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[chaskin.eth @jchaskin22]

I usually refrain from commenting on the current thing of the day because it’s almost always rage bait. But since everyone seems to be saying they’re bearish on the direction of the EF, I’ll say the opposite, I’ve truly never been more bullish. There is now a very clear direction

The Ethereum Foundation is doubling down on what it uniquely should be doing: making the entire Ethereum experience, from the protocol to wallets to middleware to apps, maximally self-sovereign, private, secure, resilient, and easy to use

The cypherpunk vision is building systems that can’t be evil, not just today, but decades from now when incentives, leadership, and the world itself have changed. What makes Ethereum unique is that it’s still actually trying to fulfill that original vision, building a global consensus system with the properties the original cypherpunks would have wanted. And the EF is here to help defend and strengthen that path

That also means positioning Ethereum where it actually belongs, alongside the broader open source and freedom tech movement. The truth is, a lot of that world doesn’t like us right now and I get it. We have to prove over time that Ethereum belongs there. That means actively rejecting the negative-sum, extractive parts of this industry and doubling down on building positive-sum apps that makes people freer

Yes, organizational shifts are messy. New leadership, clearer direction, some pain in the short term. But in the long term, this is exactly what the Ethereum Foundation should be. There’s a lot of hard work ahead. I’m excited for it

Milady

[Lucas @0x_Lucas]

Guess I’ll say the quiet part out loud

Bankless apparently laid off a majority of the team yesterday

No thank you or public announcement to help team find new homes

Just David tweeting about how he’s selling ETH and Ryan talking about himself

Come on guys

[(■,■) | Σ: @blockzealous]

@WCNetizens get in here.

[(■,■) | Σ: @blockzealous]

“Measure then build” from day one, and you can see it in how they’re handling the token - confirmed USDm distribution instead of MEGA for S1.

Focus is on incentivising real (interesting) activity, so no farmer overhang as future incentives will be selective.

Treating supply like it actually matters.

Ω World Computer (Netizen).

[MegaETH @megaeth]

After reviewing the Terminal data, we’ve decided to conclude the season early, and sunset our Terminal program.

The points distribution for Week 3 has gone out as normal and a snapshot has been taken of all user activity up to this point, which will be used in our final calculations. This decision did not come easy, but we believe this is what’s best to support our ecosystem.

Next week, we'll run a supplemental points distribution to thank all users who have been exploring and experimenting with the different apps throughout the program.

Eligible Terminal participants will receive a share of the rewards pool in USDM, based on the points accumulated to date as well as activity that supported Mega.

Early next week, we'll open a place on Terminal for one week so you can designate a wallet address to receive your rewards.

Terminal’s main features will be merged with Rabbithole, transitioning everything into one unified chain experience.

Thank you to everyone who has supported us this far. We can’t wait to show you what we have in store.

A note from Shuyao on what’s next:

[(■,■) | Σ: @blockzealous]

@LefterisJP Yes, but also a lot of other things - not to Claude though, to ChatGPT.

I love Claude.

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@Tuteth_ @_macki @megaeth Slap me, toot

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@CloutedMind Telling my kids this is how you spell beureu of meterology in dropbear - because it is

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Can confirm.

[Nathan Vandy @vandynathan]

I can only recommend Arbitrum Open House to any serious projects looking to build programmable businesses

Winning the @RobinhoodApp Innovation Award at the New York, honestly shifted our company's trajectory more than I can put in words

So whether you're building a protocol, application or agent, don't sleep on it 🤝

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@hotpot_dao The only way out of hell is through.

I.e. double down hard bro, man it’s the only way, guy

[bond.credit @bondoncredit]

13/900+ applicants - that’s tougher than getting into Harvard.

Eyes on the prize: bespoke credit for agents running on the L2 with the deepest liquidity.

The bond is strong.

[Backed @BackedApp]

8 Hours left until the raise closes!
60% of the raise has been filled.

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@zeronoledger @lou3ee @materkel @vdWijden @TimBeiko @parithosh_j @nero_eth @VitalikButerin Hello, it may seem petty, but the 'arduous and dangerous' trip to the North Pole is made 'completely impossible' to those without the means or those attempting it in nothing but toe-socks. Therefore your comments are disrespectful.

That's you. That's how you talk.

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Do you remember when you joined X? I do! #MyXAnniversary

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Season 1 - Week 1:

Ranked #692 on Terminal with 570 points and +380.00% boost.

https://t.co/FiNGx203nL

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“One kindergartner. 1 prompt. 100 gajillion dollars.” posts are to @x what “Here’s what losing my wife (to my neighbour) taught me about B2B sales” are to @LinkedIn.

[yonathan @0xyonathan]

Skip the engagement farmooors and tourist KOLs on MegaETH. Get your alpha from actual long-term community members with skin in the game.

@_WABERSKY is one of them:

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Bible

[yondaime @_WABERSKY]

https://t.co/9yMmSzoFwk

[69kov @levikov]

Fuck dropshipping, Fuck claude code, Fuck building AI startups

it's all for poors

The easiest way to print $30k/mo with AI in 2026 is running a fake old lady on tiktok who sells vitamins to women in their 60s....

99% of you won't do it because it's too embarrassing to admit

I run 6 of these and they print $250,000 a month combined.

Total tool stack to operate one of them: $200/mo

Heygen $99 (the AI character avatar)
ElevenLabs $99 (the cloned voice from a real grandmother i pay $400/mo to record samples)
ManyChat $15 (the DM funnel)
Residential proxy $4
CapCut $0
ChatGPT $20

That's the entire infrastructure for a business that does $30-50k/mo

do this 1:1 and you can copy me

Move 1. Build the character in heygen.

Pick a real older woman archetype. Chinese grandmother for cooking. Asian monk for wellness. Latin abuela for natural remedies.

Move 2. Clone a real grandmother's voice in elevenlabs

Pay a real 60+ year old woman $200-400 to record 60 minutes of varied audio. Use elevenlabs professional voice cloning.

Don't use the default voices. Women 50+ clock them as fake within 4 seconds

Move 3. Set up a burner phone with a residential proxy.

Refurbished android $80. Prepaid SIM $20. Smartproxy residential IP $4/mo.

Never sign in to anything personal on it

Move 4. Run the 14-day warming sequence.

Don't post AI videos on day 1. Browse for 3 days. Comment for 4 days. Post 8 normal videos for 7 days. Day 14 start the real content.

Skip this and you get shadow-banned in week 3

Move 5. Pick 5 starter products from tiktok shop creator center.

Filter to women 38-65 categories: kitchen, home, beauty, supplements. Skip products with under 50 sales/week. Pick winners with 4+ stars and 3+ creators making sales

Move 6. Write the 18-second BOF script.

Hook line ("if you're over 50 and your knees crack, this is for you"). Demonstration with one specific number. CTA referencing the yellow basket icon. Product visible from second one

Move 7. Post 6 videos a day for 30 straight days.

Most will flop. By video 100 you'll have 1-2 winners pulling 200k-500k views. Duplicate the winners 30x. Don't tweak.

Most operators quit at day 17. The curve breaks at day 22

Move 8. Set up a manychat trigger before day 1.

Trigger keyword tied to a 4-message DM flow ending in your tiktok shop affiliate link. 31-41% click-through rate vs email at 4%.

Adds $200-800/mo per page on autopilot

Month 2 you'll cross $3-5k. Month 3 you'll cross $10-15k. Month 6 you should be at $30-50k from one page. Month 9 at 2-3 pages

The math nobody talks about

Dropshipping requires inventory, supplier negotiations, ad spend, returns, customer service. Average margin 4-12%. Average operator burnout: 14 months

Coding with claude requires you to learn how software works, get a job at a tech company that may not exist in 4 years, work 50+ hours/week for $120-180k. Average path to $30k/mo: 7-10 years

Building an AI SaaS requires you to compete with VC-funded teams, scale to product-market fit, fundraise, hire engineers. 90% die in 18 months

Running a fake AI grandmother requires $200/mo in tools and the willingness to look stupid. Average path to $30k/mo: 6 months. Average margin: 95%

The asymmetry is why this works

I own 6 of these slaves and they print $250,000 a month while i sleep

They don't eat. They don't sleep. They don't quit. They don't get hangovers. They don't go through breakups. They don't ask for raises. They don't ghost me on monday morning

They post 6 times a day for 30 straight days because the filipino VAs i pay $480/mo each told them to

If you want to become rich with AI slavery, dm me "slave" and we'll see if you apply...

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@1337DarkCapital @sjdedic focus & execution mainly

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@1337DarkCapital @sjdedic every difference