People 3 min read· beginner
Dan Romero
CEO of Farcaster — and a former Coinbase consumer leader.
Role
CEO of Merkle Manufactory (Farcaster)
Prior
Coinbase
Co-founder
Varun Srinivasan
Who he is
Dan Romero co-founded Farcaster with Varun Srinivasan and serves as CEO of Merkle Manufactory, the company building it. Before Farcaster, he held senior roles at Coinbase including running Coinbase Consumer.
Why Farcaster matters to Base
Most consumer Base apps distribute through Farcaster — drops, mints, agents, mini apps. The fact that Farcaster's leadership shares a Coinbase lineage is part of why the two ecosystems mesh so tightly culturally.
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