? 41:00 - $Degen and tipping culture 44:00 - “The value of an L2 will never surpass the value of an L1” argument challenged 47:37 - Our video about bridging that never uses the word bridge: https://youtu.be/fnji_t6hUXc?si=KwKF6i-ahy_KKXT5 48:27 - The Superchain is a messaging protocol, not a bridging protocol 51:00 - Security vs Usage 54:00 - L3 Composability 57:35 - On Farcaster 59:24 - Cow-clicker in a frame: https://warpcast.com/will/0xefedba2a 1:00:00 - Working with Jacek on Degen Chain 1:04:00 - Will on Nouns 1:06:00 - Noun-pilled by Noun40 1:07:00 - Sponsoring Glitch art proposal 1:08:00 - Thoughts on moving Nouns governance off L1 (Don’t do it!) 1:10:55 - Sharing unique perspectives in governance 1:11:48 - The future of Nouns 1:13:00 - The Yellow Collective, Purple as examples of successful branches into other niches and ecosystems 1:18:00- Predictions for the current cycle 1:19:18 - Syndicate’s goals for this year --- Podcast recorded by Toady Hawk, edited by Toady Hawk and Santhosh. Hosted by Toady Hawk and Prof Werder. Music by Toady Hawk x Suno AI. Zero Rights Reserved, please remix and reuse our content in any way you like! Produced by The Noun Square onchain media collective. Follow @ thenounsquare on Twitter for daily content about Nouns, NFTs, Ethereum and more or visit https://tns.wtf to learn more.  #crypto #onchain #podcast #nouns #syndicate #degen #l3s

Welcome to the Nouns Roundup with Jack Wyldes from The Noun Square! It's the end of the month, and we've got some incredible updates for you. 🚀 Highlights: 🔸 Prop 100 Update: Did you know you can see a pair of yellow noggles from space? 🔸 Nouns a Movie - Episode 3: "A New Normal" was released plus behind-the-scenes footage of the orchestral score by Budapest Scoring. Watch out for cameos from MeetQuack and Chimpers! 🔸 Shark Pickle Cone: Produced by Stoopid Buddy, featured in an IndieWire article, and part of the Stoopid Buddy catalogue. 🔸 Nounsfest in LA: Tickets are available now for this October event, set to be the animation event of the year. 🔸 Nouns DAO Coffee Project: Drew Coffman revealed the identity of this project coming to LA. Mint their reveal on Zora now for free! 🔸 NounsFair at ETH Global Brussels: Happening from July 12-14, offering $5,000 worth of prizes at the hackathon. 🔸 Nouns School Construction in Uganda: Officially kicked off with awesome footage of Hyper's kids Africa's performance at the groundbreaking event. 🔸 $NOUNS: Although Prop 536 didn’t pass you can still swap your Nouns for $Nouns 🔸 Nouns Esports News: Congrats to the Dota 2 team for qualifying as the only NA team headed to The International in Copenhagen! Plus, check out Nexus, where the Nouns community shapes the future of esports. 🔸 Yellow News: We produced an intro to Onchain summer that was minted almost 11,000 times, dropped our first Artist Spotlight featuring musician Leo Pastel with the song "Snail," and released a new pod with host @toadyhawk and Co-CEO of Matcha Amir Bandeali. Don't miss out on these exciting updates and events! Be sure to like, comment, and subscribe for more Nouns news. Links & Resources: Check out the yellow noggles on Google Maps here: https://www.google.com.br/maps/place/... Watch "Nouns a Movie - Episode 3: A New Normal" here:    • The Rise of Blus: A Nouns Movie | Par...   Explore Shark Pickle Cone on the official Stoopid Buddy website here: https://www.leagueofbuddies.com/proje... Get your tickets for Nounsfest in LA here: https://nounsfest.tv/ Mint the Nouns DAO Coffee Project reveal on Zora here: https://zora.co/collect/base:0x8917b4... Mint the footage of the Nouns School construction in Uganda here: https://zora.co/collect/base:0x894eea... Dive into Nouns Esports and Nexus here: https://nouns.gg/nexus Check out all of our onchain content here: https://zora.co/@basedandyellow Stay tuned for more updates and keep supporting the Nouns community!

On episode 28 of the Zero Rights Reserved podcast, host Toady Hawk from The Noun Square sits down with Amir Bandeali, the co-founder and co-CEO of 0x and Matcha. In this 45 minute conversation, we learn about Amir's crypto and career journey, his pioneering work with 0x protocol and we learn all about all the useful features of the Matcha DEX. We also chat about the recently announced partnership between Matcha, Nouns Esports and The Noun Square, and trade insights on Nouns, L2 summer, Farcaster and more. If you've never tried making a swap on Matcha using their money-saving Matcha Auto feature, you can try to here: https://nouns.gg/matcha  Also, if you enjoy this pod, please Like, Comment and Subscribe so that you don't miss future episodes.  Keep up to date with everything the Nouns Esports org is up to by visiting nouns.gg. --- Timestamps: 00:00 - Amir on why Matcha wanted to Partner with Nouns Esports and The Noun Square 01:03 - ZeroPod intro 02:15 - Onchain origins 04:29 - Why was he able to see the benefits of onchain finance when many in trade don’t? 05:00 - Learning about the benefits of self-custody getting rugged by online Poker Sites 06:44 - Go West young man: Moving from midwest to SF 08:43 - Special guest kitty 09:24 - The 0x story - The first DEX protocol 11:58 - Aggregating liquidity across chains and protocols 12:41 - What kind of apps are using 0x? “Most applications that have swaps use us.” 15:15 - What is Matcha? 18:01 - Favourite features of Matcha - “Matcha is like a search engine for tokens.” 20:20 - MEV protection out of the box 22:58 - “Abstracting away complexity.” 23:41 - L2 Summer 26:18 - The Rise of Base 28:16 - Amir on Nouns ⌐◨-◨   29:00 - “The concept of Nouns was so unique to me.” 31:17 - Nouns is truly decentralized and doesn’t have a scarcity mindset 32:48 - Nouns Esports and the new partnership with Matcha 34:30 - Nouns Esports changing the game with transparent funding 35:28 - The Cat was a paid actor. 37:00 - What does Amir hope to see from this collaboration with Nouns? 39:49 - Amir on the future of Ethereum. “Everything of value will be tokenized.” 42:40 - Thoughts on Farcaster 43:59 - Outro --- Podcast recorded by Toady Hawk, edited by Toady Hawk and Santhosh. Hosted by Toady Hawk. Music by Toady Hawk x Suno AI. Zero Rights Reserved, please remix and reuse our content in any way you like! Produced by The Noun Square onchain media collective. Follow @ thenounsquare on Twitter for daily content about Nouns, NFTs, Ethereum and more or visit https://tns.wtf to learn more. 

On episode 27 of the Zero Rights Reserved podcast, host Toady Hawk from The Noun Square sits down with James Ross, founder of a modular OP Stack L2 called MODE Network, which is aiming to bring more defi energy to the Superchain.  We hear about James' crypto and defi journey and find out why he wanted to build on Ethereum and on the Optimism stack. We chat about Eigen Layer (which he advised previous to founding MODE), some promising protocols on MODE, Farcaster, incentivizing builders and much more in this one hour conversation. If you want to check out MODE, here is an invite code that should work:https://ref.mode.network/AgNTDx If you enjoy this pod, please Rate our podcast 5 stars on Spotify and Apple Podcasts, it helps us a lot! --- Timestamps: 00:00 - How MODE fits into the Superchain 01:45 - ZeroPod intro 02:45 - James’ crypto and defi journey 04:31 - GTM consulting with Hype 05:31 - Why Ethereum? Why Optimism? 06:32 - Different models of builder funding 08:30 - The difficulty of measuring impact 11:36 - How MODE fits into the Superchain 13:56 - Renzo brings ETH staking to L2 16:24 - How EigenLayer is changing the game 19:00 - Is EigenLayer a systemic risk to ETH? 22:30 - How has MODE been going so far since launch? 25:00 - L2s as an unlock for defi strategies 28:00 - Points and airdrops meta, difficulty of incentivizing the right things 31:50 - $Degen and Farcaster. The power of “microbounties” and tipping 35:16 - Thoughts on Farcaster 38:00 - Devs will figure out novel ways to do things 41:50 - Builder culture at MODE: Building for the entire Superchain 43:00 - Some of James’ favourite projects on MODE 47:40 - Why build MODE on the Superchain? 51:20 - Where to go to learn more about MODE: docs.mode.network 52:36 - What is he most excited about for the next 6 months? (Some alpha maybe?) --- Podcast recorded by Toady Hawk, edited by Toady Hawk and Santhosh. Hosted by Toady Hawk. Music by Toady Hawk x Suno AI. Zero Rights Reserved, please remix and reuse our content in any way you like! Produced by The Noun Square onchain media collective. Follow @ thenounsquare on Twitter for daily content about Nouns, NFTs, Ethereum and more or visit https://tns.wtf to learn more. 

Welcome to this week's Nouns Roundup! We've got an exciting 3-minute update on everything happening in the Nouns universe. From cutting-edge collaborations to thrilling esports events and innovative artistic ventures, there's a lot to cover. Let's dive in! Highlights: 🔥 Ledger x 360 Nouns Collaboration: Get your hands on the custom Ledger Nano S Plus, designed by Greta Gremlin and Messhup, available for those who completed the Ledger and Noun Square Quests. https://x.com/Ledger/status/1790006186697228552 🎉 NounsFair at ETH GLOBAL Sydney: Incredible pics from their setup, tons of Nounish swag, and awards given to HoverChain X, Gimme My Bloody Money, and ALIBUDAHabit Builder. 🎥 NounsFair & Hackathons: Check out TEJI’s YouTube channel for a full documentation of the Sydney hackathon. https://x.com/NounsFair/status/1789468552459948102 🎵 SupertightWoody’s New Nouns Dao CC0 Sample Pack: Download it for FREE thanks to the Artist Program funded by Prop 488. Visit artistprogram.org for more info! https://x.com/SuperTightWoody/status/1791200864763351165 🎮 Nouns Esports: Major updates including the first-ever Matcha Cup Online Smash Melee tournament, Prop 531 passing for a Smash Bros Coast to Coast series, and the CS2 team winning the NA Rival Cup presented by Lenovo Legion. https://x.com/nounsesports 🎬 Cinema News: World premiere of "Don’t Tell Peanut" by Mark Horowitz, new screenshots from "Nouns Movie: Rise of Blue," and the trailer for "Shark Pickle Cone," premiering at Consensus Austin.  https://x.com/worstdao/status/1786478065583042806. https://x.com/nounsmovie/status/1786104466464464993 https://x.com/NounsDoc/status/1792698651850256399 🖼️ Wide Eye Karl’s Video: Stunning noggle benches and sculptures setup at Heavenly Lake, showcasing CC0 assets. https://x.com/0xwideeye/status/1782756248498450611 🎨 Nouns Deli: Launch of their new website and Harvmcm as the featured artist for the 4th Deli Art edition. Mint a piece on Zora and enter to win the physical piece and a HarvmcmBlocks NFT. https://x.com/87B0nes/status/1790018912085795165 🎙️ ZeroPod Episode: Host Toady Hawk gets spacey with UFO Founder Nick Hollins. https://zora.co/collect/base:0x7f16f2d17907fb3f4e8a8859384a7aec54166ccc/26 Stay updated with all things Nouns by following: https://x.com/thenounsquare https://warpcast.com/~/channel/thenounsquare https://warpcast.com/~/channel/yellow Credits: Writing and Editing by @JackWyldes Special thanks to @maty the weekly newsletter: https://paragraph.xyz/@nounsdao/shark,-pickle,-cone-dont-watch-it-alone?referrer=0xdead753f9b1eb8f2f7372e8587e7c6e342daac89

On episode 26 of the Zero Rights Reserved podcast, host Toady Hawk from The Noun Square sits down for part one of a two part Home & Away podcast with Nick Hollins from UFO. In this one, Toady puts Nick in the hotseat to find out all about his career and crypto journey. We talk about everything from onchain media and web 3 distribution to open source and DAOs, and we hear firsthand what’s next for UFO. Next week, Toady and Benbodhi from The Noun Square / ZeroPod will join Nick on the UFO pod to chat about TNS, the pod, The Yellow Collective and more. Make sure you subscribe at https://ufo.fm/ so you don’t miss it! If you enjoy this conversation, please mint it here for free and share with a friend! Timestamps: 00:00 - Open source wins. 01:54 - ZeroPod Intro 03:40 - Nick’s origin story 05:33 - Intro to crypto and podcasting 07:08 - ETH Berlin pre-covid 07:44 - 0x Labs & Matcha 08:20 - Meeting UFO cofounder Ivano Salonia 10:06 - Voyager Artist Collective 11:05 - UFO Radio / Podcast 14:25 - Onchain Distribution vs web 2 Distro 16:40 - Onchain podcast pioneers - UFO as an Onchain Radio Station 19:35 - “Everything that happens onchain is a broadcast event.” 21:00 - Experimenting with Hypersub 23:00 - What does an onchain radio station look like? 25:00 - The Synchronous Signal 26:05 - Discoverability for onchain media 32:00 - Higher: A new model for DAOs? 33:00 - The Yellow Collective 35:00 - Why “Yellow”? 38:00 - Emojis and Brands — the new flags of Network States? 40:49 - Farcaster chat 47:00 - Twitter’s fall from grace 51:41 - Decentralized orgs and Open Source FTW 53:00 - Retro funding as a key unlock 1:00:00 - Positive Sum mindsets 1:00:51 - Nick on Nouns 1:09:00 - Favourite guests from UFO pod 1:14:20 - Onchain media as Onchain Anthropology 1:16:00 - Outro --- Podcast recorded by Toady Hawk, edited by Toady Hawk and JackWyldes. Hosted by Toady Hawk. Music by Toady Hawk x Suno AI. Zero Rights Reserved, please remix and reuse our content in any way you like! Produced by The Noun Square onchain media collective. Follow @ thenounsquare on Twitter for daily content about Nouns, NFTs, Ethereum and more or visit https://tns.wtf to learn more.

On episode 25 of the Zero Rights Reserved podcast, host Toady Hawk from The Noun Square sits down with Hong Kim aka Noun 40, cofounder and CTO of Bitwise for a deep dive on all things Nouns! We learn about what attracted Hong to Nouns, and chat about the importance of figuring out ways to fund the things nobody wants to fund (public goods.) We chat about the forthcoming $NOUNS fungible token, the nouns minting culture, Hong's dream proposals, and much, much more. If you're a fan of nouns, this is not one to miss! If you enjoy this conversation, please LIKE & Subscribe so others can find it and enjoy it too! --- Timestamps: 00:00 - Teaser: 40 on the importance of repairing market failures and funding public goods, and why nouns appealed to him 02:04 - ZeroPod intro 02:31 - Welcoming 40 to the pod. 04:22 - The 40 Origin Story. 04:47 - Falling down the Crypto rabbit hole in 2016. 05:30 - “Everyone is early” 06:00 - The origin/idea for Bitwise Investments 07:15 - Onchain journey & nouns journey 07:39 - Crypto’s opportunity to repair market failures and fund public goods 10:20 - Nouns: “Maybe we can just build memes that fund public goods” 12:00 - Where did you first hear about Nouns 12:58 - Why Void Head noun? 15:02 - Favourite noun head aside from Void? 16:34 -“The silliness of nouns allows people to be a little less serious than in most governance contexts.” 17:50 - The benefit of nouns’ gradual token issuance 21:36 - What is his definition of nouns & nounishness (aka “40 goes off”) 26:00 - Appreciation for the craft of the art and code base of nouns 27:40 - “We’re doing great on the weirdness front.” 28:10 - Talking $NOUNS (nouns fungible token) 31:00 - $NOUNS broad overview 32:33 - Lessons from Bitcoin’s fractionalization and culture 35:00 - There’s currently no good way to own a fraction of a Noun 40:00 - Who would swap $NOUNS for Nouns and why? 46:30 - Potential future governance participation by $NOUNS holders 47:04 - “Speculation is a superpower.” 49:51 - $NOUNS as an API 52:00 - $NOUNS as a potentially meaningful way to acquire new fans for nouns-funded projects 53:37 - Will $NOUNS have a positive or negative effect on arbitrage? 57:00 - $NOUNS Timeline… alpha? 57:50 - The future of the nouns minting economy 1:02:58 - Mint to support 1:04:00 - Minting as a way to further decentralize nouns funding 1:06:56 - Minting Splits as a way to tag mints as nounish on zora 1:08:00 - How to get enough volume on nounish mints for revenue to be meaningful 1:12:00 - rounds.wtf and possible minting applications 1:14:00 - Ideal nouns proposal (lessons from the DARPA model… but for onchain world) 1:20:00 - Think hyperlocal 1:22:00 - On Bitwise, and what might make wall street take notice of a project like nouns? 1:26:00 - What is 40 most excited about for Nouns? Thoughts on the new delegation governor. 1:31:00 - “Enjoy Nouns!” 1:31:51 - ? --- Podcast recorded by Toady Hawk, edited by Toady Hawk and JackWyldes. Hosted by Toady Hawk. Music by Toady Hawk x Suno AI. Zero Rights Reserved, please remix and reuse our content in any way you like! Produced by The Noun Square onchain media collective. Follow @ thenounsquare on Twitter for daily content about Nouns, NFTs, Ethereum and more or visit https://tns.wtf to learn more. #ethereum #nouns #nfts #noun4 #onchain

On episode 24 of the Zero Rights Reserved podcast, host Toady Hawk from The Noun Square sits down with Jacob Horne, cofounder of Zora to talk about everything onchain. We hear about Jacob's early days at Coinbase, talk about how Zora came to be and how it has evolved over the past 4 years, what Farcaster and onchain content means for the future of media distribution and much, much more-- including some alpha about what's next for Zora! If you enjoy this conversation, please Rate ZeroPod 5 Stars on Spotify & Apple Music so others can find it and enjoy it too! --- TIMESTAMPS 00:00 - Jacob on Farcaster 02:41 - ZeroPod intro 03:20 - Toady apologizes for constantly trying to break Zora 04:44 - Jacob’s personal onchain origin story 05:50 - Messing around with Bitcoin and Colored Coins 06:30 - Discovered by Coinbase, moving from Sydney to SF 06:47 - From literal Coinbase Intern to USDC Project Lead 07:49 - The appeal of Uniswap and the paradigm of protocols 08:50 - SaintFame.com “The Long Sleeve of Crypto” 09:40 - What is the reason for the success of “The Coinbase Mafia”? 12:23 - Four Years of Zora: The History. “Ideas are valuable.” 14:00 - Making it easier to bring content onchain 15:00 - Designing for media first 16:26 - Huge stats, huge growth 19:00 - Zora compared to the other NFT platforms 19:39 - The Zora L2 20:08 - Pepe week, shared PTSD 21:27 - Why OP Stack? 22:19 - The decision to make Zora multi chain: good vibes only 23:36 - Zora abstracting the bridging experience 26:50 - Creator Rewards - A Primary Royalty? 31:00 - The secret weapon: Create in one place, disperse everywhere 32:08 - The evolution of the Zora homepage 33:00 - Experimentation with content discovery 35:00 - Jacob on Farcaster’s 3 year long “Overnight success” 39:00 - The power of crypto content distribution on Farcaster 41:09 - The future of Frames 43:59 - Opens Deals type service in a Frame? 45:00 - $DEGEN Specific Client? 46:11 - Talking about rounds.wtf from Nouns PropHouse 47:29 - What is Nouns could give away $nouns instead? 48:20 - What attracted Jacob to Nouns? 51:29 - Ideas for the future of Nouns, disrupt the film production industry 54:52 - What should Nouns maybe do less of? 55:00 - Lamenting the loss of Nouns AI 56:00 - The future for onchain creators 58:00 - Jacob puts Toady in charge of Zora for 3 months (verbal contract) 1:01:00 - “Have fun, be fast.” 1:03:00 - Alpha! --- Podcast recorded by Toady Hawk, edited by Toady Hawk and JackWyldes. Hosted by Toady Hawk. Music by Toady Hawk x Suno AI. Zero Rights Reserved, please remix and reuse our content in any way you like! Produced by The Noun Square onchain media collective. Follow @ thenounsquare on Twitter for daily content about Nouns, NFTs, Ethereum and more or visit https://tns.wtf to learn more.

On episode 23 of the Zero Rights Reserved podcast, hosts Toady Hawk and Prof Werder from The Noun Square sit down with Mike Demarais, cofounder of Rainbow Wallet to hear his story. We go deep down the Rainbow Road and chat about buying weed on the Silk Road, why he built a crypto wallet and why they called it Rainbow, his thoughts on Farcaster, BASE and Nouns, and much, much more... including a few pieces of juicy alpha! If you enjoy this conversation, please Rate this Podcast 5 Stars & Subscribe so you don't miss an episode! --- Timestamps: 00:00 - Will “Mike Rainbow” Ever Make it Official? 01:00 - ZeroPod intro 02:00 - Mike likes TNS and ZeroPod 03:27 - Mike’s origin story - B2B SAAS roots 04:24 - “Crypto really scratched an itch for me.” 05:20 - Originally thought Bitcoin was a scam 05:50 - Buying weed on the darknet 07:00 - Attracted to the composability of Ethereum 09:20 - The importance of crypto wallets for mainstream adoption 10:11 - Why “Rainbow”? 10:26 - Importance of ‘Emojiability’ 11:10 - CryptWallet Pro Coming Soon 12:49- Rainbow’s mobile-first approach 16:22 - The new desktop extension: Going after power users (and aspirational power users) 19:44 - Cross-chain compatibility 22:24- The Vampire Attack: “It is always acceptable for David to take shots at Goliath.” 24:00 - Rainbow POINTS 27:28 - Fartcaster 29:00 - Twitter API woes 31:00 - Having fun on Farcaster 33:00 - We meme the ones we love 34:55 - On being an unhinged founder, and the importance of approachable raw brand voice 37:36 - Everyone DM Mike all your problems (jk) 37:56 - The Top Signal for this bull run 38:44 - Mike on the growth of BASE 43:00 - Farcaster flippenings 44:00 - Mike asks about Nouns x Farcaster 47:06 - Mike on Nouns, possible future Rainbow ⌐◨-◨ collab 50:00 - The importance of open source 52:00 - ERC 4337 - Account Abstraction: Rainbow Mini wallets 57:00 - What is Mike most excited about for 2024? --- Podcast recorded by Toady Hawk, edited by Toady Hawk and JackWyldes. Hosted by Toady Hawk and Prof Werder. Music by SuperTightWoody. Zero Rights Reserved, please remix and reuse our content in any way you like! Produced by The Noun Square onchain media collective. Follow @ thenounsquare on Twitter for daily content about Nouns, NFTs, Ethereum and more or visit https://tns.wtf to learn more.