# Funding the future on farcaster and beyond with $Degen

*Higher — one Based Tip O’ The Hat at a time*

By [papajams.eth](https://paragraph.com/@papajams.eth) · 2024-04-08

degen, farcaster, base, web3 social

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![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/6838def1214d1c8ae91d19d33ce85ddc.png)

Papa — [Higher](https://warpcast.com/papa/0x7150b64a)

Three months ago a memecoin called “Degen” was launched by [Jacek](https://warpcast.com/jacek/), a developer on a sufficiently decentralized social network called [farcaster.](https://warpcast.com/papa)

In the time since, as its [FDV grew to over $2bn](https://dexscreener.com/base/0xc9034c3e7f58003e6ae0c8438e7c8f4598d5acaa), over $1m has been awarded so far to artists, developers, builders, humanitarians, journalists, film makers & entrepreneurs spearheaded by the TOTH initiative (approximately $1,179,139.59, based on a $0.045 average DEGEN price).

> [**What is farcaster**](https://bigonblockchain.notion.site/Farcaster-for-N-bs-971e2abb4b3f44d0997e8f7ea078dd33)[**What is tipping**](https://paragraph.xyz/@houseofdegen/degen-tipping)[**What is degen**](https://medium.com/@onchain_atown/the-beginners-guide-to-degen-4a3cd6f8cf11)

![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/8e16a13784769aec0bf677391c1f640f.png)

CryptowithVivian [Tweet](https://x.com/CryptowithVivan/status/1775571900590366749) (03.04.2024)

### Tip O’ The Hat (TOTH) 

What follows is a snapshot of the first 47 recipients of TOTH: a community initiative where members (casters) pool their tips together daily to confer an aggregate tip on those agreed as most deserving via farcaster.

![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/e9f2b6ed65471545f288134e2c66c0ed.png)

[0xen TOTH announcement](https://warpcast.com/0xen/0xe2a0194d)

### Methodology

*   In many cases the recipient was tipped by others outside of the TOTH initiative, for building or doing something delightful, no attempt was made to differentiate or extract these tips from the results. 
    
*   A script was written using node to determine the total degen tipped in a cast, alongside support from rish and the neynar team, this will be made open source for others to build on and expand. 
    
*   All recipients were messaged for quotes & fact checking, which may be added to the article or facts amended, as and when they are received. 
    
*   Some tools to check the veracity of tips/tippers: [Bot or Not](https://warpcast.com/sayangel/0x907b7c21) cast action by [@SayAngel](https://warpcast.com/sayangel) and [season two tippers leaderboard frame](https://warpcast.com/superlouis.eth/0xfe6a1b5b) by [superlouis](https://warpcast.com/superlouis.eth).
    

### Jacek

On a [recent interview with seed club](https://live.seedclub.xyz/), about the launch of the degenchain L3, Jacek shared aspects of his past as a data architect. He’d was known to his colleagues as the “dogecoin ambassador” — so deeply immeshed was he in one of the original digital tipping cultures that flourished on reddit. 

> [what is an L1](https://coinmarketcap.com/alexandria/glossary/layer-1-blockchain)  
> [what is an L2](https://help.coinbase.com/en/coinbase/getting-started/crypto-education/glossary/layer-2#:~:text=Layer%202%20\(L2\)%20is%20a,performing%20transactions%20on%20a%20blockchain.)  
> [what is an L3](https://www.coingecko.com/learn/what-are-layer-3s-crypto)

He laid out a vision for the future, wary of becoming_“just a token for a few people to make money from and buy degen/dogecoin lambos”._ From taking tipping beyond allowances into the wallet for micro transactions; to cultivating the on-chain app store; there’s a recognition that bullish market conditions have yielded the platform to build something meaningful. 

### Farcaster x Base

Farcaster was borne out of two engineers (dwr & v) striking out from Coinbase. Given these existing relationships, some of its earliest users were other engineers at Coinbase. As a result, much of the infrastructure and activity on farcaster are built on BASE: their ETH layer two scaling solution.

[![User Avatar](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/ac2c26301aaebadac166ffa742d71bd2.jpg)](https://twitter.com/a16zcrypto)

[a16z crypto](https://twitter.com/a16zcrypto)

[@a16zcrypto](https://twitter.com/a16zcrypto)

[![Twitter Logo](https://paragraph.xyz/editor/twitter/logo.png)](https://twitter.com/a16zcrypto/status/1757835575682609204)

Frames on Farcaster are a powerful new primitive not just for decentralized social, but for the web overall.  
  
Going beyond previous web2 attempts at open graphs and "embeds" (a la Facebook), Frames are a simple way to bring interactivity into posts -- turning posts into various…

 [![Like Icon](https://paragraph.xyz/editor/twitter/heart.png) 496](https://twitter.com/a16zcrypto/status/1757835575682609204)[

18:33 • 14 Feb 2024

](https://twitter.com/a16zcrypto/status/1757835575682609204)

The culture on farcaster is inherently builder focused. There’s a palpable celebration of technical prowess, experimentation, and creativity. Key accelerants to its growth have been centred on the release of features enabling developers to nudge at the edges of the intersection of online & on-chain. They just launched farcaster actions.

[![User Avatar](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/0312ca37942f513f95515a0a57270bac.png)](https://twitter.com/dwr)

[Dan Romero](https://twitter.com/dwr)

[@dwr](https://twitter.com/dwr)

[![Twitter Logo](https://paragraph.xyz/editor/twitter/logo.png)](https://twitter.com/dwr/status/1776296744198062368)

Introducing Farcaster Actions  
  
Farcaster Actions are like Chrome Extensions for a social network.  
  
Developers can build actions that users can install to their Farcaster app in a few taps via a frame. Works on mobile and web  
  
Links in next tweet.

![](https://pbs.twimg.com/ext_tw_video_thumb/1776296194681217024/pu/img/yj_AjX7-3op6pgm-.jpg)

 [![Like Icon](https://paragraph.xyz/editor/twitter/heart.png) 866](https://twitter.com/dwr/status/1776296744198062368)[

18:12 • 5 Apr 2024

](https://twitter.com/dwr/status/1776296744198062368)

Moreover, [Base](https://warpcast.com/~/channel/base) (alongside OP) has numerous initiatives incentivising builders including grants, open hours and courses available to onboard and ramp up builders. A key differentiator is how public their teams have been in championing this cause. Case in point if you are building something just message [wbnns](https://warpcast.com/wbnns) & [Jesse Pollak](https://warpcast.com/jessepollak) with what you are doing — they’ll send you Base Sepolia testnet ETH. This visibility & support has accelerated even those with non-dev backgrounds ([like myself](https://ama-caster.vercel.app/)) to get in the arena and have a go creating something useful. 

![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/6a58a46c01981cad76b86064f2cf65a2.png)

[Jesse](https://warpcast.com/jessepollak/0xc5b6f84d)

### Social distribution

The first airdrop was [predicated on engagement/activity on farcaster](https://www.degen.tips). 

As tips were launched, feeds became messy with wanton experimentation at this new native modality introduced to an eager group of about 4,000 daily active users (at the time). 

All manner of ideas were rewarded randomly, chaotically even, as an equilibrium was established around norms for quality. 0xen proposed Tip O’ The Hat as a means of cleaning up feeds, as well as being in honorarium to the degentleman iconography underpinning the meme.

> "How do you get your token in the hands of the right people? Give it to the people to decide who deserves it."
> 
> Jacek, Seed Club Interview

![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/f1fd3a61e9b998a66aaacbcea9b10d17.png)

[Degen Tips FAQ — Ryan](https://paragraph.xyz/@rjs/degen-tips-ultimate-faq)

The second airdrop round was predicated on liquidity provision. Tipping allocations were reduced. The spectrum of ideas garnering tips narrowed. Tippers became more discerning. Accounts with strong engagement, a proxy for quality, began to experiment with the use of tips as go to market strategies; community building tools, and incentivization mechanisms to rally product testers for new ideas. 

![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/1b3fef48ac1d2a51cdcdefb6c3fc6b7b.jpg)

[Pichi](https://warpcast.com/pichi/0x886bb1ff)

By airdrop three, the final airdrop, tooling was being built out to tip inside of and outside of farcaster with upcoming Twitch and Github integrations announced recently. The degen L3 quickly became a top five chain (TVL), and there’s now a generation of farcaster users that have integrated tipping behaviourally as an integral, fun, aspect of their digital social experience. It’s now possible to tip using emoji’s like unicorn, ham, tomato.

### Future

Much remains in doubt, yet a few things are certain. 

Volatility, irrationality, and grifters on the downside are all but inevitable. The L3, whilst home to honest teams, has already begun to succumb to the kinds of rug pulls and honeypot attacks typical across other chains. Just as with the early internet is still learning ways to adapt to the nigerian prince over email, or really question the veracity of being contacted by “customer support”, the underlying utility being built indicates value accretion above and beyond any value destruction that this new epoch of griftry implies. 

![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/97059ea3acb46c2cf940ddae44684461.jpg)

Papa — [Sufficiently Permissionless?](https://warpcast.com/papa/0x6a6baf0b)

On the upside: disruption seems inevitable, three arena’s spring to mind. 

1.  **Tipping as Advertising** — Traditional advertising like Super Bowl ads represents an extremely leaky bucket unless the product has mass appeal. Targeted online ads are more specific but intermediaries still take a margin. Targeted tipping, however, ensures 100% of funds go directly to the intended recipient. It’s the vision companies like Brave had, but $Degen is emerging as a more universal, platform-agnostic token of appreciation and incentivization cutting out middlemen.
    
2.  **Tipping as Funding** — Institutional funding sources like grants and venture capital are often opaque, subject to concentrated interests, and disconnected from the actual users of the products/services. VCs tend to be risk-averse, while $Degen tipping allows passionate user communities to collectively fund audacious ideas and experiments through a bottoms-up, transparent process. [/degenangels](https://warpcast.com/~/channel/degenangels) is a great example of this.
    
3.  **Tipping as…Tipping** — In many sectors, tipping norms are somewhat arbitrarily determined — we tip waiters but not journalists, delivery people but not bus drivers. $Degen tipping allows a more egalitarian, meritocratic way to directly incentivize any creator or service provider. If a solo journalist like [Rachel](https://warpcast.com/rachelw/0xea406ecd) earned $9k worth of degen tips, what could a professional media outfit earn? If [Emmaa](https://warpcast.com/emmaa/0x5aebce27) earned $5k in tips for sharing an aphorism in the [/spanish](https://warpcast.com/~/channel/spanish) channel that moved people, how might professional poets, writers, or philosophers fare?
    

> Notes/Caveats
> 
> \* Over the two weeks it took to complete the article $degen fluctuated between $0.03 and $0.06 so we assumed $0.045 as the basis for dollar value.
> 
> \*\* Over that time follower numbers changed, and will continue to do so.
> 
> \*\*\* Methodology and reflections at the end.  
>   
> \*\*\*\* The actual tip amount may vary owing to factors such as channel boosts, some tippers tipping beyond their actual allowance, etc hence this is a rough approximation for indicative purposes only

In no particular order.

#### YouGoGirl

**Farcaster:** [@yougogirl.eth](https://warpcast.com/yougogirl.eth/0x0b90ad09) (5.1k follows)   
**Twitter:** [@yougogirl\_eth](https://twitter.com/yougogirl_eth) (4.4k follows)  
**Reason**: she built a frame to opepify your PFP in one click  
**Pastime**: [scapes.xyz](http://scapes.xyz) with [@jalil](https://warpcast.com/jalil) — ETH NFT-based pixel landscapes  
**Total $DEGEN amount:** 1805671  
**Dollar value\*:** $81255.19

![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/11814ef2a83f203744526b15c2b98141.png)

[@yougogirl.eth](https://warpcast.com/yougogirl.eth/0x0b90ad09)

> "Ok I don’t really have a quote but what I do is basically have fun on the internet with frens, especially with the visualize value community.
> 
> That’s the thing about the degen tips. I never ever thought about making money when making the opepefy or any other frame, I just had fun doing it. And then, I even made money cause people like to have fun with me 💯"

#### Woj

**Farcaster:** [@Woj](https://warpcast.com/woj.eth/0x63cf3ad0) (4.8K follows)  
**Twitter:** [@wojtekwtf](https://twitter.com/wojtekwtf) (4201 follows)  
**Reason:** Customer support and code for @supercast.   
**Pastime:** [supercast.xyz](http://supercast.xyz), a farcaster client with added power user features   
**Total $DEGEN amount**: 508174  
**Dollar value\*:** $22867.83

![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/1da6dc5622353ececddd7307c9d4dd24.png)

![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/8e74d0d73dc90d72dc3279b2c27430d5.png)

[@Woj](https://warpcast.com/woj.eth/0x63cf3ad0)

> "It helped me go all-in on supercast without raising venture"

#### Kenny

**Farcaster:** [@kenny](https://warpcast.com/kenny/0x0ee2e37f) (18.7k follows)   
**Twitter:** [@kaspotz](https://twitter.com/kaspotz) (1.2k follows)  
**Reason**: helps/helped manage TOTH alongside 0xen  
**Pastime:** [@](https://warpcast.com/~/channel/poidh)[poidh.xyz](http://poidh.xyz) a dapp for creating and claiming on-chain bounties  
**Total $DEGEN amount:** 14883  
**Dollar value\*:** $669.74

![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/4e9125ffc9827ee0419f36b9881dd627.png)

![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/05979c9ae878f0244c3ef3ad9c24e702.png)

[@kenny](https://warpcast.com/kenny/0x0ee2e37f)

> "It’s been an honor to help manage TOTH. I’m someone that believes strongly that crypto gives us new ways to unlock never-before-seen social coordination mechanisms. TOTH is a perfect example of crypto allowing strangers across the internet to come together and organize around rewarding great individuals for their contributions."

#### Tim

**Farcaster:** [Timbeiko.eth](https://warpcast.com/tim/0x5eb3dea4) (168.8k Follows)  
**Twitter:** [@TimBeiko](https://twitter.com/TimBeiko) (126.8k Follows)  
**Reason**: contributions to the Ethereum community  
**Pastime:** [Core protocol meetings for Ethereum](https://github.com/ethereum/pm) + [upgrades](https://hackmd.io/@timbeiko/acd) to the protocol  
**Total $DEGEN amount**: 200694  
**Dollar value\***: $9031.23

![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/78e5e9482f05fffa6680bbe4536b14a7.png)

[Timbeiko.eth](https://warpcast.com/tim/0x5eb3dea4)

> "thank you"

#### Welp

**Farcaster:** [@we](https://warpcast.com/we/0x9d88135a) (3.4k follows)  
**Twitter:** [@ummmwelp](https://twitter.com/ummmwelp) (257 follows)  
**Reason:** $degen liquidity visualisation & s2 dashboard  
**Pastime:** manages/runs backend on @rainbow etherum network.  
**Total $DEGEN amount:** 454428  
**Dollar value\***: $20449.26

![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/e02e219f0c8d5e853168cfabd7ae8bea.png)

[@we](https://warpcast.com/we/0x9d88135a)

#### Moritz

**Farcaster:** [@moritz](https://warpcast.com/moritz/0x0f244e04) (2.9k follows)   
**Twitter:** [@m0zrt](https://twitter.com/m0zrt) (424 follows)  
**Reason:** launched [fluidkey](http://twitter.com/fluidkey) (on-chain funds w user privacy)  
**Pastime:** writes an amazing blog [www.moritz.ooo](http://www.moritz.ooo)  
**Total $DEGEN amount:** 478481  
**Dollar value\*:** $21531.65

![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/5338df8d69b2c65609d24868a1c7095d.png)

[@moritz.eth](https://warpcast.com/moritz/0x0f244e04)

> Fluidkey wouldn’t have happened without Farcaster — my co-founder Antonio ([@metony](http://twitter.com/metony)) and I met on Farcaster last year and started working on Fluidkey after a successful hackathon proof of concept at ETH Global Paris.
> 
> We’re very grateful for the many early supporters we have met on Farcaster since launching our alpha in February and the $Degen and TOTH community is a big part of it!

### Nick

**Farcaster:** [@nt](https://warpcast.com/nt/0x5ebd2c33)(1.7k follows)  
**Twitter:** [@nick\_tikhonov](https://twitter.com/nick_tikhonov) (1,475 follows)  
**Reason:** [Hank’](https://warpcast.com/~/channel/hank)s dental surgery  
**Pastime:** second time founder, product manager, builder, avid reader.  
**Total $DEGEN amount:** 1202661  
**Dollar value\*:** $54119.74

![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/b5529b534001247ad756b622860c2a29.png)

[@nt](https://warpcast.com/nt/0x5ebd2c33)

> “You actually did it 😮 100+ tips, 0.5m $degen for Hank confirmed (likely 1m+ total!!) 🎩 plus an anonymous 0.36 ETH donation. Hank is getting new teeth powered by $degen and the FC community 💜 All funds go to Hank 🐈‍⬛”

#### Gwart

**Farcaster:** [@gwart](https://warpcast.com/gwart/0x69485ad2) (1.8k follows)  
**Twitter:** [@GwartyGwart](https://twitter.com/GwartyGwart) (18.8k follows)  
**Reasons:** a form of Retroactive Public Goods Funding  
**What she does:** [“the funniest person on crypto twitter”](https://www.coindesk.com/consensus-magazine/2023/12/05/the-funniest-anon-on-crypto-twitter/)  
**Total $DEGEN amount**: 293532  
**Dollar value\*:** $13208.94

![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/cba913d95e74da398a135804fbb613c4.png)

[@gwart](https://warpcast.com/gwart/0x69485ad2)

#### Brandon Yoshizawa

**Farcaster:** [@bay-photography](https://warpcast.com/bay-photography/0x7f036e1b) (2.8k follows)   
**Twitter:** [@bay\_photography](https://twitter.com/bay_photography) (5,329 follows)  
**Reason:** farcaster community support post wallet drain.  
**Pastime:** pro landscape/cityscape photographer on the blockchain.  
**Total $DEGEN amount:** 188000  
**Dollar value\*:** $8640.00

![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/a1e4cb6af73cb73783da406186a5a177.png)

[@bay-photography](https://warpcast.com/bay-photography/0x7f036e1b)

#### Luka

**Farcaster:** [@luka](https://warpcast.com/luka/0xc731b311) (2.4k follows)   
**Twitter:** [@LukaPiskorec](https://twitter.com/LukaPiskorec) (3,512 follows)  
**Reason:** breakdown of movie creation process using AI.  
**Pastime:** Pro artist; Co-founded Protocell:Labs to explore generative art.  
**Total $DEGEN amount:** 289444  
**Dollar value\*:** $13024.98

![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/30bb0d3134db28cca95fe504b403d54d.png)

[@luka](https://warpcast.com/luka/0xc731b311)

> "The success and recognition I got with that specific AI themed cast almost single-handedly made me switch my full attention from [X to Twitter](https://warpcast.com/luka/0x9c11ee31)
> 
> Own your social graph, own your content"

#### Jason

**Farcaster:** [@betashop.eth](https://warpcast.com/betashop.eth/0xaf230e6f) (68.6k follows)   
**Twitter:** [@betashop](https://twitter.com/betashop) (18.3k follows)  
**Reason**: Built AI frame trained on on-chain data..  
**Pastime:** Built/manages [airstack.xyz](http://airstack.xyz) a platform for building on-chain apps.  
**Total $DEGEN amount:** 114318  
**Dollar value\*:** $5144.31

![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/28c1deaa3d34b227554f1ecfe5550013.png)

[@betashop.eth](https://warpcast.com/betashop.eth/0xaf230e6f)

#### GamersGiving

**Farcaster:** [@gamersgiving](https://warpcast.com/gamersgiving/0xa14137a2) (29 follows)  
**Twitter:** [@GamersGivingCO](https://twitter.com/GamersGivingCO) (50 follows)  
**Reason**: Hosts charity board games at Web3 events.  
**Pastime:** Utilizes gaming to foster positive outreach efforts.  
**Total $DEGEN amount:** 211441  
**Dollar value\*:** $9514.84

![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/fe9fc6a5184766c73a4ab4eea7536320.png)

[@gamersgiving](https://warpcast.com/gamersgiving/0xa14137a2)

#### **Oliver Zerhusen**

**Farcaster:** [@oliverzerhusen](https://warpcast.com/oliverzerhusen/0x84ad63e1) (71 follows)   
**Twitter:** [@OliverZerhusen](https://twitter.com/OliverZerhusen) (2,038 follows)  
**Reason**: Built/enhancing real-time general consensus tracking  
**Pastime**: [@\_cryptopols](http://twitter.com/_cryptopols) a frame monitoring crypto legislation/sentiment  
**Total $DEGEN amount:** 143093  
**Dollar value\*:** $6439.18

![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/f54a83cabcbd362ea61b25e9ec95c949.png)

[@oliverzerhusen](https://warpcast.com/oliverzerhusen/0x84ad63e1)

**Christin**

**Farcaster:** [@christin](https://warpcast.com/christin/0x3a648a81) (15.3k follows)  
**Twitter:** [@Christintweets](https://twitter.com/Christintweets) (1,143 Followers)  
**Reason**: stand-up comedy on the blockchain.  
**Pastime**: Neuroscience PhD, world’s first onchain chaplain, biotech strategist, stand-up comedian. Hosts [/spirituality](https://warpcast.com/~/channel/spirituality)  
**Total $DEGEN amount:** 158861  
**Dollar value**: $7148.74

![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/38b7e53a388115a13e9b8c0f7139505d.png)

[@christin](https://warpcast.com/christin/0x3a648a81)

> "I’m grateful for the DEGEN tips, and in fact it encouraged me to launch the [BeavChris and BArt-Head show](http://bcbhshow.com) with [@artlu](http://twitter.com/artlu), a podcast for the farcaster middle class where we comment on social dynamics and culture of farcaster…while wearing Beavis and Butthead wigs"

#### Chris Co-Created

**Farcaster:** [@chriscocreated](https://warpcast.com/chriscocreated/0x23139d83) (18.7k follows)   
**Twitter:** [@ChrisCoCreated](https://twitter.com/ChrisCoCreated) (663 follows)  
**Reason**: Built a tool enabling $degen discovery/tipping.  
**Pastime:** Conceptual community artist collaborating deep in NOUNS.  
**Total $DEGEN amount:** 116277  
**Dollar value\*:** $5232.47

![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/2b42a86d53025f8ed3a99bcbd012fda7.png)

[@chriscocreated](https://warpcast.com/chriscocreated/0x23139d83)

> "I love the FC community, degen is a wild incentivisation innovation, & TOTH is a fantastic expression of what we are achieving together. Receiving TOTH was the icing on a wild month. Motivating me — & I hope others — to keep adding value to this amazing expanding thing we are CoCreating"

#### Emma

**Farcaster:** [@emmaa](https://warpcast.com/emmaa/0x5aebce27) (1.6k follows)  
Twitter: N/A  
**Reason:** bringing quality Spanish content to Farcaster  
**Pastime**: chemical engineer  
**Total $DEGEN amoun**t: 116277  
**Dollar value\***: $5232.47

![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/5894830b79122531f538ed77606ee707.png)

[@emmaa](https://warpcast.com/emmaa/0x5aebce27)

**Gotoalberto**

**Farcaster:** [@gotoalberto.eth](https://warpcast.com/gotoalberto.eth/0x517998fe) (2.9k follows)  
**Twitter:** [@gotoalberto](https://twitter.com/gotoalberto) (8,627 follows)  
**Reason**: [@Palmera](http://twitter.com/Palmera) efficient in-frame DAO management  
**Pastime:** professor, R&D engineer, POAP contributor  
**Total $DEGEN amount**: 112424  
**Dollar value\***: $5059.08

![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/552edd4282f0bbdb08f52195516907a9.png)

[@gotoalberto.eth](https://warpcast.com/gotoalberto.eth/0x517998fe)

#### Noah

**Farcaster:** [@nbragg](https://warpcast.com/nbragg/0x259b6745) (15.5 follows)  
**Twitter:** [@noahwbragg](https://twitter.com/noahwbragg) (15.7 follows)   
**Reason**: on-chain [PartyDAO](https://warpcast.com/partydao) experiment collaborative LP providing  
**Pastime**: Building [@poolfish](http://twitter.com/poolfish_xyz) workspace for LP providers.  
**Total $DEGEN amount:** 190323  
**Dollar value\***: $8564.53

![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/b7b6b8e2328551b31fb15ea67a152a2f.png)

[@nbragg](https://warpcast.com/nbragg/0x259b6745)

> "The Poolfish Party has been going really well! We started with 0.8E & from providing liquidity to $DEGEN we are now up to 1.2E plus we have 1.02E worth of $DEGEN rewards. We have all been learning about LPing along the way!"

#### Grams

**Farcaster:** [@grams](https://warpcast.com/grams/0x6ed14eb9) (467 follows)  
**Twitter:** [@gramsdidit](http://twitter.com/gramsdidit) (1,671 follows)  
**Reason**: dope video dropped as official entry into Farcaster   
**Pastime:** Creates/designs epic surreal art via [gramsdidit.com](http://gramsdidit.com)  
**Total $DEGEN amount:** 310649  
**Dollar value\***: $13979.20

![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/53c2144d4b5520bb7f25001bb5473c9a.png)

[@grams](https://warpcast.com/grams/0x6ed14eb9)

> "I’m just excited that it finally feels like there is a reward for having spent extra time learning the ropes of this new landscape of social media on chain. That believing in it from the start and investing less and less time in web2 constructs has begun to pay off not only in financial relief but in system functionality as well. Between the $DEGEN tipping and the Lens/$BONSAI airdrops/earning my life has changed considerably with the blink of an eye and I’m halfway to what I need in forming my business in Japan. Hopefully over the next months I’ll reach this goal and be the proud owner of an entity revolving around providing immersive experiences in this beautiful land with an emphasis on detachment from devices and mental wellness. Also I had a delicious smoked salmon/cream cheese bagel for breakfast :P"

#### Sid

**Farcaster:** [@sidshekhar](https://warpcast.com/sidshekhar/0xe4a6fe4b) (2.8k follows)  
**Twitter:** [@sidshekhar24](https://twitter.com/sidshekhar24) (3,656 follows)   
**Reason**: Shared an in-depth look at $DEGEN cast data.  
**Pastime:** Runs/manages blockchain research at [@coinbase](http://twitter.com/coinbase).  
**Total $DEGEN amount:** 125663  
**Dollar value\***: $5654.84

![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/d72a4b4acf0298390cdbffd8a12f7519.png)

[@sidshekhar](https://warpcast.com/sidshekhar/0xe4a6fe4b)

> "The farcaster and degen community is perhaps one of the most positive and encouraging on the internet right now. With a culture of giving baked into the mechanics of DEGEN, we tap into a different element of the human psyche that yearns to contribute back to society instead of simply taking for oneself"

#### Rachel

**Farcaster:** [@rachelw](https://warpcast.com/rachelw/0xea406ecd) (584 follows)  
**Twitter:** [@rachelwilkinsb](https://twitter.com/rachelwilkinsb) (10k follows)  
**Reason**: Journalism in Farcaster ecosystem on Drakulapp.  
**Pastime:** Runs/manages [Web3 art projects](http://linktr.ee/rachnycart) via [@audiogalleries](http://twitter.com/audiogalleries).  
**Total $DEGEN amount**: 202055  
**Dollar value\***: $9092.48

![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/7d80174ed3312202732e143012c2754b.png)

[@rachelw](https://warpcast.com/rachelw/0xea406ecd)

#### Lluis

**Farcaster:** [@lluis](https://warpcast.com/lluis) (1.6k follows)   
**Twitter:** **N/A  
Reason**: “$lolsorrydwr” apology for spamming $DEGEN   
**Pastime:** Web3 e-commerce —  [https://shopdegen.xyz  
**Total**](https://shopdegen.xyz￼Total) **$DEGEN amount:** 128680  
**Dollar value today:** $5790.60

![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/9b67a0eaef7d9a6af873c34c086edbc9.png)

[@lluis](https://warpcast.com/lluis)

> "the backstory was that Dan was annoyed with Spam and called out the $degen community for not doing enough to stamp that out. Naturally, there were differing opinions about how much the Degen community could do without better Mod Tools and Warpcast spam protection
> 
> $lolsorrydwr was a protest meme coin launched to poke fun at Dan and the situation. a huge portion was sent to Dan as an apology. Days later, better mod tools and channel passes launched, but it was definitely a way to poke fun and shine a light on better community tools to help keep things high quality. credit to Dan for not reacting poorly or being offended 💪"

#### Irina

**Farcaster:** [@irinaliakh](https://warpcast.com/irinaliakh/0xd8f1434c) (2k follows)  
**Twitter:** [@IrinaLiakh](https://twitter.com/IrinaLiakh) (12.3k follows)  
**Reason**: humanitarian efforts on the frontlines in Ukraine  
**Pastime**: community builder [@brightmoments](http://twitter.com/brightmoments), activist, nonprofit founder  
**Total $DEGEN amount**: 244515  
**Dollar value\***: $11003.17

![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/cac8297b0f33cfe752f60006637fd962.png)

[@irinaliakh](https://warpcast.com/irinaliakh/0xd8f1434c)

#### Scizors

**Farcaster:** [@scizors.eth](https://warpcast.com/scizors.eth/0xc5f5dcae) (2k follows)  
**Twitter:** [@scizors\_eth](https://twitter.com/scizors_eth) (3,821 follows)  
**Reason**: fund an active FC native artist for a flight to Japan  
**Pastime**: [Creates art.](http://linktr.ee/scizors.eth)  
**Total $DEGEN amount**: 398083  
**Dollar value\***: $17912.35

![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/85d1961ecd7c62cd0583ce999c461ee9.png)

[@scizors.eth](https://warpcast.com/scizors.eth/0xc5f5dcae)

> "I am not going to lie, the generosity shown to me during tip of the hat was at a very fortuitous time when I was able to cash out at $0.385 and for me was life-changing money. It paid for the entire trip to Japan, that was on credit cards, with money left over for a lot of burritos and taxes. I’m really grateful for the collective action of this community coming together and working to change lives. It is ridiculous how effective it can be. THANK YOU"

#### Welter.eth

**Farcaster:** [@fun](https://warpcast.com/fun/0xdb6f3427) (21.3k follows)   
**Twitter:** [@\_mattwelter](https://twitter.com/_mattwelter) (1,160 follows)  
**Reason**: [FarcasterUserStats.com](http://FarcasterUserStats.com) skill-based predictions tool Pastime: **Pastime:** Builds/creates apps showcased at [@](http://twitter.com/mattwelter)[mattwelter.com](http://mattwelter.com).  
**Total $DEGEN amount:** 423980  
**Dollar value today:** $19079.10

![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/f3ea546a38a1b516af3335cb33d36a58.png)

[@fun](https://warpcast.com/fun/0xdb6f3427)

> Farcaster was so new & everyone was very welcoming when I joined, it felt like the best opportunity to learn how to build web apps, especially since everything was permissionless & open. I could take the data & use it in any way I saw benefitted the community, which also benefitted myself to learn how to make web apps. A win win!

#### Chris Carella

**Farcaster:** [@ccarella.eth](https://warpcast.com/ccarella.eth/0x6e4a1ada) (59k follows)   
**Twitter:** [@ccarella](https://twitter.com/ccarella) (4.035 follows)  
**Reason**: work & leadership on /purple DAO   
**Pastime:** Creates immersive digital art and NFTs.  
**Total $DEGEN amount**: 465204  
**Dollar value\***: $20934.18

![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/3d46dc80b45fe5e066ac5b3abeebbd87.png)

[@ccarella.eth](https://warpcast.com/ccarella.eth/0x6e4a1ada)

> "I’ve seen all the phases of Farcaster and I’m most excited about the current positive sum tipping phase led by $degen and $enjoy”

#### Pichi

**Farcaster:** [@pichi](https://warpcast.com/pichi/0xa6100021) (13.3k follows)  
**Twitter**: N/A  
**Reason**: “Degen Tips vs Degen Jeeves,” tipping guide frame.  
**Pastime:** Built [/animeoutcasts](https://warpcast.com/~/channel/animeoutcasts), active in [/japan](https://warpcast.com/~/channel/japan) and /kyoto for /sakura.  
**Total $DEGEN amount:** 640833  
**Dollar value\***: $28837.49

![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/d6e366ec097ab41045e93a16cd01dd6f.png)

[@pichi](https://warpcast.com/pichi/0xa6100021)

#### Ishika

**Farcaster:** [@ishika’s](https://warpcast.com/ishika/0x466ca46e) (1.2k follows)   
**Twitter:** [@IshikaMukerji](https://twitter.com/IshikaMukerji) (2,281k follows)  
**Reason**: pod with [@saxenasaheb](http://twitter.com/saxenasaheb).eth expanding $DEGEN & FC in India  
**Pastime**: Writes/creates Web3 content — [@](http://@ishikamukerji.notion.site)[ishikamukerji.notion.site](http://ishikamukerji.notion.site)  
**Total $DEGEN amount:** 490241  
**Dollar value\***: $22060.84

![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/653868e350fe7d9190ce9880263d6070.png)

[@ishika](https://warpcast.com/ishika/0x466ca46e)

> "Farcaster has pieced together all the best parts of the social web into one modular gateway. The ambition and energy is so addicting that building on top of farcaster has become a full time thing for a lot of people. You can’t say that about many new products. Theres something special here and it’s here to stay, we are still so early."

#### Edit

**Farcaster:** [@edit](https://warpcast.com/edit/0x22b029c2) (12.2k follows)  
**Twitter:** N/A  
**Reason**: AI arch/arc generator bot (amongst others)  
**Pastime:** Creates digital art, bots, and features   
**Total $DEGEN amount:** 151734  
**Dollar value\*:** $6828.03

![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/89dff47ebfbf283d66292e7327edf173.png)

[0xen](https://warpcast.com/0xen/0x4bd93377%29)

> "The beauty of developing on farcaster is you're shipping directly into a social network. You don't deal with web2 bs like ads or SEO to expand your reach or find users"

#### Depatchedmode

**Farcaster:** [@depatchedmode](https://warpcast.com/depatchedmode/0x69fe49d3) (2.1k follows)  
**Twitter:** [@depatchedmode](https://twitter.com/depatchedmode) (910 follows)  
**Reason**: Built/created a community-led moderation frame.  
**Pastime:** [everywhere.computer](http://everywhere.computer) ([/ec](https://warpcast.com/~/channel/ec)), [/unglish](https://warpcast.com/~/channel/unglish) ([unglish.co.uk](http://unglish.co.uk)), the [/secure-design](https://warpcast.com/~/channel/secure-design), drumming in all-genre power trios.  
**Total $DEGEN amount**: 2,187,128  
**Dollar value\***: $98,420.76

![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/12e96215ddfb2fe7e66ff0afbe6c1336.png)

[@depatchedmode](https://warpcast.com/depatchedmode/0x69fe49d3)

> "The energy within the Farcaster ecosystem is really special at the moment. Reminiscent of hicetnunc in 2021. It ain’t perfect, but it’s helping a lot of folks realize they can do something big together"

#### Dusan

**Farcaster:** [@ds8](https://warpcast.com/ds8/0xf6f36836) (6.5k follows)  
**Twitter:** N/A  
**Reason**: one of the first frames that didn’t require users to follow, like, or recast to participate (annoying meta for a while at first)  
**Pastime:** Designs/builds frames, including [/framedl](https://warpcast.com/~/channel/framedl) & [/framedl-pro](https://warpcast.com/~/channel/framedl-pro)  
**Total $DEGEN amount**: 126976  
**Dollar value\***: $5713.92

![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/a0ca66cbcd8ae7fdec0f19b71a0337b4.png)

[@ds8](https://warpcast.com/ds8/0xf6f36836)

> "The number of followers I had at that time was maybe around 300–400 so this kind of visibility boost helped a lot. I could then showcase other things. It feels like the people on farcaster share the same mantra without it being repeated or even explicitly stated. As if it was a common trait of everyone involved. That mantra? Winning Together."

#### Kyle

**Farcaster:** [@kyle](https://warpcast.com/kyle/0x2832385a) (103.1k follows)  
**Twitter:** [@kylemccollom](https://twitter.com/kylemccollom) (3.793 follows)  
**Reason**: [daylight.xyz](http://daylight.xyz) assists in finding unclaimed airdrops.  
**Pastime:** summoning [/daylight](https://warpcast.com/~/channel/daylight)  
**Total $DEGEN amount**: 432002  
**Dollar value\***: $19440.09

![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/f74b77bd1681c7ec87568ac774599396.png)

[@kyle](https://warpcast.com/kyle/0x2832385a)

**Purp**

**Farcaster**: [@purp](https://warpcast.com/purp/0x3a6dd73b) (6.9k follows)  
**Twitter:** [@TheDegenDAO](https://twitter.com/TheDegenDAO) (17.1k follows)  
**Reason**: for master minding Degen Dao aka The Haberdashery.  
**Pastime**: Dj, producer, founder Haberdashery, Meat smoker   
**Total $DEGEN amount**: 138603  
**Dollar value\***: $6237.14

![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/ea8f9185627ee564dd40d06782226b7d.png)

[@purp](https://warpcast.com/purp/0x3a6dd73b)

#### July

**Farcaster:** (74.3K follows)  
**Twitter**: N/A  
Reason: experimentation with concept of personal channel as blog  
**Pastime**: creates digital literary content [@](http://july.rocks)[July.rocks](http://July.rocks), building [/faust](https://warpcast.com/~/channel/faust)  
**Total $DEGEN amount:** 151616  
**Dollar value\***: $6822.72

![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/1aa7483e39310b262a0b2ab35f1b1445.png)

[@july](https://warpcast.com/july/0xbde882a9)

#### 5/9

**Farcaster**: [@fiveoutofnine.eth](https://warpcast.com/fiveoutofnine.eth/0x5021acbb) (123.8k follows)  
**Twitter**: [@fiveoutofnine](https://twitter.com/fiveoutofnine) (8,070 follows)  
**Reasons for nom**: for pushing the boundaries of what frames can do  
**Pastime:** [/curta](https://warpcast.com/~/channel/curta) + onchain games/art [fiveoutofnine.com](http://fiveoutofnine.com)  
**Total $DEGEN amount:** 170532  
**Dollar value\***: $7673.94

![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/cec1802ca7f8bf56d43426b48b4dcf48.png)

[@fiveoutofnine.eth](https://warpcast.com/fiveoutofnine.eth/0x5021acbb)

> "study how constrained environments bring out some of the most creative outputs"

#### String

**Farcaster:** [@stringtheory69](https://warpcast.com/stringtheory69/0xacbfd5e0) (314follows)  
**Twitter:** [@StringTheory69](https://twitter.com/StringTheory69) (36 follows)  
**Reason**: Implemented an AI contest based on Farcaster data  
**Pastime:** software guy, supremely based  
**Total $DEGEN amount:** 148793  
**Dollar value\***: $6695.68

![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/60b1c4bd923f08f136d8cc02ce9478df.png)

[@stringtheory69](https://warpcast.com/stringtheory69/0xacbfd5e0)

#### Louis

**Farcaster:** [@superlouis.eth](https://warpcast.com/superlouis.eth/0x781f1d38) (1.9k follows)   
**Twitter:** [@louis\_was\_here](https://twitter.com/louis_was_here) (214 follows)  
**Reason:** Created an epic game-in-a-frame, Space Degen.  
**Pastime:** Creating an [address aliasing system for Ethereum](http://@monique.app); web3 @ ubisoft  
**Total $DEGEN amount:** 47,038  
**Dollar value\***: $2116.71

![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/beef07232a674e1f311d32ad1716e8eb.png)

[@superlouis.eth](https://warpcast.com/superlouis.eth/0x781f1d38)

> "The engagement generated on Farcaster is real and magnitudes higher than what I could ever dream of on Twitter. Frames are a truly innovative way to ship creative experiences."

#### Miguel

**Farcaster:** [@miguelgarest.eth](https://warpcast.com/miguelgarest.eth) (5k follows)   
**Twitter:** [@miguelgarest](https://twitter.com/miguelgarest) (5,704 follows)  
**Reason**: bringing joy to farcaster via animations  
**Pastime:** creates [fun and exciting digital art](http://@linktr.ee/miguelgarest.) across platforms   
**Total $DEGEN amount**: 455949  
**Dollar value\***: $20517.70

![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/1ebf46c4dfffe9ad91e8e8c4b11433a6.png)

[@miguelgarest.eth](https://warpcast.com/miguelgarest.eth)

#### Daskh

**Farcaster:** [@dakshk.eth](https://warpcast.com/dakshk.eth/0x05652c55) (140 follows)  
**Twitter**: [@0xDaksh](https://twitter.com/0xDaksh) (3281 follows)**  
Reason**: created tool for account/wallet recovery.   
**Pastime:** 2x Founder built for & sold to banks, now disrupting them (DeFi)   
**Total $DEGEN amount:** 135777  
**Dollar value\***: $6109.97

![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/d31eebf6cbfafea32bb7178dd650770b.png)

[@dakshk.eth](https://warpcast.com/dakshk.eth/0x05652c55)

> "so since the tip, I’ve been building many farcaster native apps, I am with [/fbi](https://warpcast.com/~/channel/fbi) (farcaster builders india) and I’ve been building few really cool things, to be launched in a few days. I’ve really gotten into the Farcaster Spirit, and left X, too much noise there and I prefer the builder energy here.
> 
> I am loving the approaches farcaster is bringing to the masses, with frames and cast actions, they’ve really changed the game!"

#### Rob

**Farcaster:** [@robrecht](https://warpcast.com/robrecht/0xb49e7f20) (22.7k follows)   
**Twitter:** [@0xrobrecht](https://twitter.com/0xrobrecht) (1,040 follows)  
**Reason**: built paybot transaction frame (pay direct in social feed)  
**Pastime**: working on [@paybot](https://warpcast.com/paybot) with [@richardsun](https://warpcast.com/richardsun), yc alum, [@orangedao](https://warpcast.com/orangedao)  
**Total $DEGEN amount**: 189365  
**Dollar value\***: $8521.42

![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/b3a3b803104ebd613330048ece2b079f.png)

[@robrecht](https://warpcast.com/robrecht/0xb49e7f20)

> it has been really fun to build [@paybot](http://twitter.com/paybot) and even better to see that it is useful to some users on farcaster!

#### 0mbre

**Farcaster:** [@0mbre](https://warpcast.com/0mbre/0xe701b71c) (4.48 follows)  
**Twitter:** @0mbre (2,392 follows)  
**Reason**: frame experiment glitching PFPs in one click.  
**Pastime**: builds blockchain things | Frame experimentoor   
**Total $DEGEN amount**: 460,640  
**Dollar value\***: $20,728.80

![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/195bdc9ffa22bbdfc3206a82c6ea357b.png)

[@0mbre](https://warpcast.com/0mbre/0xe701b71c)

> "When I heard about Farcaster and what the team was trying to achieve, I instantly got hooked and decided to devote whatever free time I could find to contribute. With years of software development experience, frames seemed like the right place to start.
> 
> I am deeply convinced that a place like Farcaster has to exist, those $DEGEN rewards allow me to cover all my costs and seriously step up my contributions."

#### Matthew Fox

**Farcaster:** [@matthewfox](https://warpcast.com/matthewfox/0x678c28da) (3.3k follows)   
**Twitter:** [@MatthewFoxAF](https://twitter.com/MatthewFoxAF) (2,110 follows)  
**Reason**: creator of the paybot @degentip  
**Pastime:** content creation [@ExhaleStudios](https://twitter.com/ExhaleStudios), builds/maintains bots   
**Total $DEGEN amount**: 174102  
**Dollar value\***: $7834.59

![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/f9e76c90f74ff68ec9099b3e89139f23.png)

[@matthewfox](https://warpcast.com/matthewfox/0x678c28da)

> "Yeah I guess the only way to sum up how I feel about what's happening now, is that it's everything we were sold before but with the right scene of people to make it actually happen. In a lot of ways, Degen is what every project like Apecoin set out to be and doing better by nearly every metric
> 
> Onchain social and functional cost effective token activity are two of the biggest unlocks right now and Degen is at the forefront of both"

#### Irfan

**Farcaster:** [@irfan](https://warpcast.com/irfan/0x9acd4026) (161 follows)   
**Twitter:** [@IrffanAsiff](https://twitter.com/IrffanAsiff) (8,207 follows)  
**Reason**: built frame for browsing public goods projects  
**Pastime**: co-founder [@](https://www.cubik.so/)[cubik.so](http://cubik.so) and funds Solana builders  
**Total $DEGEN amount**: 109459  
**Dollar value\***: $4925.65

![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/a559b724f77d66116ead8d10b67dcdbb.png)

[@irfan](https://warpcast.com/irfan/0x9acd4026)

> "i was not aware of the degen thing. I just really liked frame and explored ideas around how we can do quadratic funding to help builders in the Solana ecosystem directly from Farcaster. We started with creating a simple projects explorer where people can directly explore projects from farcaster. Our future experiments will involve things like tipping to match project grants pools with all funds raised going directly towards creators of the projects"

#### Demipoet

**Farcaster:** [@demipoet](https://warpcast.com/demipoet/0x4f0dd3f1) (1.4k follows)   
**Twitter:** [@demipoet\_eth](https://twitter.com/demipoet_eth) (138 follows)   
**Reason**: created a guide to running a /quilibrium node  
**Pastime:** attending blockchain events and minting blockchain assets  
**Total $DEGEN amount:** 210449  
Dollar value\*: $9470.20

![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/2f40e42d6b740608f35072803302e0b4.png)

[@demipoet](https://warpcast.com/demipoet/0x4f0dd3f1)

> Creating the guide was something I thought can be done while setting up my own Q node. I only maintained it at first in a Google doc and shared it in the channel. I realized later that it was the final barrier to entry to a lot people wanting to be operate a node in Quilibrium. I pushed to improve on it and later [migrated it to github](https://github.com/demipoet/demipoet.github.io/tree/main)

#### Pplpleasr

**Farcaster:** [@pplpleasr](https://warpcast.com/pplpleasr/0xe21ad88f) (1.8k follows)   
**Twitter:** [@pplpleasr1](https://twitter.com/pplpleasr1) (74.3k follows)  
**Reason**: built interactive Shibuya Crossing ‘floor is lava’ adventure  
**Pastime**: [@](https://www.shibuya.xyz/)[shibuya.xyz](http://shibuya.xyz) + [@plsA0k1](https://twitter.com/plsA0k1) +[@pleasrDAO](https://twitter.com/pleasrDAO) + [cover of fortune magazine](https://content.fortune.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Commentary-NFT-Cover.jpg?w=1440&q=75)  
**Total $DEGEN amount:** 373,811  
**Dollar value\***: $16,819.495

![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/ac69913e2009e07f1515db8f080c9c20.png)

[@pplpleasr](https://warpcast.com/pplpleasr/0xe21ad88f)

> "I'm always looking for new mediums to express my creativity, so frames has been really exciting for that. Also few people know this but my Chinese name is literally pronounced DEGEN so i think i deserve this"

#### Jacopo

**Farcaster:** [@jacopo.eth](https://warpcast.com/jacopo.eth/0x7f352d85) (18.8k follows)  
**Twitter:** [@jj\_ranalli](https://twitter.com/jj_ranalli) (1,239 follows)  
**Reason**: 3610 recasts (record) for his VR Frames project  
**Pastime**: built/runs [@](https://slice.so/)[slice.so](http://slice.so)   
**Total $DEGEN amount:** 156671  
**Dollar value\***: $7050.19

![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/3ccac06d88b792ad4ad070161b8a9018.png)

[@jacopo.eth](https://warpcast.com/jacopo.eth/0x7f352d85)

> "the future of commerce is onchain"

#### Sumit

**Farcaster:** [@sum](https://warpcast.com/sum/0xe0f22b61) (10.3k follows)   
**Twitter:** N/A  
**Reasons**: the iconic [/outcasts](https://warpcast.com/~/channel/outcasts) collection  
**Pastime**: creator  
**Total $DEGEN amoun**t: 131261  
**Dollar value\***: $5906.74

![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/0a332bd2f0b0b5a198e15584bfafb58a.png)

[@sum](https://warpcast.com/sum/0xe0f22b61)

> "Don’t really know what to say. I’m just grateful to Jacek for building a token that champions the idea of giving 💜"

#### Abhishek Kumar

**Farcaster:** [@abhishekkumar](https://warpcast.com/abhishekkumar/0x842296e5) (598 follows)  
**Twitter:** [@abhikumar\_98](https://twitter.com/abhikumar_98) (696 follows)  
**Reason**: DegenJack, high card low card game in frame  
**Pastime:** Build blockchain stuff [@makerdock\_](https://twitter.com/makerdock_) [@lifiprotoco](https://twitter.com/lifiprotocol) [@zomentum](https://twitter.com/zomentum)  
**Total $DEGEN amount**: 1399128  
**Dollar value\***: $62960.76

![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/17fa0a32e6559fd761951a0444fec52a.png)

[@abhishekkumar](https://warpcast.com/abhishekkumar/0x842296e5)

> "I was always excited about Farcaster and how it's being built with a decentralized angle with hubs, but Frames and cast actions blew my mind. It opened up new possibilities for interaction, engagement, content, games, etc., and the community built so much around it, including no-code tools to help EVERYONE build more things.
> 
> What's happening here screams of a healthy community. The energy and vibe of people here are immaculate."

### Analysis

#### Flippening

Of the TOTH recipients covered above 62% (29 out of 47) had a larger following on Farcaster than on Twitter when my follower snapsot was taken. Farcaster has quickly become an important platform for building audiences, particularly for creators and builders. 

Larger Farcaster ███████████████████████ 62%  
Larger Twitter ███████████████ 38%

#### Categories Funded

A diverse array of projects and creative endeavours were tipped.

Building Tools/Apps ██████████████████ 34%  
Art/Animation ███████████ 23%  
Community/Education █████████ 17%   
Charity/Humanitarian ███ 9%  
Comedy/Entertainment ██ 6%  
Games ██ 4%  
Other ██ 7%

The plurality of funding went towards those building functional tools, frames, apps and infrastructure for the Farcaster ecosystem. However, art/animation/creative projects and community development efforts also received significant support, showcasing the breadth of what TOTH casters aim to incentivize, nurture and reward.

#### Gender Balance

Of the 47 recipients, 39 (83%) were male, while 6 (13%) were female. For 2 recipients (4%), I wasn’t sure.

Male █████████████████████████████ 83%  
Female ██████ 13%   
Unknown ██ 4%

While still skewed towards males, the rate of female recipients was perhaps higher than typically seen in early crypto ecosystems. This is in no small part due to inspirational female leaders active in the ecosystem such as [Li building Bountycaster](https://warpcast.com/li) and [Adrienne building GM Farcaster](https://warpcast.com/adrienne) as well as communities congregating in channels such as [/farcastHER](https://warpcast.com/~/channel/farcasther) as well. This is a really encouraging sign that Farcaster and the $Degen community are being more inclusive, though there is certainly room for improvement. As a Kenyan you will often find me in the [/africa](https://warpcast.com/~/channel/africa) channel, pop in and say hello!

#### Other Patterns

*   Recipients represented at least 10 different countries around the world
    
*   Several recipients collaborated as teams/co-founders on their projects
    
*   Recipients came from diverse professional backgrounds like software engineers, artists, academics, nonprofit leaders, and more
    
*   Both established creators with large followings and relative newcomers received funding
    

The democratizing potential of $degen tipping (and TOTH) shines through in its ability to fund a global array of individuals and teams pursuing creative expressions, useful tools, and audacious experiments.

### Roadmap

For degen: [www.degen.tips](http://www.degen.tips)

For farcaster: [www.farcaster.xyz](http://www.farcaster.xyz)

For you: [try out farcaster](https://warpcast.com/~/invite-page/5254?id=d0a68949), GM me when you do please.

For me:

Short term: make the script I used to calculate degen tips from a cast public, ideally as a frame. Please dm me if you’d like to help with this.

Medium term: make a TOTH app with — a) some kind of splits feature (say its a team effort product being rewarded, the caster could auto split any tips for that cast between certain wallets/FID’s involved). b) some kind of autosubscribe where any caster could allocate unused tips at end of day/week/month go to TOTH. c) Some kind of slightly more decentralised nomination & voting mechanism. I believe if people got more/some credit for nominating, perhaps even some kind of kickback — that would accelerate discovery. Please dm me if you’d like to help with this.

Long Term: have fun on farcaster, hodl degen, create memes, onboard & onchain the world, make good art, connect, write more, [dance more](https://warpcast.com/~/channel/degendancing), strive to be slightly less imperfect every day, be more based.

Shoutout to [@rish](https://warpcast.com/rish) and the neynar team ([/neynar](https://warpcast.com/~/channel/neynar) | [neynar.com](http://neynar.com)) whose support and documentation were invaluable in building the script. Also it would be remiss of me not to shout out [@carter](https://warpcast.com/carter) and [@typeof.eth](https://warpcast.com/typeof.eth) for their patience & guidance with my weird coding questions.

Thanks for reading.

Lets build.

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### Connect

*   Farcaster @papa —  [](https://warpcast.com/papa)[https://warpcast.com/papa](https://warpcast.com/@papa)
    
*   [Lens](https://www.discove.xyz/@papa%EF%BF%BCLens) @papajams —  [https://lenster.xyz/u/papajams](https://lenster.xyz/u/papajams)
    
*   [Twitter](https://lenster.xyz/u/papajams%EF%BF%BCTwitter) @papajimjams —  [https://twitter.com/papajimjams](https://twitter.com/papajimjams)
    

### Read

*   Papa — [The Degen Dance Experiment](https://paragraph.xyz/@papajams.eth/a-degen-dance-experiment-on-farcaster)
    
*   Papa — [A Pointless Experiment on Lens Protocol](https://app.t2.world/article/cltzeougc9740901ymcwla9kxci)
    
*   Papa — [Music Onchain](https://mirror.xyz/papajams.eth/l2PlHqLkIZJw9fA6x708AZSK0vlu8pNEFItqSndnCc0)

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*Originally published on [papajams.eth](https://paragraph.com/@papajams.eth/funding-the-future-on-farcaster-and-beyond-with-dollardegen)*
