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Degen is a community-centered meme token used by the members of Farcaster’s “Warpcast,” a Web3 social media platform similar to “X” (formerly Twitter). Initially used to tip and reward subscribers of just the “/degen” channel on Warpcast, the DEGEN token has started to be used throughout the rest of the platform.
Warpcast users can tip other users for posting by commenting "[tip amount] $DEGEN” (e.g., "100 $DEGEN”) on a given post. Only users that have (i) linked a wallet to Warpcast, (ii) posted at least three original casts, and (ii) have a minimum of 10,000.00 DEGEN in the linked wallet are granted a daily tip allowance. Users that receive DEGEN tips can claim the tokens at the end of each month.
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- Degen Hub launches on the Apple App Store, introducing a custom Farcaster client with a built-in wallet and user-funded tipping, initially invite-only 1. (November 12, 2025)
- Sunsetting of Degen ETH (dgnETH) is discussed, with Reserve Protocol planning to phase out emissions to the dgnETH/ETH+ Curve pool by December 11, 2025, citing reliance on liquidity incentives and manual yield processing 4. (October 27, 2025)
- Security breach affecting hot wallets and funds, in which attackers stole approximately $300,000 in locked AERO and $200,000 from the Solana Degen pool before the team secured all deployed contracts 2. (September 12, 2025)
- DEGEN Airdrop 3 goes live, the final token airdrop, with all tokens unlocked and 25% of total supply allocated to it 3. (August 31, 2025)
- Potential DEGEN token burn update, outlining a plan to reduce the team's 30% supply holding to 10% through a one-time burn (scheduled for August 28, 2025) plus engagement-based burns 5. (August 4, 2025)
- Community feedback solicited on a potential phased burn of a portion of the 32.5% of supply held by the Foundation, with the team indicating it could burn tokens monthly toward "a sustainable amount for years of building" 6. (July 29, 2025)
- Degen Mini App introduced, a new way to reward Farcaster creators by tipping with DEGEN tokens, supported by Farcaster and the upcoming new Coinbase Wallet, with a hinted "Degen Lottery" feature 7. (July 16, 2025)
- DEGEN integrated with Binance Alpha, allowing eligible Binance users with at least 245 Alpha points to claim an airdrop of 13,862 DEGEN tokens, with a second phase planned for June 19, 2025 8. (June 15, 2025)
- DEGEN deployed on the Solana network via LayerZero's Omnichain Fungible Token (OFT) Standard, expanding the token beyond its Base home 9. (January 22, 2025)
- DEGEN liquidity migrated (~$2.75 million) to a concentrated DEGEN/WETH Aerodrome pool on Base, with weekly LP incentives going live on Aerodrome 10. (January 17, 2025)
About & Links
About & Links
Degen is a community-centered meme token used by the members of Farcaster’s “Warpcast,” a Web3 social media platform similar to “X” (formerly Twitter). Initially used to tip and reward subscribers of just the “/degen” channel on Warpcast, the DEGEN token has started to be used throughout the rest of the platform.
Warpcast users can tip other users for posting by commenting "[tip amount] $DEGEN” (e.g., "100 $DEGEN”) on a given post. Only users that have (i) linked a wallet to Warpcast, (ii) posted at least three original casts, and (ii) have a minimum of 10,000.00 DEGEN in the linked wallet are granted a daily tip allowance. Users that receive DEGEN tips can claim the tokens at the end of each month.
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Degen Chain Profile
Degen Chain Profile
The DEGEN token was launched in January 2024 by Jacek Trociński as a tipping and reward token for subscribers of the Warpcast “/degen” channel, a community hub for enthusiasts, developers, and content creators in the crypto industry. Tokenholders use DEGEN to tip each other for posting content across Warpcast, and the token has been integrated into several other applications to serve as tipping features or a medium of exchange.
DEGEN was initially deployed on Jan. 7, 2024, as an ERC-20 equivalent token on Base. However, the token has since been bridged to Degen Chain, a Layer-3 network in which DEGEN serves as the native token. Degen Chain was built by Syndicate.io and was released on March 28, 2024. The stated purpose of Degen Chain is to enable "experiments with tipping, community rewards, payments, gaming, and much more.” A commercially reasonable search found no further information regarding the intended features or plans for Degen Chain.