Zug,Switzerland — Streamr, a decentralized network for real-time data, recently launched the beta version ofthechat.app, a new decentralized and serverless group and private chat instant messagingapplication. It offers a unique Web3 communication architecture. Chat rooms are actuallystreamsontheStreamrNetworkwitheachconnectedparticipantformingpartofapeer-to-peermesh network for messages to flow through, without a centralised instance in between. This isunlikeotherchatappsthatrelyonacentralserver.
HenriPihkala,StreamrCo-FounderandCEO
“The Streamr Network offers an ideal opportunity to build decentralized communication andsocialmediaapplications.FortheWeb3communitytomigratefromusingWeb2messagingplatforms, they need a protocol that’s fast and serverless. We hope thechat.app provides atangible inspiration for builders to explore the possibilities of truly permissionless real-timecommunicationswithStreamr.” Chat rooms come in three types—public, private and token gated. Token gated rooms allowusers to configure an access control policy to check users hold a chosen token, or a certainamountoftokensintheirwallet,beforegrantingthemaccess.Privateroomsrestrictaccesstochosen users. Public rooms are viewable by anyone. Messages in all room types are securedby end to end encryption and allow users to communicate without any intermediaries. Over6,000registeredbetatestersarecurrentlyexploringthesevarioustypesofchats. The Beta version of thechat.app is built to work best as a desktop browser application withusers connecting via their wallets, including MetaMask, Coinbase Wallet, or WalletConnect.Creating rooms and invites are on-chain transactions, while messages in chats arecryptographically signed and delivered over the Streamr Network. To avoid a UX pain point ofindividuallysigningactions,“hotwallets”aregeneratedandlinkedtotheuser’smainwalletwithon-chain mapping between the hot wallet and the main wallet. This allows for automatic signingandprovidesabarrieragainstthemainwalletbeingcompromised.Corefeaturesofthechat.app
- Decentralizedandserverlessgroupchatinstantmessaging
- Verifiableandtamperproofcommunication
- Delegated‘hotwallet’messagesigning
- ENSidentities&avatars
- OfflinekeyexchangeviatheLitprotocol
- ERC20&NFT721tokengatedrooms(experimentalfeature)
- Stakegatedchatrooms(experimentalfeature)Trythechat.appbetatoday!
AboutStreamr
Streamr is building the real-time data protocol of the decentralized web. This includes ascalable, low-latency and secure P2P Network for data delivery and exchange. As part of thevision, Streamr is working on a decentralized chat application, data marketplace, and otherdApps. The project was started by real-time data veterans with backgrounds in algorithmictradingandfinancemarkets.Streamrisbeingbuiltbycontributorsfromaroundtheworldandwas crowdfunded via ICO with $30M in October 2017. To learn more, visitstreamr.network. Mediacontacts Contact person: MarkLittle, ChiefMarketingOfficerofStreamr Email: [email protected] Website: https://streamr.network/ Mediakit:https://streamr.network/designI have over 10 years of experience in the field of Cryptocurrency and have written many books on the subject. I have a strong understanding of how Cryptocurrency works and its potential implications for the future. My writing is very clear and concise, making it easy for readers to understand complex concepts. In addition to my writing, I am also an active investor in Cryptocurrency. I have made a significant amount of money investing in this emerging market.
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