Release v0.0.6

→ easier and faster to connect to the peer-to-peer network
→ all mac apps are now signed by the Apple notary
→ memory leak issue resolved

updates are available for all platforms, use the 'check for updates' option in your app menu.

https://github.com/portraitgg/portrait-hosting-app/pull/3

Announcing Points
https://x.com/withportrait/status/1913300320890875953

As previously discussed, we're considering renaming the Warpcast app to Farcaster.

Why?
- Top priority is grow users on the protocol
- The name split is extremely confusing for new users
- So, we want to simplify

How we're thinking about it
- Rename Warpcast mobile app
- warpcast.com to farcaster.xyz for web app
- Open source both apps
- No change protocol name, i.e. similar to Uniswap with app / protocol

What we’re doing
- Seeking input and want to make sure we understand concerns 
- Ultimately Varun and I will make a decision; it won’t be a vote.
- Expect a decision in the next week or so; if yes, we will give plenty of notice and will take time to do this correctly / cleanly.

How you can provide input
- Developers: please reply here or feel free to reach out to me via direct message whether you agree or disagree.
- Everyone else: you're free to offer input, but we will be weighting developer input a bit more since it has a bigger near-term impact on what they are building

hey @dwr.eth, have you ever thought about (re)naming Warpcast to just Farcaster? Most people already say, “Follow me on Farcaster” when they actually mean Warpcast. It feels like the brand has naturally evolved that way. I assume that the original goal was to encourage multiple apps on Farcaster, but today, Warpcast is Farcaster for nearly everyone.

great founders change their mind often
https://warpcast.com/ryanshahine/0x57b2cce1

Today we’re introducing the Open Internet Protocol.

When we started Portrait, we couldn’t find a protocol that made sense.

The trade-offs were too steep. Either it scaled but wasn’t open—or was open but broke at scale.

So, we built OIP.

everything you are,
everything you do,
everything you love.

✨🌎 today marks a special day, as we hit 10,000+ tamper-proof file uploads to the decentralized web

your data should not be controlled by a few centralized parties.

at @portrait we make sure every upload is stored on the decentralized web.

every user file is uploaded/pinned to IPFS, Filecoin, Arweave and Irys.

Your forever website, all in one place. portrait.so

you are about to witness the newest, most advanced way to sign in to the decentralized web.

Portrait now supports @coinbasewallet Smart Wallet

this is a personal favorite. the journey to make this happen took much longer than we expected—but in the best way possible. we started experimenting with passkeys over two years ago, and it’s so exciting to see it live today.

if you follow me, you should follow @portrait too :)

BUILD

Hey all, we’re building Portrait, which lets you make a personal website on Base, meanwhile you can host each others’ data too.

It’s like torrenting, but for websites.

Hope you like it!

https://warpcast.com/portrait/0x5dd66ca2

Just casted for the first time and instantly got 82 followers through this channel—pretty cool. :)

It seems like this is where most people genuinely interested in onchain products hang out.

What features would you like to see added to Portrait next? Have you had a chance to try it yet?

One forever username, one forever website.
2025 begins with a New Internet on @base.

Be early at portrait.so

Hey all, we’re building Portrait, which lets you make a personal website on Base, meanwhile you can host each others’ data too.

It’s like torrenting, but for websites.

Hope you like it!

Ryan Shahine

@ryanshahine