ATProtoFans Blog

News, announcements, and musings from atprotofans.com

Locked Open: Why Anyone Can Be a Broker

Part 4 of our "Building Recurring Payments in Public" series where we talk about being "locked open" and what it means to be a participant in the communities we support.

December 18, 2025

Scenarios That Shape Our System

Part 3 of our "Building Recurring Payments in Public" series where we give describe real-world scenarios based on our behaviors, constraints, and definitions.

December 18, 2025

The Rules of Recurring Payments: Every Constraint Has a Story

Part 2 of our "Building Recurring Payments in Public" series where we give some context the behaviors, constraints, and definitions of recurring payments.

December 17, 2025

Why We're Building Recurring Payments Differently

Part 1 of our "Building Recurring Payments in Public" series where we give some context about what we're trying to do and why it matters.

December 16, 2025

Community Call #1: Agenda & Notes

We're hosting our first community call to connect with everyone building on, using, or curious about ATProtoFans. This is a chance to share what we've learned, hear your feedback, and explore what's next together.

December 14, 2025

Building a Browser-Based ATProtocol OAuth App with Supporter Validation

Ever wanted to add ATProtocol authentication to your website and check if visitors support their favorite creators? In this tutorial, we'll walk through building a minimal single-page application that authenticates users via ATProtocol OAuth and validates their supporter status using the ATProtoFans API.

December 10, 2025

Understanding ATProtoFans: A Technical Deep Dive into Verifiable Creator Support

ATProtoFans introduces a novel approach to creator support by leveraging ATProtocol's decentralized architecture and cryptographic attestations. This article explores the technical foundations of the system, focusing on the three-way relationship between supporter records, supporter proofs, and broker proofs, and how developers can integrate these records into their own applications.

December 10, 2025

Introducing ATProtoFans: A New Way to Support Creators You Love

We're excited to announce that ATProtoFans is now live and open for everyone to try.

December 10, 2025