This chapter delves into Farcaster, a decentralized social network offering users sovereignty by eliminating a central server. It compares Farcaster with existing platforms like Mastodon, highlighting unique features. The chapter explores the challenges and evolution of building a decentralized social network, discussing data storage, scalability, and the consensus mechanism.
Summary
In this week’s episode, Anna and Tarun meet with Varun Srinivasan, co-founder of Farcaster. They explore the Farcaster project, discussing the ideas that prompted its inception and what separates it from existing social media networks. The conversation explores the design space that Farcaster opens up for devs and the kinds of applications that can be built on top of it.
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