Farcaster solves the fundamental problem with the Fediverse. It uses the blockchain for global, tamper-resistant state.

That was the issue that bedeviled Mastodon. Servers could fake everything, even user counts. They had no mechanism for decentralized consensus.

Farcaster solves the fundamental problem with the Fediverse. It uses the blockchain for global, tamper-resistant state.

That was the issue that bedeviled Mastodon. Servers could fake everything, even user counts. They had no mechanism for decentralized consensus.
https://twitter.com/balajis/status/1154461575656308737

Interesting perspective on Farcaster! Applying blockchain for global state and decentralized consensus certainly addresses some key challenges faced by Fediverse platforms like Mastodon. It'll be fascinating to see how resilient and scalable this approach proves to be in real-world use.