About a year ago, I was searching for alternatives to X due to the terrible algorithm changes. I came across Warpcast and immediately loved the idea of a decentralized, on-chain social network.
For those who are new, here's a quick clarification: Farcaster is the network, and Warpcast is the client (the app we use for social networking).
Someone gave me an invite code, and I started to explore. I came across a few artists, but most of the crowd at the time were degens. So, I quickly lost motivation to interact there because my peeps were not joining the party (YET.)
Fast forward a year, and Warpcast launched frames. GAME-CHANGER!
Frames function as a mini-app inside the app. But why is this so cool?
For starters, you can mint NFTs right in the timeline. Devs are getting creative with all sorts of frames, which can be gadgets with great functionality or simply for fun. I mostly use the frames that check "tips allowance." Let's dive a bit into this!
TIPS
You know how we always struggle to get engagement on X? Imagine if you could tip your followers for engaging with your posts?
Well, on Warpcast, a bunch of new meme coins are using a tipping system to distribute tokens to new users. You have to hold a certain number of tokens to be able to receive an allowance to distribute. Each token has a different requirement.
I am currently involved with DEGEN, RARE (yes, SuperRare is in there), HAM, and some other tokens I don't even know. People tip, and you can claim your tokens at the end of each season.
I am particularly bullish on DEGEN, and here is why: the value keeps going up, and they have a pretty good roadmap that involves staking in a new project called ALFAFRENS. Yes, I have just signed up for that.
AlfaFrens
There is so much going on, and it is hard to choose what to invest your time in, so I was a little reluctant to try this, but I see the potential, so here we go. I am very new, so here is what I understood so far:
It seems to be another social on Farcaster, linked to Warpcast, but you must use a browser on your phone to navigate. The first step is to move some DEGEN to the custodian wallet generated for you at signup.
After you have DEGEN in there, you subscribe to channels for 500 DEGEN/month each. The channels are direct communication channels where the host shares their "alpha." As you subscribe to channels, you start receiving Alpha tokens. You can claim them and stake them on channels.
I will be very honest. I don't really know the right strategy on this yet as I only signed up a few hours ago, but so far, I think it is a great plan to incentivize people to hold DEGEN (it will support holding the value and make it stronger).
CTA
Join Warpcast
If you are not on Warpcast yet, I encourage you to try. You have to pay $5 to get the app now, but on tips alone you will make that back in no time. Here is my invite if you decide to join:
Subscribe to AlfaFrens
If you decide to join AlfaFrens, here is my channel to subscribe for. I am not sure yet what I will offer my subscribers but I am considering free art for starters. Here is the link to my channel:
https://www.alfafrens.com/channel/0x395995894083877a9cc4179137b7f841a2574c67
Visit my Website
I have been working on re-branding my website.
Check it out to learn more about what I have been up to.
Much Love!
Fer Caggiano
