I just want enough Farcaster rewards so I can buy a dishwasher

Taste Buds

montreal

finding god is getting the corner table at Osmo with the AC when it’s packed

Karaage sando with lettuce, tomatoes, jalapeños and onions on Japanese milk bread at the one and only, Osmo 🖤

I think if we got a dog @brileigh would make pet video content pretty much 24/7

who needs a dishwasher when you could have a dog

strawberry rhubarb lemonade in the sunshine 🍓🍋

Law & Policy

for anyone who isn't familiar with Roman's case, he is one of the developers who built a privacy tool on ethereum called Tornado Cash.

ethereum is a public blockchain and there are many reasons why you might need a tool like TC. for example, you don't want your employer or friends to know how much money you have. or you want to donate to a political cause anonymously. this all boils down to the same thing: everyone deserves privacy because privacy is a human right.

the DoJ is arguing that because bad actors may have used TC for illicit purposes, the developers should be held liable despite 1) not being able to alter deployed smart contracts 2) not having custody of user funds.

as a developer, this matters because it sets legal precedent for you to be charged for the actions of third parties. for example, say you build a miniapp that lets users earn yield on their stables. if a criminal or illicit organization uses your miniapp, you could be held liable for their actions.

as a user, this matters because 1) fewer crypto apps will be developed due to increased legal risks 2) your right to self-custody is weakened which could lead to future bans 3) privacy tech for public blockchains will never be built as it's effectively deemed illegal.

put simply, Roman's case will make DeFi illegal. it will set precedent for Aave, Uniswap, and every other non-custodial crypto app to be considered illegal in the future on the basis of "money laundering" or illicit use by a third-party. this should scare the shit out of every single person in this industry, especially as political winds may soon blow in another direction. we can't allow these charges to stand.

This is a good simmary by @matthewb about why anyone on Farcaster should even care about Roman or his case

Farcaster-native research: https://paragraph.xyz/@matthewb | prev. Juicebox, Nouns, RAW DAO | casting about coffee, hi-fi, and other rabbit holes

I am counting the days until some mfa student makes some text installation with a Q&A @grok explain

dreaming

respectfully, what the actual fuck grok??

@networkspirits it’s always the ones who wouldn’t survive a close up speaking on angels

your safety is worth more than people on the internet knowing if you're hot

hope this helps

thelema

feel this big time 
https://x.com/networkspirits/status/1936012242618667252?s=46&t=rLftPKNSWRVHZOADuhmSqA

if I had money to burn I would hire someone to write my casts

Electronic Music

Solid set for a chill melodic journey with fast and slow waves 

https://on.soundcloud.com/g7ckCoq6EFjPi7QHgw o

Farcaster team is punching well above their weight

When I first got into crypto, I was amazed at how these underdogs were able to reshape systems in the antiquated world of finance despite being outsiders.

Then I discovered possibly the biggest overlooked problem of our age - one which possibly held the key to curing terminal cancer, and I had to get involved. Read about how I went from disrupting finance to disrupting drugs:

https://ericolsz.substack.com/p/from-crypto-to-curing-cancer

"In the same way that stablecoins are poised to fundamentally disrupt payments & remittances, we now find ourselves at the precipice of another shift as the Isotope Age has the potential to disrupt pharmaceuticals"

Good take on pharma reform.

privacy

Paradigm has filed an amicus brief in support of Roman, arguing the prosecution relies on a ‘money transmitting’ definition that contradicts practical money transmission, prior regulatory guidance, and legal precedent.

Paradigm files Amicus on behalf of Roman Storm: 

In light of the court's "incorrect" interpretation of money transmission  laws, the jury must be instructed to find that Storm knew his conduct  was unlawful.

Full story: https://t.co/QZ9Vmg6mMJ

Paradigm has filed an Amicus brief on behalf of Tornado Cash developer Roman Storm, and it gets to the heart of what’s at issue here:

Did Storm, or did he not, know that the US Government requires a license for developing non-custodial, peer-to-peer protocols?

To be convicted, https://t.co/U2Up5aeta9

L0la L33tz

Paradigm has filed an amicus brief in support of Roman, arguing the prosecution relies on a ‘money transmitting’ definition that contradicts practical money transmission, prior regulatory guidance, and legal precedent. 

https://x.com/l0lal33tz/status/1934958104665350159?s=46&t=rLftPKNSWRVHZOADuhmSqA

how i feel using o3 over the last two weeks

SO happy that @ethereumfndn has donated $500k to Roman Storm’s legal aid, and will match donations up to $750k which would fund the remainder of his legal battle.

The EF is donating $500K to the legal defense of Roman Storm, and we will match up to a further $750K in donations from the community.

Privacy is normal, and writing code is not a crime.

Ethereum Foundation

The Ethereum Foundation (EF) is a non-profit that supports Ethereum. Learn more at ethereum.foundation.

SO happy that @ethereumfndn has donated $500k to Roman Storm’s legal aid, and will match donations up to $750k which would fund the remainder of his legal battle. 

https://x.com/ethereumfndn/status/1933564840112435567?s=46&t=rLftPKNSWRVHZOADuhmSqA

Food

pasta pasta pasta

four cheese tortelloni, keep it simple

Ladies life hack: instead of saying “wow I really am useless” or some other variation of self-doubt, open your period tracker and realize that your hormones are just out of whack.

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