XMTP - Shane Mac

Group Chats Should Explode When the Party’s Over

Group chats are broken. Everyone's adding me to them, that's why I hate them. Group chats today are like getting married on a first date. It's a lifetime commitment that I have no idea if I want to be a part of. If we

What Happens In Vegas Stays Nowhere on Convos

We launched a secure chat app on XMTP this week with World Chat. We also released our own new chat app on XMTP called Convos this week. On one hand, I'm like I don't need another chat app. I feel ya. On the other hand, I

Hello, World: Proof of Human Comes to Messaging

Every major messaging system still assumes you can trust a username, a voice, or a video. AI has made that assumption obsolete. Today, that changes. World has integrated XMTP to create World Chat, the first messaging network built on proof of human and decentralized, quantum-resistant encryption. For the first time,

The (near) future of messaging isn’t just quantum-resistant. It’s decentralized

Every year, a16z puts out its Big Ideas List. It's 17 things that various a16z crypto partners (plus a few guest contributors) observe about what’s ahead. I was lucky to be included this year. Check out the whole list here and read my Big Idea below. As

Setting Up My Seeker Device

Earlier today, I saw a post from Fred Wilson about his new Seeker Device. I got mine about a month ago and decided it's time to try it out. I wanted to try something different, so I started with a question... Could I use this device for digital

Thinking About Trust & The Future Of Attention On The Internet

"How are you going to protect from spam?" is the first question people ask. "Are you going to let brands 'pay-to-reach' people on XMTP?" is the second. I've thought about these questions a lot. Building a network that protects the world'

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