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- 📲 PayPal/Venmo to integrate ENS. Thanks to a new partnership, you'll soon be able to send crypto through
PayPal and Venmo to individual ENS .eth domains rather than full alphanumeric wallet codes. - 👋 FriendTech devs abandon smart contracts. The Paradigm-backed SocialFi project's team is freezing its smart contracts and walking away.
- 🤑 MarketElites' strong showing.
Solana NFT project MarketElites announced they had surpassed $5M in pre-sales ahead of their public mint – a rare bright spot during a tough season for PFPs.
With FriendTech's wild ride coming to an end, other social apps are poised for their moment in the sun.
Rodeo is an onchain social app that allows you to create and collect NFTs using the 
Base network. With its seamless integration of Farcaster, Rodeo is a hub for creators and collectors looking to share and find cool media.
Notably, the app is now open to all 
Farcaster users, so if you have something like a Warpcast account, here's how you can get started with creating, collecting, and earning influencer rewards on Rodeo.
Let’s get you up to speed! 👇
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Backed by Balaji, Slow Ventures, and M13, Lunchbreak is a SocialFi platform that makes it easy to earn money by replying to messages, taking calls, or selling access to your inbox. It also claims to be the first platform with onchain revenue sharing, meaning a portion of its revenue is shared with its users. Plus, with paid escrow, your payment is held until the other person responds or completes their task.
A core feature of the platform is Lunch Seats, where you can buy lifetime access to someone's inbox, and as demand for their time grows, so will the price of the seat. If you change your mind, you can sell these seats whenever you want.
When you sign up, you set the price for others to message you. If they send a message, you have 7 days to reply. After you respond, you’ll get paid, and a private chat opens for 24 hours. If someone doesn’t reply to your message, your payment gets refunded.
Lunchbreak works as a web app and can be easily installed on your phone:
- iOS Safari: Visit Lunchbreak.com → Tap "share" → Select "Add to Home Screen"
- Android Chrome: Visit Lunchbreak.com → Tap "menu" → Select "Install App"
Further, if you’re disappointed with the recent FriendTech news, as many are, Lunchbreak could be a unique opportunity. Users who got "rugged" by FriendTech can claim Lunchbreak points once their rewards program launches later this month. You can check how many points you’re eligible for by entering your FT wallet address here.
