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

I was just thinking about the similarities and differences between Farcaster and Mastodon, and then I came across your post, which answered my question.