Base App, the non-custodial wallet formerly known as Coinbase Wallet, has removed its Farcaster-powered social feed as it refocuses the product on on-chain trading.
The in-app feature, previously called “Talk,” displayed Farcaster posts directly inside the wallet. Under the new direction, Base App’s feed will highlight only tradable assets and on-chain activity that users can act on immediately. The change reflects a broader shift toward a simpler, trading-first experience.
Alongside the feed removal, Coinbase is also winding down the Base Creator Rewards program. The initiative distributed more than $450,000 to roughly 17,000 creators over the past six months, with final payouts expected later this month.
Base contributor Jesse Pollak said the move is about clarity rather than abandoning social features altogether. According to Pollak, the app needs a single, clear purpose, and that purpose is trading. While he had previously supported deeper Farcaster integration, he noted that the wallet was never designed to operate as a full social client. Streamlining the product, he said, allows the team to focus on doing fewer things better.
The Base app emerged from a rebrand of Coinbase Wallet as Base expanded beyond its Ethereum Layer 2 network into a broader on-chain ecosystem. With the latest update, the app positions itself squarely as a gateway for swaps, assets, and decentralized applications that users can trade directly.
The shift comes as Farcaster itself undergoes a strategic transition. The decentralized social protocol has said it plans to prioritize wallet services over running a standalone social app. That reset included the acquisition of Farcaster by developer platform Neynar and plans to return significant capital to venture investors while keeping the protocol active.
Recent moves by Farcaster’s co-founders into other projects further signal that both Base and Farcaster are narrowing their focus, each betting that clearer product identities will drive stronger long-term growth.
