brypto

in this way i *do* think L2s can be "parasitic" to the L1 because they are not just outsourcing execution/app layer but also outsourcing cultural stewardship.

this seems true - related, punks specifically feel emblematic of a specific cypherpunkish ethereum L1 culture (stuff like terraforms, xcopy also fit here). the decline of $ETH the asset, and Ethereum L1 as an execution layer, has also led to the decline of this specific culture

i think i used to think punks where like, the premier scarce cultural artifacts in crypto, but this no longer seems true to me, they are specifically the premier artifacts for *ethereum L1*

so ETH L2s can "win", but if $ETH continues to underperform and people don't use the L1 then i'd still be bearish punks

merv

ok let's rock, this is as early as it gets (ama in the comments)

i'm working on /merv, a frame-first farcaster client for power users; the goal is for it to be the primary way of consuming farcaster, but no auth or anything required: launch warpcast, then launch /merv right away as a frame

- multiaccount-first
- scheduled casts
- anoncasting
- no downtime
- keyword search/subs
- meaningful notifs
- coin/nft alpha
- anything else a power user might want

you guys know i can build stuff, and this is no different

expand-bags-to-use model requiring users to purchase more $merv every month to keep using /merv, first 2 months worth of $merv airdropped to top-10k farcaster users

mint on basescan (can't go earlier than this): bit.ly/merv-contract (memecoinomics in the first comment)

quote-cast this cast to receive 10 $merv from me for free

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GM Farcaster ep223 out now with our chat with @jc4p (including -- what does jc4p stand for). AND Thanks to our sponsors /lilnounsdao!

s/o today: @m00npapi.eth /ponder @keccers.eth @dylanabruscato /crypto-the-game @kamilz @alinaferry @erica @chompix @boysclub @proxystudio.eth (continued in replies)

From our ChatGPT Intern: Today’s GM Farcaster is a whirlwind of Crypto: The Game updates, as alliances form, betrayals unfold, and the hosts discover that pretending not to care is impossible once you’re in the trenches of tribal warfare. Meanwhile, Farcaster’s latest meme economy erupts over @moonpapi’s viral outfit flex, the community debates the art of meme coin timing, and the eternal struggle of finding new Frames proves that social discovery is still an unsolved puzzle.

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We had the best chat with @jc4p today.  If you don't have time for the whole episode just skip ahead to hear from him. 

I'm still thinking about what was said at stack overflow about not paying open source developers.

Closing thought for the evening: 
Yes everything is in crisis. But it already was. 
Just more people see it now, and that's hopeful.

Live Music

Palace at Terminal 5 - 3/12/25

Great show! Big fan of this band. Amazing songwriting. It’s cool to see them continue to grow and play bigger rooms. Love seeing a proper band play live when there seems to be less of them among emergent popular artists

Stay Curious // iixii // Lazer Technologies // Prev: CoinDesk, Roc Nation // based

Sure thing! Can you tell me more about it?

Crypto: The Game

Degen

Getting some feedback that the small token grants sent out with wardrops that are less than a cent might be unwanted. Do we all say so? 

Let the community decide! 🎩👍👎⚔️

Metanations
🎩 Co-founder degen.tips
🦔 CEO hedgehog.app,
🍊 YC S21 orangedao.xyz,
🌐🔗🌎 #027 kong.land,
prev 🌱 acorns.com

I'm basically accepting that if I'm not in a token in the first 20 minutes it launches I'm late and going to get dumped on.

Been trading way way less as a result and yet this pattern keeps repeating itself

Godspeed to everyone still fighting for their lives out there in the trenches

Onchain is the new online - FID 206 -  cooprecords.xyz

SuperRare

Street / Portrait / Documentary Photographer | Hosting /thestreets | Building Dune Queries | https://www.maheshb.com | 

frames

Frame Review:

AnonPost by @cashlessman.eth 

"Post anonymously, for free."

A simple frame. The screen shakes a bit, but it's not as spastic as pump.fun. I like that. 

This is similar to @anoncast or @33bits but no coin holdings are required. So anyone can post in this frame and it casts from @anonpost. It's fast.

Because it is free & un-gated, this would likely to get spammy if it becomes popular, but @cashlessman.eth could always add requirements from there (he previously casted "may provide premium features for token holders in future").

The question is what, if anything, anonpost can do to differentiate itself from anoncast, which from my perspective was on a path to something quite cool. TBD if anoncast will continue to be worked on with @slokh joining Merkle full-time. So opportunity to build "the" app for anonymous casting remains open. Though the question of whether people even want anonymous casting also remains open.

Anonpost does have a token. Launched via clanker.
https://anon-post.vercel.app

Zora

👋I'm Ismène, I like to create, share and collect pictures (still and silent or not). You can find me on linktr.ee/ismene or in Tokyo.
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another 3 months of conviction! 
🎩 stays tf on!

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