[ ! ] BEEP
If beeper has looked like “just quests + miniapp collabs” from the outside, that’s partly on us. we’re intentionally experimenting in public right now. the miniapp collaborations aren’t meant to be the core product; they’re probes. each one helps us learn what kinds of “paid attention” feel meaningful, lightweight, or disruptive — for both users and partners.
the long-term vision isn’t quest grinding. it’s an attention layer where people set the value of their focus, and apps choose whether to meet them there.
some context on where we are today on @base👇
Encrypted messaging, like @signalapp, is critical for preserving our digital privacy. Two important next steps for the space are (i) permissionless account creation and (ii) metadata privacy.
@session_app and @SimpleXChat are two messaging apps pushing these directions forward.
For this reason I've donated 128 ETH to each. Addresses available on their websites if you wish to follow on:
https://t.co/07ORUYDCu8
https://t.co/FQde3IK0uz
But also, actually download and use them!
Neither of the two are perfect pieces of software, they have a way to go to get to truly optimal user experience and security. Strong metadata privacy requires decentralization, decentralization is hard, users expecting multi-device support makes everything harder. Sybil / DoS resistance, both in the message routing network and on the user side (without forcing phone number dependence) adds further difficulty.
These problems need more eyes on them. I wish all teams working on these important problems best of luck.