xmtp

Since we began, our mission has never changed: 
Build the world's largest & most secure, decentralized messaging network.

Today, with support from @coinbasewallet, @circle, @ensdomains, @alchemyplatform, @a16zcrypto, @masknetwork & @factionvc we're launching the XMTP testnet.

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Launching testnet is a huge milestone for XMTP. This is real progress toward our long-term goal of building a truly decentralized messaging protocol and network that has Signal-level security and crypto financial rails built-in.

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Let's be real, though. Moving people to a new decentralized messaging network will be hard. We need your help to make it a reality. Crypto builders around the world have proven what owning your money means and why it matters. Messaging is next.

It's time to bring real ownership–via decentralization–to messaging. It's too important and too personal to nearly everyone in the world to entrust it to just 6 CEOs and their centralized corporations. Learn more about the XMTP testnet and where we go from here.

It's time to bring real ownership–via decentralization–to messaging. It's too important and too personal to nearly everyone in the world to entrust it to just 6 CEOs and their centralized corporations. Learn more about the XMTP testnet and where we go from here. https://paragraph.xyz/@xmtp_community/xmtp-launches-testnet-building-the-worlds-most-secure-decentralized-messaging-network

So grateful for @coinbasewallet, Circle, @ensdomains, @alchemyplatform, @a16zcrypto, @masknetwork & Faction for seeing the opportunity in XMTP and supporting the network as node operators. Can't wait to see who jumps in next.

psyching for y’all. this is the right challenge to be working against

So is this an incentives layer on top of the existing XMTP network, or something new? Is it all still MLS etc? What's the difficulty level of dropping XMTP group chats into an app I'm building?

Also why testnet rather than just building on base with real money? Seems like the main purpose, incentives, will be skewed.

This is awesome - re USDC as the operative currency, what made you chose that vs a native XMTP token? Mostly regulatory environment around new tokens?