5 Fun Facts About  Farcaster (The Decentralized Social Protocol) 🧵

1️⃣ User-Directed Data Control
Farcaster empowers users with true data ownership—unlike traditional centralized platforms. Your posts, follows, and reactions remain under your control, thanks to a hybrid on-chain/off-chain architecture built on Optimism.

2️⃣ Frames: Interactive Apps Inside Posts
Frames transform ordinary posts into dynamic mini-apps, enabling actions like minting NFTs or playing games right in your feed. Since launching in January 2024, they've driven a nearly 400% surge in daily active users!

3️⃣ Bot-Free by Design
A $7 sign-up fee (recently increased from $5) combined with data storage costs for up to 5,000 casts discourages bots, helping Warpcast maintain a more genuine and spam-free environment than traditional networks.

4️⃣ Created by Former Coinbase Engineers
Founded in 2020 by Coinbase veterans Dan Romero and Varun Srinivasan, Farcaster secured $150 million in funding in 2024, hitting a $1 billion valuation. It’s become a go-to hub for crypto-savvy users.

5️⃣ Now with Solana Support
Frames now integrate with Solana for account verification and on-chain interactions, broadening Farcaster’s reach beyond Ethereum and paving the way for seamless cross-chain social experiences.