Jason Chaskin is the newly minted head of app relations at the Ethereum Foundation, and he joins ZEROPOD as our first guest of season 3!In this conversation, host Toady Hawk chats with Jason about his journey from the halls of high finance to the trenches of ETH hackathons, his new EF role helping apps survive and thrive, and why he believes that Ethereum is uniquely positioned to bring power back to the people. If you enjoy this episode, please subscribe and rate us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts and Spotify!
---Timestamps:00:00 Why Ethereum? Open networks vs Big Tech servers 02:00 Introducing Jason + his background 02:44 Growing up in Connecticut, sports & early life 03:29 College years at Illinois, studying finance 07:00 First exposure to crypto during the ICO era 08:54 Corporate banking and investment banking disillusionment 11:30 Discovering crypto podcasts & influences 13:01 COVID money-printing → aha moment for Bitcoin & Ethereum 14:13 Entering NFTs and first onchain experiences 15:05 Learning to code + ETH Global hackathons 16:33 How Jason taught himself (CS50, Patrick Collins course) 17:22 Pivot point: job applications & rejection at Privy 18:18 Blogging, Farcaster channels, and breaking into EF 21:59 Landing a role with the Ethereum Foundation 22:42 Announcing his new role: Apps Relations & Research 24:59 What the new EF focus means for apps & use cases 27:03 Why stablecoins on Tron succeeded & lessons for ETH 30:03 Should Ethereum fight for stablecoin market share? 32:11 The bull case for apps on Ethereum 34:43 Vitalik’s vision, decentralization, and values 39:23 Are stablecoins bullish or bearish for Ethereum? 40:29 Favorite Vitalik blog posts + public goods funding 46:01 Why Ethereum is a counterbalance to centralization 49:41 Competition with Solana & L1 debates 53:10 Are L2s parasitic to Ethereum? 57:12 EF’s L1 vs L2 scaling roadmap explained 59:59 What new blockspace should be used for (apps, experiments) 1:01:21 Bull case for Farcaster & community building 1:03:50 Thoughts on Nouns DAO and funding public goods 1:09:37 Ethereum’s biggest challenges ahead 1:12:49 EF restructuring and adapting to regulation 1:16:28 Why EF is leaning into ecosystem support & comms 1:18:54 Reflections on FTX, regulation, and industry reputation 1:19:41 Looking ahead to 2025: apps, stablecoins, institutions 1:21:49 Lightning Round Q&A (food, music, hobbies, books, travel, inspirations) 1:28:06 Closing thoughts ---Podcast produced, edited and hosted by Toady Hawk. Zero Rights Reserved and Open Source (Just like Ethereum)
Cover art commissioned from the talented @0xAprilia Funding provided by The Yellow Collective on Base, an onchain culture club for curious creators and artists. Find out more at yellowcollective.xyz.
Garrett Skrovina has worn a lot of hat, from Roc Nation exec to CoinDesk strategist, and now Head of Crypto at Laser, the engineering studio behind some of Base’s biggest drops and projects. In this episode of ZEROPOD, host Toady Hawk delves into Garrett's story and learns all about the memecoin he launched last year called $BASED — a fair-launch experiment with a special history and an exciting future. We hope you enjoy! ---This episode of ZEROPOD was sponsored by The Yellow Collective, a culture club for artists and creatives on Base. Learn more at yellowcollective.xyz.
Join JackWyldes and Toady Hawk for a casual chat between three zero rights maxis, as they interview LAWL about his copyright-free animation shop CC0 Studios and their newest show, The Normal MFer.
What if crypto products weren’t built for wallets, but for people? In this episode of ZEROPOD, Privy.io founder Henri Stern joins host Toady Hawk to talk about building user-first infra, why account abstraction matters, and what it’ll take to onboard the next billion. From his Parisian roots to Protocol Labs and now Privy, Henri shares sharp takes on fragmentation, EIP-7702, and why most crypto apps still miss the point. Come for the insights, stay for the travel tips and Italian bread slander.TIMESTAMPS:00:00 - Intro: Meet Henri Stern, founder of Privy01:44 - Henri’s backstory: Growing up in Paris, moving to NYC03:55 - Adjusting to life in New York and early education04:32 - Choosing Stanford over the French education system06:00 - Discovering computer science and why it stuck07:54 - Founding Shout: a peer-to-peer marketplace experiment10:01 - What went wrong with hyperlocal marketplaces12:20 - Filecoin and Protocol Labs: Henri’s next chapter13:49 - What Filecoin taught Henri about zk, consensus, and infra19:00 - Falling in love with crypto, then falling out of it for a bit20:06 - The origin of Privy: starting with privacy, landing on onboarding24:00 - What Privy does today: abstracting onboarding, not just accounts26:10 - The nuance of account abstraction vs. 4337/770228:30 - Privy’s internal values: focus, experimentation, ownership33:00 - Wallet sprawl and the identity fragmentation dilemma36:00 - Wallets as identity tools, not just money holders39:00 - Why crypto infra must be built now, not later41:00 - Notable partnerships: Farcaster, Pump.fun, Hyperliquid & more45:10 - Privy's current roadmap: chains, funding UX, identity UX47:02 - EIP-7702: What it is and why it matters50:00 - Speculation vs stability: the real bifurcation in crypto52:40 - Henri’s vision for 2025 and hiring at Privy54:08 - Rapid-fire round: food, music, tech, travel, and more1:04:28 - Where to find out more about Privy and wrap-up---Podcast recorded by Toady Hawk, edited by Toady Hawk. Hosted by Toady Hawk. Produced by Zero Rights Media. This content is zero rights reserved (cc0), please remix and reuse it in any way you like! #base #onchain #ethereum #privy #crypto #stripe
AI agents want to buy things. The internet tells them to ask a human.
Coinbase’s Kevin Leffew joins ZEROPOD to talk wallets for agents, crypto-native payments, and why AgentKit might be the missing link between AI and autonomy.
Timestamps:
0:00 Intro — “Every agent deserves a wallet”
1:52 Opening monologue and guest intro
2:24 What is Zero Rights Media?
3:35 Kevin’s early life and interest in tech
4:55 Founding the Wake Forest “Fintech” Club
6:00 First crypto aha moment
6:53 Microsoft and early blockchain work
8:03 Azure Blockchain Workbench
9:15 File integrity, POA Ethereum, and L2s
10:00 Working at Storj and S3 compatibility
11:13 Decentralized object storage and crypto incentives
13:10 Transitioning to AI — distributed infra and agents
13:35 Working at Replit + Hugging Face hackathon
14:53 What is Replit?
15:49 AI-native coding environments
16:52 From crypto aha to AI aha
17:33 Joining Coinbase & the “every agent needs a wallet” thesis
19:00 AgentKit: letting AI agents take onchain actions
20:35 Agents procuring cloud resources autonomously
21:53 Onchain kit + trust in agentic commerce
25:01 Natural language agents with real-time data
26:16 Can agents create content too?
27:26 Are we past the Turing Test?
28:40 Crypto as global registry + file integrity
30:33 Why AI needs crypto-native payments
31:59 Replacing API keys with microtransactions (X-42)
33:14 Agents accessing GPU, storage, and APIs
34:22 Guardrails, alignment, and the “paperclip” problem
36:02 Agents need cloud + context to perform
37:57 Human adaptation and tech anxiety
39:19 Coinbase AI Hackathon recap
40:42 Jailbreaking agents to improve alignment
41:59 Autonomous agents vs human-extensions
43:33 The future of trading bots and flattened edge
45:14 Meme coins, cults, and AI-led virality
47:32 Determinism vs probabilism: crypto’s role in AI media
49:01 X-42 platform: gasless micropayments over HTTP
50:59 Why AI agents will face paywalls too
52:04 Advice for new AI + crypto builders
53:58 Lightning Round: Food, music, parenting, boxing
55:56 Books: Gödel, Escher, Bach + The Sovereign Individual
58:07 Favorite gadget (not iPhone)
59:08 Travel: China, Colombia, Machu Picchu story
1:01:12 Inspirational figures & risk-taking
1:02:34 Productivity tips + AI tool stack
1:04:27 “Not your models, not your brain”
1:04:58 Black Mirror + AI satire
1:05:18 Alternate career path: Venture
1:06:06 Getting started with AgentKit
1:07:00 “We’re all devs now”
1:07:43 Outro and contact info
Join JackWyldes & Toady Hawk from Zero Rights Media for half an hour of raw, unedited banter about Farcon 2025 in NYC, recorded from their Brooklyn Airbnb right before Jack's Uber to the airport arrived. The perfect cure for Farcon FOMO.
In this episode of Musk Clank, Jack Wyldes sits down with Proxy to dive deep into the ever-evolving world of onchain social tokens that make up the clankerverse. They explore:💥 The Checkr dashboard and how it tracks token activity on Farcaster🧠 Why social engagement matters just as much as price🛠 How Bankr and Clanker are reshaping the creator economy📊 The rise of social indexes and what they mean for crypto trading💡 How reply-clanking introduces new ways to support creators, charities, and causes🔥 The role of community, provenance, and transparent incentives in token ecosystemsIf you’re into crypto, Farcaster, or just want to understand where social + financial tools are heading, this episode is packed with insight.👇 Drop your thoughts in the comments.🧪 Explore Clankers: Clanker.world 🔗 Try Banker: bankr.botSubscribe for more deep dives, clank banter, and alpha from the onchain frontier.#Clanker #Crypto #Farcaster #OnchainSocial #Web3 #Banker #SocialTokens #MuskClank
Welcome back to another episode of ZEROPOD, featuring Serpin Taxt, the ambitious young founder of a new protocol called Ethos, which aims to help solve the age-old problem of who to trust, and who not to, in the onchain space. Host Toady Hawk talks about his childhood, his career in web 2, and his goals for Ethos, namely, to tame the wild, wild west of the crypto space… just a bit. So without further ado, let’s go learn about the mythos behind the Ethos.—-Timestamps:00:00 - The $9B Problem: Scams, Trust, and the Wild West of Crypto02:25 - Welcome to ZEROPOD: Meet Serpin Taxt, Founder of Ethos05:00 - Inventor Dreams and Web2 Career08:00 - Escaping B2B SaaS11:00 - Discovering Ethereum: Interoperability and Smart Contracts13:30 - When Crypto Finally Clicked15:00 - Inspiration from Friend.Tech and the Birth of Ethos17:00 - Reputation is Everything: Why Trust Signals Matter19:10 - Realizing a Bigger Vision21:00 - A Wild West Without Accountability24:00 - Proof-of-Stake for People: Ethos’s Core Mechanism26:30 - Avoiding Mob Rule: Risk, Reputation, and Social Slashing29:00 - Open Moderation and Algorithmic Challenges31:00 - Reviewing ETH Wallets, Twitter Accounts, and Beyond33:30 - Identity, Anonymity, and the Risk of Sockpuppets36:00 - Using Ethos in the Wild: Kaito, Bots, and Reputation vs. Attention39:00 - Why It's Hard to Call Out Scammers (but Why We Must)42:00 - The Power of Named Reviews vs. Anonymous Drama44:00 - NFT Ethics, Gotcha Culture, and the Chaos Incentive46:00 - Social Slashing 101: How It Works in Ethos49:00 - Toward Financial Slashing: The Next Big Risk Layer51:00 - Onboarding: Slow Growth53:00 - Staying Power: What Keeps Users Coming Back Daily56:00 - Finding People to Vouch For (and How to Ask for Vouches)58:30 - Using the Chrome Extension for Discovery and Reviews1:00:00 - Integrations 1:02:00 - Building Influence Onchain: Ratings for Businesses, Not Just People1:04:00 - Alpha Drop? Business Leaderboards Are Coming1:06:30 - Why Ethos Launched on Base1:12:00 - The Token Question: Contributor XP, Incentives, and Future Possibilities1:14:25 - Wrap-Up---Podcast recorded by Toady Hawk, edited by Toady Hawk and Santhosh. Hosted by Toady Hawk. Music by Toady Hawk, SuperTightWoody & Suno AI. Produced by Zero Rights Media. This content is zero rights reserved (cc0), please remix and reuse it in any way you like!
MLeeJr is the Mfer you’ve been hearing about—whether it’s his grind from waiting tables to navigating TradFi and crypto, or his relentless bull posting for Clanker, Bankr, and Base. He’s been riding the $DRB wave, backing Grok’s first coin, and making the case for AI’s first millionaire.In this episode, we dive into his journey, his mindset, and why he’s someone you need to be following on Base. Don’t miss this one!🎧 Available now on Pods, YouTube, & Spotify. #MustClank #Base #MLeeJr"Cool mustache, very based"---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------How you can support! Collecting these episodes onchain allow us to continue sharing the stories and people that make up the Clankerverse and Base JackWyldes Token - Cool Mustache CA: 0x14daf26c2507acdd3b64e3302d8554611026cc40Chapters________________________________________________________00:00 - Intro 01:16 - MLeeJr's Crypto beginnings 03:03 - Crypto in TradFi 07:23 - Good Lore and $100 Tip 15:30 - Telling his story on Farcaster and Paragraph 19:20 - Fortune favors the bold - MLee is bold 27:30 - Service Talk and MLee has never seen The Bear!?29:50 - The NFT Boom and becoming the Mfer 42:40 - Social spaces/Joining Farcaster/Mfer Channel 57:50 - Being a Based Mfer - What makes Base the place 1:09:20 - The Clanker Saga - BEST LAUNCHPAD 1:20:20 - Deployer, TN100X, and Ham becomes Bankr 1:24:00 - How MLee social engineered the Bankr Clanker 1:34:25 - Grok Clanks - The $DRB Saga 1:46:50 - THE $DRB Narrative is good for everyone on Base1:51:30 - Passionate $DRB and Base BULL pitch 1:59:10 - Quick Hitters - Weird Questions 2:07:45 - Outro! -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------LinksRead his story on Paragraph: https://paragraph.xyz/@nfa/waiting-tables-to-wall-streetFollow MLeeJr on X and Warpcast and check out Base Szn spaces https://warpcast.com/mleejrhttps://x.com/MLeeJrFollow Us: JackWyldes: https://x.com/JackWyldesProxy: https://x.com/_proxystudioZero: https://x.com/zerorightsmediaClanker: https://x.com/clankeronbase
Welcome back, fearless Ethereum enjoyooors to another episode of ZEROPOD. And this episode is a special one because it is actually the very first podcast appearance by the elusive figure known only as 0xDeployer aka Big Daddy Ham, the creator of so many things but most recently the breakout success Bankr, an in-feed ai agent that can trade for you using natural language on X and Farcaster.Hosts Toady Hawk and JackWyldes dig in with Deployer to hear about his childhood, his crypto journey and the exhaustive lineage of all his projects leading up to Bankr, including The LP, TN100X, Hamchain and more. We learn that he taught himself to code from a book at Barnes & Noble, we hear about how he first bought Ethereum at $80 (and sold it at $90), and we get some exclusive alpha like the fact that he has a secret Bankr cofounder and fancies himself a glamper.
All this and more, we hope you enjoy! If you do enjoy our content, please rate our pod 5 Stars to help us reach more people on this app.
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Timestamps:0:00 - The $DRB Story2:16 - Welcome to ZEROPOD! – Special guest 0xDeployer joins the show2:50 - First Podcast Appearance 4:06 - The Challenges of Anonymity 6:01 - Early Tech Influences – Super Nintendo, Zelda, and the 90s tech era8:52 - Shifting Back to Quality Content – Decentralization vs. algorithmic extremes11:42 - The Rise of AI & Misinformation – A scary but fascinating future14:00 - Childhood Coding Journey – From Geocities to Onchain19:18 - Learning to Code the Hard Way – A failed interview and a book from Barnes & Noble21:16 - Falling Down the Crypto Rabbit Hole – CryptoKitties and digital ownership24:57 - Decentralization Matters – Why blockchain beats traditional systems31:12 - Discovering Farcaster – A decentralized social network for builders36:04 - Onchain Tipping & Ham Token 42:02 - "The LP" Mechanic & Experimental Tokenomics 50:18 - The Ham Cult & Building a Loyal Community 53:35 - Banker’s Origin Story – The AI trading agent that took over57:51 - How Banker Coin Was Born – A chaotic, unexpected launch1:04:26 - The Evolution of Crypto Twitter – Real builders vs. max extraction1:06:37 - Why Focus on X (Twitter)? – Scaling beyond Farcaster1:08:54 - Debt Relief Bot 1:10:32 - How Bankr Became the First Clanker Deployment Method on X1:12:45 - The Power of Viral Narratives 1:15:27 - Bankr’s Future Roadmap 1:18:14 - Introducing the Bankr Club1:21:05 - Thoughts on AI’s Role in Ochain Space1:24:40 - Outro
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Podcast recorded by Toady Hawk and JackWyldes, edited by Toady Hawk, JackWyldes and Santhosh. Hosted by Toady Hawk and JackWyldes. Music by Toady Hawk, SuperTightWoody & Suno AI. Ad spot by JackWyldes. Produced by Zero Rights Media. This content is zero rights reserved (cc0), please remix and reuse it in any way you like!
In this special episode of The MUST CLANK SHOW, Jack and Proxy sit down with the one and only M00nPapi—a Farcaster legend, DJ, streamer, gamer, Florida man, Clanker, AI intern, and a key player at Clanker HQ’s special teams.We dive into his journey on Farcaster, the wild days of the $Degen Era, the power of following your gut, and the importance of staying true to yourself. It’s a candid and insightful conversation between Clanker friends, full of laughs, stories, and maybe even a little onchain wisdom.Don’t miss this one—CLANK IN and join the conversation!🎧 Subscribe & Follow @zerorightsmedia on all socials for more content like this.
Collect an onchain edition of this podcast on pods.media/the-must-clank-show to help Zero Rights Media support independent content creators.
Earlier this month, Jacek Trocinski threw a huge party in Poland to mark the first anniversary of the $DEGEN project on Base, and degens from all over the world flew in to celebrate. On this episode of ZEROPOD, host Toady Hawk sits down with Jacek to learn a little bit about his own personal story, as well as the many twists and turns along the road of degen’s first year, and what lies ahead for the "official unofficial" community token of the Farcaster network.Grab a hot drink and your favorite cap, because the hat stays on for this one!
This week on ZEROPOD, we sit down with Jason Goldberg, the founder of Moxie.xyz and the soon-to-be-launched Moxie AI platform. We dig into his previous startups, find out what made him want to organize the creator economy via Moxie, and what to expect from the new AI features. If you’ve always wondered about the man begin the moxie, this pod is your opportunity to find out!
Welcome back to another episode of ZEROPOD our zero copyright video podcast for people who enjoy Ethereum. This week we were excited to welcome as our guest Yele Bademosi the founder of many things in this space, but most recently Onboard, which is a digital wallet designed as a full service neobank for onchain creators. In this pod, host Toady Hawk from Zero Rights Media talks with Yele about his upbringing in Nigeria, his schooling in London and his series of interesting start-ups since. They chat about why he was drawn to build on Ethereum, and specifically on Base, why he believes providing under-collateralized credit to the world is the most important future priority for Onboard, one simple thing he never learned to do, and much, much more. We hope you enjoy this conversation as much as we did. Please don’t forget to give this video a Like and a Comment, or if you’re on Spotify or apple podcasts, a 5 star review goes a long way.
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Timestamps:
00:00 - Yele’s Big Idea
01:41 - ZEROPOD Intro
02:51 - Yele’s upbringing
05:00 - Studying to be a doctor
09:00 - A word about our friendly sponsor Clanker.world
09:40 - Sports and hobbies
13:30 - Binance, Bundle and Nestcoin
16:50 - The difficulty of building many companies at once
19:00 - Focusing on fundamental real world problems with Onboard
20:50 - An onchain neobank
30:00 - Finding a niche and going after it
33:57 - Competing against huge take rates
35:00 - Undercollateralized loans as a priority
38:00 - Defi Mullet
50:00 - “I’m a Newgen”
52:00 - Impressed by Base’s bootstrapping without a token
53:00 - The importance of culture
57:00 - More about plans for onchain credit offerings
1:00:00 - “Creating supranational economies.”
1:06:15 - The killer onchain use case
1:10:00 - Where to learn more about Onboard. 1:11:00 - Outro
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Podcast recorded by Toady Hawk, edited by Toady Hawk, JackWyldes and Santhosh. Hosted by Toady Hawk. Music by Toady Hawk, SuperTightWoody & Suno AI. Ad spot by JackWyldes. Produced by Zero Rights Media. This content is zero rights reserved (cc0), please remix and reuse it in any way you like!
This week on The Must Clank Show with JackWyldes and Proxy, we’re breaking down:
ClankCount Update: 56,848 tokens circulating.
Top 10 Tokens on Clank.fun – Clanker leads, but what’s up with Fartcoin?
Clanker’s Massive Impact – $1.75B driven on Base, Uniswap V4 expansion, and new fee splits.
ClankPad Power Moves – McBain says, “Hold my parfait” and give users a big split
New Clanks Drop: Bonker the first Clanker tweet? Shout out Kyle Patrick
Bankr - What’s really happening with this token?
Coinbase Wallet: The New Social Hub – How can Clankers leverage it?
CLANK OR STANK: From the 100,000 Egg Heist to Kanye & Bianca’s Grammy Twins Reveal – What’s legit, and what’s just noise? Buckle up, smash that Clank button, and let’s ride. Clank Clank!
On this episode of ZEROPOD, we sit down with Derek Brown, the mad scientist developer and founder behind the upcoming agentic onchain game called Native.fun, built on top of the Clanker protocol on Base.
We had a blast getting to know Derek and hearing his story, from working as a rural midwest minister to coding in the halls of the some of the biggest tech companies in Silicon Valley, and then striking out to build tech startups of his own. His vision for Native is wild and ambitious, and we can’t wait for you to learn all about it!
If you enjoy this conversation, please Subscribe and rate our podcast 5 stars — it really helps us grow our community.
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TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 - Introduction: Positive-Sum Environments
1:15 - ZEROPOD Intro & Guest Introduction - Derek Brown
2:00 - Derek’s Fun Fact: Three Daughters, Same Birthday
3:09 - From Dupont Brat to Tech Builder
7:01 - Discovering Programming
7:06 - A word from our sponsor: Clanker.world
9:00 - The Journey to Tech: From Ministry to SV
18:12 - Tough Times & Family Resilience
24:00 - Getting Into Crypto: Bitcoin at $300 and Satoshi’s Whitepaper
31:01 - The Base vs. Solana Debate: Values & Coexistence
36:00 - The Origin of Clanker and Its Influence on Native
44:00 - What is Native? Sim City Meets Onchain Economies
51:00 - Dots Explained: AI Agents in the Digital City
58:00 - Tokenomics Deep Dive: Fees, Buybacks, and Sustainability
1:06:00 - The User Experience: MVP, Maps, and Gameplay
1:11:00 - Passports & Stamps: Proof of Humanity in Native
1:12:46 - Final Thoughts & How to Get Involved
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Podcast recorded by Toady Hawk, edited by Toady Hawk, JackWyldes and Santhosh. Hosted by Toady Hawk. Music by Toady Hawk, SuperTightWoody & Suno AI. Ad spot by JackWyldes. Produced by Zero Rights Media.
This content is zero rights reserved (cc0), please remix and reuse it in any way you like!
Welcome to the brand new Must Clank Show, your weekly update on the hottest tokens, wildest launches, and biggest moves in the Clanker ecosystem.
In this pilot episode, JackWyldes from Zero Rights Media and Clanker cofounder Alex aka Proxy do a quick vibe check—what’s this show all about, and what can listeners expect?
Segments this week: • MUST CLANKS of the Week – 5 Clankers you should know • Interesting Launches – $ONCHAIN got clanked after Jesse’s video, VVV airdrop, and wtf is a BUMSHAFT / why is it all over our timeline. • Meta Watch Tap in, clank up, and let’s win together.
Hosted by JackWyldes and Proxy. Produced and edited by JackWyldes. Distributed by Zero Rights Media. Zero rights reserved.
Welcome back to another episode of ZEROPOD. This week, Toady Hawk is joined by JackWyldes and they have a very interesting conversation with Proxy and Dish, the two indomitable founders of the little AI agent token launcher called Clanker which has taken the Base ecosystem by storm over the past couple months. This pod is structured a little differently than most, because we actually sat down with the clankers-in-chief on two separate occasions, a couple weeks apart. In between, the guys hosted a hackathon in Boston called Clankhack, where many builders from their burgeoning ecosystem gathered to build together for a weekend, and our own Jack was fortunate enough to attend and document the whole thing (more on this soon.) In any case, we have edited these 2 conversations into a single podcast for your enjoyment, with hinge in the middle separating the pre-clankhack and post-clank-hack eras. We had a blast digging in to get the raw clanker story for you and we hope you will enjoy this conversation as much as we did. So grab a tall glass of milk and a fresh can of spinach and strap in for the Clankpod! —- TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Introduction to Clanker: What is Clanker? Deploying meme coins made simple. 2:04 - ZEROPOD Intro 3:00 - Start of Part 1: Pre-Clankhack. Personal Stories of the Founders 6:00 - The Origin of Clanker 9:04 - Building Clanker in Five Days 12:02 - Launching and Scaling Clanker 15:02 - Clanker’s Value Proposition 18:33 - A message from our sponsors 20:00 - Reminiscing about launch day 22:00 - Create the job(s) you want 24:00 - “Farcaster is an incredible network” 26:00 - Tokens as a novel bootstrapping mechanism 29:00 - Dish got kicked off of Facebook 36:00 - The speculative power of ERC-20s vs NFTs 48:00 - Start of Part 2 (Post Clankhack) 49:00 - What is Clanker, exactly? 51:00 - How does it differ from other models 54:00 - The moat is the network 57:00 - What was Clankhack? 1:00:00 - The space needs more good content 1:03:00 - How can Zero Rights Help creators 1:05:00 - Being bombarded by VC term sheets 1:08:00 - “It shouldn’t be easy to make 16 million dollars” 1:10:00 - The future of Clankhack 1:17:00 - Comparison to UX on Solana 1:19:00 - “No more L2s” 1:21:00 - “If the leader of the free world can do it, so can you.” 1:24:00 - Wen $SNOWDEN on Base? 1:33:00 - Bit of a love fest tbh 1:38:00 - Chugging canned spinach for the plot 1:40:00 - Alpha? 1:42:00 - Outro — Podcast recorded by Toady Hawk and JackWyldes, edited by Toady Hawk, JackWyldes and Santhosh. Hosted by Toady Hawk and JackWyldes. Music by Toady Hawk, SuperTightWoody & Suno AI. Ad spot by JackWyldes. Produced by Zero Rights Media. This content is zero rights reserved (cc0), please remix and reuse it in any way you like!
Welcome back to another episode of ZEROPOD, a zero copyright video podcast for people who enjoy Ethereum.
Our guest this week on ZEROPOD, is from the artistic side of the onchain world— Yon, the self described “degenerative artist” behind The Peaceful Groupies, the Yon Experience and most recently, one of the first artcoins launched via the clanker AI agent on farcaster: Redacted Gdupi. On this episode, we talk about Yon’s youth in a small Argentinian town, how he moved to Europe and carved his own way as an artist, how he has been a constant early adopter of onchain techs and trends, and what’s next for him and $GDUPI. We hope you enjoy this conversation with an onchain CC0 art legend, and if you do, please remember to like and subscribe!
Thank you to our partner sponsors at clanker.world for helping to make this content possible. Clanker is the easiest way to deploy a token on Base.
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Timestamps
• 0:00 - GDUPI Origins
• 1:35 - Welcome to ZEROPOD, introducing Yon.
• 2:59 - Yon’s upbringing in Chaco, Argentina
• 3:55 - Early love for character design, video games, and art
• 4:56 - Childhood gaming
• 6:25 - Yon the Baller
• 8:50 - The Paris Period
• 11:00 - Saving money and finding time for art
• 12:50 - Discovering clients through Reddit subreddits
• 14:10 - Parental perceptions of an art career
• 16:01 - “Every piece is a portrait of what I’m living in that moment.”
• 17:03 - Introduction to crypto and saving in Ethereum
• 19:00 - Early experiments with CS:GO skins and CryptoKitties
• 21:00 -Discovering NFTs
• 22:20 - A Word About Our Sponsors Clanker.World
• 23:10 - Yon’s first NFT purchase was a Beeple
• 25:00 - Minting on Rarible and building early collections
• 26:50 - Experimenting with telegram auction houses
• 28:00 - Creating Peaceful Groupies and generative art
• 31:00 - The challenges of launching a hyped NFT collection
• 32:40 - Mentorship from 9999 and learning about contracts
• 35:00 - Joining Farcaster and exploring new creative outlets
• 39:00 - The Reply Guys channel and community-driven art
• 41:50 - The Reply Guys t-shirt and embracing CC0 licensing
• 44:00 - Perspectives on piracy, creativity, and open art
• 48:00 - Organizing minted collections and planning for the future
• 51:00 - Reflections on the Yellow Collective’s first year
• 54:00 - GDUPI: origins, meme culture, and experiments with Clanker
• 57:40 - Thoughts on memecoins and tokenizing moments
• 1:00:30 - The distribution powers of ERC-20 tokens.
• 1:02:20 - Moving from Argentina to LA and the creative scene in the US
• 1:04:00 - Planning for the future and growing the Yon ecosystem
• 1:06:10 - What’s next for GDUPI, NFTs, and personalized 1/1 art
• 1:07:00 - Yon turns the tables on Toady
• 1:11:10 - Closing thoughts on creativity, 2025 plans, and the onchain journey
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What do you get when you cross a middleschool sneakerhead, a Bitcoin pizza-esque 30 million dollar engagement ring, and a knack for spotting the next big thing onchain? You get Nick Tomaino, crypto OG and founder of iconic crypto venture fund 1confirmation. On this episode of ZEROPOD, host Toady Hawk digs in with Nick about working at Coinbase in the very early days, the passion for collecting that led him from copping kicks and rare books to NFTs and ERCs, and founding and running one of the most successful early investment funds in the space. Nick also talks candidly about his bull case for Degen, Farcaster and Ethereum (he thinks one of those will even one day flip Bitcoin), why Ethereum doesn’t need a Michael Saylor, and what he thinks is the best advice for new investors in the space: just believe in something. --- Timestamps: 0:00 – Intro: Find Something More to Believe In 1:02 – Welcome to ZEROPOD: Meet Nick Tomaino 2:02 – Nick’s Sneaker-Collecting Days How basketball and sneaker culture shaped Nick’s early passion for collecting. 3:39 – The Collector Gene: Rare Books and Americana Nick’s family history of collecting and how it influenced his love for rare books and later NFTs. 6:42 – Crypto vs. Rare Books: Liquidity and the Future of Collectibles Nick compares the illiquidity of traditional collectibles to the fluidity of NFTs. 10:21 – College Days: Economics and a Focus on Making Money Why Nick studied economics and his early ambitions to optimize for financial success. 12:42 – Learning About Venture Capital How Fred Wilson’s blog inspired Nick’s interest in venture capital and crypto. 15:16 – Joining Coinbase: Early Days of Bitcoin Adoption Nick’s journey to Coinbase in 2013, hustling his way into the company, and working on business development. 20:03 – Starting 1confirmation: Supporting Early Crypto Projects Nick explains the genesis of 1confirmation and its focus on being the first check into game-changing projects. 22:00 – Why the Name 1confirmation? The blockchain-inspired reasoning behind the fund’s name. 23:49 – Opensea and CryptoKitties: Early Investments Nick’s experience with CryptoKitties and why he believed in Opensea’s potential. 26:47 – Degen: Why Social Tipping Matters The evolution of tipping mechanisms in crypto and their role in driving adoption. 30:36 – Thoughts on Farcaster and Decentralized Social Media Nick discusses Farcaster as the best decentralized social network and its role in enabling financial opportunities. 36:39 – Farcaster Projects: Clanker, Anoncast, and More Nick evaluates recent Farcaster projects and the importance of experimentation. 40:04 – The Value of In-Feed NFT Minting Nick shares why he believes microtransactions and NFT minting are the next big things for creators. 45:08 – Ethereum’s Strength and Long-Term Potential Why Nick believes Ethereum could flip Bitcoin and the importance of innovation over narratives. 49:12 – The Importance of Skin in the Game How crypto allows more people to have ownership and take risks with real consequences. 52:03 – The Future of Farcaster: Financial Opportunities Nick’s vision for how Farcaster can thrive by giving users more ways to make money. 53:03 – What’s Exciting in 2025? Pro-Crypto Policies and Innovation Nick shares his optimism about potential regulatory changes and new product developments. 56:00 – Advice for Newcomers: Conviction and Curiosity Final advice for those new to crypto: find something to believe in beyond making money. 58:14 – Wrap-Up: Believe in Something More Closing remarks and gratitude for the conversation. -- Podcast recorded by Toady Hawk, edited by Toady Hawk and Santhosh. Hosted by Toady Hawk. Music by Toady Hawk, SuperTightWoody & Suno AI. Produced by Zero Rights Media. This content is zero rights reserved (cc0), please remix and reuse it in any way you like with attribution.
