The Net Society crew gears up for Marfa while unpacking the latest waves of on-chain experimentation. They dive into the launch of $PNKSTR and its protocol mechanics, weighing the lessons from early hiccups and the potential for new NFT-ERC20 hybrids. From there, the conversation broadens into questions of utility and adoption, tracing connections to low-risk DeFi and Vitalik’s vision for Ethereum’s future. The group considers the mounting pressure stablecoins place on global banking and the trillions waiting in money markets, before shifting to AI’s recent milestones and the media power plays shaping culture. The episode closes with a deep appreciation of Eric De Giuli’s Zero and reflections on the evolving role of collectors.

Mentioned in the episode

$PNKSTR and NFTStrategy https://x.com/token_works/status/1968361945226166754

Low-risk defi from Vitalik https://x.com/VitalikButerin/status/1969522612750672132

Aave https://x.com/aave/status/1969036780151169064

Bank of England stablecoin caps https://finance.yahoo.com/news/bank-england-plan-cap-stablecoin-064322101.html

Eric De Giuli - Zero (Broken Symmetry) https://x.com/eeedg__/status/1966175168142913979

Ask Aaron about getting link to open ai winning coding competition

Poet Engineer https://x.com/poetengineer__

Show & Hosts

Net Society: https://x.com/net__society

Aaron Wright: https://x.com/awrigh01

Chris F: https://x.com/ChrisF_0x

Derek Edwards: https://x.com/derekedws

Priyanka Desai: https://x.com/pridesai

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