A mega-thread on the state of #Decentralized #Social

#farcaster
#lensprotocol
#lens
#deso
#crossbell
#CyberConnect
#phaver
#damus
#nostr https://i.imgur.com/G4tm3ck.jpg

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Lens protocol currently has the most daily active users because there are rumors of a potential $lens airdrop. A casual scroll on CT will see hundreds of $LENS token airdrop guides.

https://twitter.com/rektfencer/status/1638109610690113536

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#Phaver is the most popular app built on #lensprotocol.

The Twitter-like app is very popular because users do not have to own a lens profile to use it, unlike #lenster.

But the gatekeeping mechanism of Lenster makes the crowd more crypto-native like an app for CT only.

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#farcaster is an invite-only decentralized social network built on top of the Ethereum blockchain.

To put it simply, the farcaster hub act as a node in the network that synchronizes the delta graph a.k.a data structure.

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Our team tried a number of decentralized social apps, we noticed that farcaster has the best content in terms of quality.

Less shitposting and more professional/serious kind of post. If you want an invite, shoot Dan Romero a dm 😆

Oh wait we're on farcaster already! 😅

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#warpcast is the official client for #farcaster.

It is built by Dan Romero the brilliant mind behind #farcaster.

There are other clients out there that support farcaster such as #discovexyz by @df.

Do check out the multiple clients here:
https://github.com/a16z/awesome-farcaster

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#deso is a public blockchain specific for scaling social media apps.

The native token is $DESO and users are able to use it for social tipping and NFT content minting.

A unique feature about DeSo is "creators coins".
Every user on DeSo is able to create their own coin

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Creators can use these coins to engage with their community. They can also set creator earnings and will earn a percentage of the sale as a reward.

Deso seems relatively faster than the other protocols but do note that that most apps seem to be built by their team.

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Diamond is a social app built on the DeSo blockchain. It allows the creator to own their content and monetize it like never before.

Diamond also allows Twitter users to sync their content with the DeSo blockchain making it easy to migrate from web2 to web3.

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#Nostr is a decentralized open protocol that uses relays and doesn't rely on a central server.

Fun fact: Twitter co-founder #jack donated 14 BTC to the anonymous founder to fund the project.

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#damus is arguably the most decentralized among all the other apps.

This strength is also its weakness as there's no filtering of content and there are many x-rated advertisements that is NSFW.

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#Crossbell is a social Layer-1 Ethereum sidechain, built by #rss3 team.

Crossbell provides a shared content storage platform which contains several smart contracts.

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#CyberConnect is a decentralized social graph protocol on Ethereum, BSC and Solana.

It uses IPFS and Ceramic for storage, and aggregates on-chain and off-chain data sources to complete a ccProfile.

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#link3 is a web3 tool that uses blockchain technology to create a secure decentralized network with verified identities.

It is well-funded and the project that uses it has gained a lot of traction in both partnerships and users.

Follow us on:

Twitter: @Hashbrown_Tech
Lens: @fabrichy777
Farcaster:@hashbrown
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#lensprotocol is currently leading the charge as the number 1 protocol in the decentralized social space.

Built on #Polygon, the whole lens ecosystem is flourishing with over 145 different apps for users to interact with. https://i.imgur.com/IE7p2I5.png