Happy Thursday, Ambassadors!

Hey! It's Kyle Patrick. Join us as we unwrap the latest in the Farcaster Ecosystem!

1. Wildcard is Sunsetting their Farcaster Client

The Wildcard team has announced that they are sunsetting their Farcaster Client at the end of the week.

The announcement came out yesterday, in the comments, the team said that this won't be the last of what they're building on Farcaster -- it's likely a pivot.

2. Moxie Announces the Finalists for the Moxie Retro1 Grants Program

The Moxie team announced the recipients of the Moxie Retro1 Grant, totalling to a total of 250,000,000 $MOXIE. There were initially 214 applications that were submitted, with 107 projects earning grants.

There were 3 tiers of winners, the finalists, which will earn a minimum of 2,055,288 each. The Semi-Finalists, which will receive 2,055,288 each. The last are the runners-up which will be awarded with 228,365 $MOXIE each. The DAO voting for the finalists will take place soon and publicly on Snapshot.

3. Jacek (Founder of DEGEN) Shares Updates on what to Expect Forward

Jacek announces that they are working with some of the best teams in the space with the goal of rolling out a new bridge that will make it easier to move $DEGEN and other tokens across different chains faster, and easier. Moreover, there will be a new DEX to give traders and liquidity providers more options soon.

4. Warpcast Experiments Anew with the Trending Feed, Revises Snapchain Paper

Warpcast is going to experiment on the trending feed with the goal of improving it. In the coming days, they plan to make it easier for new accounts to get into the trending feed, as well as injecting trending casts into the home feed to help discovery.

About 50% of Farcaster users will see the new experiment for a few days.

In other news, the Warpcast team publishes a new revision of the Snapchain paper. According to Varun, it might be one of the most important improvements they have made to the Farcaster experience, where they tackle message delays, bringing the cost of adding apps to zero, and the function that removing apps not deleting data. You can read the Snapchain Paper here.

5. Rounds Gets a New Look

Rounds, the popular tool developed by Nouns that incentivizes Farcaster engagement and grants, just got a new look.

This new look makes it easier for users to see the active rounds they are participating in, and easier access to the most visited spaces. Seneca (Co-founder of Nouns and Rounds) hints that there is a lot more to expect in the coming weeks.

Disclaimer: This article is for entertainment and informational purposes only and should not be considered financial advice. Investing in cryptocurrencies and NFTs carries risks, including the potential loss of your entire investment.