# Top stories on Kiwi News, week 22 2025

Mon 26 May to Sun 1 June 2025
Page: https://news.kiwistand.com/weekly/2025-W22

The 20 top stories on Kiwi News from Mon 26 May to Sun 1 June 2025, ranked by upvotes, comments and clicks, with 43 comments in total. Most-shared sources: farcaster.xyz, x.com.

Summaries are AI summaries of the linked article.

## 1. @timdaub: Kiwi News now supports direct Farcaster upvotes

- Kiwi News: https://news.kiwistand.com/stories/timdaub-Kiwi-News-now-supports-direct-Farcaster-upvotes?index=0x6834e3da8350f6fc31d072f5e214bcd488433ca5e100e72f187734a7439a664f21515030
- Source: https://farcaster.xyz/timdaub.eth/0xea00c441
- Submitted by tim, 34 upvotes, 3 comments

## 2. Still here

- Kiwi News: https://news.kiwistand.com/stories/Still-here?index=0x683684ce2210d1de360253f3ec49b1672a6790f7ff22565915fcd5e6a2ac3f0ea6e9e4aa
- Source: https://redphone.substack.com/p/still-here
- Submitted by tim, 18 upvotes, 8 comments

This opinion piece argues that crypto's core purpose, freedom, still matters even as the industry's mood sours and conviction fades. The author describes a private conversation with a longtime crypto analyst who said DAOs and NFTs are dead, that consensus follows liquidity, and asked whether his life's work had been a mirage. The author contends that the loss of conviction is widespread across brain-led industries amid AI's rise, and that crypto remains a bastion of freedom through tools such as BTC, Farcaster, nostr, and decentralized storage. The piece also predicts that AI will be used in increasingly authoritarian ways, and urges readers not to forget what the fight is for.

## 3. @mani: 1/4 Farcaster Pro users have ≤ 10 followers, median Neynar score is 0.5

- Kiwi News: https://news.kiwistand.com/stories/mani-14-Farcaster-Pro-users-have-10-followers-median-Neynar-score-is-05?index=0x683893cf3517b27d2f70c8c66865917527f59e3f3dec7092abd64c2324245b2ac3bc04bc
- Source: https://farcaster.xyz/mani/0x80f28ff9
- Submitted by freeatnet.eth, 20 upvotes, 0 comments

## 4. Why Distribution Comes First in 2025

- Kiwi News: https://news.kiwistand.com/stories/Why-Distribution-Comes-First-in-2025?index=0x6835cbd1774516defd50a5d78bf5d9e2db12403aed68f177cc076ecfff081a045bdd43c1
- Source: https://research.auditless.com/p/why-distribution-comes-first-in-2025?r=3ptcv
- Submitted by tim, 15 upvotes, 0 comments

Drawing on the article's argument, the author contends that founders should build distribution, not just product, because distribution is now more important and more defensible than product innovation. The article says customer acquisition costs keep rising, that Patrick Campbell sold ProfitWell to Paddle, and that a strong brand built on trust and consistent storytelling lasts longer than product advantages that AI-assisted engineering can erode. It also says VC firms have become media companies, offering distribution through podcasts, YouTube channels, communities and conferences, and it advises founders to build their own brand and expect to spend more time on distribution than they would have 5-10 years ago.

## 5. Bad Art - Draw, Derive and Publish art on Lens

- Kiwi News: https://news.kiwistand.com/stories/Bad-Art-Draw-Derive-and-Publish-art-on-Lens?index=0x68348971cf25dec794756d2e4974db7f1895231b4b33db8d0820814a6d67aec06e8a4121
- Source: https://art.lens.box
- Submitted by kualta.eth, 15 upvotes, 2 comments

## 6. Solana founder Raj doxxing is crazy

- Kiwi News: https://news.kiwistand.com/stories/Solana-founder-Raj-doxxing-is-crazy?index=0x6835c2e784ab39ec00b48585864ff07687452dca954e65538ad08fd8cb4ff375321b0480
- Source: https://farcaster.xyz/kenny/0x1a7bab96
- Submitted by tim, 9 upvotes, 4 comments

## 7. Letter to Arc members 2025

- Kiwi News: https://news.kiwistand.com/stories/Letter-to-Arc-members-2025?index=0x68357107631d101d7e96ae4f1b43b64d8f5a7400eab731b2cd737ede8506f6bedf537a26
- Source: https://browsercompany.substack.com/p/letter-to-arc-members-2025
- Submitted by tim, 8 upvotes, 10 comments

The Browser Company is shifting from Arc to Dia, a new AI-native browser, because Arc fell short of its goal of reaching mass-market users. Only 5.52% of daily active users regularly used more than one Space in Arc, and 0.4% used Calendar Preview on Hover, while 40% of daily active users use chatting with tabs in Dia. The company says it has stopped actively building new Arc features but still maintains it with Chromium upgrades and security fixes. Arc will not be open sourced yet, because its Arc Development Kit (ADK), which also underpins Dia, remains core to the company's value.

## 8. Antimemetics: Why Some Ideas Resist Spreading

- Kiwi News: https://news.kiwistand.com/stories/Antimemetics-Why-Some-Ideas-Resist-Spreading?index=0x683cc78033a35499c151262529a2509a12f5d175e324aeeb53c5a2e5203ca826e6a30541
- Source: https://darkforest.metalabel.com/antimemetics
- Submitted by misha, 8 upvotes, 3 comments

This is a book description for "Antimemetics" by Nadia Asparouhova, which argues that some ideas are structurally resistant to spreading, whether because of their complexity, personal discomfort with them, or a lack of incentives to share them. Drawing on historical examples, internet phenomena, and her technology-sector experience, Asparouhova examines how cultural and technological systems shape what enters public consciousness. The book contends that withdrawing from the conversation is not the only option, and that readers can reclaim their attention by noticing what gets lost in the memetic churn. The paperback, published by The Dark Forest Collective, has 168 pages.

## 9. Lyn Alden: Nothing stops this train

- Kiwi News: https://news.kiwistand.com/stories/Lyn-Alden-Nothing-stops-this-train?index=0x683c85f626da1750319ae0c909ad4c986ab78d87aa4c6c5836839fc0fbdfb2a5780d6861
- Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=Giuzcd4oxIk
- Submitted by tim, 11 upvotes, 0 comments

## 10. Trump Media Announces $2.5B Deal to Create a Bitcoin Treasury

- Kiwi News: https://news.kiwistand.com/stories/Trump-Media-Announces-dollar25B-Deal-to-Create-a-Bitcoin-Treasury?index=0x6835c9dc43acb20b148bd3d824aaf38eb95084fe4339a32639cc3d1ed4a0d23fd90d0cd0
- Source: https://watcher.guru/news/trump-media-announces-2-5b-deal-to-create-a-bitcoin-treasury
- Submitted by tim, 10 upvotes, 0 comments

Trump Media and Technology Group (DJT) announced a $2.5 billion deal to create a Bitcoin treasury, according to a press release issued on Tuesday. The company plans to raise the funds through a stock sale and convertible senior secured notes, and the Bitcoin will be listed on its balance sheet alongside cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments, which reached $759 million in Q1 of 2025. CEO and Chairman Devin Nunes said the company views Bitcoin as an "apex instrument of financial freedom" and that the investment will help defend the company against harassment and discrimination by financial institutions.

## 11. The Dawn of Infinite Code

- Kiwi News: https://news.kiwistand.com/stories/The-Dawn-of-Infinite-Code?index=0x6839a4562b1d4be8374b549882f3a205af428496b1784b16d0622af1252cc5ab41c05a2b
- Source: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Dm9UrhgaRMu_DjOz5KluO7ibOsPaUVQgwnC5-ccw9_g/mobilebasic
- Submitted by tim, 7 upvotes, 0 comments

The author's central claim is that AI will drive the marginal cost of software toward zero, so that software as a distinct product container fades and only capability remains. The essay compares this to YouTube's 2005 launch, which showed content had become too cheap to meter, and says prompts now produce prototypes that once needed a team and a sprint. It argues that distribution will be handled by algorithms, as TikTok and Spotify already decide what people watch and hear, and that users will reward speed and convenience over transparency. It also predicts that competitive value will move toward compute, personal context and earned trust, with newspapers and CDs cited as earlier containers that gave way.

## 12. vitalik.world

- Kiwi News: https://news.kiwistand.com/stories/vitalikworld?index=0x6834780ce12c5991e7d1e324e85a780483d812606b4d1d6f942d0ade9665c1ae077f6c77
- Source: https://vitalik.world
- Submitted by macbudkowski.eth, 7 upvotes, 3 comments

## 13. @dwr.eth: Farcaster Pro sells out 10,000 units in under 6 hours

- Kiwi News: https://news.kiwistand.com/stories/dwreth-Farcaster-Pro-sells-out-10000-units-in-under-6-hours?index=0x6836aa00a10d62502916d3dfdd93ee5dfd3f34e47570ce2831ec861653343b25118b9e0f
- Source: https://farcaster.xyz/dwr.eth/0x6f35b963
- Submitted by misha, 8 upvotes, 4 comments

## 14. @chaskin.eth explores the programmable creator economy

- Kiwi News: https://news.kiwistand.com/stories/chaskineth-explores-the-programmable-creator-economy?index=0x6838897971e189232c6ca9d118ffd2b6a96c5b7f2633e919ca1bdd88b23f8ae9f00b1639
- Source: https://farcaster.xyz/chaskin.eth/0x33c95dfb
- Submitted by misha, 6 upvotes, 0 comments

## 15. @kimmonismus: soccer is out, robot mma is the future

- Kiwi News: https://news.kiwistand.com/stories/kimmonismus-soccer-is-out-robot-mma-is-the-future?index=0x6835639913a1f9950c312ef032ebc495ac5339a9403d14a8d3a8a46adb2208e5e6c3dd89
- Source: https://x.com/kimmonismus/status/1926688772768284710
- Submitted by misha, 5 upvotes, 1 comment

## 16. @naruto11eth: Why Solana Conference impressed me more than Ethereum events

- Kiwi News: https://news.kiwistand.com/stories/naruto11eth-Why-Solana-Conference-impressed-me-more-than-Ethereum-events?index=0x68342cf4f7814a64310c11bc775217f3ac04d80706be6082a2639aeebd6648f15f151deb
- Source: https://x.com/naruto11eth/status/1926794801157923286
- Submitted by tim, 5 upvotes, 1 comment

Naruto11eth argues that the Solana conference impressed them more than Ethereum events, citing a more supportive community, better-attended talks, and less event fragmentation. They describe Solana builders as supportive of each other, offering the example of Orca staff saying they enjoy spending time with Raydium people, while Ethereum's ecosystem is more competitive, with rivalries such as Base versus Arbitrum. They also say Solana has real users, that its conference had few side events, and that its speaker curation was strong. They attribute Ethereum's weaker events partly to oversized programs with too many speakers and stages, and they say Devcon suffers from the same problem.

## 17. Circle Launches Initial Public Offering

- Kiwi News: https://news.kiwistand.com/stories/Circle-Launches-Initial-Public-Offering?index=0x6835a7e47ed07b5b90127ade82d11ab69c5addd789f23e2aaa9201453f4112c74aa3442c
- Source: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250526853758/en/Circle-Launches-Initial-Public-Offering
- Submitted by tim, 6 upvotes, 0 comments

## 18. @0xdiid: Onchain art is boring, lazy, and reductive - here's the solution

- Kiwi News: https://news.kiwistand.com/stories/0xdiid-Onchain-art-is-boring-lazy-and-reductive-heres-the-solution?index=0x683cbd27fac7d9e80280095a05f4ed5157c899e953c4691530deab57c0276c14b7eb5cdf
- Source: https://xcancel.com/0xdiid/status/1928478564908732882
- Submitted by misha, 5 upvotes, 1 comment

## 19. Circle files for IPO on NYSE, aims to go public

- Kiwi News: https://news.kiwistand.com/stories/Circle-files-for-IPO-on-NYSE-aims-to-go-public?index=0x6835adc0f43b0e621930fe57e957c44e13627d57afe7c093f2131542bc3d7a526a2dfddf
- Source: https://twitter.com/Cointelegraph/status/1927329030862213450
- Submitted by tim, 6 upvotes, 2 comments

## 20. Safe wallet introduces signing UX v2 with improved transparency

- Kiwi News: https://news.kiwistand.com/stories/Safe-wallet-introduces-signing-UX-v2-with-improved-transparency?index=0x68380d03d7ecad5b777cd5d607d0e16e475306bfbca439d1e0b994eed03cb222576bce9a
- Source: https://x.com/rahulrumalla/status/1927987805361254629
- Submitted by tim, 5 upvotes, 1 comment