End User Experience & Adoption
OP Stack
Frens
Social messaging app for onchain friends with native Farcaster integration
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Contribution
Frens is a social messaging app for onchain friends (iOS/Android). We’ve built a private messaging app that natively supports token-gating, crypto transactions, Farcaster (auth, identity, content), and Zora network NFTs.
How onchain communities use Frens:
- The Farcaster community used Frens to organize grassroots meetups and conferences (e.g. Farcon, ETH Denver, NFT.NYC, EthCC)
- The Purple DAO community used Frens to discuss proposals
- The Orange DAO community used Frens to coordinate DAO retreats and meet ups at conferences (e.g. ETH Denver, EthCC)
- Farcaster sub-communities have formed on Frens like the FC chess club, Eventcasters, and fundraising advice
- A16z CSS 23 founders use Frens to communicate privately in founders-only groups
Impact
Frens pushes the boundaries of crypto-enabled consumer user experiences:
- When a user shares a link to Farcaster, they see an interactive embed they can like and reshare — without leaving the chat
- When a user shares a link to Eventcaster, they can RSVP to the event without leaving the chat
- View NFT activity of group members within chat (supports Eth Mainnet and Zora network)
- Discover and join NFT-gated groups
- Token-gated location sharing at conferences and events
In the past 12 months:
- The Farcaster community used Frens to coordinate FarCon in Boston (Farcaster unconference), community meetups at Eth Denver, NFT NYC, and EthCC
- Orange DAO used Frens to coordinate 2 strategic IRL retreats
- Founders in the a16z CSS 23 cohort used Frens to create founder-NFT-gated group chats
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Funding sources
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