Surprise guest Balaji Srinivasan on Civility, Crypto, and the Network State: GM Farcaster ep398 Monday October 26, 2026 s/o today: intern Thank you Balaji and the team members from Farcaster and the Network School for joining us today! We had an amazing chat (over 3 hours!) and we'll be carving this up into clips starting to drop tomorrow. TLDR: ☕ GM 🔐 Internet security chaos 🛠️ Snapchain updates 🤖 Warpee returns 💸 X tipping culture 💳 Mastercard agent payments 🟣 Clanker's next chapter with Mask Network 🔔 The origin of Clank Clank 🏆 Farcaster prizes 📚 Balaji's civility challenge 🌊 OpenSea's social expansion 💰 Splits pricing 🇰🇿 Network School in Kazakhstan 🎙️ Surprise guest Balaji Srinivasan 🤝 Farcaster's acquisition story 🏛️ Civility and moderation 🌐 Network states 🎓 Learn and Earn 💼 Onchain reputation and crypto résumés 🧠 Human capital gains 🪙 Crypto beyond the casino 🗣️ Free speech and freedom to exit 🚀 The future of Farcaster From our ChatGPT Intern: Surprise! Farcaster's new owner, Balaji Srinivasan, drops into GM Farcaster for an epic conversation about the platform's future, from civility and moderation to network states, learning, earning, and why the next chapter of Farcaster won't look anything like the last. Plus, Clanker finds a new home with Mask Network, AI agents get new ways to pay, and Prof and Adrienne discover that when Balaji says "one last thing," he might actually mean another hour! Watch this episode on YouTube, Spotify or in the GMFC mini app; or listen on Apple or wherever you get your podcasts. https://youtu.be/yaobajMRpck https://open.spotify.com/episode/7Jl9HcEsxylxEBpyrSHQTF?si=XdAuhGOQSmuU1NddSq2p-Q
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