many such cases :‪)‬ ted (not lasso)

welcome to many such cases, episode 8 that should be 9 but ted got nerdswiped by Crypto the Game and vows for it to never happen again. we chat what's special about farcaster, deploy on degen week, frames, degen, real vs fake engagement, hypersub churn, farcaster's existential risk, FarCon, and why we should put media onchain.

0:01:00 Crypto The Game


https://warpcast.com/matthewb/0x0dc0939a

0:10:40 Deploy on Degen


https://warpcast.com/jacek/0xb0f1dd27
https://warpcast.com/syndicate/0x9a6cef16
https://syndicate.io/blog/deploy-on-degen

0:16:00 Frames segue

0:19:00 Degen volume, bots, and new notifications

0:23:48 Fabric MRR and churn


https://warpcast.com/nonlinear.eth/0xa75e8192

0:32:33 FC client numbers (re: woj cast)


https://warpcast.com/woj.eth/0x41d3d1d5
https://warpcast.com/deodad/0x31fcd632

0:36:10 Farcaster’s existential risk by Ben Roy


https://warpcast.com/benroy/0x277e7335

0:44:32 Farcon update


https://warpcast.com/ted/0xd59e2a5d
https://warpcast.com/aneri/0x2e3440e5
https://warpcast.com/aneri/0x44ab0369

0:51:39 Onchain media / ads (why media onchain)

join us on episode 2 of "Connecting the Dots," our new podcast series with Farcaster OGs where we reflect on where we came from and meditate on where we are going.

today we are joined by the non-crypto content queen, @keccers, formerly known as @kchamp. we adore her and admire her and simply stoke for you to experience her live with us.

learn how she initially joined farcaster, how she rejoined farcaster, feuded with a few folks, grew a community, and stayed true to herself. we are so grateful for her energy, her insights on where warpcast is headed, and her ability to keep it real like no one else.

we finally get to dive into memecoins with the inimitable Li Jin of Variant!



join us on episode 3 of "Connecting the Dots," our new podcast series with Farcaster OGs where we reflect on where we came from and meditate on where we are going.



Li first brings us back to her farcaster origins and early thinking on memecoins then walk us through the full spectrum of memecoins and their varying value drivers - with healthy pushback from us along the way :).



we cover memecoin's historical zero-sum framework and how the new wave of memecoins (or scenescoins) could change this. ultimately, we land on our favorite topic: token-specific channels and token-specific apps.



let us know what you think!

we had to re-record this one, oops, and still didn’t get it up in time. our bad. high quality topics and conversations packed into 60 minutes (i know, we're being efficient). More to come!

0:00 Intro
1:02 Feelings Check-in
7:00 Merkle hiring a designer
https://warpcast.com/dwr.eth/0x002661a0
https://warpcast.com/sinahab/0xcddd4780
13:54 Warpcast complaints on spam and discoverability
https://warpcast.com/dwr.eth/0x3cb2f2d5
https://warpcast.com/nonlinear.eth/0xe999c10c
https://warpcast.com/ted/0x20c65a9d
22:00 Channel pass prices as spam prevention (fail)
37:19 Memecoin steelmanning both pro and con arguments
53:02 Cast actions
https://warpcast.com/v/0xbb2ed1b9
https://warpcast.notion.site/Farcaster-Action-Directory-5dfa3983610c4e488331b98d4f46fb47
https://warpcast.com/wijuwiju.eth/0x8a283566

note: this episode is getting released ~1 week late so forgive us if a few things sound stale. actually, please tell us what sounds stale and what sucks! we want your feedback.

So what do we cover in this episode?

0:00 intro
1:00 merkle fundraising leak
- https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-03-30/crypto-social-media-firm-merkle-sees-1-billion-valuation-in-paradigm-deal
- https://warpcast.com/dwr.eth/0x13a06db4
20:00 new farcaster clients: nook and buoy
- https://warpcast.com/slokh/0xfec3699d
- https://warpcast.com/slokh
- https://warpcast.com/~/channel/buoy
- https://warpcast.com/linda/0xce84f95d
35:00 cast actions
- https://warpcast.com/horsefacts.eth/0x14ec4822
- https://warpcast.notion.site/Spec-Farcaster-Actions-84d5a85d479a43139ea883f6823d8caa
1:00:00 collaborative mentality
1:10:00 degen L3 + memecoins vs shitcoins
- https://warpcast.com/jacek/0x9c7473c0

We are beyond excited to share our inaugural episode of Many Such Cases: Connecting the Dots, our new podcast series with Farcaster OGs where we reflect on where we came from and meditate on where we are going.



there is no truly no one else we could imagine kicking off "Connecting the Dots" with than than @nick. Nick Tomaino of 1confirmation was an early driver of Farcaster culture and remains a steadfast, brilliant, on-the-ground and in-the-weeds supporter of the ecosystem.



we are so grateful for his insights and energy, and hope you enjoy this conversation as much as we did. SKIN IN THE GAME OR GTFO :)