The new @converseapp is really starting to feel like Telegram & WhatsApp

Except it’s onchain. Not tied to my phone number. Not owned by one guy. Inbox is protected by consent. Private and not random followers. And totally portable so I can take my network with me if I ever want to leave

Onchain WhatsApp 🔥🔥

We need a decentralized & secure messaging app built for crypto.
Your messages. Your privacy. No phone number Built with @xmtp https://converse.xyz/ /converse

CEO @Ephemera, developing @XMTP. Message me here: https://converse.xyz/dm/shanemac.eth 

It's actually not onchain, but better for the the other reasons you indicate.

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as @jessepollak told me, onchain is just a metaphor for being onchain.. it's not where the messages are stored and thats a great thing for our privacy

That's great feedback. We've been leaning into "onchain messaging" but maybe we should think differently about that, id love to hear @jessepollak take on this when he's back.

Agree that it's better for the messages to be offchain. With due respect to you and Jesse, I think it's misleading to say XMTP is onchain when it isn't. In web3, IMO, it's especially important not to mislead, even with the best of intentions. That aside, I am a huge fan of XMTP and hope it becomes more widely adopted!