lotr

Base

Base has achieved Stage 1 Decentralization by:
• Launching permissionless fault proofs
• Increasing the decentralization of our contract upgrade process with a security council

This is a critical step toward bringing everyone, everywhere onchain

https://base.mirror.xyz/tWDMlGp48fF0MeADcLQruUBq1Qxkou4O5x3ax8Rm3jA

crypto

web3 is quietly reaching critical mass. in 2020, 66m people held crypto.

by 2024 that number climbed to 659m, a ten-fold leap.

forecasts suggest 825m next year and 1b by 2030. daily active wallets grew from 0.2m to 24.6m. 

the on-chain era is no longer theory - it’s arriving

Excited to participate in the Web3 movement! 💻

ADHD

neurodivergent

Has anybody mentioned how crypto is very ADHD friendly? Do quick task, receive micro reward, repeat. /adhd /neurodivergent

artifacts

Science

A 7,000 year-old tool kit was recently uncovered by archeologists. ⛏️ It might be the oldest intact weapon system found in North America 🤯 /artifacts /science

A 7,000 year-old tool kit was recently uncovered by archeologists. ⛏️ It might be the oldest intact weapon system found in North America 🤯 /artifacts /science 

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/archaeologists-uncover-a-monumental-hunting-kit-in-texas-that-may-be-the-oldest-found-in-north-america-yet-180986382/

Gaming

quantum ⚛️

Video games are gonna be so epic with quantum computers 💻 🎮👾 in 20 years they say. /gaming /quantum

Video games are gonna be so epic with quantum computers 💻 🎮👾 in 20 years they say. /gaming /quantum 

https://www.reuters.com/technology/nvidia-open-quantum-computing-lab-ceo-says-2025-03-20/

Ocean World 🌊🌍

Cool breakthrough in coral reef restoration! Scientists developed a technology that uses light to attract food to coral, speeding up reef recovery. 🐠 🌊 🪸 /oceanworld

Cool breakthrough in coral reef restoration! Scientists developed a technology that uses light to attract food to coral, speeding up reef recovery. 🐠 🌊 🪸 /oceanworld 

https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/new-technology-lights-up-coral-to-speed-reef-restoration-by-attracting-food/

thedoodles

Linus wishes everybody had a good Valentine’s Day! ❤️ 🐘 /thedoodles

Space

astronomy

Star-forming activity in colliding galaxies energizes hydrogen emissions, clearing gas and allowing the light to escape—making the unexpected visible. 🤯🌌✨ /space  /astronomy

Star-forming activity in colliding galaxies energizes hydrogen emissions, clearing gas and allowing the light to escape—making the unexpected visible. 🤯🌌✨ /space  /astronomy 

https://www.jameswebbdiscovery.com/discoveries/webb-telescope-close-up-on-egsy8p7-galaxy-cluster-unravels-hydrogen-mystery

Farville 🧑‍🌾

Enjoying the logarithmic leveling up on /farville ! Would love to see an option to discover people I can donate seeds or crops to if it doesn’t already exist. 🌽🌾

web3

ANNOUNCEMENT.

thirdweb has acquired leading decentralized social platform @Yup 

We're excited to welcome the Yup team — and to further our mission of building industry-leading web3 social SDKs & onchain identity solutions.

I’m excited to see how the Web3 stack will be further integrated into leading social media spaces with the thirdweb acquisition! 🤖⛓️‍💥 /web3

Writers

I finished a new essay, "Farcaster is a Car" which I'm submitting to the @kiwi Farcaster 2026 writing contest. It tackles the question of marketing and growth by reimagining what social media could be.

The ideas were inspired by Nassim Taleb's insight that new forms of technology have a tendency to fix problems introduced by previous technology. It got me thinking: what problems in Web2 social media can Farcaster fix? The answer I came up with was context collapse.

In this essay, I draw on an analogy between Farcaster and the early automobile, from historical, practical, and cultural angles. Using crypto (and AI) technology, Farcaster has the potential to unlock a "mobile self," turning users into builders who can create their own contextual experiences while maintaining continuity across the web.

https://paragraph.xyz/@driftless/farcaster-is-a-car?referrer=0x33514A171B0eC657a0237Dd388fAA4f39eE2a2E4

Following an evolution of social media:

Y2K -> Social Networking & Long-Form (MySpace/Facebook/YouTube)

2010’s -> Short-Form & Visual (Twitter/Instagram/TikTok)

Later 2020’s -> Owned Media (Farcaster/Fediverse)

Football

chiefs

Taylor Swift is projected to win her 3rd Super Bowl win 🏆🏈 /football  /chiefs

Bitcoin

I might have bought at the wrong dip. 📉 Ended up eating it with some tortilla chips 😆 /bitcoin

Geopolitics

Looks like India might shift perspectives on crypto sooner than later. 🇮🇳

I wonder how many APAC users currently use Farcaster. 🤔🌏
/geopolitics

Looks like India might shift perspectives on crypto sooner than later. 🇮🇳

I wonder how many APAC users currently use Farcaster. 🤔🌏
/geopolitics 

https://www.reuters.com/technology/india-reviewing-crypto-position-due-global-changes-senior-official-says-2025-02-02/

We’re ecstatic to announce that @spindl is joining @coinbase and the @base team to build the future of onchain advertising at the company that’s bringing the world onchain.

https://blog.spindl.xyz/p/spindl-is-joining-coinbase

This looks exciting for new app discovery 📱 #onchain

Memes

Proceeds to go long for Goatseus Maximus 🐐 #GOAT

It was first pre-internet meme! (not exactly funny for our time) 😀 

Did you know that t first pre-internet meme appeared in print back in 1921? 

The comic was found in a 1921 edition of satirical magazine The Judge. 
https://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-trending-43783521

Sounds like they had an equivalent of “rizz” back then. I wonder what term they used in the 20s? 🧐😎

Crypto enthusiast exploring new tech and connecting with the blockchain ecosystem. ⛓️‍💥 👾 Big fan of video games, books, & pizza. 🍕

Alejandro Mancera

@amancera76