Degen

updates on $DEGEN frame

* added raindrop points
* added tips tracker(click on Receiver FID to view their profile)

still many things to add
https://degen-v2.vercel.app

New version of the “Degen Stats” frame!

allowing everyone to trade with the help of AI Agents

Economics

re: upcoming potential TikTok ban, rednote is a flash in the pan.

creators will end up where viewers and $$ are: meta and YT. 

they’ll want platforms that are deep in western markets; rednote hasn’t invested at all in the US (changing UI to english doesn’t matter).

this played out in 2020 with india’s ban.

It’s not happening 

“Shou Zi Chew has been invited to sit in a position of honor on the dais, which is typically reserved for former presidents, family members and other important guests, the report said”

It’s not happening 

“Shou Zi Chew has been invited to sit in a position of honor on the dais, which is typically reserved for former presidents, family members and other important guests, the report said”

https://www.reuters.com/technology/tiktok-ceo-plans-attend-trump-inauguration-nyt-reports-2025-01-16/

guiltypop

teddit

Founders

Oftentimes, I see founders caught in the trap of looking at a competitor or company that they think has terrific visual design, and they say, “I need that.” So they go and try to find the best design agency out there, or the one the flashy company that just raised $100m used and get on a waiting list and pay $80k-$100k for a full 3 months long brand design work endeavor. Then they relaunch their brand and expect the world to shake and literally nothing happens. Time and money down the drain. But most importantly time and energy.

https://jared.xyz/early-stage-brand-design

“Brand design does not determine whether you get to product market fit and whether there is demand for what you are building”

frames-v2

Consumer Crypto

summary of what i'm hearing from builders about the mini-app platforms...

- farcaster: big upgrade in dev experience with frames v2, seeing strong retention w/ improved discoverability, notifs performing crazy well, but obvs limited audience.
- worldcoin: user numbers are attractive, but meaningful lift to adapt product for the platform and actual usage / engagement underwhelming.
- telegram: still king with massive audience, stars make onboarding / monetizing non-crypto audiences way easier, easy build.

anyone have anything to add or having a different experience?

> notifs performing crazy well

if you’re not taking advantage of frame notifications, you should be!

but requiring users to authorize agent access to perform certain transactions.

Memes

Great thread on mpc-tls with many mpc nodes by  @lh1

Lately, we've been diving deep into whether it's possible to extend MPC-TLS to multiple parties. Why?

- If achievable, this could result in much better trust assumptions. Imagine getting rid of the honest majority assumption and instead relying on a large set of decentralized…

Lukas Helminger

Building at TACEO
Believing in programmable cryptography.

Great thread on mpc-tls with many mpc nodes by  @lh1 

https://x.com/luhelminger/status/1879627293825315306?s=46

annelisa

Smart use of frame notifications from @streamm and @purp

Streamm.tv - onchain livestreaming lunapark 🎡
/streamm

just built this in a few mins with srcbook

https://time.srcbook.app

OneOne also emphasized that valuation methods need to be flexibly adjusted at different stages and for different projects. For example,

Randomly saw Louis CK at a coffee shop in NYC.

We made eye contact and I could tell he was worried id want to talk to him.

I didn’t

Skincare

now that I moisturize my face and hands daily, my previous [redacted] years of almost never moisturizing seem so unhinged

David Emma

@davidemma