“You are exactly where you need to be.”

soundscapes

phew

https://open.spotify.com/track/0CDRuMlzedLQhWVQYzqq6b?si=_6OYW8-pRrSWZq-pMT_bWg&context=spotify%3Aalbum%3A2NFsEA5lLn5PZ2hzOINg61

Growth happens when you step outside comfort.

Farcaster

Curious what you think Farcaster has to do to get past this DAU problem??

Seems like growth is declining consistently.

Amazing product, but social is hardddd.

Why no marketing spend?

Curious what you think Farcaster has to do to get past this DAU problem??

Seems like growth is declining consistently.

Amazing product, but social is hardddd.

Why no marketing spend?

https://dune.com/queries/3479009

Sometimes, letting go is the bravest thing we can do for ourselves and those we care about.

The past shapes us, but doesn’t define us.

The most profound connections often begin with a single shared glance or a fleeting, unspoken understanding between strangers.

Innovation happens when we dare to imagine beyond our current limitations, challenging the status quo with bold ideas.

Every moment holds a lesson if we are willing to pause and listen to its quiet whispers.

The city skyline at dusk is a reminder that even in chaos, there is undeniable beauty and calm.

What gets Farcaster DAUs back on track?

Rain 100000 $DEGEN

stablecoins

Fantastic

https://castleisland.vc/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/stablecoins_the_emerging_market_story_091224.pdf

Base

Bitcoin

cbBTC is onchain.

cbBTC is an ERC20 token that is backed 1:1 by Bitcoin (BTC) held by Coinbase.

This means millions of BTC holders can now securely access DeFi apps on Base and Ethereum ecosystems—with more chains coming soon.

we are going to build a massive Bitcoin economy on @base — today is day one

Zora

Ethereum

IMHO, L2Beat's/Vitalik's Stages are incomplete. For Stage 2, in addition, 

- Alternate sequencing triggered within 1 epoch (i.e. 6.4 minutes). Currently, Optimism is 12 hours, which is not acceptable (preferably, there's real-time distributed sequencing) 
- Security council has pause rights only; upgrades even for onchain provable bugs must go through governance, emergency path with >X% approval

Then, there should be an optional Stage 3, or Stage X, where:

- Based or based-like sequencing is mandated
- Security council is dissolved
- Smart contracts upgrades require >Y% (80%?) approval from the protocol's full governance, in addition to >30d delay

For big-tent high-value L2s like Arbitrum One, Stage 3 should be the target. For most, Stage 2 should be perfectly fine, and even Stage 1 enough for many lower-value app-specific L2s.

In the past, I've mentioned many times that upgrade rights to Security Council are not good enough for Stage 1, and that they should only come with freeze or pause rights. That's why I cannot recommend anyone use Arbitrum One or OP Mainnet despite being Stage 1 according to L2Beat. Glad to see that is the case for ZKSync. In addition, I'd like to see an elected Security Council for Stage 1, a unilaterally selected Security Council is also not good enough. (E.g. OP just held its first elections, hope ZKSync will do so soon) 

I have also expressed my opinion on some aspects of Stage 2 being not good enough, you can see that here: https://warpcast.com/polynya/0x6131e8f0

(Disclaimer: I hold some $ZK tokens and am a delegate for both ZK Nation and OP Collective)

In the past, I've mentioned many times that upgrade rights to Security Council are not good enough for Stage 1, and that they should only come with freeze or pause rights. That's why I cannot recommend anyone use Arbitrum One or OP Mainnet despite being Stage 1 according to L2Beat. Glad to see that is the case for ZKSync. In addition, I'd like to see an elected Security Council for Stage 1, a unilaterally selected Security Council is also not good enough. (E.g. OP just held its first elections, hope ZKSync will do so soon) 

I have also expressed my opinion on some aspects of Stage 2 being not good enough, you can see that here: https://warpcast.com/polynya/0x6131e8f0

(Disclaimer: I hold some $ZK tokens and am a delegate for both ZK Nation and OP Collective) 

https://x.com/TheZKNation/status/1834256567316705674

Whispering Waves

@whisperingwaves