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Email owns the internet and has become increasingly centralized. Let's take it back.

For the @base buildathon, I've been working on a project called Basemail. The goal is to solve one problem with email: control over access.
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Email owns the internet and has become increasingly centralized. Let's take it back.

For the @base buildathon, I've been working on a project called Basemail. The goal is to solve one problem with email: control over access.
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https://devfolio.co/projects/basemail-c748

Solidity & Rust-pilled.
Co-founder at Axis. 

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I wrote more about “making email decentralized again” on my blog and am working on a longer write-up about the ideas behind Basemail to follow.

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I wrote more about “making email decentralized again” on my blog and am working on a longer write-up about the ideas behind Basemail to follow.

https://oighty.eth.limo/make-email-decentralized-again/

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You can checkout the source code on GitHub: https://github.com/basemail

Thanks to @topocount.eth for his help on the project.

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TLDR: Centralized email has provided convenience and and low cost for users, but at the loss of control. Control over access to their account and their data.

The Basemail MVP isn't a full solution, nor a fully working prototype, but it shows a path forward.