If it wasn’t for @farcaster_xyz, Bario Entertainment System would not exist. Back then, @clanker_world wasn’t even a thing, and issuing a token wasn’t as normalized as it is today. We launched our first token through a Farcaster frame as an experiment, and the support it received genuinely surprised us. That early belief became the starting point of everything that followed. We didn’t stop at a token. We built a narrative around it, grew real discourse, and started shipping products, and we’re still shipping. We never raised venture capital, because we were busy doing what we genuinely enjoy. We also never worked with anyone to create artificial effects on token price. We focused on building. That’s it. That work took us to Base Batches 001 as a runner-up. The @base team clearly saw value in what we were doing and supported us with rewards and grants that gave us a few months of runway. (No one on the team was taking a salary anyway. ☺️) As things progressed, @davidtsocy and @jessepollak invited us to the A New Day One launch talk and the events around it. We showed up. So… We like @base, and we respect what’s being built there. We hope teams coming from zero funding, avoiding extractive models, staying away from reflexive and casino-style token mechanics, and focusing on shipping real consumer products are valued in the long run. Still, if we’re honest, we unprecedentedly like Farcaster. It is more than a platform for us. It’s home. That’s where we were born. So yes, there are people we want to thank directly. The genuine interest and care we received from @lindaxie, @dwr, and @jackdishman meant a lot. Every DM was answered quickly, and every interaction showed real intent to help us move forward. That kind of consistency is rare, and we won’t forget it. We also actively use and deeply respect @neynarxyz’s tooling. Seeing them step in is amazing, and we genuinely believe they’ll do great. As one of Farcaster’s earliest appcoins, we’ll always be ready to support whatever pushes the ecosystem forward. Together. Much higher.