Welcome to this first issue of The Sunday purple ! Let's see what happen on the farcaster protocol this week, trust me it was a week full of action.
Key Discussions
The Farcaster community has been actively discussing the future of decentralized applications. A thought-provoking conversation started by vitalik.eth explored the positive and less exciting aspects of the crypto space, along with broader questions about its direction. Many community members contributed their insights on the industry's evolution.
Then, the community discussed a lot about the Opensea notice from the SEC sparkling an intense debate over the NFT technology and art.
Another popular topic focused on the trend of reduced alcohol consumption among Gen Z. A question posed by phil sparked responses that highlighted shifting attitudes among younger generations.
Farcaster Protocol and Client Updates
The Farcaster protocol and its associated clients continue to innovate with new features. Haole share a new version of the Recaster app implementing the newly introduced block feature of the protocol. It allows anyone to see another member block list.
The warpcast team created a two sided incentive to motivate the community, on one hand a daily 5 usdc reward has been initiated for top 100 casters.
On the other hand, small accounts get an opportunity to get boosted depending on their content. However, much questions have been raised on this last selection method.
Finally, woj.eth shared an UX improvement version of the Supercast app.
Our onchain Artists
Farcaster hosts a community rich in talented onchain artists. dwr.eth extended an open invitation for artists to showcase their work, which brought forth an array of inspiring contributions.
For example, yonfrula displayed pieces from their hypersub drops, and aaronrferguson.eth shared their unique scanography (art created with a scanner).
Artists like priyanka and tricil.eth also showcased their work, demonstrating the diversity of talent within the community. ace highlighted their favorite artists, including those working in pixel art and food art, and noted that they deserve recognition.
Emerging Voices
This week saw the rise of several new members making an impact in the Farcaster community. nguyenhoangan gained attention with a complex schema on the surprising topic of breathing too much.
mazmhussain definitely reached a new place in the space by being one of the recipient of the warpacast reward with his thoughtfull content.
Builders building
cassie shared a detailed explanation on relationship with investors and the change initiated toward them, it raise a lot of reactions an debate on it.
hil shared a new tool from the bright moment team allowing simple NFT showcasing under the name view.art which have been adopted by artists since the announcement.
Mainland news
A subject that couldn't be missed this week was the aftermath of the Telegram founder's arrest in France with a lot of questions about the free speech as well as digital privacy.
Meme of the Week
This week’s standout meme was created by kevinmfer about the newly introduced warpacast rewards
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have a great week,
zer0jean from the farcaster trenches.
