{"id":1370,"date":"2025-05-29T11:55:55","date_gmt":"2025-05-29T11:55:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/farcaster-launches-pro-version-with-token-airdrop-to-early-subscribers\/"},"modified":"2025-05-29T11:55:55","modified_gmt":"2025-05-29T11:55:55","slug":"farcaster-launches-pro-version-with-token-airdrop-to-early-subscribers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/farcaster-launches-pro-version-with-token-airdrop-to-early-subscribers\/","title":{"rendered":"Farcaster launches pro version with token airdrop to early subscribers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"post-detail__content blocks\">\n<p class=\"is-style-lead\">Farcaster has rolled out Farcaster Pro, and is airdropping the new PRO token to early subscribers.<\/p>\n<p>Farcaster, a decentralized social media protocol backed by Paradigm and founded by former Coinbase execs, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/farcaster_xyz\/status\/1927464195831771376\" target=\"_blank\">launched<\/a> a Pro version of its flagship app Warpcast, which had recently been <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/farcaster_xyz\/status\/1925934355949445203\" target=\"_blank\">rebranded<\/a> back to Farcaster.<\/p>\n<p>Farcaster Pro, priced at $120 per year, was quietly rolled out to users yesterday, May 28. Those who subscribed early reported receiving a new token PRO airdropped to their wallets. \u201cYesterday I paid $120 for Warpcast Pro. Today I got a $600 airdrop,\u201d one early subscriber <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ccarella\/status\/1927912716238270703\" target=\"_blank\">posted<\/a> on X. A verification tool was also released, allowing users to check if they were among the first 10,000 Pro users, potentially qualifying for additional drops.<\/p>\n<p>Within the first hour of launch, Farcaster Pro reportedly <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/farcaster_xyz\/status\/1927472826262413750\" target=\"_blank\">garnered<\/a> 3,700 subscribers. That\u2019s \u201c100 paid subscriptions per user,\u201d Farvaster <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/farcaster_xyz\/status\/1927472884320002523\" target=\"_blank\">noted<\/a>. Farcaster isn\u2019t just a standalone social media app but a decentralized protocol supporting <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/redphonecrypto\/status\/1925966830541115900\" target=\"_blank\">multiple mini apps<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">1\/ <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/farcaster_xyz?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@farcaster_xyz<\/a> is a petri dish for innovation at the intersection of social media + crypto&#8230; few wild examples \ud83d\udc47\ud83e\uddf5 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sGZWnJBaOd\">pic.twitter.com\/sGZWnJBaOd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; redphone \u260e\ufe0f (@redphonecrypto) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/redphonecrypto\/status\/1925966830541115900?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 23, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/p>\n<p>Officially launched in 2020, Farcaster is built on Ethereum (ETH) Layer 2 network Optimism, using a hybrid model where user identity and key actions are on-chain, while social content is stored on decentralized hubs \u2014 making it censorship-resistant but scalable.<\/p>\n<p>Farcaster\u2019s user engagement has seen significant growth in recent months. According to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/dune.com\/pixelhack\/farcaster\" target=\"_blank\">Dune Analytics<\/a>, the platform\u2019s user engagement surged to a peak 7-day average of nearly 50,000 daily active users in late March this year, before dipping and now rebounding to just under 40,000 DAU. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><picture decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-14384185\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" ><\/source><\/p>\n<\/picture><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Source: <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/dune.com\/pixelhack\/farcaster\" target=\"_blank\">Farcaster DAU | Dune Analytics<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Farcaster has rolled out Farcaster Pro, and is airdropping the new PRO token to early subscribers. 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