Dan Romero
@dwr.eth
How are we making Farcaster easier to understand for new people 1. We're still considering rebranding Warpcast (back) to Farcaster. If we do that, will have an FIP. It will be controversial, but initial feedback from most developers actively building on the protocol is they are a supportive (with the goal of increasing users on the protocol). To be clear: this is not final /decided. 2. We rebranded frames to mini apps. This is a more literal name and in line with other popular ecosystems like Telegram. This is easier to understand for new developers. 3. We're gradually deprecating warps. We here this feedback a lot—what are warps and why do I need them—and moving most of the functionality of warps to USDC is much simpler (as well as being more composable). 4. We're working on cheaper / free sign ups. A lot of potential good new users churn at the $3 to sign up screen. Our goals are to 1) make it cheaper at the protocol for other apps and 2) free on Warpcast with a verification (we pay the protocol).
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@jayce
1. Second this. 2. mApps 3. Probably best. Didn’t mind it but wasn’t champing at the bit to buy/use/hoard Warps 4. You could reverse this and pay new users funds that vest. Sign up with a wallet that preloads and locks 10 (?) USDC. Vesting is triggered by a. loading wallet with >5 USDC, b. baseline engagement for 90 days, c. “meaningful” engagement with OG users for 30 days. The middle school dance strategy, incentivize not being a wallflower. All the while, they can earn as usual tips, rewards, etc. and hook engagement behavior.
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