Farcaster Acquired by Network School

Odaily News: Decentralized social network Farcaster has changed hands for the second time this year. Balaji Srinivasan's Network School has acquired Farcaster from Neynar, with the transaction amount not yet disclosed. Neynar co-founder Rish stated that after evaluating multiple acquisition offers, the company decided to transfer the Farcaster app, protocol codebase, and related products to Network School, as Farcaster requires a different operational model for its next phase. Rish and fellow co-founder Manan will be leaving, while the remaining Neynar employees will join Network School to continue developing Farcaster. Neynar acquired the platform from Farcaster's original developer Merkle Manufactory in January of this year, with the deal also including token issuance platform Clanker. Rish did not disclose the future plans for Clanker; GM Farcaster hosts Adrienne and NourishProf stated that Rish is considering spinning off Clanker and seeking other buyers for it. An in-app announcement on Farcaster indicates that the platform will be renamed "Network State Protocol," with the goal of building a network of voluntary digital societies that will eventually materialize in the real world. Users must choose to accept or reject a "social smart contract," and those who accept will receive an on-chain access NFT as proof.