fc-updates

fc-updates

Important updates about things happening in Farcaster

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Our priorities this week -- they remain the same 1. Better onchain UX in frames 2. Improved invite flow / cheaper sign ups 3. Snapchain 4. App performance / bug fixes

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New notification on Warpcast: casted for the first time in a while - For people you already follow, we will send you an in-app notification if the first time they cast after a few weeks (or months) away - Goal is to help people re-engage people who are popping back in to FC to check things out

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Follow us on Telegram too: https://t.me/farcasterxyz

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Introducing Token Links Try it now: $degen, $tn100x, $higher, $moxie, $anon - Mention a token with a leading $, it turns into a link - Tap link to see top tokens by market cap and recent casts - Links to Dexscreener and copy contract address - Working in casts and profiles - Already on the protocol; just enriching text in casts Future ideas - Smarter algo for casts (expect a bit of spam this week) - Additional info and metrics for traders - Farcaster social graph signals - Customization for token creators - Tie-in with frames and onchain transactions Known issues - If token links aren't linkifying, update your app and restart 1-2x - Casts are slow to load; making that faster - Token links don't work in DCs or the composer yet - Sorting by market cap may result in non-FC native assets ahead of FC-native ones, e.g. $anon Reminder: you can mute all token links by adding $ to your mute words on Warpcast

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Update on channels 1. It's not a top priority right now 2. Channels are not expiring; if we end up moving forward with an expiration, we will give advanced notice; consider it an indefinite grace period 3. When it becomes a priority, we will resolve abandoned and squatted channels as part of the expiration; we will likely decentralize channel creation at that point — however, only when a top priority 4. What's higher priority than channels? a. Continue to improve frames UX, especially with regard to onchain interactions b. Improve discovery across Farcaster for anyone building / creating something onchain c. Snapchain — need to scale the underlying protocol d. Cheaper sign ups — top request from several existing apps with large user bases considering integrating with Farcaster e. Migrating Sign in with Farcaster to Farcaster Connect (see FIP) to allow other clients to provide auth for apps / frames f. Rewards and onboarding improvements around invites

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Should we make Warpcast's spam categorization publicly available? Image a 5 category system for every account: not spam, maybe not spam, unknown, maybe spam, definitely spam. What would you do with this if it was available today?

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Bumping FC Dev Call from Jan 2 to Jan 16. Lots of folks will be out on vacation and we don't have a lot of updates either. Let's meet again on Jan 16th at our usual time.

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Fixed a ton of DC's bugs this week. Thanks for all the feedback! h/t to @gabrielayuso.eth, @blockheim and @ashoat.eth

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Warpcast Rewards: a new weekly game - $7,000 reward pool, top 5 scoring casters receive $200 USDC each - Our goal is to increase the reward pool each week - The game rewards casters with the most engagement - Leaderboard and your score available via the Rewards frame (below) - You do not have to cast on Warpcast to receive rewards - Detailed FAQ in the next cast Add the frame here: https://rewards.warpcast.com

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We've been working on improving our spam detection. A big source of alpha has been taking algos used to rank content on the web and modifying them to work in Farcaster-space. @akshaan and @notawizard collaborated to add: - PageRank - Hyperlink Induced Topic Search - Louvain Clustering

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New experiment on Warpcast: featured frames - Our goal is showcase high-quality frames to everyone using Warpcast - Everyone can discover frames, developers can get discovered - It's manually curated for now - You can toggle off in 2 taps (Gear icon -> Featured Frames)

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Update on Warpcast USDC rewards - Today is the last day for the existing $5 USDC for top 100 - Something new starts tomorrow

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New Warpcast: improved search tab - Simplified single feed design - Improved recommendations - Auto-complete while you type

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New on Warpcast: thread composer 🧵

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Frames can now send notifications! - When you add a frame, it will have the ability to send you in-app notifications on Warpcast - Turn off notifications or remove a frame by long pressing the frame icon on the frames tab - Only frames you explicitly "add" to Warpcast can send notifications; simply using a frame does not grant notifications permissions

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