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Decentralized Social Protocol Farcaster Sees Surge in Daily Active Users
The number of daily active users on the decentralized social protocol Farcaster surged to nearly 30,000 on February 4, 2024, according to on-chain data by Dune Analytics. This nearly tenfold increase since January 26 is attributed to the launch of the Frames feature across Farcaster’s protocols. Much of the excitement occurred on its Twitter/X-esque client Warpcast.
Frames Feature
Frames enables users to take any post, aka ‘Cast’ in the protocol’s terminology, and turn it into an interactive application, allowing them to superimpose polls, live feeds, mint NFTs, play games and perform many other interactions, according to Farcaster documents.
The feature taps the EdDSA authentication system, a cryptographic digital signature algorithm that eliminates “wallet drain risk,” according to Farcaster co-founder Dan Romero.
The launch and sudden spike in traffic was not without a hitch. On Sunday, Romero tweeted that there was “degraded performance” on the Warpcast application.
Decentralized Protocol Farcaster
Farcaster is a decentralized protocol that powers a number of clients, including the microblogging app Warpcast, which is by far the most popular, accounting for 44.8% of Farcaster’s current user base. Warpcast is a centralized protocol built on top of Farcaster and was recently touted by Ethereum creator Vitalik Buterin for its security features.
The advantages of Farcaster’s decentralized structure include user ownership over their data and censorship-free content. The majority of Farcaster users link their Ethereum wallets to access the full suite of features across Farcaster’s applications.
Farcaster Adoption and Unique Features
One of the biggest divergences between Farcaster and its competitors is the concept of storage. Users must rent storage space to send posts and messages on Farcaster, which helps reduce clutter like spam and bot activity. Farcaster adoption has been skyrocketing lately, but many people still don’t understand what it is. Farcaster is not just a Twitter replacement; it’s a whole decentralized protocol that can power a huge range of apps.
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