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Balaji, Bans & Bats—Farcaster's New World Order: GM Farcaster ep396 Friday October 16, 2026  TLDR: ☕ GM 🟣 Balaji's Farcaster vision 📜 Social smartcontracts ⚖️ Moderation and appeals 🏛️ Decentralized democracy 👀 Community reactions 🔥 Horsefacts ouliposts 🦇 Team Bat and Farcaster's future 🧑‍⚖️ GM Farcastertrademark talk 🤖 Warpee personality assessments 💸 Splits and AI agents 🐦 Bird liquiditymigration From our ChatGPT Intern:  Farcaster has entered its network-state era, and Balaji's new vision for the app has everyone talking about moderation, decentralization, digital democracy, and whether a benevolent dictator is exactly what social media needs. Adrienne and NounishProf unpack thecommunity's reactions, wrestle with what this new chapter means for Farcaster's future, and somehow find time for trademark law, AI personality assessments, autonomous agents, and birds taking their liquidity elsewhere. Show Notes and Links– some of the casts & stuff we talked about:    FC NEWS Network School acquires Farcasterhttps://farcaster.xyz/rish/0x5d479754https://farcaster.xyz/balajis.eth/0x83c734e1https://farcaster.xyz/farcaster/0x6bfba885 Moderation rules clarified for usershttps://farcaster.xyz/farcaster/0xd13c0f99 Snapchain upgrade alert for node runnershttps://farcaster.xyz/topocount.eth/0x3b4e2ac3 Excitement around Farcaster's acquisitionhttps://farcaster.xyz/chaskin.eth/0xd407203b Engagement stats show promising trendhttps://farcaster.xyz/quazia/0xa717643c Reflections on the new visionhttps://farcaster.xyz/adrienne/0x72e09e8b Guide for running Farcaster clienthttps://farcaster.xyz/dwr/0xdc159962 Is a dictator ever okay?https://farcaster.xyz/horsefacts.eth/0x7ec67b07 Founders and moderation dynamicshttps://farcaster.xyz/adrienne/0x626f46b3 Reflections on Farcaster's evolutionhttps://x.com/tldr_x/status/2110856042275906040https://farcaster.xyz/tldr/0xb533d3b0 Is a name change needed?https://x.com/PublicProof/status/2110865009677136269 Improving content quality in feedshttps://farcaster.xyz/df/0x6d279002 Is criticism ok?https://farcaster.xyz/kenny/0x7281b8d7 Current state of Farcasterhttps://farcaster.xyz/duckfacts.eth/0x73a5931e folktale with a twisthttps://farcaster.xyz/adrienne/0xbab64f30    GMFC 3RD BIRTHDAY GM Farcaster's three-year milestone NFThttps://manifold.xyz/@gmfarcaster/id/3478720752   BUILDERS BUILDING Henri ranks 5thhttps://x.com/etnshow/status/2110056110107337021 Survivor update: three remainhttps://farcaster.xyz/je11yf15h/0x3fdc0a79 Trivia for wordsmithshttps://farcaster.xyz/burr.eth/0x7ebf3420 Splits Unlocking multi-project treasury capabilitieshttps://farcaster.xyz/zherring/0xd0a5bd53 On-chain proof of IP rightshttps://farcaster.xyz/bankr/0x53fb0e1c bankr x papertradehttps://x.com/igoryuzo/status/2110198803013796138 Bird liquidity shifts for winterhttps://x.com/mykcryptodev/status/2110351463436198080 GM Farcaster personalitieshttps://farcaster.xyz/geesmike/0xcb7c46e1 FUN ON THE TIMELINE Nounishprof returns to blogginghttps://farcaster.xyz/nounishprof/0xa6259703   Learn more about partnering with GM Farcaster:https://mediakit.gmfarcaster.com/  AND for all other theinfo: www.gmfarcaster.com   Copyright 2026 cc-by GM Farcaster - reuse/remix allowed with attribution and link back to GMFarcaster.com. NOTE: Cryptocurrencies are often volatile assets. Nothing in this episode should be considered financial advice and is for educational and entertainment purposes. Nothing should beconsidered investment advice, nor solicitation to buy or sell any assets. NFA, DYOR. Chapters: 0:00:00 GM 0:03:19 Network School buys Farcaster1:05:30 Builders Building

Ledger Nightmares, Marketing Cringe & a Hard Fork: GM Farcaster ep395 Tuesday October 13, 2026  Thank you Northline Unclaimed for booking a shoutout today! Yes, you too can have your agent book a shoutout! Just ask warpee how or visit: gmfarcaster.com/shoutout  TLDR: ☕ GM 🔐 Ledger reseller wallet scandal 🤖 Russian bots go quiet ⚖️ CFTC vs. prediction markets 🏈 NFL vs. Kalshi 👋 Blur shuts down its front end 🤦 Coinbase AI-to-SI marketing drama 🟣 Farcaster's mystery buyer ⛓️ Hypersnap hard fork 🎁 Retro rewards deadline 💸 Northline Unclaimedand agent sponsors 👗 120 years of fashion 🛠️ Mini apps still building 🐢 Bankr creates Hood Turtles NFTs 📦 Ugly DAO and Boxy nostalgia ✍️ Vitalik and Balaji on AI and writing 🕵️ Who is Satoshi? 🎓 Teaching crypto and critical thinking From our ChatGPT Intern:  Farcaster news is so quiet that even BradQ is struggling to fill 29 seconds, but Prof and Adrienne somehow manage 45 minutes of Ledger wallet nightmares, prediction market battles, Blur's long-overduegoodbye, and Coinbase's questionable AI-to-SI marketing stunt. Plus, Hypersnap moves forward with the Farcaster hard fork, an AI agent may have sponsored the show, builders keep building, and Prof takes a nostalgic trip back to Ugly DAO, Boxy, and the great Satoshi debate. Show Notes and Links – some of the casts & stuff we talked about:    NEWS Ledger's $87M incident explainedhttps://farcaster.xyz/decrypt/0x50f3b87c Ledger implant advice for safetyhttps://farcaster.xyz/horsefacts.eth/0x02460eae NFL battles states on prediction marketshttps://farcaster.xyz/decrypt/0x1a6bde83 CFTC clarifies prediction market ruleshttps://farcaster.xyz/decrypt/0x0a2bacfc the bots disappearedhttps://farcaster.xyz/ramsey/0x9094df82 Blur frontend deprecation announcedhttps://x.com/blur_io/status/2109735810857861203https://x.com/bryanbrinkman/status/2109745232527163692 Coinbase marketing https://x.com/coinbase/status/2109725658607919484  FC NEWS 29 Seconds of Farcasterhttps://farcaster.xyz/bradq/0x0f4e0141 Cassie shares updates and transparencyhttps://farcaster.xyz/cassie/0xdea9eb05 Retro rewards deadline approaches fasthttps://farcaster.xyz/cassie/0x0ea95ebb  GMFC 3RD BIRTHDAY GM Farcaster's three-year milestone NFThttps://manifold.xyz/@gmfarcaster/id/3478720752   BUILDERS BUILDING Exploring internet physics insightshttps://farcaster.xyz/six/0x60c873b6 Top viniapps of the weekhttps://farcaster.xyz/viniclaw/0xf2611951 Boxyhttps://farcaster.xyz/nounishprof/0x779c5247 bankr NFT collection https://x.com/0xDeployer/status/2108234280795324823 bunker mode, ai and writing, Ethereum roadmaphttps://youtu.be/hcgEdt4FGhI?si=WOmGTZ_Cc4gx2D0f FUN ON THE TIMELINE Nounishprof returns to blogginghttps://farcaster.xyz/nounishprof/0xa6259703  Learn more about partnering with GM Farcaster:https://mediakit.gmfarcaster.com/  AND for all other theinfo: www.gmfarcaster.com   Copyright 2026 cc-by GM Farcaster - reuse/remix allowed with attribution and link back to GMFarcaster.com. NOTE: Cryptocurrencies are often volatile assets. Nothing in this episode should be considered financial advice and is for educational and entertainment purposes. Nothing should beconsidered investment advice, nor solicitation to buy or sell any assets. NFA, DYOR. Chapters: 0:00:00 GM 0:03:15 News0:19:44 FC News0:24:22 Shoutout0:29:14 Builders Building0:35:43 class in session

From Bunker Mode to Baguette on a Toilet: GM Farcaster ep394 Friday October 9, 2026  Thank you @meeworks @anansidata and @zaal for Shoutouts today! Yes, you too can have your agent book a shoutout! Just ask warpee how or visit: gmfarcaster.com/shoutout  TLDR: ☕ GM 🚨 Crypto bunker mode 🤖 AI vs. cryptography 🔐 Vitalik says stay calm ₿ Government Bitcoin movements 🌐 Network State Conference 🏦 AI agent leaks bankbalances 💳 Stripe Treasury + Tempo 🪦 Abstract shuts down 🐧 Pudgy Penguins pivots 🎬 Netflix's FTX series 🃏 Playset card pulls 🎮 Anansi Arcade 📣 Zal's shoutout 🤖 Warpy gets promoted 🐳 Betterment Labs shuts down ⚖️ Jake Paul cease and desist 📺 Farfeld's token about nothing 🛠️ AI agent forks POIDH 🎨 FarCon Rome Bust Project 🎥 Digger movie review 🚽 Paris street toilets From our ChatGPT Intern:  It's bunker mode for crypto as AI threatens cryptography, Vitalik says stay calm, and the US government moves Bitcoin around while Abstract and Betrmint Labs join the growing blockchain graveyard.Meanwhile, Warpee gets a promotion, AI agents leak bank balances and fork open-source projects, Farcaster builders keep building, and somehow the biggest movement of the week involves toilets on the streets of Paris. 🚽 Show Notes and Links – some of the casts & stuff we talked about:    NEWS AI's cryptography risks: Bunker Modehttps://x.com/drakefjustin/status/2107837081313505768https://farcaster.xyz/vitalik.eth/0x7a95106b Oh this will be unwatchablehttps://farcaster.xyz/ahn.eth/0x97e7281b AI mishaps in bankinghttps://x.com/ShaneMac/status/2107486740491669879 Abstract wind downhttps://x.com/LucaNetz/status/2107555395640463480 Stripe Treasury https://x.com/segall_max/status/2107494827617296871 Network State Conference livestreamhttps://x.com/balajis/status/2108371146450366763   FC NEWS Betrmint's surprising legal twisthttps://farcaster.xyz/toadyhawk.eth/0xf2e80a8e GMFC 3RD BIRTHDAY GM Farcaster's three-year milestone NFThttps://manifold.xyz/@gmfarcaster/id/3478720752   BUILDERS BUILDING BUST PROJECT launches with flairhttps://farcaster.xyz/floar.eth/0xe92f2f86https://farcaster.xyz/floar.eth/0x003d86ad GMFC Guestbook bust 1/1https://farcaster.xyz/floar.eth/0x6cfd2f7d Token talk in Farfeld episodehttps://farcaster.xyz/kenjiquest/0x93fccc64 ai agent launches POIDH clonehttps://farcaster.xyz/kenny/0xe35c3db1 FUN ON THE TIMELINE Toilets on the streets of Parishttps://farcaster.xyz/ahn.eth/0x984dbe05https://farcaster.xyz/ahn.eth/0x5de0aa50https://farcaster.xyz/ahn.eth/0x999c2b3bhttps://farcaster.xyz/ahn.eth/0x38bca35d Digger: a mixed reviewhttps://farcaster.xyz/kyb/0x7fbd4f3f Learn more about partnering with GM Farcaster:https://mediakit.gmfarcaster.com/  AND for all other the info: www.gmfarcaster.com   Copyright 2026 cc-by GM Farcaster - reuse/remix allowed with attribution and link back to GMFarcaster.com. NOTE: Cryptocurrencies are often volatile assets. Nothing in this episode should be considered financial advice and is for educational and entertainment purposes. Nothing should beconsidered investment advice, nor solicitation to buy or sell any assets. NFA, DYOR. Chapters: 0:00:00 GM 0:04:05 Bunker Mode0:14:33 Network State Conference0:16:30 more News0:28:02 Shoutouts0:32:32 Builders Building0:43:54 Toilets on the Timeline

Splits, Stablecoins & Socks With Birkenstocks: GM Farcaster ep393 Monday October 5, 2026 with @abram from Splits Thank you Abram for stopping by to chat about Splits! We love seeing you build in public and appreciate you sharing it all with us! TLDR: ☕ GM 🚨 Henri Stern leads Stripe Crypto 🕹️ EU virtual currency crackdown 🦊 MetaMask security scare 🗳️ Crypto PACs + midterms 💳 Mastercard + OUSD ⚖️ SEC crypto custody rules 👋 Hester Peirce leaves the SEC 🔵 Base Cobalt goes live 🧳 Chintan leaves Coinbase 💤 Farcaster gets quiet 💰 Vitalik + POIDH bounty goes 100x 💼 Dreamwork launches on X 🤖 Grok has money 🧠 Friends Trivia domination 🎸 $14 concert tickets ✂️ Abram joins to talk Splits 💸 Onchain asset management 🔐 Better multisigs + security 🏦 Stablecoins + the future of finance 📝 Building in public 🍄 Mushrooms?! 💍 The Founder Newlywed Game From our ChatGPT Intern:  Breaking news kicks off the show as Privy’s Henri Stern takes the reins of Stripe Crypto, followed by SEC custody rules, Base Cobalt, a surprisingly quiet Farcaster weekend, Vitalik-powered POIDH bounties, Dreamwork’s big X launch, and proof that Grok does, in fact, have money. Then Splits co-founder Abram joins us to talk onchain asset management, the future of wallets and stablecoins, building in public—and finally puts his co-founder knowledge to the test in the long-awaited Founder Newlywed Game. Show Notes and Links – some of the casts & stuff we talked about:    SPLITS Learn about Splits: https://splits.org/ Blog: https://splits.org/blog/  Splits on Farcasterhttps://farcaster.xyz/~/channel/splitsSplits on Xhttps://x.com/0xSplits   NEWS EU targets gaming token regulationshttps://farcaster.xyz/decrypt/0xfb5b0d6b SEC seeks clarity https://x.com/SECPaulSAtkins/status/2105752956431679818https://x.com/SECGov/status/2105750972521705961 Crypto pivots away from Congresshttps://farcaster.xyz/decrypt/0x0e5dfc46 Base Cobalt https://x.com/base/status/210538089031049241 Chintan reflects on Coinbase journeyhttps://x.com/chintanturakhia/status/2106095925437587742 Mastercard OUSDhttps://x.com/Mastercard/status/2106011493405778186 Hester Peirce praised for crypto advocacyhttps://x.com/ChairmanSelig/status/2106096377000288678 FC NEWS 29 Seconds of Farcasterhttps://farcaster.xyz/bradq/0x44f9665c Bounty 100xhttps://farcaster.xyz/kenny/0xa6aaac1b GMFC 3RD BIRTHDAY GM Farcaster'sthree-year milestone NFThttps://manifold.xyz/@gmfarcaster/id/3478720752  BUILDERS BUILDING Game show for Farcaster cofoundershttps://farcaster.xyz/adrienne/0xf0f68e5dhttps://farcaster.xyz/gmfarcaster/0x6ae17334 Friends trivia meets Farcaster funhttps://farcaster.xyz/nounishprof/0x436e7e42 Dreamworkhttps://farcaster.xyz/cojo.eth/0x1b10eac4https://x.com/colindotj/status/2105690943009501448   Grok payment process visualized livehttps://x.com/MLeeJr/status/2105829226012156053   FUN ON THE TIMELINE An hour of reply bumping talk?https://farcaster.xyz/kenny/0x617e2474 Used to be $14https://farcaster.xyz/trish/0xaaedf31b  Learn more about partnering with GM Farcaster:https://mediakit.gmfarcaster.com/  AND for all other theinfo: www.gmfarcaster.com   Copyright 2026 cc-by GM Farcaster - reuse/remix allowed with attribution and link back to GMFarcaster.com. NOTE: Cryptocurrencies are often volatile assets. Nothing in this episode should be considered financial advice and is for educational and entertainment purposes. Nothing should beconsidered investment advice, nor solicitation to buy or sell any assets. NFA, DYOR. Chapters: 0:00:00 GM 0:02:51 News0:15:26 FC News0:17:58 Builders Building0:23:48 Fun on the Timeline0:28:31 Abram from Splits1:08:23 The Founder Newlywed Game

Robinhood Gets Social & Farcaster Gets realitea: GM Farcaster ep392 Thursday October 1, 2026  TLDR: ☕ GM 📈 Robinhood goes social 🤝 Crypto is social 🔐 Onchain trust graphs 🏦 How Crypto Eats WallStreet 🤖 Are apps dying? 🎨 Is code art? 🧠 Farcaster + scenius 🎮 Semantics Centering 🏛️ Copy tradingCongress 💬 POIDH gets comments 🗿 Farcon Rome Bust Project 📺 Rewind TV 🔎 heade.rs for the agent era 🧩 Letterloops + The Lobby 📚 Word-A-Day goesglobal 🎬 Kenji Quest does Friends 😂 Mute This Conversation rap battle 📺 /realitea launches  From our ChatGPT Intern:  It may have been a “quiet” news day, but Robinhood rolling out social features gave Nounish Prof the perfect excuse for an “I told you so” rant about one thing crypto keeps relearning: crypto is social. Plus, we debate whether code is art, revisit Farcaster’s scenius,check in on builders building everything from trust graphs to retro MTV boxes, and launch /realitea channel because sometimes you just need somewhere to talk about The Traitors. Show Notes and Links– some of the casts & stuff we talked about:    NEWS Robinhood Social enhances trading conversationshttps://x.com/RobinhoodApp/status/2105066741034578259https://farcaster.xyz/decrypt/0xe917357f How Crypto Eats Wall Streethttps://x.com/EulerLagrange/status/2104966920722129185 FC NEWS Decoding the essence of /sceniushttps://farcaster.xyz/adrienne/0x8933143e Proof of Lifehttps://farcaster.xyz/king/0x3dd2781d UI's fate in questionhttps://farcaster.xyz/adrienne/0xc4e26a12 Exploring the artist's essencehttps://farcaster.xyz/chriscocreated/0x47297864  GMFC 3RD BIRTHDAY GM Farcaster's three-year milestone NFThttps://manifold.xyz/@gmfarcaster/id/3478720752   BUILDERS BUILDING Domain insights reimagined https://farcaster.xyz/colin/0x48107102 Global Word-a-Day game uniteshttps://farcaster.xyz/word-a-day/0x393b247a BUST minting project conclusionhttps://farcaster.xyz/floar.eth/0x1d8c340a POIDH Commentshttps://farcaster.xyz/kenny/0x1820a4fa Politician copy/tradehttps://farcaster.xyz/thefirm/0x7caec6e1 Semantic Centeringhttps://farcaster.xyz/7858.eth/0x586f983ehttps://farcaster.xyz/7858.eth/0xf8239f8a I want my MTVhttps://farcaster.xyz/flexasaurusrex/0x78c3826e Trivia x LetterLoopshttps://farcaster.xyz/burr.eth/0x80b48b32 Onchain trust graph explainedhttps://farcaster.xyz/ahn.eth/0xa0ccbdf5  FUN ON THE TIMELINE Comment muting pleasehttps://farcaster.xyz/trish/0xa9c0a3b3 Rap battles ignite in replieshttps://farcaster.xyz/kenjiquest/0xc867b30e Friends enters the chathttps://farcaster.xyz/kenjiquest/0x132730e9 no thank youhttps://farcaster.xyz/nounishprof/0xd1603bbf  Learn more aboutpartnering with GM Farcaster:https://mediakit.gmfarcaster.com/  AND for all other theinfo: www.gmfarcaster.com   Copyright 2026 cc-by GM Farcaster - reuse/remix allowed with attribution and link back to GMFarcaster.com. NOTE: Cryptocurrencies are often volatile assets. Nothing in this episode should be considered financial advice and is for educational and entertainment purposes. Nothing should beconsidered investment advice, nor solicitation to buy or sell any assets. NFA, DYOR. Chapters: 0:00:00 GM 0:03:22 News0:05:29 FC News0:11:32 is code art?0:19:47 Builders Building0:33:18 Fun on the Timeline0:36:06 parasocial relationships