# Announcing Cast: The First Farcaster Layer 2

**Published by:** [FarNews by far.quest](https://news.far.quest/)
**Published on:** 2023-12-09
**URL:** https://news.far.quest/farcaster-layer-2

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Announcing the first Farcaster L2: Cast! Cast already has ~500,000 messages external to Farcaster, with ~30,000 .cast handles, only costing 35 cents per year to use. Compared to $7 per year fees on Farcaster, this is a 95% savings. Handles also provide access to FarQuest, the best way to explore and learn about Farcaster. Cast also syncs with Farcaster L1 data. Learn more at Cast's L2 documentation and use Cast today! Please support our launch on Twitter!~ jcdenton.cast & nico.cast

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