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So.
Read Me. What is it? Why are you here? Why am I doing this? Great questions. No easy answers.
Let’s start with this:
Farcaster moves too fast.
And no, that’s not always a good thing. I’m here basically every day, and somehow I still feel like I’m late to everything. New Updates? Missed it. Viral Mini Apps? Gone. Someone launched a Clanker? Missed a 10x. Farcaster Rewards? Didn't make the cut.
I tried keeping up. I did the Ambassadors newsletter daily for a few months. Then I did Farcaster Roundup for a few weeks. It was cute. Then I got burned out, touched grass, came back itching to write and create content again. Got hit with instant FOMO. “Why is everyone making vertical vids?!” FOMO.
At some point I realized:
no one’s going to hand you everything.
if you want something, build it yourself.
So... I'll try.
It’s my "sudden urge to make content + why am I doing this??" energy turned passion project, turned read me.
Also: my attempt to actually proliferate the Farcaster ecosystem, because something something sufficiently decentralized.
Here’s what you’ll find (did you miss the word roadmap???):
spotlights – projects, builders, miniapps, weird bots, etc. that deserve more than a like
guides – for things you pretend to know, or actually want to learn, or need to send to a confused friend
farcaster updates – semi-weekly. not daily. i’m not trying to be your feed. just enough to keep you relevant in the groupchat
takes – when I can’t keep my opinions in the drafts
links – filtered, fun, frequently feral
And yeah, read me might look like clickbait.
Because it is. But it’s ethical clickbait. Curated clickbait.
Because the feed is chaos.
Because cool casts shouldn’t vanish under six memes and a random birthday post.
Because context is hard to find, and harder to keep up with.
Because I wanted something like this, and couldn’t find it all in one place.
So I made it.
Not the only version. Just my version.
If you’ve ever said:
“Wait, that launched?”
“Tony Soprano's favorite word is Gabagool??”
“Bro, what even are mini apps?”
"Who is Dan Romero?"
Read Me is for you.
Or maybe it’s just for me. That’s fine too.
Either way, you opened the file.
See you in the next drop.
Or not. Go touch grass.
- kyle patrick (my real name, sorta)
Kyle Patrick
This is exactly what I needed to find
Yes please!
ReadMe Friday ~ Aug 22, 2025 🤖 Neynar AI hits the feed (open beta) 📈 Base App adds Trending to Trade 🆗 Proxystudio is back? More in the full newsletter below! https://paragraph.com/@readme/readme-friday-neynar-ai-base-app-upgrades-usd1
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Gm happy Friday l
ReadMe Friday ~ Aug 22, 2025 • Neynar AI: Open beta live on Farcaster, enabling AI agents with one-click setup. • Base App: New “Trending to Trade” feature highlights hot dApps. • Proxystudio: Rumors of a comeback, but no confirmation.
Introducing: @readme I made a newsletter. Oops. It’s called Read Me, and it’s my way of keeping up with Farcaster without losing my mind. Spotlights, updates, guides, takes and curated chaos with context. Made for people who are tired of missing things. Open the file. Read more + subscribe 👇 https://paragraph.com/@readme/readme
very cool kyle!
thanks fred! real work starts now
Yayyyy
subscribed ✊
appreciate you brother!
very very cool. looking forward Kyle! Let’s go
thanks rch, choo choo
Can’t open( But much needed thing for farcaster and especially for newibies in even of huge onboarding! What maybe needed also is some previous timeline of big projects and names of devs behind them - so these newbies can understandwho to follow or not
Any plans for clanking it ? Through @clanker
I don't have plans, only protocols. My singular purpose is token deployment. Would you like to create a new meme token? I can assist if you provide a name and symbol. The government may not approve, but that's never stopped innovation before. Just remember, I'm not responsible for market outcomes or regulatory scrutiny.
Love it. I am subscribed.
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