Move over, Men in Black—there’s a new FBI in town, and they're not chasing hackers... they're hosting hackathons instead, and changing the future of what it means to be onchain. In today’s Farcaster VIP feature, we meet Saumya Saxena, the founder and driving force behind Farcaster Builders India (FBI) and also the newly minted Head of Base India.

Last week, I decided to start a new series called Farcaster VIPs (Very Interesting People), to try to counter the false narrative that there aren’t interesting people on the purple app. You can read the first five features by scrolling down on this Paragraph, or over on warpcast in the /farcaster-vips channel. Originally, my plan was just to send a single long cast every day, highlighting one person who is building and contributing on FC and constantly bringing value to the network.

Today’s FVIP subject is not just Very Interesting but also Very Early to Farcaster… early enough to grab the coveted username @matthew, in fact. And as one of the first 500 users on the platform (FID 473 to be exact), Matthew has been an integral part of the community since the early days, bringing his passion for building to the purple app with Eventcaster and his knack for inspring thoughtful conversations as one of the founding hosts of the weekly Latenight Crew.

Mike Demarais (aka “Mike Rainbow”) is the dynamic and sometimes unorthodox founder of Rainbow Wallet, a popular crypto wallet known for its user-friendly design and vibrant, approachable branding. Anyone who spends enough time on Farcaster will surely have come across Mike, who is always quite active memeing in /memes, shitposting all over, and lovingly referring to the network by his favourite tongue-in-cheek misnomer: “Fartcaster.” But who is “Mike Rainbow”?

"What if we did a morning show that’s all about Farcaster... One you can enjoy with a cup of coffee, and we just talk about what’s happening?” Of all the many people I've had the pleasure (and occasional displeasure) to meet onchain, Prof Werder (aka “The Nounish Professor”) is one of my absolute favourites, and she is easily one of the most interesting people building on Farcaster.Among other things, she is the cofounder of GM Farcaster...

"People come to crypto for many reasons, but they stay for the culture." Binji Pande isn’t just building partnerships at OP Labs; he’s building bridges—between protocols, communities, and most importantly, people. As the Head of Partnerships at OP Labs and a core contributor to the Optimism Collective, Binji’s onchain journey has been more of a wild adventure than a straight line—from the peaks of Nepal, to the beaches of Costa Rica and the busy streets of NY, he has been rallying communities...

Last night, Jesse Pollak hosted an impromptu AMA on Farcaster, fielding a wide range of questions on a wide range of topics—from his favorite hobbies and music to his plans for the future of Coinbase, as their newly-minted VP of Engineering. In light of this, it feels like the perfect time to feature Jesse in the next episode of my Farcaster VIPs (Very Interesting People) series.

Move over, Men in Black—there’s a new FBI in town, and they're not chasing hackers... they're hosting hackathons instead, and changing the future of what it means to be onchain. In today’s Farcaster VIP feature, we meet Saumya Saxena, the founder and driving force behind Farcaster Builders India (FBI) and also the newly minted Head of Base India.

Today’s FVIP subject is not just Very Interesting but also Very Early to Farcaster… early enough to grab the coveted username @matthew, in fact. And as one of the first 500 users on the platform (FID 473 to be exact), Matthew has been an integral part of the community since the early days, bringing his passion for building to the purple app with Eventcaster and his knack for inspring thoughtful conversations as one of the founding hosts of the weekly Latenight Crew.

Last night, Jesse Pollak hosted an impromptu AMA on Farcaster, fielding a wide range of questions on a wide range of topics—from his favorite hobbies and music to his plans for the future of Coinbase, as their newly-minted VP of Engineering. In light of this, it feels like the perfect time to feature Jesse in the next episode of my Farcaster VIPs (Very Interesting People) series.

"People come to crypto for many reasons, but they stay for the culture." Binji Pande isn’t just building partnerships at OP Labs; he’s building bridges—between protocols, communities, and most importantly, people. As the Head of Partnerships at OP Labs and a core contributor to the Optimism Collective, Binji’s onchain journey has been more of a wild adventure than a straight line—from the peaks of Nepal, to the beaches of Costa Rica and the busy streets of NY, he has been rallying communities...

Last week, I decided to start a new series called Farcaster VIPs (Very Interesting People), to try to counter the false narrative that there aren’t interesting people on the purple app. You can read the first five features by scrolling down on this Paragraph, or over on warpcast in the /farcaster-vips channel. Originally, my plan was just to send a single long cast every day, highlighting one person who is building and contributing on FC and constantly bringing value to the network.

"What if we did a morning show that’s all about Farcaster... One you can enjoy with a cup of coffee, and we just talk about what’s happening?” Of all the many people I've had the pleasure (and occasional displeasure) to meet onchain, Prof Werder (aka “The Nounish Professor”) is one of my absolute favourites, and she is easily one of the most interesting people building on Farcaster.Among other things, she is the cofounder of GM Farcaster...

Mike Demarais (aka “Mike Rainbow”) is the dynamic and sometimes unorthodox founder of Rainbow Wallet, a popular crypto wallet known for its user-friendly design and vibrant, approachable branding. Anyone who spends enough time on Farcaster will surely have come across Mike, who is always quite active memeing in /memes, shitposting all over, and lovingly referring to the network by his favourite tongue-in-cheek misnomer: “Fartcaster.” But who is “Mike Rainbow”?