Come build the most secure and private messaging network in the world—owned by the people who build it and use it.

This weekend, some @xmtp users, team members, and developers got hit by phishing attempts from vanity addresses (such as “0x0000…0000”) meant to look like the Ethereum null (or burn) address.

That actual null address is controlled by nobody and can never send messages on XMTP.

There've been some incredible ideas these last few days from the FC community on how XMTP & inbox apps can reduce spam on the network while remaining censorship-resistant and credibly neutral

This staked sender model is one of the paths that we've been thinking most deeply about.

To guide these decisions and our overall approach to spam and consent, Coinbase Wallet, @converseapp, Unstoppable Domains, and Orb have joined with XMTP Labs to form the Inbox Safety Council.

Any currently live inbox app is welcome to join the council’s discussions.

As always, we invite feedback and questions on XMTP's plans and progress over at GitHub Discussions.

As always, we invite feedback and questions on XMTP's plans and progress over at GitHub Discussions. https://github.com/orgs/xmtp/discussions/

There've been some incredible ideas these last few days from the FC community on how XMTP & inbox apps can reduce spam on the network while remaining censorship-resistant and credibly neutral

This staked sender model is one of the paths that we've been thinking most deeply about.

https://warpcast.com/caz.eth/0x347905

Yeah, I received like almost 10 of those scam onchain messages. Scary stuff. I was expecting them at some point, theoretically. 

Users may end up suing the wallet companies because of lack of filtering (safety measures, spam protection). 
This is people's finances at stake, not communications (eg: emails).