fc-updates

We’re planning to launch a new, optional “Pro” protocol subscription

1. At launch, subscribers will have a Pro badge on their profile

2. Subscription will be onchain and part of the protocol. 100% of the proceeds go to casters / developers in weekly rewards. This in addition to the existing $25K+ a week in rewards. 

3. Planning to add longer casts (10K characters) and up to 4 images per cast for pro subscribers (needs a protocol change). Additional features over time.

4. $120 a year / $10 a month 
Why are we doing this?

- The protocol needs to find long-term revenue source that can continue fund caster and developer rewards beyond any one company.  
- We originally thought storage fees could be that, but we’ve realized that storage fees should be essentialy free to help growth. 
- So we’re trying an opt-in pro subscription as another model

Why now?

- Figuring out a long-term revenue model that works will allow us to double down on investing in growth

I love the idea of “luxury features”

The team gets a chance to implement cool new stuff that may not move the needle in a common denominator kind of way

Feels like an expansion of the design space for a great product team. 

Bullish.

[Oh: and cherry on top that it’s all paid back into the protocol]

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and if there's a leaderboard folks will mint 100 years of it lmao

having fun onchain, exploring 10x tech, product designer since 2018, farcaster DAU since 2023, portfolio → /basedstudio