The Merkle team, previously part of Farcaster's founding team, has joined Paradigm-backed Tempo blockchain just two weeks after departing Farcaster. This represents a significant talent migration in the Web3 space to a well-funded blockchain project.
The crypto social media sector is experiencing major organizational changes at leading platforms Farcaster and Lens, which the article frames as a natural market correction rather than an indication of industry decline. These shakeups represent a maturing of the crypto social space as it adapts to market realities.
Corners, a curation platform launched on Base in January 2026, allows users to organize internet content into tradable token-backed 'corners' with a 3% trading fee structure. The platform has achieved 5,935 users across 1,161 corners through partnerships with Farcaster, Base App, ScribbleDAO, and Zerion, with plans to expand via Chrome extension and AI agent integration in February 2026.
