Please note: None of the tipping mechanics in this article are made by the Farcaster team. These tokens were created by independent teams and developers, but are used mainly on the Farcaster protocol. Contact individual teams and their channels for questions or feedback.

TL;DR Summary Table

Tipping Token	Claim Period	Requirements	Website	Daily Reset	Mechanic Example
$DEGEN	End of the Month	10,000 $DEGEN in Wallet; tipping actively	degen.tips	8:00 PM EST	100 $DEGEN
HAM ($TN100X)	N/A Tips are in Real Time	Hold 100,000 $TN100X or 1 Based LP or 1 Ham Cosplay LP	ham.fun	~ Midnight EST	🍖x 100
$FARTHER	End of the Month	Hold 100,000 $FARTHER	farther.social	3:00 PM PST	100 $FARTHER

$DEGEN

$DEGEN is the oldest of the tipping mechanisms. It has seen many changes over the last few months, but the fundamentals remain the same. To tip $DEGEN, simply type AMOUNT $DEGEN as a reply to a cast (i.e. 100 $DEGEN) and the tip is complete.

In order to tip, you must have an allowance. You earn an allowance based on your overall engagement data across Farcaster. The team is using OpenRank data to distribute tip allowances. To receive an allowance, you must have 10,000 $DEGEN in your Farcaster connected wallet on Base. You will then be given a small allowance and you must tip 5 times in 7 days to keep it. Once you meet the qualifications, you will be given a full allowance based on your OpenRank overall engagement. Allowances reset daily at 8:00 PM EST.

For more information about $DEGEN, follow the largest community /degen and the official channel /degentokenbase and follow @jacek on Farcaster. For detailed explanations and in depth analysis of Degen and it's mechanics, please read @rjs Ultimate Degen Tipping Guide.

HAM ($TN100X)

Ham is the second major tipping mechanic on Farcaster. Ham was created by @deployer. Ham tips are now on chain, unlike $DEGEN. These tokens immediately go to your Farcaster connected wallet on the L3 Ham Chain. The main channel for all things Ham is the /lp channel. One Ham = 1 $TN100X token. You tip ham by replying 🍖 x AMOUNT (i.e. 🍖 x100) on any cast. To receive a Ham allowance (aka a Ham Score) you must hold 100,000 $TN100X tokens or 1 Based LP or 1 Ham LP. Holding more will increase your allowance. Your final allowance is determined by a combination of these holdings, your overall level of activity in the /lp channel and your overall Farcaster activity as seen by AirStack. The exact calculation is unknown. Ham tips reset around Midnight EST. You can check your allowance and Ham Score via ham.fun

For background reading on the whole Ham ecosystem, read @deployers articles on Paragraph.

$FARTHER

$FARTHER is one of the newest tipping mechanisms to join the ecosystem. $FARTHER is unique because there is no engagement score or ranking determining allowances. Allowances are given to anyone holding 100,000 $ FARTHER tokens and more users are added daily. Allowances are calculated based on how "far" you spread the tips. The goal is to tip as many new people as possible to bring the into the ecosystem. You are encouraged to tip people who DO NOT have an allowance and to spread it via as many tips as possible. The daily minimum changes at each reset at 3:00 PM EST so you must log in daily to check the minimum tip amount. The website is farther.social and the channel is /farther. Tips are claimed at the end of the month. You can track your received tips on the website as well. Follow the official account at @farther