Show HN: Clanker TV
Clanker TV is a project that transforms how users watch streams by offering an interactive viewing experience. The platform allows viewers to engage with content in real-time, mixing elements of live streaming with audience participation features.
Background
Clanker TV is a live-streaming platform that broadcasts Farcaster Frames — interactive mini-apps built on the Farcaster social protocol — in a continuous, TV-like feed. Farcaster is a decentralized social network built on the Ethereum blockchain where users own their identity and data; "Frames" are embeddable apps (games, polls, mint pages, etc.) that run directly inside Farcaster client apps like Warpcast. Clanker TV curates and loops these Frames in a public, always-on stream, letting viewers watch on-chain interactions unfold in real time. The project was featured as a "Show HN" (Show Hacker News), meaning its creator shared it directly with the tech community on Hacker News for feedback and visibility. It matters because it explores how blockchain-based social apps can be consumed passively like traditional media, and because Farcaster/Frames represent a growing experiment in user-owned social platforms — a direct alternative to walled-garden networks like Twitter/X or Facebook.