Welcome to the Cryptso’s Casts newsletter! Every month, I curate my best thoughts, ideas, and observations on crypto and the industry at large.
Crypto is Here to Stay
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1/ US crypto policy has seen a major shift in just two weeks: https://imagedelivery.net/BXluQx4ige9GuW0Ia56BHw/155c9a62-46e6-40c1-0142-49e7437e4400/original
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1/ If Ethereum ETFs get approved: https://imagedelivery.net/BXluQx4ige9GuW0Ia56BHw/0267dc6a-e07c-42c0-0263-bbb2cdae8c00/original
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FIT21 is a historic crypto regulatory bill that will protect crypto users in the US Tell your representatives to vote YES on FIT21 https://www.standwithcrypto.org/
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“We believe the SEC should embrace open source technology that improves on outdated commercial and financial systems, instead of attempting to litigate it out of existence.” Stand with crypto 🛡️🦄 https://warpcast.com/uniswap/0x1642500f
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Ethereum ETFs approved – what a historic moment for Ethereum and for crypto!! Onchain summer kicking off a week early ☀️ https://imagedelivery.net/BXluQx4ige9GuW0Ia56BHw/9323b9ad-b5ed-4eb7-944b-0a1bf52c2e00/original
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What a week: - ETH ETF approved - FIT21 crypto bill passed - Government CBDC banned Higher ↑
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People often ask why crypto: - USDC on @base provides cheap and instant cross-border payments 24/7/365, updating the traditional financial system plagued with high fees and delays - ETH is a non-sovereign, censorship-resistant asset that offers a level of security and peace of mind that cash in the bank can’t match
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The claim that “crypto has no use case” is often made by those who are insulated and comfortable within the Western banking system Crypto provides access to fast and cheap payments, a stable store of value, and a global onchain economy for everyone, everywhere
Casts of the Month
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Onchain creativity is at an ATH right now
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Tokens reinforce the value of attention and storytelling, and create excitement beyond just the product
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I’ve been in crypto for a while now, and /blackbird is the most substantive consumer product I’ve used Building products and experiences that are truly differentiated via onchain is the only way
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For companies and brands coming onchain, it’s important to think about your content and marketing through the lens of “what would it feel like to mint this onchain?” Minting should be the primary form of engagement, which socials can then help amplify
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Winning is better together https://warpcast.com/colin/0x4b44b1b6
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Bullish on enjoyable minting experiences https://warpcast.com/jacob/0x0b99634c
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It’s deal szn /zora 🤝 /mintdotfun /paragraph 🤝 /mirror Who’s next? 👀
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Consumer crypto is so back https://imagedelivery.net/BXluQx4ige9GuW0Ia56BHw/b79883e9-9eac-4605-8ec0-3f7e5492b900/original
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To level up in crypto, all you need to do is actually use onchain products and spend some time onchain every day Being a user is the ultimate way to understand the growing onchain economy
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The next breakout consumer crypto app will have maximum normie-friendliness
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Here’s how it can work https://imagedelivery.net/BXluQx4ige9GuW0Ia56BHw/77352045-cfc8-49f1-4750-f2a0c9e9ed00/original
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Why does AI need crypto? Don’t be evil → Can’t be evil
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AI safety through cryptography
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Blockchain infra companies are now realizing that they also need to build consumer-facing apps to demo their infra and capture mindshare
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If you’re building blockchain infra to enable some kind of consumer-facing app that doesn’t exist yet, consider diving in and building the app yourself Good DevEx is just as hard as good UX, and you’ll need to do it sooner or later anyway
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Farcaster is one of the onchain apps I use daily, and it’s one of the things I’m most excited about in crypto Confident that they’ll grow by orders of magnitude this cycle – go @dwr.eth, @v, and team @farcaster!! https://warpcast.com/dwr.eth/0x5477121b
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Upcoming mobile onchain apps like @roamxyz make me confident that consumer crypto will soon take the spotlight and shatter the perception that crypto is unusable for the average person
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mint to collect → mint to support
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Bullish on decentralized brands like /azuki that anyone can contribute to permissionlessly - Rise together - Build together - Create together - Innovate together - Advocate together - Distribute together - Network together - Enjoy the good times together - Reward the community together - Grow together One Garden 🌱 https://imagedelivery.net/BXluQx4ige9GuW0Ia56BHw/1f5193df-9930-40d3-1498-7e92d1196800/original
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It’s been inspiring to watch the interactions between @zora, @base, and @optimism as truly intertwined ecosystems Zora and Base lean on Optimism’s OP Stack and Retro Funding, while Optimism then is bolstered by Zora and Base for apps, content, and distribution Superchain flywheel 🔴🔵🌞 https://warpcast.com/jacob/0x4dae378e
Consumer Apps I Liked
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World’s first on-chain self-custodial checking account https://gnosispay.com/
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Quests, token-gating, loyalty points, CRM, and forms for your onchain community https://guild.xyz/
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Search to discover actionable onchain insights https://www.bello.lol/
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Prediction markets for Farcaster https://swaye.app/
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Start your collection and co-own art from as little as $1 https://lisafoundation.com/
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Decentralized storytelling produced by you https://www.shibuya.xyz/
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Taking anime onchain https://www.anime.xyz/
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A new Farcaster client where social meets onchain https://kiosk.mirror.xyz/iyIIjU14A2c50rK00-O8Ic0TR6kV8bsPxd9flWAsb_0
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The social onchain browser https://roam.xyz/
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CT trading card game https://www.fantasy.top/
Infrastructure Updates
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L3s can now be a part of @base and the @optimism Superchain! 🔵🔴✨ Here’s an overview of L3s and why they’re useful for those who are confused: https://warpcast.com/optimism/0x051d2fcc https://paragraph.xyz/@cryptso/l3s
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A match made in heaven https://mirror.xyz/crowdmuse.eth/-AAP9Kfkn5KC4UhUGDVdObLAoSHhmLa7gGcP-6Ly4J0
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MultiVM It’s a question of “when” not “if” https://x.com/ajwarner90/status/1792697861337145678
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MultiVM is coming to a rollup near you… https://x.com/sgoldfed/status/1792905614810550762
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Frames now support /optimism, /base, /zora, AND /arbitrum transactions /farcaster is quickly becoming the social layer for all of the biggest ecosystems/protocols in the space 🟪 https://warpcast.com/arbitrum/0x1294c586
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1/ International remittances still cost an average of 6.2% in transaction fees today, which is remarkably high and significantly reduces the value of money sent home to families Billions of families depend on remittances, but our international financial system is rather siloed, piecemeal, and has been slow to innovate https://warpcast.com/jessepollak/0x5daa4903
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Just published a new issue of my Cryptso’s Casts newsletter, “Stand With Crypto,” via @paragraph! I cover why crypto is here to stay, US crypto policy, Ethereum ETFs, building products and experiences onchain, the growing onchain economy, @zora mints, and more https://paragraph.xyz/@cryptso/stand-with-crypto
Just published a new issue of my Cryptso’s Casts newsletter, “Stand With Crypto,” via @paragraph! I cover why crypto is here to stay, US crypto policy, Ethereum ETFs, building products and experiences onchain, the growing onchain economy, @zora mints, and more https://paragraph.xyz/@cryptso/stand-with-crypto