Who will be eligible for the Farcaster Airdrop?

After more than two years in operation, Farcaster has over 1.22M registered users. With total funding up to $180M from major investors such as Paradigm and a16z, Farcaster is considered one of the leading SocialFi platforms in the market and acts as a backbone of the broader Coinbase and Base ecosystem, especially Baseapp.

The launch of Farcaster’s token now seems like only a matter of time, and the most important question is: Who will be eligible to receive the Farcaster airdrop?

What is Farcaster

Farcaster is a decentralized social protocol running on Base, where users truly own their data, identity, and content instead of relying on centralized platforms like Twitter.

It feels very similar to X, with core features such as casts (tweet-like posts), topic-based channels and interactive mini apps built directly into the experience.

Farcaster spent nearly three years in development from 2020 to 2023 before launching its first public version in October 2023. As of November 2025, it has more than 1.22M registered accounts.

This number is expected to increase significantly in the future, especially since Farcaster has waived the registration fee for new accounts and Baseapp is preparing to launch its public version. This will likely attract many more users, particularly in the United States, where a large number of users are already customers of Coinbase.

Why does Farcaster need $FAR?

Although Farcaster can currently operate smoothly without a FAR token, launching one could help the protocol grow even faster for several reasons.

Decentralized governance

One of the main reasons to launch a native token is to support decentralized governance by gradually shifting decision making power from the core team to the community.

At the moment, the Farcaster protocol is partially decentralized in terms of data storage and user identity, but most decisions about the project’s direction are still made by the development team.

A FAR token could allow holders to vote on upgrades, treasury allocations and new feature integrations, similar to DAO models used by protocols such as Uniswap or Aave.

Incentivizing liquidity and usage: Driving network effects

Farcaster has previously used the DEGEN token to tip creators and reward quality content. This helped the project become vibrant in its early stage, attract community attention and bring many new users to the platform.

In the early period, users also had to pay about $15/year to use Farcaster. DEGEN helped the project attract more users thanks to airdrops that were worth tens of thousands of dollars at all time highs, allowing Farcaster to gain both revenue and a growing user base.

A native token could further strengthen this flywheel by:

• Using $FAR to reward high quality content creators, which would help attract better content to the platform. This is similar to how platforms like YouTube, TikTok and other Web2 social networks incentivize creators.
• Using $FAR to reward users with high levels of activity on the app, which not only encourages participation but also creates a compelling story that can attract new users.

Unlocking more features for users

A FAR token could also help Farcaster introduce more programs and features for users, such as:

• Private groups: Holding FAR tokens could be a requirement to join private channels of key figures or KOLs. For example, imagine if Brian Armstrong, the CEO of Coinbase, opened a private group where users needed to hold a certain amount of FAR to join.
• AI agents: AI agents are growing quickly with new standards such as x402 or ERC 8004. Having $FAR as a common currency for the entire network could make it easier for these agents to operate and interact across the ecosystem.
• Platform fees: $FAR holders could receive benefits such as discounted transaction fees in the app and the ability to pay for activities like minting NFTs, swapping or casting directly with FAR.

Building community

Most importantly, $FAR can be used to airdrop tokens to loyal and active users, helping Farcaster build the one thing every project needs the most, which is a strong community.

Hyperliquid was very successful with its airdrop program. Farcaster could take a similar approach by splitting the airdrop into multiple seasons, with the first season designed to be especially impactful in order to create a strong narrative and build a passionate community that supports sustainable growth.

Farcaster is not just building its own community; it also indirectly supports the broader interests of the Base and Coinbase ecosystems.

The operational status of Farcaster

First, let’s review user and activity metrics to assess the current health of Farcaster.

• According to recent data shared by Farcaster CEO Dan Romero, 52K users have signed up for Farcaster Pro. At a cost of about $120/year for a Pro account, this alone has brought Farcaster roughly $6.24M in revenue.
• Over the past 30 days, Farcaster has averaged about 1.36M reactions and 416K casts per day, with nearly 50K daily active accounts. 
• Daily active users are close to 50K, weekly active users are around 137K and monthly active users average about 246K accounts.

Another very interesting metric that is less frequently mentioned is the number of active Pro accounts compared with non Pro accounts.

From May 2025 to November 13, 2025:

• The highest number of active Pro accounts in a single day was 9,627.
• The highest number of active non Pro accounts in a single day was 61,338.

On a daily average:

• The number of active Pro accounts per day is only around 2,500, a fairly modest figure.
• For non Pro accounts, the daily number ranges from about 35K to 48K accounts.

Given that Farcaster acts as a key piece of infrastructure for Baseapp and has raised $180M, the ratio of truly active users to total registered accounts makes it a platform that is still worth spending time on.

Who will be eligible for the Farcaster Airdrop?

After understanding why Farcaster is very likely to launch a native token and reviewing the overall health of the project, the key question becomes: Who will be eligible to receive the Farcaster airdrop?

Because Farcaster is a social network, users who want airdrop need to behave like real users on the platform, with activities such as:

• Regularly posting, liking, sharing and commenting, just as they would on Web2 social apps.
• Maintaining consistent activity over time.

After ensuring consistent basic usage, users can move on to other activities such as using mini apps and performing onchain interactions through the built in wallet.

One useful tip is to ask meaningful questions to large accounts such as CEO @dwr or Base’s Head of Growth @jesse.base.eth, instead of only commenting inside small communities for low quality interactions that may look like bot behavior.

• Questions should focus on products, features and long term visions related to Farcaster.
• For Jesse, users can ask about visions and upcoming products of Base or any thoughtful and analytical content he posts.

This approach makes it easier to receive replies from the most influential accounts on the platform, which can be a positive signal for any potential airdrop criteria.

Read more: How to get the Farcaster Airdrop?

Using Farcaster Wallet combined with mini apps

Beyond basic features like swapping, depositing and sending, users can follow some additional tips to build stronger onchain history in their Farcaster wallet.

• Users can trade memecoins directly in the wallet by pasting contract addresses and swapping, similar to how they would use other Web3 wallets, instead of only trading memecoins through browser extension wallets.
• Users can interact with mini apps that offer daily check in, such as Warplet Blind Box, Warpslot or Wordlets… to increase the number of smart contracts they interact with and strengthen their onchain history.
• In the Mini Apps section, users should explore and try new mini apps regularly to receive these benefits. Special attention should be paid to mini apps that appear at the top of the Top mini apps ranking.
• Users should frequently interact with Clanker, a launchpad that has been acquired by Farcaster and is being heavily promoted by the CEO and Farcaster’s official X account. Using Clanker is simple and each time a user creates a token, they pay a small fee, which both increases their onchain history and adds to their mini app interaction record.

Proceed with verification

Finally, users should verify their accounts across as many criteria as possible, such as email, phone number, GitHub account, Discord account and wallet addresses.

This is very likely to be one of the factors used by the project to filter out bot accounts. Since Farcaster has opened up free registration, there will naturally be many inactive or low quality accounts on the app.

To verify, users can follow these steps:

• Step 1: Select “Settings” in the account menu found under the profile logo in the top left corner of the app.
• Step 2: Select “Verifications” in the Settings menu.
• Step 3: Complete the verification steps, similar to how verification works on CEXs.

If possible, users can also consider investing in a Pro account for $120M, as this is likely to be a positive signal for any future airdrop criteria.

Invite friends

The next factor that will bring a big plus point to your account is the number of users you “bring” to Farcaster.

This is also easy to understand because Farcaster is a social app, so what they care about most is the growth of real users instead of focusing on TVL or volume like other DeFi projects.

If users invite friends to Farcaster, that helps:

• Users are creating network growth.
• Users contribute real adoption instead of spam behavior.
• Users help Farcaster expand its graph effect, the most important thing for a social network.

Not to mention, when users register under your referral and generate transactions while using Farcaster, you yourself will also receive 20% of the trading fee from those transactions.

CLANKER/DEGEN Holders

At the moment, Clanker may be considered as the beta token of FAR, since Farcaster itself has acquired Clanker and turned it into the project’s main launchpad platform. Not only that, the activity on X has clearly shown the project’s support for this launchpad.

It would not be surprising if holders of Clanker also receive the Farcaster token airdrop. This is similar to how PENGU holders got extra credit for the airdrop from Abstract.

In addition, DEGEN is also a token that users should pay attention to, as this was the first reward that Farcaster used to reward users on the platform.

Note: However, users should only treat these as bonus factors and should not buy these tokens purely for the purpose of receiving an airdrop, because a price drop could mean the airdrop reward will not be enough to make up for the loss.

The main goal is still to use the platform as a real user.

Conclusion

Hopefully this article has helped users answer the question of who will be eligible for the Farcaster Airdrop. The launch of Farcaster’s token is likely coming soon and may even take place around the same time as major milestones for Base, so this is a good time to stay active on the platform and interact consistently to maximize the chance of receiving a sizable airdrop.

FAQs

Q1. What is Farcaster in simple terms?

Farcaster is a decentralized social network built on Base where users truly own their data, identity and content. Instead of depending on a single company like Twitter, users connect through an open protocol that anyone can build on.

Q2. Which types of users are most likely to be rewarded?

The users who are most likely to be rewarded are those who behave like real community members. These users post and reply consistently, join meaningful discussions, use mini apps inside the platform and interact onchain through the Farcaster wallet instead of only logging in occasionally.

Q3. Do I need a Pro account to have a chance at an airdrop?

A Pro account is not a strict requirement for any potential airdrop, and it does not guarantee that users will receive tokens. However, a Pro subscription can signal higher commitment and seriousness, and when it is combined with active usage and onchain interactions, it could become a positive factor in the final criteria.

Q4. How can I build a stronger onchain profile on Farcaster?

Users can build a stronger onchain profile by trading tokens directly from the Farcaster wallet, regularly interacting with mini apps, creating tokens on Clanker and keeping a consistent history of onchain actions. In addition, verifying email, phone and connected accounts helps the profile look more genuine and trustworthy.

Q5. Are low quality or bot like accounts likely to be included in an airdrop?

Low quality or bot like accounts are unlikely to be treated favorably in any serious airdrop. If an account only farms shallow interactions or shows no real usage pattern, it is more likely to be filtered out than rewarded. In contrast, consistent and meaningful engagement, together with proper verification, gives a much better chance.