The business model for media is broken. Full stop. When was the last time you felt good sitting through a YouTube ad? Or enjoyed having your favorite podcast interrupted with a pre-recorded ad? Or watched a creator you love shill products they don't use? The reality is that content creators have been trapped in a painful paradox: to make money from their passion, they must first build a massive audience—and then immediately compromise the very content that built that audience in the first pla...

You can now mint from multiple networks on Pods.

Pods is excited to announce support for Base. Base has quickly established itself as one of the leading Layer 2s on Ethereum.Mint activity on the net...

We’re excited to introduce Collector Feeds on Pods. Every collector now has their own personal RSS feed generated by their collection – allowing anyone to follow and listen to a collector’s onchain episodes directly in their favorite podcast player. Mint on Pods. Curate a feed. Listen anywhere.Follow your personal RSS feed on your favorite player.Collector Feeds are currently supported on:Apple PodcastsYoutube Music (formerly Google Podcasts)OverCastPocket CastsPlayer FMPodcast AddictCastroSt...

We’re excited to release collector profiles on Pods. This has been a much needed feature on the platform. Anyone can now view, listen, and mint any podcast directly from a collector’s profile. Profiles also showcase favorite pods – ranked by most collected – and some basic stats, like number of podcasts supported, total number of editions held, and when they first collected on the platform.This has been a highly requested feature among collectors – and an obvious hole in the Pods product. Bef...

Pods now creates an RSS feed for every podcast on the platform. This allows anyone to follow and listen to any onchain podcast directly in your favorite player – including Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts (now Youtube Music), and many more. You’ll get notified when there’s a freshly minted episode and you can listen directly there. Additionally, hosts now have the option to submit their Pods RSS to Spotify, Amazon Music, and other syndication platforms or podcast players.Follow any onchain pod...

We’re excited to debut The Hydra Ventures Podcast on Pods. The podcast began in October as a way for people to learn about Hydra – the first dedicated investment DAO focused on backing and incubating other investment DAOs. Hydra is an evolution of MetaCartel and MetaCartel Ventures – one of the first DAOs with a deep community that began distributing capital to projects furthering Ethereum’s adoption. They’ve been this for years, and their journey has led the community to go all-in on investm...

We’re excited to introduce the sixth launch collection on Pods. The Defiant. 👀 Camila Russo started The Defiant back in 2019 as a small newsletter covering the emergence of Decentralized Finance. At the time, MakerDAO was the only legit project, Uniswap had just launched V1, and other legends like Aave were still trying to find their footing. Today, not only have those projects grown into DeFi juggernauts, but so has The Defiant in the crypto media landscape. They’ve released thousands of ar...

We’re excited to announce Bonfire has integrated with Pods. Podcast hosts can now import Pods contracts into Bonfire, providing a hub of benefits and optionality. With Bonfire, Pods creators can now:Build a beautiful web3-native website – no code involved.Provide a custom collecting experienceCreate memberships using Pods NFTsGate access to content, merch, and more for collectorsAccess a dashboard with insights, earnings, and moreMatt, Melissa and the rest of the Bonfire team have been incred...

We’re excited to introduce Launch Collection V: The First Mint. The First Mint (TFM) is the leading sports and NFT podcast. The pod really hit a stride during the Top Shot Mania, climbing global charts while building a strong, active community through it. The co-host, LG Doucet comes from decades of experience in film and video production, running a commercial film studio for years and working with leading teams like Red Bull.LG Doucet running the show on set before his days as a Sports NFT l...