Decentralized social media protocol Farcaster is shifting its focus to expanding its wallet service, moving away from a social-first approach.
In a series of posts published last week on the Farcaster platform, co-founder Dan Romero outlined the company’s new direction, saying wallet growth will be key to increasing the protocol’s user base.
“We tried social-first for 4.5 years … It didn’t work for us,” Romero wrote. “Wallet has been growing so we’re doubling down on that direction. That means new features and product positioning will be wallet-focused.”
In another post, Romero stated that despite the platform’s efforts to achieve sufficient decentralization and rely on product-led protocol development, the team ultimately failed to find a sustainable growth mechanic for its Twitter-like social network service.
However, Romero said the in-app wallet Farcaster launched earlier this year has been growing at a fast pace. “We think it’s the closest we’ve been to product-market fit in five years,” Romero noted.
The Farcaster co-founder said users attracted to its wallet feature will ultimately become loyal users of the protocol. Farcaster plans to build out the wallet’s social features using its existing social network infrastructure.
The announcement triggered mixed responses within the Farcaster community. Supporters praised the move as a pragmatic step toward scalability. Critics, however, expressed concerns over the cultural shift, and the perceived exclusion from the platform for being non-traders.
Farcaster, which operates on Ethereum Layer 2 networks including Base, has seen steady protocol adoption since its 2020 inception. However, it reported total earnings of $1.84 million in the fourth quarter of 2025, which is an 85% year-over-year decline.
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