GN from the Farcaster Trenches!

Happy Friday everyone, let's round out the week with today's news from across the Farcaster ecosystem. Today we're wrapping up some big announcements, and getting a sneak peak into what's coming in the next few weeks!

Clanker_v3 has launched with SuperchainERC20 compatibility!

We've since seen multiple presale Clankers launch over the past few hours, and we look forward to what the team will cook up next with the introduction of this new feature!

DEGEN is busy prepping for their upcoming Solana launch!

Their team has announced they're beginning to reprovision their Uniswap on Base liquidity to Aerodrome and other chain pools. Their treasury’s target liquidity breakdown can also be found here, and includes the following LP platforms:

• Base (Uniswap, Aerodrome, and PancakeSwap), Ethereum (Uniswap), Arbitrum (Uniswap), BSC (PancakeSwap), Solana (Raydium), Degen (Camelot and ProxySwap)

Jacek also hinted at further updates to incentives and expanded chain trading, so keep an eye out for more!

Coinbase just launched a new feature, once again forwarding the future of onchain finance!

Today's announcement introduces Bitcoin-backed loans, allowing users to borrow USDC against Bitcoin, without having to sell it.

Here's the nitty-gritty on borrowing from Coinbase:

• In the Coinbase app (under the Cash tab), you can choose how much USDC you want to borrow against your BTC (up to $100k, depending on how much collateral you have)

• Once confirmed, your pledged BTC will be converted to cbBTC and transferred to a Morpho smart contract, disbursing the USDC loan to your Coinbase account. Easy as that!

• Interest rates vary according to market conditions, and users can choose a flexible repayment schedule.

Check out their new post for all the details on how they’re using Morpho on Base to power onchain loans. This is currently a USA-exclusive feature, but keep an eye out for more collateral assets and regions coming in the future!

Alfafrens dropped a few new announcements today, including info on rewards, campaigns, and trading.

Here they are:

• Season 1-3 Rewards are going to be available for claiming starting tomorrow, and the supply for Season 4 has been bumped up to 100M tokens (points also tweaked to reward more meaningful content)

• The long-awaited ecosystem campaign is going live in the next few weeks

• Last but not least, big work behind the scenes means $AF token trading is likely coming soon!

Attention fellow writers! @kiwi and @purple are organizing “Farcaster 2026”, a writing contest open for anyone with ideas (big or small) about the future of Farcaster and what it takes to reach the next level in 2026.

Check out the prompts here (and below), along with their Paragraph post for all the details on rules and submission guidelines.

Need some incentive? A 2 ETH prize pool has been organized for the best submissions! Good luck!

Talent Protocol’s Builder Score checker is now live - check your score or anyone else’s with an ENS, social handle, or address on their new landing page.

Stoke Fire now allows for embers to be revived if you haven't stoked for 3 days. A second chance costs you ~$7 in $FIRE, but allows you to get back in your village - but watch out, you only have four days to do so before your village gets razed.

In the meantime, your resources can still be raided, and when you revive, don't forget to do some damage control and feed your villagers!

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.