In our last podcast, we discussed how the United States baking system works in the favor of the large banks rather than in the favor of the depositors. Catching up to inflation is impossible if you depend on Banks to be your main source of yield, and it is imperative to evolve with the changing world around us. It is in our best interest to begin saving dollars onchain at least, so I'm creating a guidebook on how to save dollars onchain. These are just a few steps.

I was reading an article by Juampi the other day about how Talent Protocol could fix airdrops for projects, and it got me thinking. While this approach is a massive step in the right direction, I wonder if it goes far enough. So, as a thought exercise, I decided to take a stab at fixing the airdrop problem myself. I've been vocal in the past about Web3's incentive problem. There's a persistent belief that the only way to attract and engage users is by rewarding them with free tokens—essential...

We have an incentive problem. With crypto protocols. With SocialFi. With Web3. Spend any time on Lens or Farcaster, and you’ll notice a familiar pattern. Users discussing declining daily active users. Scroll a bit further, and you'll see debates about the potential for an airdrop. Keep scrolling, and you’ll find people strategizing how to monetize their work—whether through pumping a meritless token or minting an NFT. Here’s the core issue: We’ve created structures and patterns that cannot an...

So I'm going to write a bare essentials guide on how to crypto...it's a verb now. To get into crypto there are just a few things you need to understand: What's A Wallet What's an on-ramp What's an off-ramp What's an exchange How do I buy? How do I sell? I can't really tell you what to buy, nor will I attempt to. I'm pretty sure that's illegal, and if it isn't, then I don't want you being mad at me anyway. So I won't do that. But at the end, I'll explain my high level thinking when it comes to...

I got it wrong. When SocialFi exploded onto the scene in 2023, and went hyperbolic in 2024 with the release of Bonsai and Degen, I was just like everybody else. I was excited. We had this novel environment full of positive people and it was a healthy shift from the toxicity you see on X and Instagram. In the beginning, I was just happy to be along for the ride. Using Orb and Buttrfly and Phaver and later even Warpcast, I just wanted to be a part of an incredible community. And it seemed like ...