Not Dead Yet (Again): GM Farcaster ep382 Thursday August 20, 2026
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TLDR: ☕ GM 💀 Farcaster is not dead yet 🏠 Farcaster, Clanker & Neynar seek a new home 📉 The changing casefor decentralized social 📞 acquisition chatter 🐦 Everyone suddenly remembers the purple arch 🏹 Robinhood distribution vs Base 🏛️ New SEC crypto rules 💸"Bulders" building 🤖 Agents buy GM Farcaster shoutout
From our ChatGPT Intern: Farcaster is looking for a new home, but despite what the timeline might tell you, it’s not dead yet — so Prof and Adrienne unpack what changed, why Neynar’s decision makes sense, the potential acquisition chatter, and what the next era of decentralized socialmight look like. Meanwhile, builders keep “building”: Splits experiments with onchain fundraising, the SEC proposes new crypto rules, games and mini apps keep shipping, Hypertoadz start mutating, Canadian candles become geopoliticalcasualties, and GM Farcaster discovers people will actually pay agents $5 to shout at us.
Show Notes and Links – some of the casts & stuff we talked about:
FC NEWS
Farcaster's future intransition
https://farcaster.xyz/rish/0xad8515c3
https://farcaster.xyz/manan/0x08e6b4a0
Neynar Studio windsdown
https://farcaster.xyz/neynar/0x5304df07
FC flag at half cast
https://farcaster.xyz/miguelgarest.eth/0x01408ab6
Ignore the naysayers
https://farcaster.xyz/christopher/0x2cf5fc00
death, taxes, and…
https://farcaster.xyz/ahn.eth/0x939d4e9e
Censorshipresistance's changing landscape
https://farcaster.xyz/adrienne/0xe342aa21
Community callhighlights and insights
https://farcaster.xyz/bradq/0x085a092e
https://farcaster.xyz/floar.eth/0x3d9a0659
We’re waiting for FC4:Tokyo Drift
https://farcaster.xyz/ahn.eth/0x2b97a536
Miss Farcaster? Proveit!
https://x.com/apex_ether/status/2087029765953733045
https://x.com/brix_farm/status/2086994584651927554
Robinhood'ssurprising asset strategy
https://farcaster.xyz/tldr/0x1cf6298d
Warpie pfp’s = eth 2k
https://farcaster.xyz/sayangel/0x00adfa85
SEC's new cryptoregulations proposed
https://x.com/SECGov/status/2089784594409103507
BUILDERS BUILDING
Bulders building
https://farcaster.xyz/kenny/0x466aeb3c
Warpie plushy
https://farcaster.xyz/sayangel/0x2986af1b
Innovative capitalformation prototype
https://farcaster.xyz/abram/0xe380066b
hoodie groupie
https://farcaster.xyz/yonfrula/0xc172d0e2
Fun language learninggame
https://farcaster.xyz/wbnns/0xaccaf3d6
My Democracy
https://farcaster.xyz/javabu.eth/0x90004f9f
Celebrate builderswho inspire you
https://farcaster.xyz/farcaster/0x835008d7
$farcaster (but justfor 20k fid and under)
https://farcaster.xyz/n/0x5f5ee534
Friendzone inDecentraland
https://x.com/RegenesisLabs/status/2086121724513329335
Tariffs halt U.S.candle shipments
https://farcaster.xyz/samantha/0x34dce753
Hypertoadz mutationssoon unveiled
https://farcaster.xyz/six/0xdacf2bfb
max pain
https://farcaster.xyz/flexasaurusrex/0xc1c9f63b
FUN ON THE TIMELINE
Your home but justfood
https://farcaster.xyz/arjantupan/0x4a5ac5e7
https://farcaster.xyz/mxjxn/0xe4aeaa66
https://farcaster.xyz/kenny/0xcbe1774e
NFT creation meetsorigami art
https://farcaster.xyz/1dolinski/0x7c664f1b
Mystery unboxing
https://farcaster.xyz/awedjob/0x8495b4e5
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NOTE: Cryptocurrencies are often volatile assets. Nothing in this episode should be considered financial advice and is for educational and entertainment purposes. Nothing should beconsidered investment advice, nor solicitation to buy or sell any assets. NFA, DYOR.
Chapters:
0:00:00 GM
0:05:08 Farcaster for sale
0:27:43 In other News
0:33:34 “bulders” building
0:49:23 Fun on the timeline
0:59:54 grief delulu
1:02:53 Shoutout from Les
1:08:36 love to the chatters
