Farcaster

Farcaster Roundup · 7 May 2025

1. Farcaster to deprecate Hubs and migrate operators to Snapchain.

2. Farcaster Dev Calls shift to weekly five‑minute videos and monthly Q&A.

3. Neynar APIs accept micro USDC payments on Base, removing the need for API keys.

4. Mini App URLs now forward paths and query parameters and surface downstream OG tags.

5. Coinbase Devs unveil x402 open standard for onchain web payments.

6. Monad schedules Farcaster Mini App workshops for 9 and 10 May.

7. Amps Mini App introduces Pending tab to retry paid engagement actions.

8. Rainbow enables LP fee claims for token creators in app.

9. Coinbase Wallet beta users advised to resolve avatar sync bug via profile edit.

10. Rainbow appoints Yonfrula as Creative Director.

11. Bettrmint metrics: 4.9 k users, 36 k opens, 1 ETH creator rewards.

12. Yapster daily games return with free ticket entries and a sponsored prize pool.

13. Farcaster Memories Mini App launches to surface past popular casts.

Farcaster Devs

We are planning to deprecate Hubs very soon. 

If you are still running your own Hub and not using Snapchain, DM @dynemyte asap so we can help you migrate.

1. Farcaster to deprecate Hubs and migrate operators to Snapchain.

tinkering on farcaster and writing about it. https://newsletter.ambassadors.gg

We're changing the format of Farcaster Dev Calls. 

- 5m weekly videos summarizing the major changes. 
- 1h q&a session every month for feedback.
- impromtu dev calls if there are major discussion points in between. 

We're going to try this for two months and revert back the old format if people don't like this.

2. Farcaster Dev Calls shift to weekly five‑minute videos and monthly Q&A.

2. Farcaster Dev Calls shift to weekly five‑minute videos and monthly Q&A.

https://warpcast.com/v/0xc4199310

We think agents will make independent decisions on what developer tooling to use when building software.

As a result, all Neynar APIs now accept micro crypto payments. No need to
- create a developer account
- create API key
- give API key to LLM agent

If building on Farcaster or Base, any LLM agent with a crypto wallet can now ping our APIs, send USDC on @base and get back an API response. 

More in this blog post: https://neynar.com/blog/agents-frames-and-the-future-of-farcaster-neynar-s-vision-for-x402

s/o @quazia @programmer @nemild

3. Neynar APIs accept micro USDC payments on Base, removing the need for API keys. (@rish)

3. Neynar APIs accept micro USDC payments on Base, removing the need for API keys. (@rish) 

https://warpcast.com/rish/0x31409e3e

Just shipped another update to Mini App URLs: The path after the slug will be passed onto the mini app URL.

So now both the path and the query params set on the Mini App URLs will be passed down to the mini app.

Also, when the mini app URL with the added path and query params is shared, we will attempt to pass through the OG tags from the resolved mini app URL, if it doesn't have any we will just return the ones from the mini app homeURL or manifest.

4. Mini App URLs now forward paths and query parameters and surface downstream OG tags.

@gabrielayuso.eth

4. Mini App URLs now forward paths and query parameters and surface downstream OG tags.

@gabrielayuso.eth https://warpcast.com/gabrielayuso.eth/0xb9bda844

Today, @coinbasedev is announcing x402: an open standard/protocol to bring onchain payments to the web. Join us in killing the API key, and making the agentic and payable web a reality. All in one line of code.

Imagine a future where crypto is the default to pay for *anything*.

5. Coinbase Devs unveil x402 open standard for onchain web payments.

@nemild

5. Coinbase Devs unveil x402 open standard for onchain web payments.

@nemild https://warpcast.com/nemild/0xaca4eeee

Upcoming Farcaster Mini App Workshops 

How to build a Farcaster Mini App (with @linda & @limone.eth)
09th May 11:30AM EST

How to use Neynar APIs when building MiniApps (with @veganbeef)
10th May 11:30 AM EST

Location: Discord (link in bio)

6. Monad schedules Farcaster Mini App workshops for 9 and 10 May.

@harpaljadeja

6. Monad schedules Farcaster Mini App workshops for 9 and 10 May.

@harpaljadeja https://warpcast.com/harpaljadeja/0x16db248a

PENDING SPENDING 

We’ve received reports of users buying engagement via Amps but closing the miniapp before the action is triggered.

To fix this, we introduced a Pending tab on the profile page in the miniapp so you can easily find and retry Amps you’ve already paid for. 

Small, but important QoL improvement.

7. Amps Mini App introduces Pending tab to retry paid engagement actions.

@phil

7. Amps Mini App introduces Pending tab to retry paid engagement actions.

@phil https://warpcast.com/phil/0xce9894c9

🌈 Creator LP Fees are now claimable!

If you created a token using Rainbow, you can now claim your share of the LP fees — straight in your wallet.
Just open the app, claim, and enjoy what's yours.

8. Rainbow enables LP fee claims for token creators in app.

@rainbow

8. Rainbow enables LP fee claims for token creators in app.

@rainbow https://warpcast.com/rainbow/0x4ce63575

If you're using the Coinbase Wallet beta and see you are a blue avatar with base.eth as your display name, you likely entered through a buggy flow (this is why we’re in beta).

We're fixing it now, but in the meantime:
 → Go to your profile (top left)
 → Tap "Edit profile"
 → Reupload your FC avatar, set your display name and bio (flow should have synced this when you connected for the first time)

This helps people recognize you in the feed. Thanks for rolling with us as we improve every week.

9. Coinbase Wallet beta users advised to resolve avatar sync bug via profile edit.

@aneri

9. Coinbase Wallet beta users advised to resolve avatar sync bug via profile edit.

@aneri https://warpcast.com/aneri/0xe9be538b

thrilled to announce i've joined the @rainbow team as their creative director a few weeks ago!

excited to keep building with such an amazing team — and ready to make your ethereum experience feel truly otherworldly 🌈☮️

10. Rainbow appoints @yonfrula as Creative Director.

10. Rainbow appoints @yonfrula as Creative Director. https://warpcast.com/yonfrula/0xc2053ea9

One Week of @betrmint: A Recap

Today marks 1 full week of running BETRMINT rounds (time flies when you’re having fun!), so I wanted to take a moment to reflect, share metrics, & talk about how the experiment is going so far.

Overall, feedback has been overwhelmingly positive from all sides — players say the game is sticky, aesthetic, & fun; creators have been thrilled to see their content amplified & make meaningful onchain revenue; and token partners are loving the eyeballs, hype & distribution. 

A rare win-win-win-win arrangement? 

Cracking open the mini app dev dashboard, here’s what we’ve seen after just 7 days:

- 2,100 new followers on @betrmint (starting from 0!)
- 4,954 unique users, with 4,501 adding the mini app + nearly all enabling notifications
- Over 36K (!!) app opens across just 4 rounds
- 2,735 transactions in ETH or USDC on @base
- 5,693 total mints for our featured creators (@rachelw, @gmfarcaster and @0xl)
- Over 1 ETH earned in creator rewards via @pods

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11. Bettrmint metrics: 4.9 k users, 36 k opens, 1 ETH creator rewards.

@toadyhawk.eth

11. Bettrmint metrics: 4.9 k users, 36 k opens, 1 ETH creator rewards.

@toadyhawk.eth https://warpcast.com/toadyhawk.eth/0x5bcd8221

daily Yapster games are back, and we're trying something different

◆ free ticket entries
◆ we're sponsoring the prize pool
◆ coins start off at a much lower mcap
◆ game runs tomorrow at 2pm est
◆ spots are limited

lock in

12. Yapster daily games return with free ticket entries and a sponsored prize pool.

@salvino

12. Yapster daily games return with free ticket entries and a sponsored prize pool.

@salvino https://warpcast.com/salvino/0xe3991582

Introducing @farcaster Memories 💫 

A new MiniApp that fetches your most popular casts from previous years. Reflect on the moments you've shared here on the purple App 🟣 

Save the App to receive notification for all memories 📆 

Built with @neynar and @base MiniKit 🤝 

https://memories.nexth.dev/

13. Farcaster Memories Mini App launches to surface past popular casts.

@wslyvh.eth

13. Farcaster Memories Mini App launches to surface past popular casts.

@wslyvh.eth https://warpcast.com/wslyvh.eth/0x3b357f85

That's the end of today's farcaster roundup! 

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Happy Pectra Day!

1. Farcaster to deprecate Hubs and migrate operators to Snapchain.

https://warpcast.com/v/0x9b305def

Mint, Spin & Win in a miniapp. http://betrmint.fun/prelaunch | Powered by $BETR. CA: 0x051024B653E8ec69E72693F776c41C2A9401FB07

Ayo! Thanks for pointing it out, will make sure to put the right one in future farcaster roundups