GM from the Farcaster 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!
Dive into the latest updates:
Degen Season 12 Bans & Season 13 Changes: The Degen team has implemented bans to curb farming behavior and announced a fresh start for Season 13, with a reduced daily allowance pool and the removal of the tip4tip rule.
Farcaster’s New Default Feeds: Choose between the algorithmic feed or the following feed as your default, giving you more control over your Farcaster experience.
Ponder Updates: A new leaderboard, thumbnails for predictions, and ML algorithm improvements are making Ponder more engaging and fair.
FarHero Launches on Base: Dive into this epic 3D trading card game, featuring over a hundred onchain FarHeroes—play for free with invite code BASE.
Farcaster’s Highlighted Notifications: Unread notifications are now highlighted, making it easier to catch up on what matters most.
Rainbow’s February Token Makeover: Tokens in Rainbow now have a detailed page with quick buy buttons, streamlining your experience.
As Season 12 wraps up, the Degen team has implemented bans to address farming behavior and ensure a fairer ecosystem. Here’s what you need to know:
Season 12 Bans
McDegen Bot Overuse: Users who sent 60% or more of their tips to the McDegen bot were banned. The bot was not intended for quick monetization, but some users exploited it.
High Tip Reciprocity: Users with 60% or more of their tips reciprocated at 95% or higher were flagged. For example, if you consistently received 95 DEGEN back for every 100 DEGEN tipped, you were banned.
You can review the queries used for these decisions here.
Season 13 Changes
Fresh Start: All bans will be reset, giving everyone a clean slate to earn tips.
Daily Allowance Pool: Reduced from 5M DEGEN per day to 1M DEGEN to curb inflation and extend airdrop sustainability.
Tip4Tip Rule Removed: This rule has been ineffective at curbing farming and will no longer apply.
The team will continue to monitor activity using rule-based analysis to ensure fair participation. While specific rules won’t be announced in advance, the goal is to foster genuine engagement and strengthen the community.
Claim Day Today: Stay tuned for the announcement when claims are ready. See you then, Degens!
Farcaster has introduced a new feature that lets you choose your default feed—either the algorithmic feed or the following feed. While the following feed has been available as a secondary option, you can now make it the first thing you see when you open the app.
To switch your default feed, simply go to Settings -> Feeds and make your selection.
This update gives you more control over your Farcaster experience, ensuring you see the content that matters most to you right away. Try it out and customize your feed today!
Ponder has rolled out some exciting updates to enhance your prediction experience:
New Leaderboard: Now you can see your own stats at the top of the leaderboard. Click to view detailed accuracy and earnings breakdowns.
Thumbnails: Get a quick preview of predictions with associated images, making it easier to browse and engage.
ML Algorithm Improvements: Ponder is working on segment analysis to weigh votes more effectively, deterring collusion and improving fairness. Stay tuned for more on this fun and innovative plan.
These updates are designed to make Ponder more intuitive, engaging, and fair for everyone.
The wait is over—FarHero, an epic 3D trading card game, has officially launched on Base! Assemble your team of over a hundred onchain FarHeroes and battle against powerful, dynamic enemies in this thrilling new game.
Best of all? You can play for free using the invite code BASE.
Farcaster has introduced a new feature to make your notifications even more intuitive: highlighted notifications. Now, when you open the notifications tab, you’ll see highlights on unread notifications, making it easier to catch up on what matters most.
This update ensures you never miss important updates while keeping your Farcaster experience seamless and user-friendly.
Rainbow has given all tokens a fresh update this February! Now, when you click on a token in the app, you’ll land on a new, detailed page that makes it easier than ever to find everything you need to know about a token.
Plus, Rainbow added quick buy buttons to streamline the process of purchasing tokens directly from the token page.
These updates are designed to make your Rainbow experience more intuitive and user-friendly.
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.
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Gm Kyle! I'm curious how the reduction in degen allocation will effect the so-fi aspect of degen.
Reduction in emission is probably good, now need a reason for people to buy and hold degen other than "the hat stays on". I would personally want other things aside from tipping, this move set airdrop 2 to run for at least 3 more years, and we're not talking about airdrop 3 yet. I can't imagine that $DEGEN will only do tipping all throughout
I'm with you. I would love to see something along the lines of hamcaster
gm kyle!
Always good reading what happens in the trenches
GM Kyle , happy Friday
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Thanks) 69 $DEGEN