Tag: usernames

Web3 usernames may see greater adoption due to recent advancements

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Ever since the Ethereum Name Service (ENS) was launched in 2017, Web3 users have been able to replace the long strings of characters that make up a crypto address with a more easily memorized blockchain username or Web3 domain name. For example, Ethereum users can now send crypto to the network’s founder, Vitalik Buterin, at his username, vitalik.eth, without knowing that his address is 0xd8da6bf26964af9d7eed9e03e53415d37aa96045. But despite this advancement making it much easier to identify users, hardly anyone has taken advantage of it. There are over 200 million unique addresses…

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Subsocial chat program implements Ethereum usernames, Polygon donations

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Grill.chat, a chat app based on the Subsocial network, has now implemented Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) wallet compatibility, allowing users to chat using their Ethereum identities and send crypto to each other via Polygon, according to a June 7 announcement. Subsocial is a Polkadot parachain designed for social media applications. Grill.chat allows users to participate in over 70 chat rooms focused on mostly crypto-related topics. The development team seeks to attract new Web3 projects to build their communities on the platform. Polkadot Decoded chat room on Grill.chat. Source: Grill.chat The integration…

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