Crypto Sapiens

Crypto Consumer Chronicles | Building the web3 equivalent of Substack with Paragraph (and Mirror!)

In this conversation, Humpty and Colin Armstrong discuss the platform Paragraph, which is a publishing platform that helps creators build, own, and grow direct relationships with their audience. They talk about the evolution of content platforms and the limitations of existing platforms like Medium and Substack. Colin explains the unique features of Paragraph, including its integration with the social protocol Farcaster and its use of the decentralized storage protocol Arweave. They also discuss the importance of customization, re-engaging the audience, and the ability to turn posts into NFTs for monetization. The conversation also touches on the acquisition of Mirror by Paragraph and the differences between the two platforms. In this conversation, Colin Armstrong, the founder of Paragraph, discusses the recent collaboration between Paragraph and Mirror, the future of both platforms, and the vision for the creator economy. They explore topics such as the integration of different protocols, the alignment of incentives for creators and collectors, and the potential for developers to build on top of Paragraph. Colin also shares his excitement for the growth of the platform and invites creators and developers to join the community.
 
Paragraph website: 
https://paragraph.xyz/
Paragraph on X:
https://twitter.com/paragraph_xyz
Paragraph channel on Warpcast: 
https://warpcast.com/~/channel/paragraph
 
Colin on X:
https://twitter.com/colinarms
Colin on Warpcast:
https://warpcast.com/colin
 
 
 
 

Crypto Consumer Chronicles | Creating memes and transcending narratives with $Degen

In this episode Humpty Calderon speaks with Founder of $DEGEN, Jacek.
 
The conversation explores the power of memes and the memetic value of Degen. It discusses the evolution of Degen and its role as a community-driven project. The conversation also touches on the challenges and opportunities of building a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) and the importance of flexibility and community involvement. The creation of Degen Angels, a group that incentivizes builders and supports the Degen ecosystem, is highlighted as an example of the community's creativity and initiative. In this conversation, Jacek discusses the growth and future of Degen and Degenchain. He emphasizes the importance of building trust and maintaining a positive community. Jacek also talks about the organic growth of Degen and the role of builders in the ecosystem. He shares his vision of becoming a filter for projects and highlights the need for experimentation and creativity. Jacek reflects on his journey as a founder and expresses gratitude for the support of the community.
 
Helpful Links:
Guest: Jacek, Founder of Degen - https://warpcast.com/jacek
Project:
Degen, Degen L3 -
https://twitter.com/degentokenbase
https://warpcast.com/degentokenbase/
Takeaways
- Memes have a powerful memetic value and can unite communities around a common identity.
- Degen started as a quiet channel on Farcaster but quickly gained popularity and became the most active channel.
- The success of Degen is attributed to its ability to capture the spirit of the meme culture and reward community participation.
- Building a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) requires finding a balance between structure and flexibility.
- The Degen community has shown creativity and initiative in building projects that support the Degen ecosystem, such as Degen Angels.
- Building trust and maintaining a positive community are crucial for the success of a project like Degen.
- The organic growth of Degen has been a key factor in its success, with builders and passionate community members driving development.
- Jacek envisions himself as a filter for projects, highlighting and amplifying the ones that align with Degen's values.
- Experimentation and creativity are essential for the future growth of
- Degen, and Jacek aims to prioritize these aspects.
- Jacek reflects on his journey as a founder and expresses gratitude for the support of the community.

Impact Maker | Playful ways to meet Community Needs

In this episode, Carlos Melgar, also known as Noun976, discusses his journey in the crypto space and his work in impact onboarding. He shares how he started by organizing beach cleanups in Honduras and incentivizing locals to participate by giving them crypto. This led to the realization that crypto can make a real impact in communities with limited financial resources. Carlos emphasizes the importance of understanding the specific needs of each community and involving them in the decision-making process. He also introduces the concept of 'meme-packed onboarding' as a way to engage thought leaders in the public goods space and encourage them to fund impactful projects.
They also discuss the importance of having fun while making an impact in the world of crypto. They highlight the power of playfulness in meme coins and how it can be leveraged for real-world projects. They also dive into the concept of Nouns, a DAO that allows individuals to vote on proposals and fund various initiatives. Carlos shares his experience with onboarding organizations into the crypto space and emphasizes the need to take action and experiment in the real world. They conclude by encouraging listeners to stay optimistic and not be deterred by failure.
 
Socials:
Follow Carlos: X: https://twitter.com/carlosjmelgar
Warpcast: https://warpcast.com/carlosjmelgar
Follow Jon:
X: https://twitter.com/jhruth
Warpcast: https://warpcast.com/jonruth
 Follow Crypto Sapiens:
Crypto Sapiens website: https://www.cryptosapiens.xyz/
X: https://twitter.com/CryptoSapiens_
Warpcast: https://warpcast.com/csm
 

ETH Denver 2024 - Fomojis Interview with Swayze and Donny Clutterbuck

At ETH Denver Eureka John had the chance to sit down with friend and fellow Crypto Sapiens Host Donny Clutterbuck along with Digital Artist Swayze from Fomojis. Donny and Swayze dive pretty deep into the significance of Fomojis and recursive of inscriptions as well as how the BTC ecosystem has many other use cases besides being just a "boring chain for finance use cases".
Fomojis is an NFT based on Bitcoin's Ordinals. Fomojis 2.0 collection made heavy use of recursive inscriptions to minimise the size of of our inscriptions as much as possible.
A recursive inscription is any inscription that references another inscription. This is done in HTML/Javascript inscriptions by retrieving the content of another inscription. We are using this to construct each image based on its traits.
Put simply, each inscription is not actually an image, but instead a HTML file which retrieves each indivdual trait and layers them on top of each other to create the final image. Because of this, the traits are just inscribed once, and reused many times, which saves block space. HTML files are many times smaller than images, improving the efficiency of the inscriptions enormously.
 
You can find them here:
Fomojis: https://www.fomojis.io/
Magic Eden: https://magiceden.io/collections/ethereum/0x339b4a013fb281a488ec05762a8f29940df7e17f
Swayze:
X: https://twitter.com/SwayzeDigital
Donny Clutterbuck:
https://twitter.com/itsdonnyok
 

Are We There Yet? - Ep 03 | IQ,wiki: The World's Largest Blockchain & Crypto Encyclopedia

In this episode Chris Eberle speaks with Navin Vethanayagam, the Chief Brain of IQ.wiki formerly Everipedia, and the Galaxy Brain of BrainDAO. Navin speaks about IQ.wiki as the world's largest blockchain and cryptocurrency encyclopedia with thousands of wikis on all topics and branches of knowledge in the crypto space. IQ.wiki uses blockchain technology and artificial intelligence to scale crypto knowledge. Their mission is to mission is to educate the world on blockchain technology.
 
 
Summary
IQ .wiki is the world's largest blockchain encyclopedia, designed for anyone who wants to learn more about crypto. They offer a wide range of topics, from basic concepts like Bitcoin and Ethereum to complex DeFi topics. IQGPT is an AI model trained on IQ .wiki data, allowing users to ask questions and get ELI5 explanations. It can be integrated into platforms like Telegram and Discord. The goal is to make learning about crypto more accessible and scalable. IQ .wiki is focused on the crypto space for now, but they have plans to expand into other areas, including AI auditing for smart contracts. The conversation explores the potential of AI and crypto, focusing on the application of AI in auditing smart contracts and the future of AI on the blockchain. The guest highlights the need for AI solutions to prevent hacks and vulnerabilities in blockchain projects, as current solutions like bug bounties and hiring auditing firms are time-consuming and expensive. They discuss the importance of building blockchains dedicated to AI and the potential for AI models to move on-chain, allowing for the building of AI applications on top of each other. The guest also explains the role of the IQ token in staking and governance.
 
Takeaways
IQ .wiki is the world's largest blockchain encyclopedia, offering a wide range of topics for anyone interested in learning about crypto.
IQGPT is an AI model trained on IQ .wiki data, providing ELI5 explanations and can be integrated into platforms like Telegram and Discord. The goal is to make learning about crypto more accessible and scalable.
IQ .wiki is currently focused on the crypto space but has plans to expand into other areas, including AI auditing for smart contracts.
AI can play a crucial role in auditing smart contracts and preventing hacks and vulnerabilities in blockchain projects.
Building blockchains dedicated to AI and moving AI models on-chain can enable the development of AI applications on top of each other.
The IQ token is central to the IQ ecosystem, allowing for staking and governance participation.
The intersection of AI and crypto presents exciting opportunities for innovation and collaboration.
 
Links
https://iq.wiki/
https://iqgpt.com/
https://iqgpt.com/
https://twitter.com/IQWIKI
https://twitter.com/NavV96
https://iq.wiki/wiki/navin-vethanayagam
 
 
Crypto Sapiens:
https://www.cryptosapiens.xyz/
 X: @cryptosapiens_
 
https://warpcast.com/csm
Host: Chris Eberle: https://twitter.com/defiginger
 

Crypto Consumer Chronicles | Building a web3 equivalent of Patreon with Fabric

In this inaugural episode of the Crypto Consumer Chronicles series, Humpty Calderon speaks with Jonny Mack from Fabric.
Jonny discusses the concept of consumer crypto and the development of HyperSub.withFabric.xyz, an NFT subscription platform. He shares his background in tech and design, and how it has prepared him for the crypto industry. The conversation explores the different entry points into crypto, the importance of finding the Goldilocks zone between gambling and purism, and the need for simplicity in design. The discussion also delves into the motivation behind building Hypersub and the design principles that guided its development. Fabric founder Jonny Mack discusses the challenges of building a startup in the crypto space and the importance of finding the intersection between weird and delightful. He shares his experience of launching Hypersub, a subscription NFT platform, and the initial struggle to gain traction. Mack emphasizes the need for founders to gain insights and make informed decisions, even in the early stages of a project. He also highlights the importance of building both a protocol and a client, and the value of a great user experience in driving adoption. Mack introduces the Hypersub Accelerator program, aimed at helping creators succeed on-chain.
 
Links:
Hybersub website: https://hypersub.withfabric.xyz/
Jonny Mack X: https://twitter.com/_nonlinear
Jonny Mack Warpcast: https://warpcast.com/nonlinear.eth
 
Takeways
Consumer crypto can be approached from different entry points, including the computer (technology and economics) and the casino (economic opportunity). Success in the industry involves finding the Goldilocks zone between these two perspectives.
Simplicity in design is crucial in the complex world of crypto. The focus should be on making products and experiences easy to use and understand.
HyperSub was developed to address the lack of innovative use cases for NFTs beyond collectibles. It introduces the concept of NFT subscriptions, allowing creators to offer time-based access and share revenue with subscribers.
The design principles behind HyperSub include the integration of time as a dimension, the allocation of subscriber rewards, and on-chain referral rewards. These features differentiate HyperSub from traditional platforms like Patreon. Finding the intersection between weird and delightful can draw people in and make a product stand out.
The worst outcome for a founder's product is indifference; it's important to receive feedback, whether positive or negative.
Building both a protocol and a client is crucial in the crypto space, as a great user experience is necessary to demonstrate the value of the protocol.
Gaining insights and making informed decisions is challenging for early-stage founders in the crypto niche, but it's important to connect with early customers and iterate based on their feedback.
The HyperSub Accelerator program aims to help creators overcome roadblocks and succeed on-chain by providing support, distribution, and discoverability.
 
Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/roo-walker/boltLicense code: EBIGIA3UGHHXFU5W

Onchain Alpha | Accelerating the analyst's data exploration journey with Allium

Humpty joins Ethan Chan from Allium in this final episode of Onchain Alpha.
 
In this conversation, Ethan from Allium discusses the importance of data in the blockchain space and how Allium aims to provide accurate, simple, and fast data to various segments of the market. They cover topics such as the meaning behind the name Allium, the value of data in accounting and auditing, stablecoins, NFTs, DEXs, institutional staking, and more. They also discuss the accessibility of blockchain data and how Allium is focused on improving the user experience for data analysts. The conversation touches on the process of creating data schemas and the potential role of AI in this process. Allium is focused on providing high-quality, real-time data indexing for the blockchain industry. They aim to solve data plumbing problems and help their partners save time and money. They have been working on civil detection for airdrops, clustering wallets across different chains to identify potential fraud. Allium is constantly adding new chains to their platform and aims to cover 80-90% of people's use cases in the next three months. They offer a trial for interested analysts and provide clear answers on whether they can help or not.
 
- Project Socials: https://twitter.com/AlliumLabs
- Guest(s): Ethan Chan
- Guest Socials: https://twitter.com/ethanyish
 
Crypto Sapiens:
https://www.cryptosapiens.xyz/
https://twitter.com/CryptoSapiens_
https://warpcast.com/csm
 
 
Takeaways
- Allium aims to provide accurate, simple, and fast data to various segments of the blockchain market. - Data is crucial in accounting, auditing, stablecoins, NFTs, DEXs, institutional staking, and other areas of the blockchain ecosystem.
- There is a need to improve the accessibility and user experience of blockchain data for data analysts.
- Creating data schemas is a complex and resource-intensive process, but advancements in AI may help streamline it in the future. Allium focuses on providing high-quality, real-time data indexing for the blockchain industry.
- They help solve data plumbing problems and save their partners time and money.
- Allium has been working on civil detection for airdrops, clustering wallets across different chains to identify potential fraud.
- They are constantly adding new chains to their platform and aim to cover 80-90% of people's use cases in the next three months.
- Interested analysts can sign up for a trial and receive clear answers on whether Allium can help or not.

Onchain Alpha | Measuring the impact of open source software contributions with Open Source Observer

In this episode of Onchain Alpha Carl Cervone of Open Source Observer (Prev Hypercerts) discusses the importance of funding open source projects and the emergence of a culture of funding public goods in the Web3 ecosystem. He highlights the need for coordination and standards in the development of protocols and the role of open source in facilitating experimentation. Carl also explains the value of open source data and the role of the Open Source Observer project in connecting project work activities with on-chain data. He specifically mentions the impact of optimism in the L2 space and the ability to track and analyze data to prove its impact. The conversation explores the challenges of proving impact in the Web3 ecosystem and the role of data in measuring and incentivizing public goods. It discusses the need for impact data scientists and the potential of leveraging the social graph in open source networks. The conversation also touches on the importance of finding better metrics to measure impact and the opportunities for Web3 as more people get involved in impact data analysis.
 
Project website: https://www.opensource.observer/
Project Socials: https://twitter.com/osobserver
Carl Socials: https://twitter.com/carl_cervone
 
Takeways:
- There is a growing culture of funding public goods in the Web3 ecosystem, driven by the recognition of the interdependence and the need for collaboration.
- Protocols in the Web3 space require leadership that is focused on the long-term sustainability of the protocol and is willing to eventually step back and let the community take over.
- Open source projects in the crypto space have the advantage of being able to connect project work activities with on-chain data, allowing for better understanding and analysis of their impact.
- The Open Source Observer project aims to provide a platform for connecting project work activities with on-chain data, enabling the tracking and analysis of the impact of open source projects.
- Optimism has made a significant impact in the L2 space, and the Open Source Observer project has been able to track and analyze data to prove its impact. Proving impact in the Web3 ecosystem is challenging, but leading metrics like developer activity and user activity can provide some indication.
- The role of impact data scientists is emerging as a valuable skill set in the Web3 space.
- Leveraging the social graph in open source networks can enable new possibilities for measuring impact and identifying valuable projects.
- Finding better metrics to measure impact is an ongoing process, and being specific and detail-oriented is crucial.
- The opportunities for Web3 are vast as more people get involved in impact data analysis and contribute to the growth of public goods.

AI /\ web3 Series | pt 5 of 6 - Ryan Condron - Lumerin.io - Unrestricted Intelligence Summit

Eureka John from Crypto Sapiens attended the Unrestricted Intelligence Summit in Austin, TX. an Edge City event at SXSW. In this series we look at the intersection of AI and web3. Although we were not able to interview every speaker there, we were able to catch some really great representations of the topics covered there. In this part 5, we interviewed Ryan Condron of Lumerin.io. Lumerin is a decentralized marketplace for trading Bitcoin hashpower. Lumerin makes bitcoin hashpower accessible to anyone. Lumerin is partnering up with Morpheus, a decentralized AI network to develop applications that use AI to make web3 applications more accessible, efficient and transparent. Thanks Ryan for being so patient as I tried to understand how everything tied together!
 
Website: https://lumerin.io/
Socials: Lumerin X: https://twitter.com/hellolumerin
Ryan X: https://twitter.com/ryankcondron
 

Onchain Alpha | Enabling rapid development of advanced data applications with Powerloom

In this conversation, Swaroop and Humpty discuss the entrepreneurial journey and the creation of Powerloom protocol. Swaroop shares his background in tech and crypto, highlighting the importance of perseverance in entrepreneurship. They delve into the development of Power Loom, a composable data network for blockchain data, and its key features such as snapshots and decentralization.
The conversation also touches on the comparison between Power Loom and other data service providers in the industry.
In this conversation, Humpty and Swaroop discuss the success of Farcaster and the value of hackathons.
They explore the importance of connecting with founders and sponsors, as well as the future of hackathons in the decentralized social space.
Swaroop shares his vision for Power Loom and how it can continue to expand using innovative platforms. They also discuss the power of on-chain development and the impact of Web3 in the digital space.
The conversation concludes with a reminder to engage with Powerloom and stay updated on its developments.
Socials:
Powerloom X: https://twitter.com/
PowerloomHQ: https://powerloom.io/
Swaroop X: https://twitter.com/SwaroopH
Crypto Sapiens: https://www.cryptosapiens.xyz/
https://twitter.com/CryptoSapiens_
https://warpcast.com/csm
 
Takeaways:
- Perseverance is crucial in the entrepreneurial journey, and it is important to find meaning and impact in the projects you work on.
-Powerloom is a composable data network for blockchain data, providing decentralized and reliable access to on-chain data.
- Powerloom's snapshots concept allows for continuous observation and cataloging of smart contracts, ensuring accurate and trustworthy data.
- Powerloom differentiates itself from other data service providers by offering a decentralized approach and eliminating the need for redundant data queries.
- The development of Powerloom is driven by the vision of making on-chain data more accessible and efficient for developers and users. Farcaster has seen significant success, with Pratik's podcasts ranking in the top five casts on the platform.
- Hackathons provide valuable opportunities to connect with founders and sponsors in the decentralized social space.
- Powerloom aims to expand its vision by supporting innovative platforms and building a low-code, no-code solution.
- On-chain development allows for greater composability and decentralization, empowering individuals to participate without relying on centralized providers.
- Web3 development offers new possibilities for creating value and impact in the digital space.
Timestamps:
**00:00** Introduction
**00:55** Overview of Swaroop, Crypto Journey and Starting of Power Loom
**05:31** The Entrepreneurial Journey
**10:49** Building Power Loom
**14:40** How Power Loom works and How a developer can get started
**22:13** Comparison with Other Services
**24:55** Celebrating Success on Farcaster
**26:06** The Value metrics of Hackathons
**26:20** Humpty’s thoughts on Value Metrics of Hackathons: Connecting with Founders and Sponsors **27:33** Swaroop’s thoughts on The Value Metrics of Hackathon
**32:22** The Journey of Orange Protocol
**34:45** The Inspiration behind SuperFans
**35:15** Collaboration and Multiple Platforms
**38:40** Expanding Power Loom Vision
**41:35** Building on Power Loom
**44:23** Future of Power Loom
**47:40** Power of On-Chain Development
**49:18** Engaging with Power Loom
**50:35** Closing Remarks