It's been an eventful week onchain – Based mints from big names, the first rug on Farcaster, memecoin storm. But before we go any further, I'd like to remind myself and everyone else: it’s okay to miss out. You don’t need to chase every “alpha”, rush into shitcoins, or go all-in on popular mints. Stay true to yourself and choose your battles wisely. We're here for the long game.

Mildly related thought from the Thesis Thursday:

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Vareniyam by Piter Pasma
Highlight released the first collector-curated project. Meaning, you can play around with the outputs and choose the one to mint.

Just build it by Base

The Farcaster Degeneracy by @robrecht
Featuring my pfp from the 19th century.

Play: Bracket.game

Two weeks ago, March Madness meant nothing to me. But here I am, browsing YouTube videos about college basketball, arguing in DC on which team will get eliminated, and trying to come up with a clever strategy to make degenerational wealth.
Even if you're not into NCAAB, that's a fun app to try.

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Had lots of fun this weekend with @paybot in /art. $degen tipping is good, but what if I send you $degen directly from my wallet to yours through a frame. 78500 $degen (~$860) was sent to the authors of best art-related casts.

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You’ve probably seen my casts in /higher. I fell for it as a mental model and a niche meme, but things are escalating quickly. LGHT wrote a great overview on what the hell higher is and what are we up to so far.

Higher???

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On Sunday Jack Butcher (@jack) released a new artwork - 1988. The Physical Impossibility of Provenance, an open edition on Base (+120k mints in 24 hours).
Note: Here's a good thread on the context and possible meaning of this piece.

He kindly agreed to do an AMA on Farcaster on Thursday (March 28). Prepare your questions and set the reminders.

Stay Based and aim higher ↑ ↑ ↑

You will get to know me better over time, and I would like to get to know you too! My direct casts on Warpcast (@kugusha.eth) are always open for conversations and discussions. You can also send me a message onchain via Converse or any other XMTP-powered app.