1. Highlight text and right click:

2. Wait a sec for analysis (not too long)

   

3. Read the analysis!

   

   
   4. The full analysis is available for download as a text file, the analysis can be re-run, the full analysis can be copied, and a more detailed analysis can be provided. Additionally, the types of biases ran through the analysis can be selected within the extension:

   

   If you are interested in testing, check out the chrome store link here.
   
   If you look in the extension, there are three hyperlinks - Github, Feedback, and Help. Help is a dead link. The Github link is where the first version of the extension files live, and the Feedback link is where you can provide feedback on the extension! There are a fair amount of questions - which will help me to get excellent feedback. IF you like to test products and provide feedback, this is your chance! There will be two random survey winners who will win an Amazon gift card of $35.

   

   
   Thanks again for taking a look, and reach out to me for help or support if you run into trouble!

TL;DR

In my first vibe coding project ever, I built Fallacy Detector, a Chrome extension that uses Claude Sonnet 4 to flag cognitive biases and logical fallacies in news articles.

In just two weeks, I went from dozens of app ideas to a working product with:

• 15 detectable biases

• Multi-run averaging for consistent results

• Fast (6 s) and Accurate (17 s) modes

• Clean, intuitive UI

• 90% reduction in score variance

Download a local version of the extension yourself (you'll need a Claude API key) here: GitHub

Once you've tried the app, provide some feedback: Feedback

The Backstory

I started October not as a developer, but as a product manager hoping to learn by building. My goal: create an AI-powered app from scratch—something real, not just an idea on a whiteboard.

To get there, I used what I call my “island of lost startup ideas”. Inspired by Greg Isenberg’s method, I brainstormed 37 app ideas with Claude and ran them through a Reddit Analysis Super Prompt to see what might actually resonate.

After some AI-assisted analysis and reflection, three contenders emerged:

1. An AI gift generator

2. A curated non-alcoholic beverage experience

3. A cognitive bias Chrome extension

The last one won out. It felt meaningful, buildable, and relevant to a world drowning in misinformation.

Why Build It at All

Bias in news isn’t new—but what struck me is how subtle it often is. It’s not about fact versus fiction anymore, but framing, tone, omission.

So the question was:
Could AI help highlight manipulation—not tell us what to think, but when something’s nudging how we think?

That’s the idea behind Fallacy Detector.

Week 1 — From Zero to Prototype

Learning as I Went

This was my first time vibe coding anything substantial. I chose Claude Sonnet 4 because it felt the most intuitive AI collaborator for a non-developer.

Even so, there were bumps. Sometimes Claude said it had included a particular UI element or function—but it wasn’t actually in the code. Debugging those invisible “ghost features” became part of my daily learning curve.

Day 1–2: Making It Work

The MVP was simple:

• Chrome extension

• Context menu to analyze selected text

• API call to Claude

• Basic popup for results

It worked—but inconsistently. The same paragraph returned bias scores of 7, 4, and 6. Variance = 3 points ⚠

Day 3–5: Solving the Consistency Problem

Large models can give different outputs from the same input. So I implemented multi-run averaging—running the analysis three times and averaging results.

Variance dropped to zero.
Consistency achieved. Speed sacrificed. (~15 s total per analysis)

Day 6–7: Finding the Sweet Spot

Fifteen seconds feels slow when you’re browsing. So I created two modes:

• Fast Mode (6 s): 1 analysis, cheap and quick

• Accurate Mode (17 s): 3 analyses, rock-solid stable

A hybrid design let users start fast and “upgrade” accuracy on demand.

Week 2 — Polish, Personality, and Testing

Day 8–10: Redesigning for Clarity

As a first-time builder, my prompt initially crammed all settings behind one “Save” button. Confusing.

I redesigned the interface into clear cards:

1. Save API Key

2. Update Settings

3. Status Overview

It instantly felt more professional—and trustworthy.

Before:

After:

Day 11–12: Giving It an Identity

Every product needs personality. Fallacy Detector’s icon became a retro pixel‑art brain floating in space—symbolizing intelligence, curiosity, and play.

Day 13–14: Testing the Extension

As the only user, I tested the extension across 40 news sites:
CNN, BBC, InfoWars, The Guardian, NYT, and local outlets.

The results were telling:

• Extreme bias? Easy to catch.

• Moderate bias? Needed averaging.

• Speed? Always preferred Fast mode.

Prompt refinement became critical—especially distinguishing article bias from quoted source bias, which early versions misinterpreted.

Illustration suggestion: screenshot of popup interface showing article score and biases detected.

Under the Hood

Stack:

• Chrome Extension (Manifest V3)

• Claude Sonnet 4 API

• Chrome Sync Storage

• Vanilla JS + CSS

Architecture:

• Background: API calls + averaging logic

• Content Script: popup + page interactions

• Popup UI: settings and bias selection

Technical Insights

1. Temperature 0 reduces randomness – variance ± 0.5 points. (In AI models, temperature is a parameter that controls the randomness of predictions. A temperature of 0 means the model will always pick the most probable output, reducing variance and making the system more deterministic. However, this comes with a trade-off of ± 0.5 points in variance, which could mean a slight loss in the model’s ability to explore different possibilities.)

2. Three‑run averaging = sweet spot for accuracy.

3. Speed > Perfection – fast feedback beats flawless precision. Nothing is more annoying than waiting an elongated time period for a result.

4. Prompt clarity is everything. It took me 20 prompts because…they needed clarity.

5. Good design, even in a v0, matters. Improving the design made me want to use the tool.

Challenges & Lessons

• Claude sometimes omitted code lines it claimed to include. I learned to double‑check everything.

• As a solo tester, I had to guess what users might find confusing.

• Building from scratch taught me more about debugging mindset than syntax.

Results

• 90% reduction in score variance

• Fast vs Accurate: 6 s vs 17 s

• Cost per analysis: $0.006 – $0.018

• 15 biases implemented

• Working prototype tested on 40 sites

Reflections

I started this journey wanting to build “an AI app someday.” Two weeks later, I had one.

Fallacy Detector isn’t perfect—but it works. More importantly, it represents my leap from ideation to creation.

If there’s one takeaway from my first project, it’s this:
It’s fairly easy to get started now. But it is not extremely easy - there is quite a bit of friction to overcome and I don’t anticipate it being so easy that everyone builds an app. I also think that building is of limited value if you don’t have a confirmed hypothesis - I didn’t gather any direct user research prior to building an mvp. But I did try to build for myself, and know there is a desire to more easily understand how news is used to manipulate.

Download a local version of the extension yourself (you'll need a Claude API key) here: GitHub

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Game of Mitosis - referral code (https://waitlist.mitosis.org/my-page?code=F50DFF), SuperPass (https://waitlist.mitosis.org/my-page?code=IGSRBGZRTF, https://waitlist.mitosis.org/my-page?code=J4T4WNF7MS)

Try out Warpcast, decentralized social networking built on FarCaster

Try out Drakula, decentralized social networking built on FarCaster

AI Agent/enabled wallet: Slate

AI model access: Spectral , Venice AI

Wallets: Rainbow Wallet (smoov UX), Nest (referral: TQSF2M)

Try some streaming platforms - Sound, Sona, Catalog

NFT platforms - Highlight, theHug.xyz, Gallery, oncyber, Cent, Gumball, Caviar

MuliSinq

Reputation platform/layer2: Mercle, Jumper NFT on Mercle

Layer 2’s: Kinto, Form (referral code xfwr36)

Scroll apps: Stakestone, Rollie (HMI8AH, RMI8AR)

Dex - Perenniel

Outposts

Sign up for Euphoria

Piece: “FLY©” Link

Artist: “Gucci'd out LV spghetti monst's noodling two whole ass 88 white Countach's. Ye”

NFTMatrix: I like the internet native meme-feel of this piece (lambos), and the fact that you can rotate it.

Piece: “I Spit That Flame Boi” Link

Artist: “ACT LIKE I DONT....This may or may not have been inspired by cheetos shrug emoji"

NFTMatrix: An animated piece, which contains a lot of energy. Not really sure what it’s going after but lik the animation.

Piece: “M&M Explosion” Link

Artist: “”

NFT Matrix: Another dynamic pop-art type piece.

Well, I hope you enjoyed this brief introduction to the artist! Find their links here.

Feel free to comment and share some creators to highlight, or subscribe, and see you next time 😎

you can support artist exposure by using referral links below, minting my work on cent, placing a bid or minting my work on sound, listening on Spotify, minting my goofy work on zora, or placing a bid for my goofy work on opensea. If you want to support in any other way, let me know.

Recommended dapps and reflinks:

Mint on Zora - the art rollup.

Stakestone - earn more with your ETH

Game of Mitosis - referral code (https://waitlist.mitosis.org/my-page?code=F50DFF), SuperPass (https://waitlist.mitosis.org/my-page?code=IGSRBGZRTF, https://waitlist.mitosis.org/my-page?code=J4T4WNF7MS)

Try out Warpcast, decentralized social networking built on FarCaster

Try out Drakula, decentralized social networking built on FarCaster

AI Agent/enabled wallet: Slate

AI model access: Spectral , Venice AI

Wallets: Rainbow Wallet (smoov UX), Nest (referral: TQSF2M)

Try some streaming platforms - Sound, Sona, Catalog

NFT platforms - Highlight, theHug.xyz, Gallery, oncyber, Cent, Gumball, Caviar

MuliSinq

Reputation platform/layer2: Mercle, Jumper NFT on Mercle

Layer 2’s: Kinto, Form (referral code xfwr36)

Scroll apps: Stakestone, Rollie (HMI8AH, RMI8AR)

Dex - Perenniel

Outposts

Piece: “Portrait Study” Link

Artist: “”

NFTMatrix: the colors and energy of this piece are quite enjoyable.

Piece: “Last Night in Florence” Link

Artist: “Last Night in Florence. I took the picture and it has a lot of meanings to me. It was a pleasure to paint it. :)"

NFTMatrix: Somehow the painting has the potential for a romantic feel, or a menacing feel. Captures a vibe and brings you right to the moment of a moonlit evening in Florence.

Piece: “The Dark Lord” Link

Artist: “The Dark Lord. Sauron. I tried new brushes at this painting.”

NFT Matrix: Spot on way to represent the LOTR villain.

Well, I hope you enjoyed this brief introduction to the artist! Find their links here.

Feel free to comment and share some creators to highlight, or subscribe, and see you next time 😎

you can support artist exposure by using referral links below, minting my work on cent, placing a bid or minting my work on sound, listening on Spotify, minting my goofy work on zora, or placing a bid for my goofy work on opensea. If you want to support in any other way, let me know.

Recommended dapps and reflinks:

Mint on Zora - the art rollup.

Stakestone - earn more with your ETH

Game of Mitosis - referral code (https://waitlist.mitosis.org/my-page?code=F50DFF), SuperPass (https://waitlist.mitosis.org/my-page?code=IGSRBGZRTF, https://waitlist.mitosis.org/my-page?code=J4T4WNF7MS)

Try out Warpcast, decentralized social networking built on FarCaster

Try out Drakula, decentralized social networking built on FarCaster

AI Agent/enabled wallet: Slate

AI model access: Spectral , Venice AI

Wallets: Rainbow Wallet (smoov UX), Nest (referral: TQSF2M)

Try some streaming platforms - Sound, Sona, Catalog

NFT platforms - Highlight, theHug.xyz, Gallery, oncyber, Cent, Gumball, Caviar

MuliSinq

Reputation platform/layer2: Mercle, Jumper NFT on Mercle

Layer 2’s: Kinto, Form (referral code xfwr36)

Scroll apps: Stakestone, Rollie (HMI8AH, RMI8AR)

Dex - Perenniel

Outposts

Piece: “hysteria in cyanooOootype” Link

Artist: “”

NFTMatrix:

Piece: “Afiyet olsun🐒 “Dramalı pasta”” Link

Artist: “Afiyet olsun🐒 “Dramalı pasta”

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SATILDI"

NFTMatrix: Reminds me of Dante’s inferno in cake form.

Piece: “God, why did you leave me alone?” Link

Artist: “”

NFT Matrix: simple but effective painting - the title hints at religious questioning. Core part of the faith journey actually, but not sure how well that is communicated.

Well, I hope you enjoyed this brief introduction to the artist! Find their links here.

Feel free to comment and share some creators to highlight, or subscribe, and see you next time 😎

you can support artist exposure by using referral links below, minting my work on cent, placing a bid or minting my work on sound, listening on Spotify, minting my goofy work on zora, or placing a bid for my goofy work on opensea. If you want to support in any other way, let me know.

Recommended dapps and reflinks:

Mint on Zora - the art rollup.

Stakestone - earn more with your ETH

Game of Mitosis - referral code (https://waitlist.mitosis.org/my-page?code=F50DFF), SuperPass (https://waitlist.mitosis.org/my-page?code=IGSRBGZRTF, https://waitlist.mitosis.org/my-page?code=J4T4WNF7MS)

Try out Warpcast, decentralized social networking built on FarCaster

Try out Drakula, decentralized social networking built on FarCaster

AI Agent/enabled wallet: Slate

AI model access: Spectral , Venice AI

Wallets: Rainbow Wallet (smoov UX), Nest (referral: TQSF2M)

Try some streaming platforms - Sound, Sona, Catalog

NFT platforms - Highlight, theHug.xyz, Gallery, oncyber, Cent, Gumball, Caviar

MuliSinq

Reputation platform/layer2: Mercle, Jumper NFT on Mercle

Layer 2’s: Kinto, Form (referral code xfwr36)

Scroll apps: Stakestone, Rollie (HMI8AH, RMI8AR)

Dex - Perenniel

Outposts

Piece: “I don’t belong here” Link

Artist: “Where’s Waldo?”

NFTMatrix: I like the stylings and dark take on Waldo.

Piece: “did you film my dream, mom?” Link

Artist: “"

NFTMatrix: This is a brutal piece but an unfortunate reality of iphone + bystander effect which is very present in our real lives.

Piece: “No one will find me” Link

Artist: “”

NFT Matrix: This seems to speak to a feeling of social alienation during disaster.

Well, I hope you enjoyed this brief introduction to the artist! Find their links here.

Feel free to comment and share some creators to highlight, or subscribe, and see you next time 😎

you can support artist exposure by using referral links below, minting my work on cent, placing a bid or minting my work on sound, minting my goofy work on zora, or placing a bid for my goofy work on opensea. If you want to support in any other way, let me know.

Recommended dapps and reflinks:

Mint on Zora - the art rollup.

Stakestone - earn more with your ETH

Game of Mitosis - referral code (https://waitlist.mitosis.org/my-page?code=F50DFF), SuperPass (https://waitlist.mitosis.org/my-page?code=IGSRBGZRTF, https://waitlist.mitosis.org/my-page?code=J4T4WNF7MS)

Try out Warpcast, decentralized social networking built on FarCaster

Try out Drakula, decentralized social networking built on FarCaster

Try Grass - easy to install application/future layer 2 where you earn from your data! Uprock is another similar DePIN protocol.

Try some perpetual protocols - Contango, Aevo, LogX (referral code: 72fc880e), GammaSwap (referral code: GG2QW8), Boost, GRVT, Limitless

AI Agent/enabled wallet: Slate

AI model access: Ora (use REF code: 4ZZK30), Spectral , Venice AI

Wallets: Rainbow Wallet (smoov UX), Nest (referral: TQSF2M)

Try some streaming platforms - Sound, Sona, Catalog

NFT platforms - Highlight, theHug.xyz, Gallery, oncyber, Cent, Gumball, Caviar

MuliSinq

Reputation platform/layer2: Mercle, Jumper NFT on Mercle

Layer 2’s: Kinto, farm Linea, Skate, Form (referral code xfwr36)

Scroll apps: Stakestone, Rollie (HMI8AH, RMI8AR)

Dex - Perenniel

Points Market: Whales Market

Outposts

Ithica

Infinex

Blackwing Codes: kZNz9L, NVbeX8, x6PK6O, Pbjshg, srzhi9, cujdy8, 28kc1z, ou7ku4, ixtejh, xultjq

Initia: CTG8BXOU

Lucidly - WSPEJ

debank

Sheet

Lending/Borrowing

• Large accounts like Venture Capitalist Funds, wealthy “whales”, and even institutional capital from traditional finance are known to use lending to increase the reach of their “farming” potential

• Some protocols like Aave, Maker (through Spark), and Compound have stood the test of time and still have billions of total value locked

• 149 protocols exist with at least $1 million of capital locked - like other software moats, strong brands and product experiences have gained trust in a space which has a strong open source tradition.

• Critique: There is an oversupply of lending markets for sure. TVL doesn’t mean the capital is truly sticky.

• Critique: Terrible cybersecurity for something as important as lending.

• Hope: More assets will be used as collateral for lending and earning.

Payments

• Blockchains work well to send money back and forth, as long as there is an internet connection. The main downside are fees, but those have become cheaper on Ethereum Layer 2’s, Bitcoin Layer 2’s, Solana, Aptos, Sui, Cosmos, and myriad of other networks. It makes sense that folks looking to maintain value on the Bitcoin or Ethereum networks are willing to pay a premium to store it as the safest and most trustworthy level.

• Critique: Everything goes back to fiat in the end to buy goods/services.

• Hope: Crypto becomes more acceptable medium of exchange and is able to buy more goods/services.

Store of Value

• Bitcoin/Ethereum have retained sticky capital due to their technology, culture, and story, How sticky - that is the question. sticky enough to survive some strong financial headwinds…

• Theoretically Ordinals are a SOV

• Theoretically NFTs could be a SOV

• Critique: Classic case of the greater fool/ponzis

• Hope: Adoption of the story has happened, from nation states to companies.

Crypto Native Use Cases - Caveat - these are still profit seeking and money oriented use cases. Maybe there is interest earned for securing a networking, or a bribe attained from using a protocol early.
- Restaking: Although untested, the restaking narrative has proven out in terms of popularity. Re-leveraging staked ETH for the security of other rollups or applications has been popular, with over $76 billion dollars worth of ETH being used for restaking, liquid staking, or liquid restaking.

- Decentralized Exchange: Different models being built and tested every day. There has been proven revenue generating models using the Ve-model pioneered by Andre of YiFi fame. Defillama is a good example of how an excellent aggregator can make navigating the pockets of liquidity easier.

Areas for further exploration:

- Censorship resistant and private blockchain with a decentralized stack which truly frees people from coercion control: there are projects pursuing this:

Logos

Namada

• Question: what percentage of people want to adopt this? and why digital v. cash?

I consider this a live document, interested in feedback I can incorporate into it!

Recommended dapps and reflinks:

Mint on Zora - the art rollup.

Stakestone - earn more with your ETH

Try out Warpcast, decentralized social networking built on FarCaster

Try out Drakula, decentralized social networking built on FarCaster

Try Grass - easy to install application/future layer 2 where you earn from your data! Uprock is another similar DePIN protocol.

Try some perpetual protocols - Contango, Aevo, LogX (referral code: 72fc880e), GammaSwap (referral code: GG2QW8), Boost, GRVT, Limitless

AI Agent/enabled wallet: Slate

AI model access: Ora (use REF code: 4ZZK30), Spectral , Venice AI

Wallets: Rainbow Wallet (smoov UX), Nest (referral: TQSF2M)

Try some streaming platforms - Sound, Sona, Catalog

NFT platforms - Highlight, rc.xyz, theHug.xyz, Gallery, oncyber, Cent, Gumball, Caviar

MuliSinq

Reputation platform/layer2: Mercle, Jumper NFT on Mercle

Layer 2’s: Scroll, Kinto Blast, Mode, farm Linea, Skate

Scroll apps: Meow, Stakestone, Rollie (HMI8AH, RMI8AR)

Dex - Perenniel

Bridges: debridge

Points Market: Whales Market

Linea Voyage

Outposts

Ithica

Infinex

Blackwing Codes: kZNz9L, NVbeX8, x6PK6O, Pbjshg, srzhi9, cujdy8, 28kc1z, ou7ku4, ixtejh, xultjq

Initia: CTG8BXOU

Lucidly - WSPEJ

debank

Retail User (Normal Person/the Gambler)

Motivations:

• Make money

• leverage money more productively than sitting in cash

• buy bottom sell top

Personality Traits:

• Not afraid of risk

• Interested in new technologies

Tech Experience:

• Fairly familiar

• Works at a Tech Company/Fintech

Flaws:

• Mercenary

• Gullible

• Blinded by Greed

Strengths:

• Alfa

• indicator

• resilience

Venture Capital Fund

Motivations:

• Make money

• Get in before everyone else at ridiculous terms

Personality Traits:

• Greedy mfers

• usually smart AF tho

• long time horizion

Tech Experience:

• Could be very experienced - sometimes more sophisticated strategies than trading firms

• leverage money more pro

Flaws:

• too early

• too late

Strengths:

• Alfa

• indicator

• longevity

Airdrop Hunter

Motivations:

• Make money

• leverage money more productively than sitting in cash

• climb the “figure” ladder - 4, 5, 6 figures

Personality Traits:

• Will do anything

• will try anything

• complain about it along the way ;)

• abusive?

• mercenary

Tech Experience:

• dumb enough to try, dumb enough to cry

• free UX / QA tester

Flaws:

• too early

• too late

Strengths:

• Alfa

• indicator

• longevity

Traditional Finance User

Motivations:

• Make money

• leverage money more productively than sitting in cash as a part of a well-balanced portfolio; tranches and such

Personality Traits:

• s-s-s-suitsssss; no one wants to be a suit; they just are

• “let me add to the portfolio; lots of promise, uncorrelated”

Tech Experience:

• Excel

• Word

• Google suite

Personality Traits:

• “Suits were the superior fashion, indicative of a superior society”

• “want to grab lunch?”

• “haha don’t say that in the office”

Flaws:

• too late

• Zombie co.’s

• sometimes weak hand “I herd somethin’”

Strengths:

• ape hard

• consistent injection of capital flows

• counter-indicator

• longevity

Market-Maker

Motivations

• Make money

• make markets

• volatility

• showmanship

Personality Traits:

• no dimension is wrong; it’s all perspective

• Young, dumb,

• old, frothy,

Tech Experience:

• High frequency trading; install the fiber optics

• “I don’t trade, my bot does”

• “I created a custom program to exploit aribtrage blah blah blah”

Flaws:

• can’t make up mind on direction

• in obscure technical market making oriented projects

• use of greek letters, like who gives af

Strengths:

• can’t make up mind on direction

• well informed; maybe a node validator

• fund obscure technical protocols which are popular with rich nerds which you miss out on

• longevity

DAO/Protocol with a Treasury/Smart Contract Developer

Motivations:

• Make money

• leverage money more productively than sitting in stables

Personality Traits:

• “Regen”

• runs the gammut

Tech Experience:

• Make protocol

• varied

Flaws:

• lose money

• don’t gain money

• sit on fat treasuries and just kinda chill

Strengths:

• somehow hit every narrative with insider info

• great story tellers

• inspire idealism

• longevity

Smart Contract Exploiter

Motivations:

• N. Korean

• Make money

• Gloat on the timeline

Personality Traits:

• sneaky

• showy

Tech Experience:

• enough to steal the monies

• sometimes just a chatgpt exploit

Flaws:

• fuck people over

• fund weapons which actually end up in dead people

• sometimes hard to actually cash out

Strengths:

• great at stealin’ ze money

• scammers are great storytellers

• inspire better cybersecurity

• sometimes point out an unknown scammer in community as deflection (truth teller)

Fed

Motivations:

• Make tax money

• justice

• retribution

Personality Traits:

• Law and order

• Proactive

• Lazy

Tech Experience:

• kind of

• sometimes better than anticipated

Flaws:

• blinded by mandates

• fund weapons which actually end up in dead people

Strengths:

• blinded by mandates

• cash out predictably

• feed narratives

• inspire better cybersecurity

• find bad guys

Recommended dapps and reflinks:

Mint on Zora - the art rollup.

Stakestone - earn more with your ETH

Try out Warpcast, decentralized social networking built on FarCaster

Try out Drakula, decentralized social networking built on FarCaster

Try Grass - easy to install application/future layer 2 where you earn from your data! Uprock is another similar DePIN protocol.

Try some perpetual protocols - Contango, Aevo, LogX (referral code: 72fc880e), GammaSwap (referral code: GG2QW8), Boost, GRVT, Limitless

AI Agent/enabled wallet: Slate

AI model access: Ora (use REF code: 4ZZK30), Spectral , Venice AI

Wallets: Rainbow Wallet (smoov UX), Nest (referral: TQSF2M)

Try some streaming platforms - Sound, Sona, Catalog

NFT platforms - Highlight, rc.xyz, theHug.xyz, Gallery, oncyber, Cent, Gumball, Caviar

MuliSinq

Reputation platform/layer2: Mercle, Jumper NFT on Mercle

Layer 2’s: Scroll, Kinto Blast, Mode, farm Linea, Skate

Scroll apps: Meow, Stakestone, Rollie (HMI8AH, RMI8AR)

Dex - Perenniel

Bridges: debridge

Points Market: Whales Market

Linea Voyage

Outposts

Ithica

Infinex

Blackwing Codes: kZNz9L, NVbeX8, x6PK6O, Pbjshg, srzhi9, cujdy8, 28kc1z, ou7ku4, ixtejh, xultjq

Initia: CTG8BXOU

Lucidly - WSPEJ

debank