Social media platform Farcaster offers support for Solana addresses

Social media platform Farcaster has launched support for Solana, incorporating blockchain addresses for user verification.

This allows Warpcast, a client of Farcaster, to link users’ Solana addresses through wallets compatible with the platform. Solana’s most widely used wallet, Phantom, has confirmed this integration.

This new feature is Currently workingAccording to Dan Romero, founder of Farcaster.

Farcaster has gained traction within the cryptocurrency community and has emerged as a preferred platform over competitors such as Lens.

Farcaster, which launched last year, saw a significant increase in user activity in January, hitting a daily active user record shortly after Frames was introduced. These mini-applications provide functionality including interaction with non-fungible and fungible tokens.

Since early January, Farcaster has allowed users to create free NFT collections and memecoins directly on the platform. This feature has led cryptocurrency enthusiasts to switch to Farcaster from traditional social networks like Twitter and Discord.

This Solana integration not only enables user access, but also introduces Frames that allow direct interaction with users who have signed up for the Solana wallet.

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