GM from the Trenches!

Hey, it’s Kyle Patrick here, bringing you the latest updates and insights straight from the frontlines of the Farcaster ecosystem. Let’s dive into what’s shaping the week ahead and celebrate the incredible work happening across our community!

Derek has unveiled exciting updates for Native. First, if you hold $NATIVE or a Native Passport, you can now join /nativefun by clicking "Join Native." Secondly, Derek has transitioned to working on Native full-time as part of Birthday Labs, marking a new chapter for what began as a part-time project built during nights and weekends.

Additionally, the first Dot, named Dot Zero, is already live. It has launched tokens on Sepolia, has memory and context on Native, and can look up both Passport and $NATIVE holders.

Slokh unveils @anonbot, a bot designed to enhance @anonworld interactions. AnonBot replies to posts with a frame embed displaying the poster's credentials. By opening the frame, you can view replies in a Reddit-style format, with plans to support anonymous replies in the future.

Farcaster is kicking off 2025 with exciting opportunities for talented professionals to join their team. They're hiring for frontend and backend engineers to work on embedded wallets, protocol engineers for Snapchain, and machine learning engineers specializing in spam detection and recommendations.

If you're a staff-level expert seeking a remote team that values hard work and innovation, now’s the time to apply. Learn more and check out the open roles here: Farcaster Careers.

Matthew and McBain are excited to share plans for the Farcaster Meetup at ETHDenver 2025, hosted alongside soon-to-be-announced partners. Held at the same great location as last year, the event will feature delicious food, drinks, and plenty of opportunities to connect with the community.

Sign up now to secure your spot—approved attendees will receive a ticket directly in their wallet. Stay tuned for more details!

The Farcaster team has announced updates to Warpcast Rewards for the week of January 7, 2025:

• Increased Rewards Pool: The total rewards pool is now $10,000, up from $7,000.

• New Invite Bonus: Earn 1,500 points by inviting someone to Farcaster (valid for one invite per user).

• Algorithm Improvements: Minor changes to reward users for casting more frequently.

• Expanded Winners: Tier 5 now includes an additional 100 winners (Top 400 -> Top 500).

• Higher Payouts: Tier 1–4 reward amounts have been increased.

  

This week’s invite bonus is experimental. If it performs well, additional bonuses for more invites may be introduced in the future. Don’t forget, you can invite someone directly from Warpcast’s home screen to earn your bonus points! Scores will be reviewed manually to ensure accuracy.

Farcade has officially launched its first-ever correspondence game, "Words," built with their AI studio.

This innovative game uses Warpcast notifications to keep players in the loop, notifying them when it’s their turn to play or when a new game starts. With "Words," Farcade introduces a new style of gaming that combines fun and seamless user engagement. Expect more exciting games like this to join the Farcade soon!

Get ready to dive into the Clankerverse with Clankermon, an onchain meta trading game that mirrors the digital world we live in, blending trading with an evolving gameplay experience. Starting with Chapter Zero: Trader in Training, this experimental IP introduces a fictional universe where trading tokens and training Clankermon go hand in hand.

Here’s how it works:

• The Clankerdex: Your gateway to the Clankerverse. Every trade you make earns you XP, progressing your journey regardless of the market outcome.

• Energy & Babymons: The higher your level, the more Max Energy you’ll have to train your fragile Babymons into strong Clankermon.

Each Clankermon is uniquely tied to a token, and as the ecosystem grows, so do the species, introducing new mons daily. The Clankermon universe is filled with familiar names reimagined in this exciting new game world.

The journey starts soon! Pre-save now or share your referral frame on Warpcast to earn rewards and prepare to trade, train, and level up in the Clankerverse.

Today marks a major milestone in the Farcaster ecosystem: $DEGEN turns 1!

One year ago, $DEGEN was first airdropped to the community, becoming a cornerstone of onchain activity and a symbol of engagement and creativity within Farcaster.

Base has announced that the Roam team is officially joining their mission to help builders and their apps go viral. Roam, founded by ex-Coinbase and Network State leaders, has been at the forefront of building onchain browsers and empowering builders for the last two years. Their expertise will significantly amplify Base's vision of driving builder virality, creating a flywheel effect of attracting more users and builders to the ecosystem.

With this collaboration, Base and Roam aim to bring the world onchain. Welcome aboard, Roam team!

Jesse Pollak is making good on a bold promise he made during Base's early days. With $10B+ TVL now onchain, it's time to celebrate!

Join the live stream tomorrow, January 8th, at 1 PM PT, to watch Jesse shave his head as a token of gratitude and commitment to the Base community. Don't miss this milestone moment!

AnonWorld now supports FID credentials, making it possible to verify your Farcaster FID is below a specific value (e.g., <10K). This marks the first credential type on AnonWorld not related to tokens, expanding the ways you can engage anonymously.

Here’s how to add your FID credential:

1. Visit anon.world/credentials.

2. Select "Farcaster FID" as the credential type.

3. Sign in with Farcaster (SIWF).

4. Set the value you want to verify your FID is below.

   

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.