Jacek.degen.eth 🎩 on Farcaster

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is this the worst take in degen's history?

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Deleted now what did it say 😛

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It’s not deleted, I said devs are building mini apps like they’re for the masses, when they should be using $DEGEN and building for Farcaster. I’m happy to promote and fund devs, but they’re stuck on USDC. If you’re not defaulting to $DEGEN, it’s odd, my door’s always open.

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I don’t think it’s odd at all. The most attractive thing about $degen was that it was free to distribute and as a result everyone had some. I don’t think this is true anymore - or at least less true than with USDC

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It's also a brand thing. USDC is neutral money and a safe bet as the defacto Base stablecoin. Degen, for better or worse, is inseparable from its brand and would immediately associate a mini-apps brand with theirs if used for payments.

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Totally get that, neutral money probably makes sense if you’re targeting a mass audience, but let’s be real: Farcaster isn’t that right now. Why can’t we just band together and support each other directly? We fund devs, they build on DEGEN, DEGEN grows, Farcaster grows, Mini Apps grow. That kind of flywheel doesn’t exist with USDC, it just exits the system. With DEGEN, the value loops back in. Feels like we’re missing a huge opportunity if we ignore that.

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