Farcaster Ecosystem New Trends: Brand Unification Pro subscription Multi-chain Expansion Well-known Wallet Integration

The Farcaster ecosystem is rapidly developing, and several new initiatives and features have been recently launched. Let's briefly review some of the key highlights.

Farcaster Brand Unification: As a decentralized social network protocol, Farcaster allows developers to create various social applications on its foundation. Although multiple clients have emerged, the most popular so far is the flagship application developed by the Farcaster team. To address user confusion regarding naming, the team has decided to unify the mobile and web applications under the name Farcaster.

In addition, the team is considering making the application's codebase open source, which could inspire a new wave of experimental Farcaster client development based on this infrastructure.

Pro Subscription Plan: Farcaster is preparing to launch a "Pro" subscription service aimed at advanced users. The expected monthly fee of $10 will provide users with a larger character limit and more image uploads, among other premium features. It is worth noting that all revenue from this on-chain subscription system will be used to support Farcaster's creator reward program.

A co-founder explained: "The protocol needs to find long-term sources of income to continuously fund rewards for streamers and developers, rather than relying solely on a single company. Initially, we thought storage fees could serve as rewards, but later realized that in order to promote growth, storage fees should be essentially free."

First batch of airdrop activities: Farcaster has launched a native wallet for its application, facilitating transactions within its thriving mini-program ecosystem. This wallet is gradually becoming a convenient center for claiming airdrops. Multiple crypto projects have directly distributed airdrops to users through the Farcaster wallet, with a total value of 110,000 USD so far.

This win-win strategy allows these projects to attract high-quality users while enhancing the appeal of Farcaster. The average amount of the first airdrop was about $10, providing initial funds for users' Farcaster wallets. However, it is worth noting that some projects may exclude users who participate in airdrops multiple times, so it is advisable for users to consider long-term holding to increase future participation opportunities.

Ecosystem Expansion: While a certain platform is currently the most popular public chain in the Farcaster project, we are beginning to see a more diverse ecosystem. For example, the Celo and Monad testnets have been integrated into mini-programs and the Farcaster wallet.

More importantly, Farcaster is developing a new Solana wallet beta, which will be fully launched soon. This could serve as an important catalyst for the development of the Solana app ecosystem. If the team continues to support the new ecosystem, Farcaster is expected to become one of the main social activity hubs across major blockchains.

A well-known wallet integration: As one of the most popular applications in the cryptocurrency space, a well-known wallet is undergoing a comprehensive overhaul for its upcoming version 2.0. A major highlight of the new version is the native Farcaster integration.

This means that users will soon be able to post and trade directly within the wallet using Farcaster. The wallet will include social dynamics for browsing and commenting, as well as search and discovery features for Farcaster mini-programs.

Although this new feature is not yet fully open, users can apply to join the Beta test. Given the widespread influence of this wallet, this integration is expected to significantly increase the number of active users of Farcaster in the coming months.