James

@theref

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How much have you distributed to viewers in total?

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yes. massively!

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I'm building some AA tools and I'm already amazed at just how different the various implementations are. Zerodev, Metamask, etc... is it Entrypoint v0.6/7/8 Frustrating, but we're making progress

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escape rooms would be way more fun if they were heist themed

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@buildwithtaco relevant :)

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I get more than enough maths and economics and computer science in my life!

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I just wanted to know what was already around and if there was demand. I'd use https://taco.build/ for the encryption side. I think you could build some cool flows where things can only be decrypted by followers/channel members/pro NFT/token etc

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anyone know of a miniapp to send encrypted content to other users?

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more social science content please :D

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Obviously you can't censor the actual webapp, but the distribution and appearance within Farcaster itself? Would it still be available in alternative frontends?

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Can mini apps be censored by Farcaster?

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10/10 Final Note If I’ve misunderstood anything, I’ll address it immediately. @jake please reach out. As previously stated, these aren’t intended as audits or takedowns. I'm just trying to make decentralization something we check, rather than assume. If you have a project you want me to look at, let me know!

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9/10 Suggestions This is a great app, and the most important flow is fully decentralized. But as the project grows, risks grow too. Suggestions (not required, just improvements): – Open source the frontend – Decentralise the settler role – Consider ENS-based redirects https://docs.ens.domains/resolvers/writing

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8/10 Social capital and trust @jake, the builder, is extremely public. Daily updates. Real skin in the game. Tons of social capital tied to it. This is by no means a trustless system, but at least you know WHO you're trusting.

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7/10 Viewer incentives Users are paid to scan and visit the daily winner’s link - and that attention is the core utility. In my opinion, it doesn’t matter whether that reward flow is decentralized. It just has to happen. If this stops, the app dies. So @jake 's incentives are aligned with the users (for now).

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6/10 The frontend is a single point of failure The QR points to a frontend that queries the contract + redirects users. But: – It’s closed source (so I'm assuming some stuff) – If it stops respecting the contract, the whole thing falls apart – No insight into how rewards are distributed

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5/10 The onchain logic is solid, however... – Only pre-approved (who??) addresses can settle – The contract is upgradeable by a single owner – No multisig, no DAO, no clear off-ramp from central control So the mechanics are good, but control is centralized.

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4/10 What's under the hood? Each bid includes a destination URL. When the auction ends, a whitelisted address (a “settler”) calls a function to: - Set the winning URL onchain - Start the next auction This is all handled in a verified contract https://basescan.org/address/0x6207674cc6db2687308f1fb37df1c7b8990c199b

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3/10 What's onchain, what's not Onchain on Base: - Auction logic: time extension, refunds, etc. - Bids in USDC - Winning URL is stored in contract state Offchain: - QR redirects - Viewer rewards - Whitelist of addresses that can settle the auction

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