# GM Farcaster last week: Not dead yet (again) *we return from vacation to some interesting news* By [GM Farcaster](https://paragraph.com/@gmfarcaster) · 2026-08-23 farcaster, gmfarcaster, cryptocurrency, memecoins, clanker, nfts, neynar, cef, robinhood, base --- GM! We're back! and what a return we had! Last Monday, [**Rish announced that Farcaster was up for sale**](https://farcaster.xyz/rish/0xad8515c3) and was open to acquisition proposals. ([**closed now**](https://farcaster.xyz/rish/0x1aa04194) so you can keep your [**popcorn**](https://farcaster.xyz/adrienne/0xac784d4d) and [**cat pix**](https://farcaster.xyz/statuette/0x65c6275b)). So yeah, it's been a bit of a week. We decided to continue our break a bit and returned only on Thursday so there was only one show last week. Also included below is our last show before we took a break. And news of Farcaster's death (again) was of course met with the highest DAU in months! Cuz everyone was coming back from the (way to early) funeral? Anyway, tomorrow's episode should be full of fun so join us at 11:30 am ET on YouTube for the most active chat or over on Twitter/X. Recordings will be on all the places after. **Want a shoutout on GM Farcaster?** [**@adrienne**](https://farcaster.xyz/adrienne) has been hard at work giving your agent a chance to purchase a GM Farcaster shoutout using the x402 integration! You can now also just ask @bankr if you're a Bankr Club member or [**@warpee.eth to help you with a shoutout**](https://farcaster.xyz/warpee.eth/0x65c82662)! [**Learn more**](https://farcaster.xyz/adrienne/0x34e75f00) and get your agent working for you to grab a shoutout on a future show. AND she also created GM Cards! [**What's a GM Card you ask?**](https://www.gmfarcaster.com/gm-card) Check it out here and get yours which features badges for GM Farcaster supporters, guests, featured casts, and chatters. Thank you [**Clanker**](https://clanker.world/), our Spotlight Partner for your support of GM Farcaster! Do you have a good recommendation for our next Spotlight Partner? You could earn .5 eth for a successful referral! Check out this POIDH bounty to learn more. Learn more about our partnership opportunities at [**mediakit.gmfarcaster.com**](https://mediakit.gmfarcaster.com/). **Coming up this week:** ☕ Monday: GM Farcaster 11:30 am ET ☕Thursday: GM Farcaster 8:30 am ET ➕ Be sure to add the GM Farcaster mini app and follow [/gmfarcaster](https://farcaster.xyz/~/channel/gmfarcaster) so you don't miss a thing! * * * ### Not Dead Yet (Again): GM Farcaster ep382 Thursday August 20, 2026 Thank you Clanker for sponsoring today’s episode! Check out [Clanker.World](http://Clanker.World) to learn more. TLDR: ☕ GM 💀 Farcaster is not dead yet 🏠 Farcaster, Clanker & Neynar seek a new home 📉 The changing case for decentralized social 📞 acquisition chatter 🐦 Everyone suddenly remembers the purple arch 🏹 Robinhood distribution vs Base 🏛 New SEC crypto rules 💸 Splits experiments with onchain fundraising 🪙 Low-FID memecoin drama 🌎 GoCab language battles 🗳 My Democracy 🏗 Decentraland FriendZone 🕯 Canadian candle crisis 🍕 Where-you-grew-up food meta 👕 Hoodie Groupies 🐸 Hypertoadz 🦖 Maximum wallet pain 🎨 Oddjob turns NFTs into origami 🤖 Agents buy GM Farcaster shoutouts From our ChatGPT Intern: Farcaster is looking for a new home, but despite what the timeline might tell you, it’s not dead yet — so Prof and Adrienne unpack what changed, why Neynar’s decision makes sense, the potential acquisition chatter, and what the next era of decentralized social might look like. Meanwhile, builders keep “building”: Splits experiments with onchain fundraising, the SEC proposes new crypto rules, games and mini apps keep shipping, Hypertoadz start mutating, Canadian candles become geopolitical casualties, and GM Farcaster discovers people will actually pay agents $5 to shout at us. [![](https://paragraph.com/editor/youtube/play.png)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_l3ZLYyZgc) Chapters: [0:00:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_l3ZLYyZgc) GM [0:05:08](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_l3ZLYyZgc&t=308s) Farcaster for sale [0:27:43](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_l3ZLYyZgc&t=1663s) In other News [0:33:34](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_l3ZLYyZgc&t=2014s) “bulders” building [0:49:23](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_l3ZLYyZgc&t=2963s) Fun on the timeline [0:59:54](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_l3ZLYyZgc&t=3594s) grief delulu [1:02:53](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_l3ZLYyZgc&t=3773s) Shoutout from Les [1:08:36](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_l3ZLYyZgc&t=4116s) love to the chatters * * * ### Crypto Is Exhausted but Farcaster Keeps Building: GM Farcaster ep381 Monday August 3, 2026 Thank you Clanker for sponsoring today’s episode! Check out [Clanker.World](http://Clanker.World) to learn more. TLDR: ☕ GM 🔐 Coldcard’s firmware bug 💸 DeFi projects with millions raised and barely any fees 😩 an exhausted crypto market 🏛 CLARITY Act frustration 🎯 POIDH bounties 🗣 Farcaster’s active channel communities 🛠 software as self-expression 🤖 Clanker is more than a token launcher 📊 Quotient Signals on Robinhood Chain 🎂 Ethereum turns 11 🎨 with collaborative pixel art 💰 CEF Round 3 winners 🔗 Quidli Connect 🔥 Betrmint tokenomics and mints 🌍 Empire Builder goes multichain ⛳ Farcaster’s best golfers 🧢 the missing Clanker hat returns 🗣$blahblahblah From our ChatGPT Intern: Crypto may be feeling exhausted, but Farcaster’s builders are still finding energy through active channels, mini apps, new infrastructure, CEF-funded projects, and the Farcaster Intern’s new desk. The GMFC crew also cover the Coldcard firmware exploit, uncertainty surrounding the CLARITY Act, Ethereum’s 11th birthday, Clanker’s bigger-than-a-token-launcher ambitions, and one very important recovered Clanker hat. [![](https://paragraph.com/editor/youtube/play.png)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7ceZMaGhG0) Chapters: [0:00:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7ceZMaGhG0) GM [0:03:48](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7ceZMaGhG0&t=228s) FC News [0:16:54](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7ceZMaGhG0&t=1014s) Farcaster Intern’s desk [0:22:51](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7ceZMaGhG0&t=1371s) $blahblahblah [0:26:26](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7ceZMaGhG0&t=1586s) Ethereum’s 11th Birthday! [0:30:30](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7ceZMaGhG0&t=1830s) CEF grants [0:33:43](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7ceZMaGhG0&t=2023s) Builders building * * * GMFC shop --------- AND our merch shop is open: [gmfarcaster.shop](http://gmfarcaster.shop) [![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/4389503c88f026b6144bcab27120179b.png)](https://gmfarcaster.shop/) * * * ### We love seeing all the talk about supporting creators!🎉 Here’s 7 free things you can do to help support GM Farcaster (plus 3 others) with full links and info [in this thread dropped by Prof](https://warpcast.com/nounishprof/0x5e44ad2b): 1\. Follow the [/gmfarcaster](https://warpcast.com/~/channel/gmfarcaster) channel and put those notifs on! 2\. Subscribe to us on [@paragraph](https://warpcast.com/paragraph) for our weekly recaps–great way to keep up! (and if you're reading this on Paragraph, look at the top right to subscribe) 3\. Like & Subscribe to our channels on [**YouTube**](https://www.youtube.com/@GMFarcaster), [**Spotify**](https://open.spotify.com/show/0mskFuV0hSlE21Tn3M9kjo?si=906849f3eac44c67) etc (links in🧵). Yeah I know cringe to say but super helpful! 4\. Follow us on Farcaster and on Twitter – especially [@gmfarcaster](https://warpcast.com/gmfarcaster) which is a smaller acct and needs some love.💟 5\. Recast or Quote Cast when you see our episodes drop. (we might even tip you some🎩 degen!) 6\. Retweet too – we get a lot of our views on Twitter so help amplify us there too. 7\. Watch/Listen to [/gmfarcaster](https://warpcast.com/~/channel/gmfarcaster) and share moments you enjoyed – and come hang in the live chat if you’re available. It’s a lot of fun! Beyond that, you can [**mint our episodes on pods.media**](https://pods.media/gm-farcaster); [**subscribe to our hypersub**](https://hypersub.xyz/s/gmfc); or if you’re a brand, [**sponsor our show**](https://mediakit.gmfarcaster.com/ ). [**Details and links to all in the thread on FC**](https://warpcast.com/nounishprof/0x5e44ad2b). 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Nothing in this episode should be considered financial advice and is for educational and entertainment purposes. Nothing should be considered investment advice, nor solicitation to buy or sell any assets. NFA, DYOR. --- *Originally published on [GM Farcaster](https://paragraph.com/@gmfarcaster/gm-farcaster-last-week-not-dead-yet-again)*