Farcaster, a decentralized social media protocol, will migrate the project, including its apps and associated smart contracts, from Ethereum to the OP Mainnet (previously Optimism), a widely used Layer 2 network. The migration plan was confirmed by Dan Romero, the co-founder of Farcaster, in a social media post.

The migration is considered a significant step for Farcaster, as it will lead to the opening of the platform for all users through "permissionless sign-ups." The move marks a departure from the current invite-only phase, making the platform more accessible to a broader audience.

"Important upcoming milestone: after Farcaster migrates to OP Mainnet and we enable permissionless sign-ups, there are zero corporate APIs required to use the network," Romero said.

At present, …