Vitalik Buterin Aped Into the Social Media App Anoncast. What's It About? - Ep. 741

Farcaster-based social media app Anoncast has quickly grabbed the crypto community’s attention—especially after Ethereum creator Vitalik Buterin jumped in.
The platform allows users to speak freely while ensuring no one—not even the platform itself—can trace their identity. And in its short week-and-a-half lifespan, it’s already generated thousands of posts.
In this lighter, Black Friday edition of Unchained, developer Kartik Patel joins to discuss how Anoncast works and why the platform has taken off so quickly. He shares insights on the challenges of maintaining anonymity in a connected world, how AI intersects with these developments, and what it was like to “nerd-snipe” Buterin.
Show highlights:

What sparked the rise of Anon and how it evolved into a ZK-powered anonymous posting platform

Kartik’s favorite casts and what he likes about the platform

Why the platform has evolved so quickly

How users can make casts

How Anoncast completely protects the anonymity of all posters

Kartik’s background in crypto and how he came to be involved in Anoncast

Why it felt like a “dream” when Vitalik Buterin bought the ANON memecoin

How AI is intersecting with this new era of social media

Why Anoncast moderates the posts

The new feature that was designed to give credit back to users

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Guest
Kartik Patel, developer of Anoncast

Links

Decrypt: Vitalik Buterin Buys Anon, Token Surged 350%—What's It All About?

Viral cast possibly about the Ethereum Foundation selling ETH

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

01:13 How Anoncast became a ZK-powered anonymous platform

05:02 Kartik’s favorite casts and why they stand out

06:44 Why Anoncast has caught on so quickly

07:32 How Anoncast technically enables anonymous posting

11:40 How anonymity is protected on Anoncast

13:28 Kartik’s story and future plans for app development

15:19 Vitalik Buterin’s surprising interaction with Anoncast

16:56 The role of AI in the new era of social media

20:03 Why Anoncast moderates the posts

21:45 A new feature so users can take credit

23:42 Crypto News Recap

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