WCJ: Raz, your story sounds like the stuff of Silicon Valley legend. Walk us through those first steps.

It's pretty simple, really. The way this works is, Onchain Computer International started with $0.10 as the initial capital. That's all you need to deploy an NFT on Base, Coinbase's layer-2 blockchain. Our first product was the "Onchain Computer"—a smiling, retro-style PC as an NFT. It wasn't just a piece of art; it was an idea. And the idea resonated. It sold out in a single day, generating $30,000 in ETH.

WCJ: That's a staggering leap. What gave you the confidence to scale up so quickly?

Selling out the NFT showed me there was real demand for the concept. It wasn't just about the nostalgia or the aesthetic—people believed in the vision. So I decided to take the company public in a way that's only possible in the blockchain world. I deployed the /onchain token and backed it with all $30,000 as liquidity. The rest happened in real time.

WCJ: What do you mean by 'the rest'?

People were watching me do this onchain. It's all transparent. The token started with a valuation of a few hundred thousand dollars, but as interest grew, that valuation shot up to $100 million within two days. The market validated the concept, and Onchain Computer International hasn't looked back. We've continued selling these computers, both as NFTs and now in physical form, adding ETH to the liquidity pool as we go.

WCJ: Let's talk about those computers. What can people expect?

While the technical specifications have been public from day one, the features remain a mystery to the public. That's intentional. It's part of the excitement, the allure of what we're building. But I'll say this: they're not just retro in appearance—they're designed to deliver a blend of virtual functionality and nostalgia. And we're committed to delivering them to homes across America before Christmas.

WCJ: The Onchain community has gained quite a reputation. What makes it unique?

The community is absolutely incredible at creating memes. Within minutes of any announcement, there's a flood of high-quality memes that perfectly capture the moment. But what's really special is that behind the meme culture, you've got some of the most technically sophisticated people in Web3. These are brilliant developers, researchers, and builders from places like MIT, Stanford or Irkutsk, and top tech companies who just happen to also be world-class shitposters.

WCJ: What's next for Onchain Computer International?

Our community of genius-level geeks is our greatest asset. They're not just users; they're co-creators who understand both the technical vision and the culture we're building. When you combine that level of technical expertise with an unmatched ability to spread ideas through memes, you get something really special. The computers are just the beginning - this community is going to reshape how we think about onchain culture.

WCJ: For sure. There's been a lot of discussion about AI and decentralization. In terms of autonomy, decentralized inference seems to be a major challenge right now. What are your thoughts on this?

There are a ton of challenges with decentralizing agent architectures right now. But that's what makes it exciting, right? We're building for the future here. You've got inference, data collection, storage, wallet management - these are all massive puzzles we need to solve. One thing I learned from Guild in the early days was to be pragmatic. We always focused on building things people would actually use, not just things that sound nice in theory. Right now, open-source models aren't quite there yet. So while decentralized inference would be amazing, we're going to work with centralized service providers for now because that's where the quality is. The onchain computers we're building are taking steps toward self-sovereignty. Maybe they're baby steps, like starting with a built-in, agentic Base indexer, but that's how all great journeys begin.