Great reflections on launching a writer coin and trying new ways to fund journalism & creative work
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Some reflections on what minting a coin teaches you:
I have to admit that I always found the whole idea of coins confusing. I understood the utility of cryptocurrency, but the value assigned to seemingly random coins that random people would mint seemed so odd. I trust and admire my friend @mazmhussain, so when he d
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Love this post from @mazmhussain.
And very much appreciate his ongoing openness to experimenting w/ new ways readers can support his work.
If this post resonates with you, consider checking out $MAZ!
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We just rolled out verified socials and a bunch of security fixes to make impersonation much harder on Paragraph.
If you see anything we should tighten up or ideas to make things safer / more transparent, we’d love your feedback!
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@fredwilson.eth has been writing on the internet for decades. AVC was was one of the first newsletters that wiggled into the things I opened every time it landed in my inbox.
Beyond stoked to see Fred's writer coin live & love that he rewarded a bunch of folks that supported him in the past.
Check to see if you got ...
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"That’s the trap I worry many will fall into now, thinking the tool gives you an identity, when your identity is the only thing that gives the tool any power."
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Awesome profile w/ @vysakh!
paragraph.com/@designchann...
Love this take on design and how, when done well, it impacts our lives:
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Day 5 of featured writer coin launches on Paragraph!
Today’s feature: GIDORAH, an exploration into onchain sensemaking {crypto × culture}, written by @4484.eth (aka Rani Haddad).
Rani blends research, storytelling, and investing insight to explore how crypto evolves from infrastructure to culture: from stablecoins to...
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Day 4 of featured writer coin launches on Paragraph!
Today’s feature: the one & only @debbie!! Writer / author, entrepreneur, @privy extraordinaire, and so much more.
Debbie writes personal essays & musings to over 28,000 subscribers and has some of the most popular posts on Paragraph. She's also the author of Digit...
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Reading Abundance & they actually have a nice little section on the 30-year mortgage:
The 30-year mortgage was possible only because the federal government guaranteed it. They claim that 30-year mortgage (which truly is kind of a crazy thing when you think about it) would never have stood up in a free market w/o gov't...
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Day 3 of featured writer coin launches on Paragraph!
Today’s feature: @trpplffct — an onchain poetry magazine written by @arjantupan. trpplffct just published its 270th(!) edition and is read by over 1,000 subscribers.
Check out trpplffct’s writer coin ($TRPLFFCT), see who’s already earned rewards, and find out if yo...
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We love seeing early supporters & readers of @eth_daily — s/o to @allenbarth, @junxiao, @jesse.base.eth, @epicdylan, @samuellhuber.eth & many more — getting rewarded for supporting great writing.
If you're a subscriber or have supported ETH Daily in the past, check to see if you’ve got rewards waiting:
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Day 2 of featured writer coin launches on Paragraph!
Today’s feature: @ethdaily.eth — the go-to source for everything happening across Ethereum, DeFi, staking, and ZK.
ETH Daily has published almost every day since June 2022 and is trusted by over 3,300 subscribers who want to stay ahead on all things Ethereum.
Chec
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This is an excellent post on writing.
I've been thinking about how my relationship to writing & reading has changed as we move deeper into an LLM world.
One notion I'm gravitating toward: writing continues to be a valuable way to clarify your thoughts, opinions, desires, frustrations, etc.
In that light, I think wri...
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