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"It's not that we're struggling with the growth, is that we rejected the growth" - @ansgar.eth

I’ve been writing in crypto since 2017, and along the way I’ve seen countless decentralized tools emerge to support creators—plus plenty of new writers making names for themselves.

Crypto needs more of them: analysts, critics, educators, poets. If you’ve got ideas worth sharing, the hardest part is just starting. The good news? Publishing in a crypto-native way has never been easier.

Here are the top platforms to get started.👇

~~ Analysis by @wmp.eth ~~

• 🪞 /mirror • ✍️ /paragraph
• ⛲ @fountaindotink
• 📝 @fileverse
• 🎴 @highlight
• 🤠 @rodeodotclub
• 🔮 @zora

I know what it's like to be nervous to post your stuff. I know what it's like to have Imposter syndrome, which I have to this day. But if you want to be a writer in crypto, at some point you'll have to cross that threshold and throw your name into the ring.

https://www.bankless.com/read/crypto-writer-tools

🖥️ Vitalik's Virtual Machine Proposal

Vitalik has big plans for Ethereum

Today, we’re exploring how abandoning the EVM and switching to RISC-V could help Ethereum regain its crown as crypto’s leading smart contract platform 👇

~~ Analysis by @jackinabinet ~~

❓ What is Vitalik Proposing?
🦾 What is RISC-V?
✈️ Why Abandon the EVM?

https://www.bankless.com/read/vitalik-proposal

Why @ethereum needs to prioritize the L1 - @ansgar.eth

Crypto tools are rapidly reshaping media by letting creators monetize and remix content.

The result? Content can now be coded, poked, forked, and molded.

~~ Analysis by @robinson ~~

Naturally, this trend is blooming across Farcaster and Lens, where simple building blocks like Mini Apps and Social Features let users reshape their feeds and how they socialize.

1️⃣ What Is Bonsai?

@onbonsai.eth started last year as a memecoin airdropped to Lens users, designed to spark activity on the decentralized social network. It quickly evolved into a popular currency for media on Lens-native apps, powering paid mints, post collections, tips, and more.

2️⃣ How to Launch Smart Media — Step by Step 👇

https://www.bankless.com/read/bonsai-smart-media

what's actually interesting and useful to put onchain in gaming?
@b3dotfun

starting in 15 minutes!

with @jessepollak @trustlessstate

https://x.com/BanklessHQ/status/1912947000942956985

What will it take for ETHBTC to turn around?

Haseeb said it best: the market needs to truly believe there is new chapter in Ethereum

Say it, signal it, and credibly show it

As broader markets wobble amid tariff drama, Bitcoin’s steady outperformance is turning heads — breaking from tech stocks and acting more like digital gold.

Institutional flows and policy shifts are testing $BTC’s maturity in real time.

~~ Analysis by @robinson ~~

🟧 What's Different Now?
— Institutional Capital Flows
— A New Kind of Cycle
🟧 Where We Might Be Headed
🟧 A Timeless Story

But before jumping to conclusions, here’s what’s changed—and what still holds.👇

https://www.bankless.com/read/bitcoins-market-behavior-may-never-look-the-same

Base is a hotbed for token trading.

If you want to get ahead here, good resources will go a long way.

Here are five trading platforms on @base worth adding to your rotation.👇

~~ Analysis by @wmp.eth ~~

|— 📱 Interface

@interface is an onchain social explorer for the Ethereum ecosystem.

|— 📊 Terminal

Terminal is a token discovery and trading platform on Base and Solana that offers a slick UX.

|— 🤖 Clank Fun

@clankfun is the AI-powered token launcher that has taken the Base and Farcaster ecosystems by storm.

|— ☑️ Checkr

Checkr is a newer token and attention analysis platform that plugs into Farcaster data to see which projects are driving the most engagement and mindshare on Base.

|— 🐬 Flipp

@flippplol is a new trading app by the Surreal team that's now available for Apple and Android devices, with a web app on the way.

https://www.bankless.com/read/5-base-token-trading-tools

A massive wealth transfer is underway: over $84T is set to move from Boomers to Millennials and Gen Z in the coming decades.

As that shift unfolds, so do the standards for what holds value — digitally and culturally. Crypto’s rise is one sign. Another? The growing influence of younger collectors in the art world.

In 2024, Millennials and Gen Z made up 25–33% of buyers at major auction houses — more than double their share five years ago. At
Christies's recent AI art sale, 48% of bidders were from these younger generations, 37% new to the platform.

~~ Analysis by @robinson ~~

|— NFTs and AI Art: A Natural Pairing
|— On Cultural Alignment
The Artists Shaping the Movement

@botto
Claire Silver
@ivonatau
Pindar Van Arman
Refik Anadol
Roope Rainisto

Here’s what that tells us — and what comes next. 👇

https://www.bankless.com/read/next-wave-ai-art-collectors

Crypto prices are up after Trump’s tariff reversal — but the industry still faces a major headwind: it’s losing builders.

A thread from @binji.eth this week spotlighted the trend with stark data from @artemisxyz and Electric Capital: dev activity is down nearly 40% since 2022, and new devs are leaving.

~~ Analysis by @sha ~~

Some of the answers are right in front of us.

So… where did the builders go?👇

https://www.bankless.com/read/where-have-crypto-builders-gone

|— 20 @farcaster Mini Apps you must check out

The new V2 makes it easy for teams to launch slick onchain apps that go viral — complete with notifications, great UX, and fast iteration. For users, it’s like an open app store with DeFi tools, NFT games, and more — all right in your feed.

~~ Analysis by @wmp.eth ~~

—> General
—> Token tools
—> Creators
—> Games

see the full list below 👇

https://www.bankless.com/read/20-farcaster-mini-apps

It’s an exciting time for institutional crypto — regulation is moving, and TradFi giants are doubling down onchain.

But while Ethereum has the infrastructure, it has no one to pitch it. That’s where Etherealize comes in: a new org built to sell Ethereum’s neutrality to the world’s biggest institutions.

~~ Analysis by @robinson ~~

1️⃣ What Is Etherealize?
2️⃣ Who Makes Up Etherealize?
3️⃣ Why Now?

Here’s what they’re building — and why now matters most.👇

https://www.bankless.com/read/how-etherealize-plans-to-sell-institutions-on-ethereum

As AI drops the cost of software creation to near zero, a new era of “vibe coding” is here.

The concept? Use AI tools like Claude or Replit to spin up fast, scrappy apps with minimal polish and maximum speed. It’s already catching on: 25% of YC’s Winter 2025 startups said AI wrote most of their code.

While obviously a technical shift, "vibe coding" also proves to be a cultural one, which actually fits perfectly with crypto.👇

~~ Analysis by @robinson ~~

|— Software as Content, Crypto as the Canvas

If vibe coding makes software feel like content — quick, creative, shared — crypto is the perfect place to publish it.

This line of thinking builds on a recent conversation with @dwr.eth and
@ted.

Our space thrives on open-source norms, visible smart contracts, and forkable protocols. You can tweak a frontend, attach a token, and launch in hours. It’s not without risks, but the synergy is obvious:

https://www.bankless.com/read/vibe-coding-software

While crypto fixates on launching the next big token, a quieter revolution is expanding financial access across the globe.

Last time, we looked at how stablecoins are lifelines in places like Lebanon, Nigeria, and Turkey.

~~ Analysis by @sha ~~

Today, we’re zooming in on how that’s playing out on the ground. 👇

https://www.bankless.com/read/how-stablecoins-make-the-world-better

— Top 5 takeaways from Circle’s IPO filing 👇

Circle's long-awaited IPO docs just dropped, offering a rare glimpse into the machine behind USDC as it eyes a $4–5B IPO.

~~ Analysis by @jackinabinet ~~

🏦 Cash Machine
🤌 Rate Sensitive
🪨 BlackRock Deal
🪙 Digital Asset Holdings
💸 Binance Dealings
🧐 Conclusion

https://www.bankless.com/read/5-takeaways-from-circles-ipo-filing

Why All Content Will End Up Onchain

Op-Ed from @pods founder @0xl on the media industry's onchain destiny

The business model for media is broken. Full stop.

When was the last time you felt good sitting through a YouTube ad? Or enjoyed having your favorite podcast interrupted with a pre-recorded ad? Or watched a creator you love shill products they don't use?

The reality is that content creators have been trapped in a painful paradox: to make money from their passion, they must first build a massive audience - and then immediately compromise the very content that built that audience in the first place.

Content deserves something better. A model where creators can get paid for the value of their work, without sacrificing quality (ads) or distribution (gated content).

Luckily, it's already here...

https://www.bankless.com/read/why-all-content-will-end-up-onchain

🍽️ EP 23: Apps no Entrees — @farcaster, a decentralized social protocol built for builders and shit posters alike.

Deeply composable, Farcaster has grown quite an active dev. community who spin up and share mini-apps across the feed — making software social again.

@dwr.eth and @ted walk us through:

1. The vision
2. The new features
3. How they see vibe-coding reimagining software as content

As always, this isn't paid — we cover Farcaster because we love it and want to share it.

Let's dive in! 👇

https://x.com/BanklessApp/status/1907427162048639036

In January, @rsa.eth took a leave of absence from Bankless.

Today, Ryan returns to Bankless...

Watch this message from Ryan, and read the thread below to see what he's been cookin' up

🧵👇

After OpenAI introduced new image-gen capabilities in ChatGPT, the “Great Ghibli-fication” swept social media—countless memes and photos reimagined in Studio Ghibli’s iconic style.

The viral joy also sparked an ethical question: are these reproductions copyright infringements?

~~ Analysis by @wmp.eth ~~

Legally speaking, it's still a gray area.

There is a better way: build a new marketplace for ideas.

read more 👇

https://www.bankless.com/read/the-great-ghibli-fication-ai-art

Onchain yields have slumped in recent weeks, but for degens willing to partake in crypto’s riskiest form of lending, excess returns can still be earned!

Today, we explore uncollateralized crypto lending with
WildcatFi 😼

Is this onchain opportunity right for you? Find out on Bankless 👇

https://www.bankless.com/read/citizen-defi-play-wildcats-uncollateralized-lending

Base is unstoppable right now.

It’s pulled in $7.9B of net inflows over the past year — more than double its closest rival — and is now fourth in revenue behind chains twice its age, all without even dropping a token.

Better yet, @base has a knack for staying on trend — leading onchain yields when Ethereum rallies, embracing AI with Virtuals and Clanker, and scooping up meme momentum when Solana cools. And it doesn’t look to be slowing down.

Here are three areas where Base is holding court.👇

~~ Analysis by @robinson ~~

1️⃣ Home Base Advantage
2️⃣ Stacking Tech Advances
3️⃣ Stablecoin Success

https://www.bankless.com/read/the-base-moat