Stop switching between apps just to send money 💰
Towns makes every conversation a place to share value. Instantly reward someone with a tip or make a payment on the spot. Send any amount as easily as you’d send a message or a reaction.
Instant, secure, and right in the chat.
The Most Valuable Conversations on the Internet Happen on Towns
With our new Explore page, you can discover Towns that:
• Earned the most money
• Got the most new members
• Staked the most $TOWNS
• Tipped each other the most
• Most Tipping Volume
All updated in real-time! 🚀
Our First 48 Hours on Prystine
$80,000 in volume
1,500+ cards won by the community
1,000+ packs opened
Day one was just a glimpse. The hunt has only begun.
We asked @neilc_dawn (@dawninternet Founder & CEO) to explain DePIN's core value proposition.
"DePin is taking the $2.3 trillion digital infrastructure market and making it powered by individual users instead of @amazon, @Google, @Microsoft."
"It's having consumers build and power the internet."
"The final point is trustless so that you don't have any of these big monopoly concerns."
"My home internet bill from @Verizon is $128 per month, that same volume at a data center only costs them 50 cents."
The latest episode of Professionally Curious is here!
In Episode 7 of Professionally Curious 🧠, @justsayuluvjo sits down w/ @neilc_dawn, Founder & CEO of @dawninternet@andrena_wifi, to explore how they’re decentralizing broadband, solving the “last mile” problem, and why homes could be the next frontier for digital infra.
For SOON, the lesson is clear: projects like DAWN show how DePIN + crypto can deliver high-quality broadband, break apart ISP monopolies, and offer more competitive services to both retail and enterprise customers.
Key takeaways:
• Dawn = tokenized, community-powered internet
• Black Box: router for DAWN + AI + storage + DePIN
• Homes are the cheapest & most scalable real estate for infra
• Token utility = incentives + staking for spectrum + marketplace payments
• Global expansion already underway (US → Ghana)
⏱️ Timestamps:
00:05 – Intro: Joanna x Neil, DAWN’s backstory
01:10 – From @andrena_wifi → DAWN: fixing ISP monopolies
03:50 – Why crypto = trustless community infra
05:25 – The “last mile” problem & monopoly economics
09:20 – Cold start: neighbors monetizing spare bandwidth
11:30 – Scaling w/ enterprise & data centers
13:30 – The Black Box (router + AI + storage + DePIN)
16:20 – Homes as the cheapest digital infra real estate
18:15 – Tokenomics: DAWN as last-mile incentive + staking spectrum
20:50 – Token utility as a marketplace settlement layer
22:40 – Expansion into Ghana & emerging markets
25:00 – Why Web3 protocols solve what Web2 infra can’t
27:15 – Closing: building an equitable digital future
Full Episode below 👇👇👇
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If you passed the checker, your claim is still valid. We’re working on it and will update soon.🚨
$TOWNS tokenomics puts the community first.
57% of tokens fuel airdrops, grants, and other community initiatives.
Team and Seed, Series A/B investors are locked for 1 year by a third party, then vest linearly.
Inflation is offset by a programmatic buy-and-burn.
The internet's most valuable conversations are happening on platforms that extract all the value.
Towns Protocol gives that value back to it's participants and operators. This is only possible in a decentralized network.
$TOWNS is the key to it all.
We have some late additions to our partner Towns 👀
Members of the @moonbirds Town and the @sistineresearch Town will be rewarded along with our other partner Towns.
Join quick before it's too late. Links below 👇
Delegate your Town to a node operator! 📡
Town owners can now delegate to a node operator ahead of the $TOWNS launch.
This ensures members who stake to your Town earn yield, receive badges, and unlock fun new features in your Town.
🎙️ AMA ANNOUNCEMENT
We're excited to host an AMA session with @sistineresearch - a leading voice in cutting-edge research and innovation in the crypto space!
📅 Friday, July 19
🕗 20:00 UTC
Sistine is one of the most respected research syndicates in the space, combining sharp analysis with real market insight. From emerging primitives to infra bets - nothing is off the table.
This is your chance to ask @sistineresearch anything:
🧠 How does research shape early-stage investment decisions?
🔍 What are the most underexplored frontiers in Web3 right now?
🏗️ How can Towns become a research-native coordination layer?
💰 To celebrate this AMA, we’re doubling the reward pool for the best questions and community engagement.
⏳ You’ve got 48 hours to submit your questions — don’t hold back.
Join us in @townsxyz:
👉 https://t.co/mRkPxhKy7B
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Let’s make it count!