Neynar co-founders released Farcaster's strategic vision and clarified that the client, protocol, and Clanker will not be shut down.

PANews reported on January 24th that Rish, co-founder of Neynar, announced on the X platform that he has officially taken over the Farcaster protocol, operating its client and Clanker. His future vision is to continue building a builder-centric ecosystem, enabling creators and developers to smoothly transition from initial ideas to sustainable revenue models. This includes: supporting product openness, ensuring that products built on Farcaster can be used on any platform and directly support global trading, asset issuance, and on-chain ecosystems; ecosystem integration and fusion of software generation, crypto-native payments, and a builder-first network; and supporting multiple types of builders. Rish emphasized that the Farcaster client, protocol, and Clanker will not be shut down, and product iterations will be based on community feedback. Trader wallets and low-fee subscriptions for professional users will also remain unchanged. Short-term planning will begin with priority assessments.