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

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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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