Reminder: The State of the Union is on hiatus until 2026! I have terrible internet in the mountains and then I’ll be in Japan and the time change is brutal. Hear you all next year!

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There have never been so many FIDs active as in Dec. '25 (287k!) and yet the narrative that things are going badly with FC keeps coming up. However, I measure qualitative growth. It's slowly growing, but it is there: - Active spam label 2 is growing slowly - Active spam label 0 is declining - Engagement from spam label 0 and spam label 2 is declining, but avg. casts/active FID isn't for both spam label 0 and 2. - The large amount without a spam label in Dec. '25 is probably due to TBA. This amount has already become smaller than 2 weeks ago. See the figures for yourself: https://dune.com/nhejyht/farcaster-monthly-dashboard Measure FC growth by spam label 2, not by all active FIDs. Spam label 0 isn't bringing value to the network. I don't want to say that FC has proven its right to exist with the investors. That will have to be seen in the coming years, but the foundation is there.

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Did you know the Georgian word for snowman is "Tovlis Papa"? This and more ways to say snowman in the languages of Farcaster now coined on zora. Thanks to all the Farcaster that shared the word for snowman in their language. You have some of the coin in your wallets :). https://zora.co/coin/base:0x78fffb8cf5eaabfe1de2ddc58d746e25bb2a8fd9?referrer=0x9e38ee8cc233eea4d7b278f259aa9f801f222bbe

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Unfortunately the message requests here on Farcaster have basically turned into the same scammy spammy slop as Twitter/X!!🤦‍♂️😤 Looks like the good old days here are looong gone…😅 I’m not against growth, I know the platform “needs it” but for a couple years this was such a cosy corner of the internet!!!😎✌️ I have always been super down to talk with anyone, & have talked with many hundreds that were new to blockchain, working on a project, curious about music or literature in web3, etc. etc.. (All that’s required is being straight forward with the ask, & genuine!)😉 I have 72 requests & I would bet at least 71 are not genuine people truly just wanting to connect…🤷‍♂️

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No labels are the most interesting thing here. Is TBA failing in onboarding a load of new active Farcasters? I can imagine this is disappointing, but given the choice of SM, you don't just win someone over to FC. It won't be a quick win, but a slow process (imo). That's why profit per user must be higher, and that's why MM's focus has shifted more towards trading. Without income, it can't exist.

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BlueSky and the problem of narrow range of ideological viewpoints https://www.ms.now/opinion/bluesky-elon-musk-twitter-replacement I feel FarCaster is much better here.

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Added spam label 3 to my monthly Dune dashboard with Farcaster data. https://dune.com/nhejyht/farcaster-monthly-dashboard A no-brainer, but visible in the data: a lot of reply spam lately. - 1.5% of all engagement in December came from nerfed accounts (they could be nerfed because of that engagement)* - That's 7.2% of all replies* - in total, there were 171 nerfed accounts active in December * replies from no-label accounts are not included

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Happy happy New Year’s to all!🍾🥳 I’ll definitely share some pics form the beach later!!😎✌️ I tried to include some of the Project characters I’ve made over this year, but struggling with the AI to get it right, at least @betrmint @tipn @inflynce made it in!!! 🤠🤙

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A quick overview of the Farcaster figures. 🟦 atm TBA onboarded 489,993 new fids (in total). 🟣And, by MAU Farcaster has this month a new ATH: 276,531 active fids this month. 🟣However, 39.4% has no spam label (also an ATH). 🟣Spam value 2 (not spam) is still in an uptrend but no ATH. I'm curious how many new TBA casters stick around. Imo that's the most important test for the near future. In addition, not unexpectedly, no trend break since the end of the rewards for casters. MM rightly stopped doing that. And congrats to the FC, MM team with the new ATH 🎈

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How things have changed. When I first wake up and check my Home feed, I genuinely am happy with the first 20 or so posts. It’s not as great the rest of the day but it’s doing a fine job of highlighting posts from the previous 8 hours when I was asleep. I hope this means that folks who aren’t terminally online come back to a nice feed and decide to hang out here more.

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lol, over 1 Million FIDS are unlabeled…. Which technically means they aren’t active enough to get a label but would most likely be marked as spam if they were… Spammer mini app by @mvr

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Hope all are well, and have an amazing holidays!!!🎄🎅 (Sorry for pings but really want to try and get someone who can maybe do something about this to see it) @pichi @bertwurst.eth have either of you been experiencing this too?

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The Reaper came for your followers this weekend when the spam algorithm went on a rampage. RIP our fallen brethren. May the next update be kinder to you all.

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I saw an interesting conversation on Lens, mainly because @ahn.eth said something interesting. It started with a comment on a Bankless episode. And one thing that they completely missed, and what I think is one of the biggest challenges for growth on decentralised social (Farcaster, Lens, but also BlueSky and Mastodon), is the break so-called KOLs put on this growth. What happens is that they have a decent following on a certain platform, for those in crypto that is X, then they try the other networks, such as Farcaster and Lens, and suddenly they have to rebuild their following. Why? Because they have no status in the new world. It is all about prospecting unexplored territory. So, they do not get the traction they are used to, and consequently declare the new world dead. This is something that has happened time and again in history. Maybe the most famous example is the way Europeans conquered and settled what is now known as America. We are the explorers. In the end, we will see whether we have been exploring something that flourishes, or a barren land. We are still early, we are still on the right path. Don't let clueless KOLs tell you otherwise.

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These are epic, you will have a tough choice before you though…😉 I just minted a petlet. My Warplet now carries a small and reassuring best friend. It contains a bit of my Farcaster best friend's DNA: @joseacabrerav @djlethalskillz 🤠🤙 Hey @bertwurst.eth these are soo great, big thanks!!! (wondering if I am the only one with a “double hat” feature…)🤔 Mint yours now! !

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