Can creators leverage the Farcaster ecosystem to their advantage? What are some of the emerging trends and tools taking root there? That’s what Humpty and Pichi discussed across six episodes in the Creators Take Action podcast series.

Some of these thoughts came out of a conversation with Bonfire’s founder, Matt.

A few days ago, Surreal launched their new Create feature, allowing anyone to upload media on Zora through a simplified user experience. This was the first time I came across the app, even though the Surreal Beta had been open for more than a year. Within minutes, I had created my first piece, which was minted 12 times and generated some 11$ through Zora rewards. So far, I’ve made ~$40 across three photos and one video I uploaded.

The Blueprint cohort n°1 by Bello kicked off last week, with only 10 creators selected from over 200 applications. The process has been highly selective, and given how well the creators in the cohort have been performing so far, I already expect cohorts n°2 and n°3 to be in high demand as well.

Farcon 2 happened last week in LA. Because of Farcaster’s recent growth, the conference ended up being much bigger than planned a few months earlier. Vibes were really high. You could definitely feel the euphoria of an early community that is growing and winning together. Although as some highlighted, its also competing against each other. I think both are true depending on who you are.

Header image credit: White Rabbit Anime by Shibuya.xyz, used by @pplpleasr in “the floor is lava” frame below

In this mini-article, I aim to shed light on the events leading to Farcaster's recent growth, emphasizing the interplay between:

Welcome back to ‘The rise of web3 social’! 𓀔

Read Part 1 of this two part series to learn about the early days of decentralized social media.