This podcast episode explores the successful launch of the Base protocol, its profitability and impact on the cryptocurrency market, the rise of friend.tech app and its implications for influencer engagement, recent developments in the FTX scandal, the debate surrounding Optimism's roadmap and the importance of fraud proofs, the controversy over Gitcoin's partnership with Shell and the emergence of crypto-politicians, the challenges faced by OpenX, a crypto exchange for trading bankruptcy claims, the prevalence of phishing attempts and rug pulls during the early stages of a new network, the evolution of blockchain platforms including Ethereum, Solana, and layer-two solutions, and the potential of Web3 social media and crypto messaging apps.
