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Happy hump day folks - sharing out 29th edition of Paragraph Picks, highlighting a few hand-selected pieces from the past couple of weeks.

@lior writes about how on-chain reputation has the potential to scale trust by providing verifiable and immutable credentials.

"By embracing on-chain reputation, we’re not just solving the problem of scaling trust - we’re unlocking a new frontier of human interaction and value creation."

IndyPen explores the pros and cons of Donald Trump launching a TRUMP memecoin days before his presidential inauguration.

"The TRUMP launch wasn’t a low-liquidity pump . fun token; it was launched with enormous liquidity, more than nearly every token ever made."

IndyPen explores the pros and cons of Donald Trump launching a TRUMP memecoin days before his presidential inauguration.

"The TRUMP launch wasn’t a low-liquidity pump . fun token; it was launched with enormous liquidity, more than nearly every token ever made."

https://indypen.xyz/crypto-at-the-speed-of-trump

@danielmcglynn examines what will need to happen for crypto to become integrated into into mainstream financial systems, focusing on addressing key issues like self-custody, consumer protection, sustainable mining policies, and strategic Bitcoin reserves.

"While more memecoin launches will likely punctuate the incoming administration, it's essential to pay attention to issues that are really "crypto-friendly," and that will matter in the long term."

@danielmcglynn examines what will need to happen for crypto to become integrated into into mainstream financial systems, focusing on addressing key issues like self-custody, consumer protection, sustainable mining policies, and strategic Bitcoin reserves.

"While more memecoin launches will likely punctuate the incoming administration, it's essential to pay attention to issues that are really "crypto-friendly," and that will matter in the long term."

https://paragraph.xyz/@open-money/beyond-the-presidential-memecoin,-four-things-that-will-signal-actual-change

@asha interviews the visionary duo behind @anemale.eth — Jimmy and Camille — a pair known for blending art, storytelling, and technology to create immersive, symbolic, and participatory works that redefine the boundaries of creativity and connection.

"Anemale isn’t limited to being a project between two friends — it aspires to include anyone who wishes to connect with it and become part of this journey."

@asha interviews the visionary duo behind @anemale.eth — Jimmy and Camille — a pair known for blending art, storytelling, and technology to create immersive, symbolic, and participatory works that redefine the boundaries of creativity and connection.

"Anemale isn’t limited to being a project between two friends — it aspires to include anyone who wishes to connect with it and become part of this journey."

https://paragraph.xyz/@beams/boundless-creativity-the-visionary-universe-of-anemale

@markmcclure.eth shares how he uses Kaizen’s “small steps” philosophy to help overcome writer’s block, spark creative flow, and ultimately support a sustainable writing habit.

"Story starts, essays, non-fiction bits and bobs, flash fiction - a world of creative output gets its chance to bubble up into the conscious world."

@markmcclure.eth shares how he uses Kaizen’s “small steps” philosophy to help overcome writer’s block, spark creative flow, and ultimately support a sustainable writing habit.

"Story starts, essays, non-fiction bits and bobs, flash fiction - a world of creative output gets its chance to bubble up into the conscious world."

https://markmcclure.xyz/side-stepping-writers-block

@epr writes about the tension between blockchain’s promise of immutability and the fluid, ephemeral nature of platform-based art, while exploring themes of value, control, ownership, and permanence.

"Rodeo’s mutable contracts allowed me to highlight how art — thought to be locked and permanent — remains pliable when viewed through a technical lens."

@epr writes about the tension between blockchain’s promise of immutability and the fluid, ephemeral nature of platform-based art, while exploring themes of value, control, ownership, and permanence.

"Rodeo’s mutable contracts allowed me to highlight how art — thought to be locked and permanent — remains pliable when viewed through a technical lens."

https://blog.epr.net/rodeo-ephmera-and-immutability

That's all we have for this week — what did we miss?

We'll see you next week w/ a fresh set of picks.

@lior writes about how on-chain reputation has the potential to scale trust by providing verifiable and immutable credentials.

"By embracing on-chain reputation, we’re not just solving the problem of scaling trust - we’re unlocking a new frontier of human interaction and value creation."

https://paragraph.xyz/@liorg/scaling-trust-the-holy-grail-of-on-chain-reputation