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Join us as we embark on a new journey with Focus, a visionary crypto consumer app that sets a new standard in social media innovation. Focus is set to launch with a unique social airdrop and a dynamic viral referral program, pushing the boundaries of how creators get paid in social media. Our goal for Focus is to hit at least 10 million real daily active users, and we will work tirelessly to achieve it. All the details, including the whitepaper and tokenomics can be found here: https://www.focus.xyz/ https://lnkd.in/eN4dBGpJ The next date to watch is Jan 11th at 11:11 am Eastern Time. This is when $FOCUS reservations will open. Join the Focus Alpha channel if you have any additional questions: https://t.me/focus_alpha With your help, we can make Focus the first crypto platform to hit true mainstream adoption ever. #crypto #socialmedia #deso

Web3 social platforms face a major challenge: the "cold-start" problem. Despite multiple attempts, no SocialFi app has managed to crack this code—until now. Focus is set to revolutionize this space with two unique features. Here's how: The "cold-start" problem occurs when a new social platform struggles to draw in users due to a lack of engaging content and a vibrant community. Without an active user base, generating compelling content becomes nearly impossible, creating a vicious cycle that has hindered many social applications from gaining traction. Focus is redefining the social networking landscape by integrating crypto speculation, social media interactions, and generative AI, all complemented by anonymous payments and micro-transactions. Focus is uniquely equipped to overcome the cold-start problem through two standout features: Post to Earn and The Social Airdrop. These strategies are crafted to attract and maintain the most vital element of any social network—its users, particularly content creators and influencers. 🪂 The Social Airdrop Unlike conventional platforms that offer minimal incentives to their early adopters, Focus values and rewards its initial users generously. Participants can earn $FOCUS tokens based on their existing influence across various social media channels, effectively transferring their established value to jumpstart the Focus ecosystem. This approach not only grants users a stake in the platform but also transforms them into partners in its growth journey. At launch, we intend to support platforms such as X, Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, Twitch, selected email providers, DeSo, and OnlyFans. 💸 Post to Earn The Social Airdrop targets virality, but this is just the start. In order to build true lasting value, a social network needs to retain great content creators and consumers, which is notoriously difficult to do early on. Focus rewards its most active and engaging creators with $FOCUS tokens on a weekly basis. While the rewards will change dynamically as we iterate this incentive in real time, the following schedule provides a concrete starting point: • Top weekly creator: $5,000 in $FOCUS • Next 100 creators: $500 in $FOCUS • Next 1,000 creators: $50 in $FOCUS • Next 10,000 creators: $5 in $FOCUS • Next 100,000 creators: $0.50 in $FOCUS By rewarding content creation and social influence with $FOCUS tokens, Focus is setting a new benchmark for how SocialFi platforms should function. And so many more innovative features that are only possible today on the DeSo blockchain, an infinite-state and censorship-resistant layer-1 that's custom built to scale decentralized social networks like Focus. Join us in building the next generation of social platforms where your influence and creativity are truly rewarded. Visit focus.xyz to get started.

What if you could trade BTC, ETH, and SOL at lightning speed with ultra-low fees and total transparency? Enter DeSo Wrapped Assets—unlocking seamless cross-chain liquidity and security through Proof of Reserves. Here’s what you need to know: Wrapped assets on DeSo are tokens that represent assets from other blockchains—like BTC, ETH or SOL—on DeSo. Users get the benefits of DeSo's speed, low cost, and social integration while holding these assets. ➡️ https://lnkd.in/gV-PUQPE When it comes to wrapped assets, transparency is key. Proof of Reserves ensures that every wrapped asset on DeSo is backed 1:1 by the original asset. Unlike with wrapped assets on other blockchains, DeSo Reserves are publicly auditable in real time.  This guarantees users can redeem their wrapped assets anytime. Don't trust, verify.  ➡️ https://lnkd.in/gGwSmc2H So how do you acquire DeSo wrapped assets? Say hello to HeroSwap and goodbye to logins. HeroSwap lets users swap assets between chains without centralized exchanges. Users can convert assets like ETH, USDC, BTC and more into DeSo-wrapped tokens, giving you easy access to DeSo’s lightning fast blockchain without losing control of your assets. ➡️ https://lnkd.in/g_KjukdZ But that's not all. You can also buy and sell wrapped assets on Openfund. Openfund is DeSo’s decentralized on-chain exchange. It features a decentralized order book, fast settlements, and low fees. It’s perfect for frequent traders and liquidity seekers. ➡️ https://lnkd.in/gAEp_9ut Thanks to Openfund, users enjoy: ✅ Virtually zero gas fees to trade BTC, ETH, SOL, DESO and more ✅ All orders matched and settled on-chain ✅ Unwrap to native coins via HeroSwap ✅ Trade anonymously and on mobile ➡️ https://lnkd.in/gbvxEU-w Wrapped assets on DeSo + HeroSwap + Openfund = a future where cross-chain assets and trading are secure, transparent, and accessible. Ready to get started? Head to wallet.deso.com and create your DeSo wallet now.

The DeSo Wallet is not just any wallet. It’s your gateway to managing social identity, assets, and social activity—all on-chain. Here's how the DeSo Wallet is revolutionizing SocialFi: The DeSo Wallet is a self-custodial wallet that allows users to take full custody of your own keys. We like to say "not your keys, not your content". With DeSo Wallet, you own your content like you own your Bitcoin. And setting up your wallet can be done in under 3 minutes. ➡️ https://lnkd.in/gxx7JMVa Here are a few key features ⬇️ 🔗 On-chain Identity On DeSo, your identity is fully on-chain. Your profile, posts, followers and interactions are stored directly on the DeSo blockchain. Users only need to create their profile once, and it’s automatically usable across all DeSo-based platforms. Unlike Web2, you own your identity and content. 🛠️ On-chain Assets In addition to managing your identity and social graph, DeSo Wallet allows you to manage on-chain assets including: 🪙 Creator Coins: Personal tokens tied to individual users.  🎨 NFTs: Anyone can mint, buy, and sell NFTs, fully on-chain.  📈 Cross-Chain Assets: Trade BTC, ETH, SOL, and more coming soon. DeSo Wallet offers a robust ecosystem for building and monetizing a social presence, all with transparent and verifiable ownership. 🔍 Social Block Explorer  The DeSo Block Explorer is a tool that allows users to track all their on-chain social interactions. This includes posts, likes, follows, comments, and any transactions related to their social engagement (e.g., receiving tips, purchasing NFTs). Users get a real-time feed of your social engagement and earnings. Embed directly within the DeSo Wallet, data-driven transparency is now possible with DeSo.  🛡️ Decentralized Key Management Derived Keys enable users to give apps temporary access to their accounts without needing to expose their private keys. This allows for greater security and flexibility in managing on-chain assets and social activities. Security is paramount in decentralized environments. Derived Keys also enable features like on-chain subscriptions. Here is a look at how they will work with our upcoming SocialFi app, Focus. ➡️ https://lnkd.in/g_Pbd7ne 🤝 Seamless Integration DeSo Wallet integrates with apps like HeroSwap. Users can trade directly from these apps, enabling easy interactions across the DeSo ecosystem.  Here is a closer look at HeroSwap, our cross-chain swapping product. ➡️ https://lnkd.in/g_KjukdZ The DeSo Wallet goes beyond just storing financial assets--it’s social, secure, and revolutionary. Deso Wallet is the gateway to decentralized social media and SocialFi. Create a wallet today ➡️ wallet.deso.com

It’s time to unlock the future of subscriptions & gated content on Focus.   As a creator, the ability to offer monthly subscription tiers and premium content is essential.   But this has not been possible in Web3—until now.   Subscriptions on the Focus platform is powered by cutting-edge crypto technology called Derived Keys.   These keys are deeply integrated into your wallet and the DeSo blockchain, allowing advanced permissions such as setting spending limits and accessing DeSo apps—without ever giving up control of your private keys.   Gated content is fully end to end encrypted on the DeSo blockchain, meaning you can only view it by decrypting it with your private keys.   This is via Access Groups, a protocol level encryption feature that can be used by any app on DeSo.   These revolutionary features make crypto subscriptions and gated content not only possible but highly secure.   Another standout aspect of premium content on Focus is cost-efficiency.   Traditional payment rails like Stripe charge a steep 30 cents per transaction, which adds up quickly for creators offering micro-subscriptions.   On DeSo, transaction fees are minuscule, allowing creators to offer subscriptions as low as 10 cents without worrying about losing most of their revenue to fees.   Plus, you won’t face issues like credit card fraud or chargebacks—problems that plague traditional fiat-based platforms.   Additionally, Focus subscriptions open up to a global audience.   Anyone with an internet connection can subscribe to your content—no bank account or credit card required.   This makes Focus a game-changer for creators, especially those who have been left out by centralized financial systems and payment providers.   Focus will support multiple cryptocurrencies for payments, starting with $USDC, $FOCUS, and $DESO and eventually expanding to cross-chain assets.   That means, for the first time, you can use your ETH or SOL for real-world transactions—such as paying for content subscriptions—without ever worrying about gas fees or slow confirmation times, thanks to DeSo's high throughput and low costs.

SocialFi is reshaping the future of social media by empowering creators and users. While other SocialFi projects are quitting the space, DeSo is here to stay. Here's how DeSo is leading the charge with low fees, true content ownership, and innovative monetization: DeSo (Decentralized Social) is a Layer-1 blockchain optimized for storage-heavy social applications. Unlike other blockchains built for DeFi, DeSo was built from the ground up to handle content storage, such as posts, pictures and interactions, at a fraction of the cost of legacy blockchains. This makes it the only blockchain capable of scaling to support billions of users and social interactions. DeSo allows users to own their identity, content, and social graph directly on-chain, meaning creators can port their followers and data across different apps on the network. This ensures censorship resistance and offers new ways to monetize content. Furthermore, posting on-chain with legacy blockchains can cost $50+. With DeSo fees are less than $0.000017 per post. These low fees make it affordable enough to support mass adoption and everyday social interactions. DeSo prioritizes creators with tools that allow for frictionless management of content, direct monetization through creator coins and decentralized advertising models that reward social engagement. This makes DeSo particularly appealing to creators seeking alternatives to Web2 platforms, where they often receive limited compensation. Our upcoming SocialFi app, Focus, will show off the true potential of DeSo. Creators and users will be able to enjoy features such as: 🔓 Unlockable content & subscriptions 🔄 Paid reposts (decentralized ads) 💬 Paid messages 📈 Creator Coins ➡️ https://lnkd.in/gBxn8XGr Most importantly, DeSo is here to stay. With a large treasury and clear mission, nothing is holding us back. Check out what our founder Nader Al-Naji has to say about the future of DeSo. ➡️ https://lnkd.in/gYrFCizf DeSo is setup to be the leader in the SocialFi sector due to its purpose-built infrastructure, ultra-low transaction costs, on-chain identity and content ownership, and its creator-first approach. Visit focus.xyz to learn more about our upcoming SocialFi app.

Imagine a world where you could trade not just cryptocurrencies or stocks, but social media content itself—memes, trending topics, creator coins, and more.   Openfund's transformation into an advanced trading platform on DeSo will make this vision a reality.   With the ability to trade various social media assets, Openfund will allow users to trade viral content, popular creators, and even emerging trends, all while staying fully on-chain.   Here's why the upcoming enhancements to Openfund are crucial and how they will change the landscape of onchain trading:   Openfund, a decentralized exchange (DEX) on the DeSo blockchain, is poised for a significant upgrade that will transform how users trade social media assets directly on-chain.   The new Openfund will be an integral part of the DeSo ecosystem, linking with other powerful ecosystem tools like Focus and HeroSwap. Here's what the upgrade entails:   1. Advanced Trading Options: Openfund will introduce advanced trading functionalities that go beyond traditional asset trading.   Users will be able to trade social media-related assets with the same ease as trading stocks or crypto.   This includes the most viral memes, trending topics, and influential creators, turning social media engagement into a tradable commodity.   2. Customizable Automated Market Makers (AMMs): Through the integration with our upcoming SocialFi app Focus, users will be able to create and manage customizable AMMs.   These AMMs will help bootstrap liquidity for new and existing social media assets, ensuring that there is always a market for trading onchain social.   3. Seamless Integration with DeSo's Ecosystem: The combination of DeSo L1 (Layer 1), Focus, HeroSwap, and Openfund will create a dynamic ecosystem.   HeroSwap, DeSo's cross-chain swapping product, will enable users to trade social media assets across different blockchains without leaving the DeSo environment.   This interoperability will bring unmatched liquidity and accessibility to the platform.   4. On-Chain Orderbook Exchange: Openfund will operate as an “Orderbook” exchange, made possible by DeSo’s unique storage advantages.   Every order is stored and matched directly on-chain, ensuring a secure, transparent, and efficient trading experience.   Additionally, the decentralized nature of DeSo means that there is no central authority that can alter or censor the content being traded.   The integration of Openfund into DeSo's broader ecosystem is more than just a technological upgrade—it represents a fundamental shift in how social media can be monetized and traded.   The future of trading social media is here, and it’s onchain with Openfund.   ➡️ Visit openfund.com to learn more.

Free speech is under attack. It is more important than ever to rely on communication platforms that are decentralized, encrypted, and censorship-free. DeSo Chat Protocol is exactly that. Let's take a closer look: DeSo Chat Protocol (DCP) is a censorship-resistant messaging protocol built on top of the DeSo blockchain. It enables fully decentralized cross-chain messaging between DeSo and Ethereum wallets (and soon, Solana). With other communication platforms like Telegram under attack by Western Governments, free speech platforms are more important than ever. DCP is built on the DeSo blockchain, ensuring all messages are stored on-chain. This means no central authority controls or censors your communication. True privacy and freedom, unlike traditional messaging apps. Here are 7 features of DCP that make it so unique 👇 1️⃣ End-to-End Encryption Security is non-negotiable. With DCP, your messages are end-to-end encrypted, readable only by you and your recipient. Think Signal or WhatsApp, but with the added power of decentralization. 2️⃣ Fully Supported DMs & Group Chats DCP has full first-class support for on-chain end-to-end encrypted DMs and group chats. The first-of-its-kind. These groups can scale to thousands of users, and users will be able to see all previous messages on new devices. 3️⃣ Scalable to Millions DCP isn’t just secure—it’s scalable. Handling up to 40,000 messages per second with minimal fees, it’s ready for mass adoption. Imagine millions of users communicating without lag or bottlenecks. 4️⃣ Money-Native Messaging DCP isn’t just about communication—it’s money-native. Send payments, trade NFTs, and more, directly within your chat. Welcome to the next level of SocialFi. 5️⃣ Wallet-to-Wallet Messaging Embrace decentralized identity with wallet-to-wallet messaging. Keep your personal info private while staying connected in the Web3 world. No phone numbers or emails required. 6️⃣ White-Labeling and Customization Developers, this is for you. Easily integrate DCP into your apps, customize it, and offer encrypted messaging without building from scratch. Perfect for those looking to enhance their Web3 platforms quickly. ➡️https://lnkd.in/gJs4R_hs 7️⃣ Privacy & Security On the DeSo blockchain, you have full control over your data and identity. No other individual, corporation, or country can interfere. With blockchain-based identity and cryptographic signatures, DCP offers a secure alternative for your crypto community. DCP is not just another messaging protocol—it's the future of secure, decentralized communication. Ready to join? Head to chat.deso.com to get started.

🗣️Attention developers! 🗣️ Do you want to build the future of social?  The DeSo blockchain makes it incredibly simple for developers to create decentralized apps. Whether you're a seasoned blockchain dev or new to web3, DeSo provides the tools you need to build world-class apps. One of the best parts about building on DeSo is that everything is API-driven from the start. You can use familiar languages like Javascript and Python - no need to learn complex smart contract languages! DeSo is also extremely cost-efficient. The average fee per post is less than $0.000017 - a fraction of a penny for thousands of on-chain transactions. Compare that to $50+ gas fees on Ethereum! As an infinite-state blockchain optimized for storage-heavy use cases, DeSo solves complex storage & indexing problems to handle social apps with unparalleled efficiency. But the benefits don't stop there. DeSo helps developers solve cold-start problems in three key ways: • Tap into millions of existing wallets, profiles & content from day one  • Access on-chain social features out-of-box, no smart contracts needed  • Utilize cross-chain onboarding & interoperability with other layer-1s For end users, DeSo offers a seamless web2-like experience. Frictionless onboarding, a self-custodial wallet, multiple login options, free starter $DESO, portable social graph & assets - all focused on ease of use. DeSo also empowers creators with a wide range of monetization & social features like on-chain tipping, social tokens, NFTs, encrypted messaging, token-gated content & more. The social+money use cases are endless. With DeSo, we're unlocking an army of web2 developers to help build the decentralized future of social media and consumer apps. Will you join us? Get started building on DeSo today! Check out our docs & join our developer community to learn more: https://docs.deso.org Let's build the next generation of web3 social apps together on DeSo! 🚀

Many believe legacy blockchains like Ethereum, Avalanche, & Solana will power everything—finance, social apps, gaming, and more. But there's a major flaw that's being overlooked: On-chain storage costs. Here's why DeSo is the only blockchain fit to scale on-chain social apps: General-purpose blockchains are great for storage-light applications like DeFi, but they crumble when it comes to storage-heavy apps like social networks & marketplaces. Imagine paying $1.00+ in storage fees every time you "like" or "follow" someone on social media. This simply isn't scalable when trying to bring social media on-chain. The numbers don't lie. The table below illustrates how the cost of storing just one post on-chain state varies across blockchains. Importantly, these costs are only expected to increase for general-purpose blockchains, as they become more popular and storage becomes more scarce. The problem lies in the nature of applications—finite-state vs. infinite-state. DeFi is finite-state, meaning only a few account balances need to be stored. But social apps? They require infinite-state, with data growing indefinitely with each user action. General-purpose blockchains aren't designed to handle infinite-state applications. Forcing them to do so results in storage limits, skyrocketing fees, and ultimately, unusable apps as the network grows. The solution? DeSo, a blockchain custom-built for social applications. While other blockchains like Arweave & Filecoin focus on storage, their costs and lack of indexing make them unsuitable for infinite-state apps at scale. With tailored data storage & indexing, DeSo makes storage 10,000x cheaper than Ethereum or Solana, enabling apps that are fast, efficient, and scalable. DeSo integrates these systems without the exorbitant fees, making it the superior choice. Only on DeSo will you see social apps that enable: 🔓 Unlockable content & subscriptions 🔄 Paid reposts (decentralized ads) 💬 Paid messages 📈 Creator Coins And more. Our upcoming SocialFi app, Focus, will showcase just how powerful the DeSo blockchain is. Focus is a new type of social network that mixes crypto speculation, social media, and generative AI. ➡️ https://lnkd.in/gBxn8XGr Web3's future lies in overcoming storage limitations. As blockchains move beyond DeFi, custom-built solutions like DeSo will be essential to unlocking the next generation of decentralized applications. Visit deso.com to learn more.