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We’ve been heads down building something special, and it’s time to give you all a sneak peek at what’s coming: Degen App — a focused, fast Farcaster client built by and for Degens.

Degen App will be an alternative to the Farcaster app — a cleaner, channel-first experience that brings tipping and conversation to the forefront. Think Reddit-style discussion, built on Farcaster, powered by $DEGEN.

Whether you're already deep in /degen or just Farcaster-curious, this is the app for hanging out, sharing ideas, and rewarding great content.

Channel-based feed — a great way to create discussions around topics
Built-in wallet — for tipping and promoting casts you want more people to see
No tip allowances — more on that below
Fast onboarding — verified via phone, no wallet setup
Full Farcaster compatibility — your followers and casts stay with you

No DMs (for now)
No frames or mini-apps (for now)
No sock-puppet accounts (1 phone = 1 account)

We’re starting with what matters most — a lightweight social client focused on community discussions that’s easy to use, hard to spam, and great for conversation.

Every account in Degen App will be tied to a unique phone number.

We’re doing this to keep things human and reduce spam. It also makes onboarding as simple as phone + OTP — no wallet setup, no seed phrase to store.

Numbers won’t be public, and we’re using trusted tools to store them securely. We’re building a real network of real people.

Tip allowances helped kick things off — but they brought farming with them. That phase is ending.

With Degen App, tipping still exists — it’s just from your own bag now. Want to reward a great post? Send a few $DEGEN. It’s real, direct, and keeps incentives aligned with actual appreciation.

To add more utility here, we understand that depositing your hard-earned tokens just to reward others might have limited appeal. So we’ll introduce ways for tipping to also help a cast rank higher in the feed. You’re not just tipping the author — you’re promoting content you want others to see.

Also: the vault is going away, and locked tokens will be released when the app launches. We found the vault mechanic to be over-engineered and too complex for most.

Community tokens are still set aside. Rather than rushing into new drops, we’re keeping them on standby — to support the ecosystem in the future when it makes sense.

We’re exploring ideas around rewards tied to real value and long-term growth: onboarding real people, posting highly engaging content, creating meaningful impact. We think those behaviors deserve recognition — how we do that is still evolving.

No promises. No gimmicks. Just a pool we’ll use deliberately when the time is right.

We’re targeting September for launch — starting with iOS.

If you want updates (and possibly early access), get on the waitlist to stay in the loop as we roll things out.

Because tipping with $DEGEN made Farcaster more fun. Because the /degen channel became a home for ideas, memes, alpha, and real talk. And because we believe there’s room for a different kind of social app — one that’s community-aligned, simple to use, and rewards the right behaviors.

We want to create a flywheel effect powered by tipping, discussion, and community energy — and we believe that’s only possible with crypto rails under the hood.

Degen App is just the start. It’ll evolve with us. But we’re keeping it small, focused, and honest — and we can’t wait to build it alongside you.

See you soon
— The Degen Team