Web3 Messaging vs. WhatsApp
TL;DR
You can send encrypted messages to other crypto users via your Web3 wallet using products from companies like Coinbase, Lens, and as of today, Unstoppable Domains.
This new messaging platform has its perks compared to WhatsApp, for example: It's not owned by Zuck, it doesn't require you to share your phone number, or your email address.
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You know how WhatsApp lets you chat with anyone, anywhere in the world, across devices - as long as they have a WhatsApp account?
Something like that exists in the world of Web3, where you can send encrypted messages to other crypto users via your Web3 wallet.
(Of late, more and more wallet providers are starting to support it, like Coinbase, Lens, and as of today, Unstoppable Domains).
Ok, cool...another messaging platform.
Why should we care, right?
Well, this new messaging platform has its perks compared to WhatsApp, for example:
It's not owned by Zuck
It doesn't require you to share your phone number
It doesn't require you to share your email
Groundbreaking? No.
A nice option to have? Absolutely.