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February 25, 2026

Protocol Updates

• Added Uno as independent validator - back to 2 entities validating network
• Learnings captured for future validator additions
• Open snapchain issues available for community contributions
  • Good first issues labeled on snapchain repo
  • Contact Kevin for assignment to avoid duplicate work
• Validator expansion plan
  • Currently: 2 validators run by Neynar
  • Target: Neynar runs 2, community runs 3 (non-majority)
  • Looking for operators with highly available infrastructure experience
  • No specific timeline or hard commitments yet

Clanker Development

• New features launched
  • Agent now available on Twitter (cross-platform posting)
  • USDC pairing introduced (reduces ETH volatility impact)
  • BNB chain launch in development (sneak peek)
• Revenue structure post-acquisition
  • 34% reserved for taxes (unchanged)
  • Remaining 66% split between:
    • Infrastructure costs
    • Token buys (reduced from previous 66%)
    • Ecosystem fund (new addition)
  • Exact percentages TBD
• Presales temporarily paused
  • Previous implementation had alignment issues between market cap and ETH raised
  • Exploring Uniswap CCA native auction mechanisms
  • Milestone-based position withdrawals under consideration

Apps & Client Experience

• Rebranding “mini apps” to simply “apps”
• In-app creation experience planned
  • Build apps directly within Farcaster
  • Similar to other social platform creation tools
  • No social following required to launch
• Discovery improvements
  • Better product surfacing mechanisms
  • Decoupled from social graph requirements
  • AI-powered product evaluation for quality control
• Client updates
  • less trading-focused
  • Feed improvements in progress
  • Reply bumping feature added
• Developer rewards not returning immediately
  • Focus on organic growth before incentivized growth
  • Cost reduction prioritized over rewards
  • Previous program was being gamed

Community & Decentralization Discussion

• Philosophy: Use cases drive adoption, then decentralization follows naturally
• Current priority: Building features that attract users to decentralized protocol