TMB Anniversary | RuthlessAI | Buttrfly Bonsai Week | FC Headline News Frame & More

Gm. This is Trust Me Bro 📰

Welcome back to our newsletter after a 2 weeks holidays break. We missed you all! Now let’s get back to work! This edition takes:

• TMB Anniversary - One year of Trust 🏆

• RuthlessAI 🤖

• Buttrfly Bonsai Week 🦋🌳

• Farcaster Frames - Headlines Trending news 📰

• Beer Taste - Molson Canadian Lager 🍻

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Last week marked one year since we launched Trust Me Bro on Lens Protocol. Time really flies! Originally founded by Yakuza and Ryan Fox, and since October 2023, run solely by Yakuza, Trust Me Bro has grown into a thriving community.

Let’s take a look at what we’ve achieved:

• Followers: 7,436

• Following: 232

• Publications: 3,383

• Comments: 2,063

• Posts: 454

• Mirrors: 664

• Quotes: 231

• Lens Score: 9992

Events & Spaces:

• We’ve hosted around 20 Spaces on Buttrfly, featuring special guests like SShakti, Amber aka Arterlioz, James Finnerty, Carla Monni, Nico Gallardo, Nico Capital, Tommy Thomas, Grams, Ruthless, Lens Voice, Carlo Moretti from NFT Rome, Eduard, Chris Comrie, the Buttrfly team, Simon Jaquemet and Stanislav Titusko aka cryptoman!

• We also supported exciting contests like LensVoice, Spaces Xmas Parties, attended IRL Events, and much more.

Support & Collaborations:

• Amazing friends like Carla Monni, James Finnerty, Ruthless, Tommy Thomas, and Moe have helped co-host our shows.

• Our Spaces are some of the most attended on Buttrfly, only surpassed by a session from the Lens Team.

• We’ve tipped attendees in every Space we’ve hosted.

Contests & Content:

• We’ve launched 25 Trusted Talent contests, rewarding creators across various fields, from music to memes (remember the good old WMATIC?)

• We published 39 newsletters and 18 podcasts, covering everything from tech and decentralised social media to beer culture.

We’ve been early adopters of $BONSAI, secured our first paid partnership with Siborg, and expanded our presence across multiple platforms like Farcaster, Paragraph, Pods, X, YT, and IG.

It’s been an incredible journey, and none of this would have been possible without your support. Trust Me Bro is for you and by you, and I can’t thank you enough for being part of this adventure.

With love, Yakuza 🍻

Btw, we created a song to celebrate this date (up for grabs via Bonsai collectible)

Check it out here: https://hey.xyz/posts/0x01d8d5-0x066c

Have you ever wanted to chat with your data or dive deeper into what’s happening on Lens Protocol? RuthlessAI is here to make that a reality, and it’s going to be released as a private beta very soon! We were lucky enough to be invited to beta test this innovative tool, and we have to say—wow!

Logging in with our wallet and Lens profile was a breeze, and the features we experienced are nothing short of game-changing. One standout feature? The ability to chat about handpicked profiles! Now, you can ask Ruthless AI directly! And the response time is lightning fast—about 2 times quicker than GPT-4.

RuthlessAI curated a selection of profiles you can interact with, including:

• @stani

• @chaoticmonk

• @christina

• @iamtherealyakuza

• @gotenks

• @punkess

• Ruthless himself

These profiles can answer questions based on their posts and comments, with more profiles potentially being added after launch.

Additional Features Include:

• Discover Trending Posts: Stay updated on what’s hot on Lens.

• Get User Insights: Learn about activities, followers, and engagement.

• Find Top Supporters: See who’s backing you the most.

• Check Your Best Posts: Analyse your top-performing content.

• Profile Stats: Get detailed insights on any Lens profile.

• Semantic Search: Easily find specific topics or comments.

• Engage in Witty Banter: Enjoy some sarcastic humor in your interactions.

Imagine the possibilities with RuthlessAI: planning trips by finding who’s talking about your destination on Lens, getting insights into trending topics, or even finding pancake recipes from fellow Lens users!

RuthlessAI is set to revolutionise how we interact with onchain data, making it more accessible, insightful, and fun.

Huge s/o to Ruthless for bringing this tool to life—can’t wait to see what comes next!

Btw, this is what we got from RuthlessAI when we asked about Yakuza’s personallity 👀

While many of us were enjoying our holidays, the Buttrfly and Bonsai teams were hard at work. Here’s what happened:

Triple Points with $BONSAI (Aug 12-19)

• 3x Points: Earn triple the points when you tip, collect, swap, or interact with frames using $BONSAI on Buttrfly.

• Leaderboard Updates: Track the top 10 points holders with the new in-app leaderboard.

How to Maximize Points

• Tipping: This week, every tip you send using $BONSAI multiplies your points by 3x.

• Blackjack in-Frame: Earn points by playing Bonsai Blackjack directly within the app.

  • Create Your Own Table: An exclusive perk for $BONSAI NFT holders.

  • Join Public Tables: Available on your social feed.

Special Space Event

• $BONSAI Week Space: Bonsai and Buttrfly teams hosted a live discussion about the points multiplier campaign.

  • When: Tuesday, August 13

  • Topic: Tips on earning 3x points, plus what’s next for Buttrfly and Bonsai.

Why this matters for us? Gamification is transforming decentralised social media, boosting engagement and making every interaction more rewarding.

S/o to Moe and the Bonsai Team for keeping things fresh and exciting! What's next for Buttrfly and Bonsai? We can’t wait to find out!

This week’s pick from Farcaster is a must-have for staying informed: the Trending Headlines Frame.

How it works:

• Show Top Headlines: A headline pops up in the frame.

• Read More: Select "Read" to view the full article (external link).

• Next/Previous: Quickly navigate between headlines.

• Home: Return to the Frame homepage.

We found over 30+ headlines available for browsing, making it a quick and easy way to catch up on the latest news without leaving Farcaster.

How we this evolving?

• Topic Selection: Imagine being able to filter headlines by categories like Crypto, Sports, or International News.

• In-Frame Reading: The dream? Reading articles within the frame itself—no external links needed.

S/o @aaronv.eth for creating this Frame. Check it out here: Link

Inspired by a post from Sam (@lens/samthing) in the Orb Beer Club, let's dive into Molson Canadian Lager.

This iconic 5% ABV lager hails from Canada and has been quenching thirsts since 1959.

Crafted with a blend of Canadian barley and water, Molson Canadian offers a crisp and clean taste profile that has captured the hearts of many.

Key highlights:

• Multiple award winner, including Canadian Brewing Awards, World Beer Cup, and Monde Selection.

• Home to the world's largest beer keg monument – the Molson Canadian Mega Keg.

• Committed to sustainability with the Red Leaf Project, planting over 100,000 trees.

• Major sponsor of the Canadian National Hockey League.

Molson Canadian Sub-Zero, a chilled version of the classic, offers an extra refreshing twist.

Shoutout to Sam for sparking this beer exploration 🍻

Btw, have you tried Molson Canadian?

https://hey.xyz/posts/0x48-0x3d-DA-64225bd4

And that's it for this week!

Thanks for reading ♥

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