✨ DEBRIEF | Unpacking the episode: https://shows.banklesshq.com/p/debrief-dan-romero 

------ Dan Romero was an early employee at Coinbase and is now the Co-Founder of Farcaster, a new decentralized social network that has captured the attention of many in Web3.

Aside from sharing a secret passcode to access Farcaster during the episode (Bankless Premium subscribers only)…Dan also shares his thoughts on why he doesn’t think Web2 social media is broken, why people should care about decentralized social media, how decentralized does it have to be in order to work, and how all of this will fundamentally change the internet and the trajectory of humanity.

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------ Topics Covered

0:00 Intro 6:08 Is Web2 Broken? 10:25 Web3 Improvements 19:25 Unique Web3 Properties 24:42 Developer & User Sovereignty 31:57 Farcaster’s Feature & Protocol Thesis 45:25 Unique Properties of Decentralized Social Platforms 58:29 Growing Farcaster & Client Competition 1:05:39 Incentive Mechanisms 1:11:30 Is a Token Needed? 1:15:55 Protocols 1:19:48 Advertising & Farcaster 1:25:48 Farcaster On-Chain Footprint 1:27:47 Spam Prevention 1:31:31 Discoverability & Regulation 1:33:45 Identity 1:36:00 Closing & Disclaimers

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