We’ve gotten a few questions regarding whether there would be an August round for the Clanker Ecosystem Fund and obviously due to the current uncertainty as to whom will be taking over Clanker, CEF is currently on pause. For information on previous rounds, please visit the website. We’ll update here when we have additional information. https://www.gmfarcaster.com/cef

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Almost there..

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zm honestly really even fully explain how much this means to me. the cef is now the 4th place I've earned money in web 3 from a couple bounties at farcon onchain creator house by @humpty.eth and winning farhack 2026 with zlank by @limone.eth so this means so much to keep on being able to give back to the farcaster universe. clank glank zlank away.

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I just distributed $26.08 (42M $GLANKER) to $BLAHBLAHBLAH holders in the BLAHBLAHBLAH Empire! Congratulations to @nounishprof @adrienne (@ myself), & whoever that wallet is that's holding (maybe @mfa?) Because we can just do things for fun 🙏 Like clank random tokens from random moments via @clanker on the feed... then simply attach an Empire stack to it.. then throw some shekels into the treasury and rando distribute to those active community members who decided to join in on the fun 🫡 Yes. It can really be that simple. And that silly. Have a great summer break @gmfarcaster team! Thanks for the lolz & the support from @diviflyy and all of us here at /empirebuilder (which yes... is Diviflyy & myself 😛) Tactical Generosity in action 🫡 Spontaneous, unannounced, delight-filled 🏛️

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I just updated the gmfarcaster website with the latest information about the /cef. The CEF has distributed $112,000 to 42 projects in its first 3 months including: - $16.5k in activation grants that got fed directly back into the farcaster/clanker ecosystem - $5k in creator grants for original essays and video content about clanker - $31k in builder grants - $52k in sustainability grants, to help offset costs and provide teams with runway to keep building on their way to finding their own sustainable revenue models - $7.5k in fresh clanks to people trying new things with clanker Want to learn more? Check out our website, or try asking @warpee.eth for more info about the CEF. As stewards of the Clanker Ecosystem Fund, @nounishprof and I are committed to transparency. If you have questions that aren't answered by our website or Warpee, don't hesitate to ask them in the /CEF channel and tag us. Much gratitude to @rish @manan @farcaster and @clanker for supporting builders and trusting @gmfarcaster to handle the administration. Clank clank! https://www.gmfarcaster.com/cef

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@nounishprof and @adrienne doing the Lord’s work as Santa /cef can’t wait to see my name there, lol But congratulations to everyone of you keeping the remaining 37 of us very much active and entertained these few months ago and to come🎉 And huge shoutout to the hosts, it didn’t easy (as we say in Nigeria)

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How I’m spending my CEF grant I bought the deep. Just kidding. I’m spending money on standard maintenance and app improvements ($150/month) and on the community - about $30 per week. I topped up the X API balance to make the bot available to everyone on X too. @joysender also got dozens of times smarter on Farcaster. (lol just use he please, he’s free and fun!) I’m considering replacing the image generation model inside the app itself. I’m polishing Celebration Hub to absolute perfection so I can take marketing more seriously and make it not only the best on Farcaster, but the best on the internet in general. I also donated part of the grant to other builders and launched a /poidh campaign. As you probably know, I share all the progress weekly - and even daily I post smaller updates. Just follow along / check replies 👇 👇 👇 It's great to build on @farcaster.

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Nominating Casberi for next round. Everything you do is scattered across apps. casberi is one place for your apps, with an agent that keeps tabs. no account, no server, all on device. Try the app on testflight https://testflight.apple.com/join/xBD4tYZh

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And just a note about this: if you weren't one of the grantees this round, keep building! We do have a list of builders that have been recommended or spotted on the timeline that we are still keeping an eye on. It's been a quieter month, so less funds to work with and therefore a smaller round this time. Also, this is the third month so during August we'll review what we've done thus far with the Clanker team. If you've received a grant, make sure we have your feedback and how you used funds so we can report that back and evaluate for future iteration. TY!

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If you haven't yet checked out this Clanker v5 sneak peek, you really should...

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I know that I want to personally nominate between 3 and 10 builders this month, and I would generally advise you to do the same Who would you nominate this month? Who do you want to attract attention to? Who has done a lot?

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One more clarification: there is no requirement that a grantee has to have a presence on Farcaster. We obviously have been focusing on FC builders in these first two rounds but I can imagine — and actually hope to see — that we would be rewarding Clanker builders wherever they are. With the B20 integration this will be even more likely. Ideally, we’d like those builders to come over here and become a part of this community as well even if it’s after the fact. So just because you aren’t familiar with a builder or they don’t have a big following here, doesn’t make them automatically sus.

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GM. We’ve seen some recent discussions about how the Clanker Ecosystem Fund works, how recipients are selected, and the philosophy behind different types of grants. All fair questions. Rather than respond to individual threads, I wanted to share a bit more about how we think about the fund and answer a few of the common questions that have come up. A few principles guide our decisions: -- Our mission is to distribute protocol fees to creators and communities who positively contribute to the Clanker and Farcaster ecosystem. -- Different grants serve different purposes. Some recognize sustained contribution, while others are intended to encourage promising new builders creating momentum in the ecosystem. -- We intentionally use human judgment rather than rigid scoring systems. Reasonable people won’t always agree with every allocation, and that’s okay. -- We think in terms of the long-term health of the ecosystem and the overall portfolio of grants, not any single decision. There are far more deserving builders than we can fund in any given month, and we’ll continue refining our process as we learn. Below are answers to a few of the most common questions that have come up. As always, thoughtful feedback is welcome.

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A reminder: there are 4 types of /cef grants: Builder, Sustainability, Activation and Fresh Clank. Fresh Clank is a clanker that has been recently launched and is an interesting experiment (or could be a meme that just pops off). See more in our original announcement below. Round 1 Fresh Clanks were @charmsai and @viniapp; round 2 was @airgap (nominated by the Clanker team). Some rounds there may be zero Fresh Clank grants. Go build something new/experimental/interesting and you too may earn a Fresh Clank grant!

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