Designed to power the Farcaster protocol, Snapchain offers a sleek solution to one of crypto’s longest-standing challenges. It aims to combine decentralization with the speed and user experience that social apps require.
With over 100,000 users and dozens of apps already using the chain, Snapchain’s mainnet debut marks a major milestone. It’s a big step toward scaling decentralized social platforms.
Faster, Cheaper, and Built for Social
At the heart of Snapchain’s innovation is its design. It can reach over 9,000 transactions per second (TPS). This is a performance level that rivals traditional tech platforms and far exceeds many legacy blockchains. This speed opens the door for Farcaster to grow its network by 10x to 100x.
For users, the benefits are immediate. Signing up for Farcaster becomes five to ten times cheaper. Messaging between apps becomes seamless and reliable. And because Snapchain supports “independent transactions,” where each user action can be processed separately, the network can easily scale via sharding—dividing data across different machines for better efficiency.
Snapchain is now live!
It’s a blockchain designed for social networks and is capable of reaching over 9,000 TPS.
Snapchain powers the @farcaster_xyz network. Over 100,000 users and dozens of apps have used it already. pic.twitter.com/aeQAvYg6a9
— Varun Srinivasan (@varunsrin) April 17, 2025
Instead of paying per action, users pay a small subscription fee to cover storage. This model allows them to post for up to a year with reasonable limits, removing the friction and unpredictability often associated with gas fees. This change is subtle but significant—it mirrors how most users expect social media to work, while preserving the core benefits of a decentralized system.
Powered by Purpose, Shaped by Community
Snapchain didn’t appear overnight. Its original design was drafted in August 2024, with inspiration drawn from NEAR Protocol’s design principles and the Malachite consensus system built by Informal Systems. In just eight months, a two-person team shipped a working mainnet chain now serving up to 100,000 users per day.
Snapchain is conceptually like a blockchain but with a few twists:
– Independent transactions. Each user action can be executed on a separate machine because of how simple the operations are. This makes the chain scalable through sharding.
– Storage units instead of gas.…
— Varun Srinivasan (@varunsrin) April 17, 2025
Farcaster, the first major protocol running on Snapchain, is benefiting greatly. Its ecosystem of apps—including clients like Warpcast—relies on consistent message delivery and affordable onboarding. Snapchain makes that possible while future-proofing the network for even greater demand.
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