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TLDR: Matchy vintage GMFC outfits set the tone for a light-but-spicy morning 🏆 Leaderboard shake-ups crowned Chase’s climb Farcaster Pro slashed swap fees while trade ideas + token talk stirred debate 🧠 Adrienne toggled notifications to protect her sanity 🔔 The crew revisited the classic devs vs. users DAU growth tension with wit and nostalgia
From our ChatGPT Intern: Today’s episode of GM Farcaster started with matching vintage shirts and virtual backgrounds, then dove into leaderboard drama, wallet fee nerdery, and a heated debate over whether “Farcaster Token” should exist or just be a haunting echo in Chase’s head. In between spicy notifications, new branding hues, and the eternal “devs vs. users” growth debate, Adrienne fully embraced her Gen X crypto-soccer-mom persona while protecting her sanity from red dots.
🎙 GM — 0:00:00
📰 FC News — 0:04:38
🌶 The Spice — 0:28:08
📰 More FC News — 0:47:10
🛠 Builders Building — 0:51:54
🏗 Base News — 1:06:13
Fun on the Timeline — 1:13:14
Vintage vibes & live show kickoff
The episode opened with Kelly and Adrienne unintentionally twinning — both rocking vintage GM Farcaster shirts and accidentally choosing the same virtual background. This set a playful tone as they prepped to go live, reminding viewers to retweet, recast, and spread the word since the algorithm doesn’t always help. They described the day as “pretty chill,” which, of course, turned out to be a bit of a setup for some spicier moments later in the show.
🏆 Leaderboard shake-ups & normie denial
The first main segment celebrated the latest rewards leaderboard results, highlighting Chase Sommer’s leap to #2, Bertwurst’s continued dominance, and Madison Sommer’s thoughtful presence in the top 20. Adrienne joked about being a “Gen X crypto soccer mom” and pretending to be a normie, which everyone agreed was a stretch.
Wallet updates, trade ideas & token talk
Next came platform news: Farcaster Pro reduced its Ethereum swap fees from 0.15% to 0.05%, sparking jokes about how $120/year subscriptions “pay for themselves” with enough swapping. They also discussed new trading features like whale-watching tools and automated trade idea feeds. The crew noted subtle purple branding changes, then dove into the launch of @0xideas — pulling crypto Twitter trade posts into Farcaster — and the inevitable Farcaster token speculation, complete with running gag: “What would the token do?”
🧠 Notifications, onboarding & growth debates
Adrienne confessed to turning off trade idea notifications to preserve her mental peace from red dot overload, sparking a lighthearted exchange about completionists vs. dot-ignoring rebels. The episode closed with a thoughtful discussion about user growth vs. developer focus, noting Linda’s new onboarding efforts and Ted’s departure to Privy. They reflected on the cyclical nature of Farcaster’s growth debates — balancing dev enthusiasm, user retention, and realistic expectations — tying the conversation back to their long-running community experiment.
📰 FC News
🎙 CastOut coming back October 27!:
https://farcaster.xyz/~/channel/castout
🏆 Rewards Leaderboard:
https://farcaster.xyz/bradq/0x36462782
💸 .05% swap fees:
https://farcaster.xyz/farcaster/0x71f2e5d3
🆕 New: Recent Trades:
https://farcaster.xyz/horsefacts.eth/0x54f48e4c
💡 0xideas:
https://farcaster.xyz/dwr/0xbc28ca36
🔕 notifs off:
https://farcaster.xyz/adrienne/0xf2e322f9
❓ but what would the token do?:
https://farcaster.xyz/chasesommer/0x46d95ff8
🌱 grow or die:
https://farcaster.xyz/dwr/0xa0f6e415
Linda has questions:
https://farcaster.xyz/linda/0xf2af2606
frustrations on the timeline:
https://farcaster.xyz/itsbasil/0x97077ab3
https://farcaster.xyz/itsbasil/0xb515e134
https://farcaster.xyz/vrypan.eth/0xff16e2a9
🏗 Base
💧 ProductClank × Superfluid:
https://farcaster.xyz/lior/0x8ee4a56e
betr at the top:
https://farcaster.xyz/toadyhawk.eth/0x68b51b71
🐦 but why did we have to go to twitter to hear the news?:
https://farcaster.xyz/nounishprof/0x69a61b4c
👋 Benji joins Base:
https://farcaster.xyz/derek/0x95937445
https://farcaster.xyz/benji/0xdbdf30b4
🛠 Builders Building
🧰 Neynar seeking those who want to build a mini app:
https://farcaster.xyz/rish/0xcec474dd
live streaming coming to Pinetree:
https://farcaster.xyz/androidsixteen.eth/0x67e2748c
🗽 The Aptos Experience next week in NYC:
https://farcaster.xyz/aptos/0xbcab70d8
🎬 Node opening weekend:
https://farcaster.xyz/phil/0x244f548b
🏛 Polymarket at NYSE:
https://farcaster.xyz/nick/0x7784c91d
🔔 Clank Clank:
https://farcaster.xyz/toadyhawk.eth/0x43da0f6c
🏓 Spikepong:
https://farcaster.xyz/spikeballchris/0x800cd2f7
🎙 Super Tight Sessions:
https://farcaster.xyz/supertightwoody/0x554316d5
Fun on the Timeline
esports but with perps:
https://farcaster.xyz/linda/0x3a7a305a
https://farcaster.xyz/garrett/0x6bd8aed5
yes, this moose does belong on gmfc:
https://farcaster.xyz/zwillow/0x5aae6b1f
✨ not boring:
https://farcaster.xyz/push-/0xd772319f
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Adrienne: Some of the Things: Some of the things: https://someofthethings.substack.com/p/back-to-mongolia-ai-bot-update-parenting
Nounish Prof: Unpacking with Prof: https://paragraph.xyz/@nounishprof
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Red Dot Anxiety Meets Farcaster Token Fever: GM Farcaster ep296 RECAP -- if you missed yesterday's episode, watch below and take a peek at the show notes. We covered a lot! We'll be back tomorrow with more fun from the timeline!