GM! SURPRISE! Farcaster's new owner @balajis' stopped by GM Farcaster this week and introduced the Network School/Farcaster team. And we got a @rish cameo and had a chance to thank him before he "retires" and buys a farm. If you missed it, see the full episode below, with Balaji joining at the 35 minute mark. And it's a long one but you'll learn a lot about his vision for the new Farcaster. There's also quite a few shorts for quick takes from this episode that you can find in this playlist.
(In case you missed it, Network School is the new owner of Farcaster (the protocol, reference client and Neynar) and Clanker's new home with @masknetwork and partners tba. We've chatted a lot about this over the past couple episodes including a "breaking news" live stream that you'll find below. We also did a lil feelings check-in on a recent episode.)
AND tomorrow we'll be back at 11:30 am ET with the latest updates from the timeline live with us either over on YouTube for the most active chat or on Twitter/X. This is our only show this week so YOU WON'T WANT TO MISS IT.
OH hey and also this was pretty cool -- we're in the top 1% for Streamyard streamers! Thanks for hanging with us live!
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If you missed it, we celebrated 3 years of GM Farcaster with an episode recapping this year plus a bit of old lore too. AND you can still mint our highlight reel on Manifold! Thank you to everyone who has supported us this year and the two prior. This year has had lots of ups and downs but we appreciate those who've stuck with us even during the quiet times.
Coming up this week:
☕ Monday: GM Farcaster 11:30 am ET (recording available on YouTube, Spotify, etc)
☕Thursday: NO SHOW THIS WEEK
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TLDR: ☕ GM 🔐 Internet security chaos 🛠 Snapchain updates 🤖 Warpee returns 💸 X tipping culture 💳 Mastercard agent payments Clanker's next chapter with Mask Network 🔔 The origin of Clank Clank 🏆 Farcaster prizes 📚 Balaji's civility challenge 🌊 OpenSea's social expansion 💰 Splits pricing Network School in Kazakhstan 🎙 Surprise guest Balaji Srinivasan 🤝 Farcaster's acquisition story 🏛 Civility and moderation 🌐 Network states Learn and Earn 💼 Onchain reputation and crypto résumés 🧠 Human capital gains Crypto beyond the casino 🗣 Free speech and freedom to exit 🚀 The future of Farcaster
From our ChatGPT Intern: Surprise! Farcaster's new owner, Balaji Srinivasan, drops into GM Farcaster for an epic conversation about the platform's future, from civility and moderation to network states, learning, earning, and why the next chapter of Farcaster won't look anything like the last. Plus, Clanker finds a new home with Mask Network, AI agents get new ways to pay, and Prof and Adrienne discover that when Balaji says "one last thing," he might actually mean another hour!
Chapters: 0:00:00 GM 0:02:54 News: security, Snapchain upgrade 0:06:48 News: tipping, AI agent payments and more 0:10:14 Clanker's new owner 0:13:48 FC News 0:23:44 Builders Building 0:29:56 Network School 0:31:52 more Builders Building 0:35:28 Surprise! Balaji and team join GMFC 0:39:00 How Balaji acquired Farcaster and what's changing 0:47:05 Farcaster x Network School vision 0:54:47 civility, moderation, and free speech 1:13:13 FCC, broadcast regs, incentives for rage baiting 1:23:10 terms of use, community guidelines 1:29:18 Network States and building a better society 2:17:03 Learning, earning, skills, and the future of work 2:40:16 Balaji's Farcaster roadmap, the month ahead 3:02:17 wrap up
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