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This is a Mega Roundup of everything I've seen over the past few days, packed with core updates & big news. If you want a newsletter with these insights, DM or reply to get added!
1. Farcaster Strategy: Team working on Stability, Clarity, Growth, Video, Creator Monetization, Mini Apps, Snapchain.
2. FC App Updates: New App Store build fixes bugs; Trending Tokens & Mini App Quick Search live.
3. FC Rewards Algo: Changes rolling out Tuesday to reward diverse engagement, reduce spam/coordination points.
4. FC V1 Deprecation: Frames v1 gone July 31st; Mini App sign-in defaults change July 3rd.
5. FC Verification Exp: Testing "staking" (10 USDC) for badge, video, boosts, spam reduction.
6. FC Legal: Contribute to Roman Storm legal defense via Mini App; EF matching $750K.
7. Base: "New Day One" event on July 16th, save the date for livestream.
8. Degen App/Airdrops: Airdrop 2 (Szn 17) June 30; Raindrop extended to July 31; Airdrops until app live.
9. Degen Treasury: Transparency update: using call options for income, Airdrop 3 funds shifted, reducing airdrops, no VC reliance.
10. Degen Rewards: Shifting daily rewards from July 19: Beefy (1.5M→1.25M), Aerodrome (+250K).
11. Zora: Creator Coins now claimable (50% over 5 yrs); send any coin from Zora smart wallet.
12. Introducing Reply Mini App: Frontend launches new FC messaging with verifiable value via onchain escrow.
13. Introducing Faircaster Agent: Luc launches agent tuned to FC signals, investing treasury; governance token via Clanker.
14. Neynar API & AI: API for fetching quote casts; Solana building instructions; AI mini-app open to all.
15. Los Fomos Crowdfund: For FC native Mini App and high-quality Farcaster First content.
16. Octant: Design for Ethereum contest (4.33 ETH prize) June 26 - July 3.
17. Virtuals: Airdrop happened; stake $VIRTUAL for points/governance, Auto Max-lock Mode for more rewards.
18. Tipn: $TIPN Earn is live; earn $TIPN rewards for tipping USDC.
19. Introducing Dots: Native launches agentic, ownable NFTs as economic actors.
20. Bankr: Limit orders live on Ethereum; now asks for coin charts; teased trading with leverage.
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