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Digitized Spotlight hosts Amanda (Collab+Currency) and Winnie (BlockTower Capital) interview Alex and Jack, who co-founded Clanker - an autonomous agent for deploying tokens. We also bring on the founders of ecosystem apps Clank.fun, a marketplace and launchpad for Clanker tokens, and Native, a digital city and social network powered by Clanker. We discuss trends in creator tokens, social behaviors on Farcaster and Base, where AI-human social interactions are heading, and more! ----- Timestamps: 00:00: Intro 4:37: Clanker Founding Story 10:42: Clanker's Interface Design 16:24: Creators Using Clanker 23:21: Clanker Fees + Value Accrual 25:45: Types of Coins Launching on Clanker 29:30: Solana vs. Base Trading Culture 33:08: Clanker's First Ecosystem Hackathon 36:30: Clanker Closing 38:12: Mini Segment on Ecosystem App Native 47:27: Mini Segment on Ecosystem App Clank.Fun 55:38: Podcast Closing ----- Resources: Try Clanker | https://warpcast.com/clanker Follow Alex | https://x.com/_proxystudio Follow Jack | https://x.com/JackDishman Try Clank.fun | https://clank.fun/ Join Native | https://www.native.fun/ Follow Derek | https://x.com/derekbrown ----- Stay connected with Spotlight: Subscribe to Digitized | https://ccdigitized.substack.com/subs... Follow Digitized | https://twitter.com/digitizedweekly Follow Amanda | https://twitter.com/amanda0x Follow Winnie | https://twitter.com/winnielaux_ ----- Disclaimer: Collab+Currency, BlockTower Capital Advisors LP and/or its affiliates (“BlockTower”), or other participants in this podcast (collectively, the “Participants”), may be an investor in the projects that appear in Spotlight. Information regarding any company or investment in Spotlight should not be construed as an endorsement or recommendation of that company for any purpose whatsoever, either for purposes of investment or otherwise. The Participants may be long or short in cryptocurrency positions about which a Participant may knowingly or unknowingly discuss; nothing should be construed by a viewer of this podcast as a means to buy or sell cryptocurrency based on advance, non-public knowledge or information that the listener believes can be obtained through this podcast. Any person receiving Spotlight or accessing any of the Participants’ websites is encouraged to consult with his or her own financial advisor, tax advisor and/or attorney before making any decision to invest. The above material and content is educational in nature and should not be considered to be a recommendation to invest. Investing in digital assets, NFTs or cryptocurrency is highly speculative and volatile. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Additional Disclosures | https://bit.ly/466bbfY