--- title: "Scaling szn: Farcaster's expansion era begins • TWiF #5" date: "2025-02-07" canonical: "https://splits.org/blog/scaling-szn-farcaster-expansion/" --- # Scaling szn: Farcaster's expansion era begins • TWiF #5 Before we get into the updates… As you may or may not know, TWiF is also a livestream series and podcast. The first three episodes are on [Spotify](https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/this-week-in-farcaster/) and [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxxNRpv6C9wAe-nSyQCNYbzEn6hdpuN9k) — soon [Pods](https://pods.media/) as well 🤞 (Relevant: "Spinning up an [onchain brand](https://splits.org/blog/onchain-brand-stack/).") **Most recently:** [Samuel Huber joined](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZizOVKdOS4) to discuss $100k Counter-Strike skins, whether crypto can get a piece of that action, and European vs. American mindsets. Plus the global fertility decline. Look, we covered a lot of ground, which is appropriate when you're linking up across an ocean. **Next livestream:** [Linda](https://warpcast.com/linda) from [Bountycaster](https://www.bountycaster.xyz/) on February 20 at 2pm PT / 5pm ET / bring-your-own-timezone. [RSVP to join live](https://events.xyz/events/317a3c)! **Next on the podcast:** - [Salvino](https://warpcast.com/salvino) of Yapster talks to [Abram](https://warpcast.com/abram) and [Will](https://warpcast.com/w) about whether "minimum viable product" is a valid concept, Solana vs. EVM, and cramming maximum adrenaline into 15 minutes. You can already [listen to the replay on X](https://x.com/i/spaces/1jMJgBkRqdqGL) (the action starts about 6 minutes in). - [Kenny](https://warpcast.com/kenny) from [poidh](https://poidh.xyz/) (pics or it didn't happen 😏) on bragging rights as a service, how he used to be a rockstar, and the early days of Farcaster. Catch the [replay on Streamm](https://streamm.tv/recording/7192950b-7945-4a30-b291-33bc0e48832e). Also, here's a [beginner's guide to poidh](https://paragraph.xyz/@poidh/poidh-beginner-guide). Alright, what happened this week? ## Merkle / Warpcast Multiple rounds of congratulations are in order 🎊 [First](https://warpcast.com/dwr.eth/0xddab1b9b): "the Base team is building a Farcaster feed into Coinbase Wallet!" Awesome, more distribution for everybody. [Why it matters](https://warpcast.com/dwr.eth/0x244946a1): > Coinbase Wallet's large existing userbase can easily use frames and complete onchain transactions with their embedded wallet. Ship a frame and immediately go live in multiple apps. Next, Super(cast) [has been acquired](https://warpcast.com/woj.eth/0xf0c8895c) by Merkle and @woj.eth is [joining the team](https://warpcast.com/woj.eth/0x4db64f68) to focus on user growth. Is that all? Nope, [@ted has also been hired](https://warpcast.com/ted/0xc7a87434) to "help grow a community that’s meant so much to me for so long." 🥹 _And_ the [Snapchain testnet is live](https://warpcast.com/v/0x2e6bddc8). [@dwr.eth went on GM Farcaster](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEtw5OqSYTM) to discuss these momentous developments. Meanwhile, [@luc](https://warpcast.com/luc/0x843af858) made a [Dune dashboard](https://dune.com/0xluc/warpcast-rewards) of the Warpcast Rewards leaderboard. ## Frames [Just Frame It](https://warpcast.com/~/channel/just-frame-it) is "a 2 months build sprint to reframe the future of social feeds." [Apply to the buildathon](https://warpcast.com/limone.eth/0x95c39d10). [Tina He](https://x.com/fkpxls/status/1887591144907022715) used [OnchainKit](https://onchainkit.xyz/) to create a template for frames v2 mini apps, available on [Replit](https://replit.com/@tina-he/ock-frames-template?v=1#README.md) and [GitHub](https://github.com/fakepixels/ock-frames-template). "Frameception" has evolved; now you can create a frame by [simply tagging @maschine](https://warpcast.com/hellno.eth/0xd7a9037f). Here's an [example from @chaim.eth](https://warpcast.com/chaim.eth/0x50cfe5c4). [Index investing in a frame](https://warpcast.com/chinmay.eth/0xe6bf5d45): "Simply quote @basketdotfarm, mention the tokens you want to include, and specify the % of each token in your Basket." [Demo](https://warpcast.com/chinmay.eth/0xb34d0fd1). [Use Nfeed](https://warpcast.com/hughassle.eth/0x77fe9733) (think "in-feed") to share music via frame. "Live sports markets are now onchain!" [@db reviews and explains Bracket](https://warpcast.com/db/0x6bc40b8e). The $SOCIAL project launched an [in-frame live chatroom](https://warpcast.com/mjc716/0x26854c10). Neat! (There's another asset involved called Pixiedust / $PDUST, the intended purpose of which is [somewhat complex](https://docs.socialtoken.fyi/pixiedust).) Surprising that it took this long to get an [in-frame slot machine](https://warpcast.com/jc4p/0xbf88a895). @keccers.eth [describes making](https://warpcast.com/keccers.eth/0x8948d1f0) a frame for NASA's Astronomy Photo of the Day. ## Clankerverse @proxystudio.eth [shared](https://warpcast.com/proxystudio.eth/0xa55adba1) "two exciting launches": > [@clanktank](https://warpcast.com/clanktank) by [@flex](https://warpcast.com/flex), an agentic shark tank with clanker. agent is in theory self-sustaining: earns fees from $TANK, and when they 'like' or 'love' an idea they deploy it and buy 10% or 20%. utility too, pretty elegant concept and execution > > [@productclank](https://warpcast.com/productclank) by [@lior](https://warpcast.com/lior), product hunt with clankers. bootstrap & get attention on your product. Good concept, and Lior raised $100k on Party to fund development which is pretty significant OpenRank Clanker Scores have been [upgraded with two more APIs](https://warpcast.com/dharmi/0xe9dcfd51). [@deployer has new plans](https://warpcast.com/deployer/0xda19c69a) for the Ham project ($TN100x) in light of the success of Bankr ($BNKR), hinging on both staking and [bridging](https://warpcast.com/deployer/0x062fb595). Definitely read the thread if you hold either asset. [Also](https://warpcast.com/deployer/0xc465a076): > We are going to put the current version of Bankr on Warpcast in maintenance mode while we migrate to the latest version here. > > If you added your X account to the waitlist you now can access the private terminal at www.bankr.bot and interact with Bankr on X. [@derek debuted a new frame](https://warpcast.com/derek/0x219088aa) for $NATIVE that "includes announcements, notifications, and swaps," especially swaps. [It's open-source](https://github.com/nativefun/swap), built by [@nonomnouns](https://warpcast.com/nonomnouns). [Also](https://warpcast.com/derek/0xad3f836a): "Passports v2 is coming and is being built as a full app." ## Miscellaneous (Should this section be called "Extra goodies" or something? "Miscellaneous" has no panache.) [XMTP testnet launched](https://warpcast.com/xmtp/0x7a04aefc). "You can now [turn any idea](https://warpcast.com/segall/0xd0e42b9c) into a crypto-enabled app in minutes thanks to Ohara, complete with @privy embedded wallets, Apple Pay funding, and more." [Apply to attend FarCon NYC](https://warpcast.com/esteez.eth/0x3a751772). [Sablier adds instant airdrops](https://warpcast.com/sablier/0x17ee26b7). [Serotonin](https://serotonin.co/platform) head of product @michael [dissected Clanker competitor Flaunch](https://warpcast.com/michael/0x6b60241c). Solana meme-trading app Yoyo [integrated Farcaster](https://warpcast.com/yoyo-app/0x3a6bc4ea). [@macedo](https://warpcast.com/macedo/0xab3e8b85): "$BUILD is now a fully decentralized token of appreciation. No treasury, no gatekeepers, 100% community-owned." [Tap.computer](https://www.tap.computer/login?callbackUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tap.computer%2F), also [/tap](https://warpcast.com/~/channel/tap), is a "grok/perplexity for farcaster tool" by [@dylsteck.eth](https://warpcast.com/dylsteck.eth/0x30e80e98). The [fourth edition](https://warpcast.com/rileybeans/0xec925088) of the Ethereum Investors Club magazine dropped — [free to read online](https://www.ethinvestorsclub.com/eic04), or [subscribe to the print edition](https://hypersub.xyz/s/eic-quarterly-7ap108nf7bb4). [Paragraph redesign](https://warpcast.com/colin/0xc192201a). Very nice! [@ilemi is](https://warpcast.com/ilemi/0xea9dda41) "excited to announce I've started [/herd](https://warpcast.com/~/channel/herd) to build the next-generation explorer that we all have really wanted (and needed)." Lol: "It's time to smarten up crypto agents and humans by dumbing down smart contracts." Amen, may we all left-curve it 🙏 What caught _your_ eye this week? Hit reply and let me know. Cheers, Sonya * * * Follow [@weekinfarcaster.eth](https://warpcast.com/weekinfarcaster.eth), and [subscribe](https://paragraph.xyz/@weekinfarcaster) to This Week in Farcaster on Paragraph.