Built to power
@session_app
—a web3 messaging app with 1M+ users.
Decentralised, end-to-end encrypted, with built-in identity protection.
Launching in 2024.
We already build a product with 900,000+ users.
The launch of Session Token will allow us to accelerate that growth even further by unlocking new utility in our ecosystem.
Here's why.
🧵
🚨 NEW: Telegram updates their Terms of Service to announce they’ll now comply with police requests and give up your phone number, IP address, and other information when asked. This is following Pavel Durov’s recent arrest and release. End of an era. 😔
The internet is broken.
Our custom-built DePIN, which stores and sends messages for nearly a million Session users, is a shining example of how we can start to fix it.
✊ Take the power back ✊
🔊 Token Migration Update 🔊
Completed Tasks:
✅ Fixed Continuous Integration tests
✅ Staking Portal UI improvements finalised (to be released next week)
✅ Ensured OXEN transfers still work (i.e. get submitted, and get pulse-included) on the OXEN chain under the Session
Onboarding v2 will be massive for
@session_app
.
We've undergone a huge amount of user testing, surveying, and re-designing to make sign-up as frictionless as possible.
Here's a sneak peak 👀
The spirit of Eric Hughes’ 'A Cypherpunk’s Manifesto' — written 31 years ago — lives on in
@session_app
.
🔒🌐Everyone who participates in the Session Network ensures these principles are upheld by storing and routing private messages for over one million people🌐🔒
We’d like to thank everyone who shared their feedback regarding the impact of a later launch date on the Service Node Bonus Program, and thoughtful suggestions and discussions around how to mitigate this.
After discussing internally, the team will be implementing the following
⚡️ A pre-launch version of the Session Token website is now live ⚡️
Featuring:
- a new homepage
- a staking page
- and our roadmap 👀
We have a few tricks left up our sleeve, so check back often to watch it grow and let us know if you have feedback!
Hi everyone, we have an important notice regarding a one-week delay to the upcoming testnet launch.
As we progress with our testnet preparations, some issues have been identified that need to be addressed before testnet can be launched.
One of these issues involves the code
🎉 The Session Token testnet is now live 🎉
If you've been sharing the journey with us in the Session Token Discord server from before June 13th, you're eligible to join immediately.
If not, you'll have a chance to join soon.
Discover the path below.
We're about to bring a million-user application into the
@arbitrum
ecosystem.
Tune in to this AMA later today for exclusive insight into our progress so far and the future of the Session ecosystem.
👇 Set a reminder now 👇
The companies that truly care about your privacy know they're the weak link and can't guarantee your data's safety. That's why they remove their own access & avoid keeping message records that could be used against you.
Trust e2ee, not people who make empty promises.
📢 Session Token Migration Update 📢
Completed last week:
✅ Finalized block reward calculation through pool contract
✅Integration branch is now ready and undergoing core tests
✅ Review of core codebase
Upcoming tasks:
➡️Finalizing smart contracts in preparation for audit
PCMag has taken notice of
@session_app
and delivered a review of the app ✍️
TL;DR — we've achieved the highest levels of security and identity-protection, with some room for improvement on general UX.
Onward 🧗
Session is one of the only web3 apps that has cracked product market fit with web2 users.
This is why we're frequently compared to web2 giants with tens or even hundreds of millions of users—this time courtesy of
@decryptmedia
🤝
Your
@session_app
account cannot be accessed if you fall victim to a SIM-swapping attack.
Another reason why we don't require a phone number or any other personal information to create an account.
If you're reading this — guess what?
You got a shout out in the latest Session Lab update.
There is also some juicy info about some major dev milestones that we hit in February so check it out 👇
The Session Network doesn't just power
@session_app
.
It's a decentralised storage network.
It's a decentralised routing network.
It is people powered communication — by you, for you.
Did you know Session has customisable themes?
Whether you're rocking classic dark or ocean light — your conversation always stays between you and the person you're talking to 🔒
You deserve a new and better way to communicate online.
Something that's crypto-native, encrypted by default, with best-in-class identity protection.
That's what we're building.
🥕 What's up, Doc? 🥕
The Session Token docs portal is nearly ready to be released into the wild — quick guides, detailed documentation, and a bunch of other useful stuff.
All in one place.
Stay tuned.
The 🌟 lighthouse 🌟 phase of our launch is well and truly underway, with today marking the beginning of the incentivised testnet program.
You can now register and stake single contributor nodes, using the docs below as your guide.
Onward 🧗
It's not normal for your conversation to be mediated by a web2 tech company.
It's a temporary and unnatural glitch.
Decentralised, trustless protocols aren't just the future—they're an inevitable return to a more authentic and direct way to connect with other people.
Everywhere you look, people are asking the same question—who is building a decentralised messaging app? Somewhere we can migrate. A platform that’s safe.
It's not on the horizon. It's here, tried and tested by over by over one million users.
The answer is
@session_app
.
🔊 ANNOUNCEMENT 🔊
Session Network will launch on
@arbitrum
.
We've received a grant from the Arbitrum Foundation, and we're excited to join the ecosystem and contribute to its success in the future as one of the largest applications on the network.
1980s — IRC
1990s — IM (AOL, MSN)
2000s — SMS
2010s — Web2 Messengers (WhatsApp, Telegram)
2020s — Web3 Messengers (Session)
The technology that we use to communicate never stops changing.
We are that change.
Who do you trust to protect your digital security?
Let's find out why centralised messaging apps often require you to trust them not to collect and share your personal information, even when your messages are encrypted 👇
📢 Session Network Migration Update 📢
✅Smart contracts fully reviewed and updated
✅Code is now ready for audit starting May 21st!
✅Added unstaking restrictions and tracking
✅Staking site wallet integration
Ongoing tasks:
➡️L2 trackers and rollback protections
➡️Staked
Head on over to DappRadar to check out this great write-up, explaining why Session is able to offer uniquely powerful user privacy, and how Session Token can to unlock a new level of scaleability for our ecosystem.
Your phone number identifies you.
When you sign up with a phone number, apps which might seem secure can become vulnerable.
That's why Session doesn't require a phone number or any other personal information for sign-up 🔒
Our ecosystem is approaching one million monthly active users.
Session Token will upgrade
@session_app
's incentive layer in three different ways, allowing us to accelerate and pave the way to millions of users.
👇 Check this out to learn more 👇
The Session whitepaper has been updated to reflect all of the ways that we have evolved and innovated since it’s original publication.
This isn’t just a document—it’s a blueprint and manifesto for a new and better way to communicate.
Session 101: SNS.
We’re building a new, better way to communicate online
SNS (Session Name Service) will let you join in with style, mapping an easily shareable handle to your Account ID 💅
Here are three key points:
The Session Ecosystem has a secret superpower —
@Lokinet_org
.
Here's a unique insight into the progress being made, as well as how it benefits Session and the people powering it's network 💪
Sessions purpose-built DePIN is close to ATH, with over 2000 nodes sending, receiving and storing your messages 🌐
CTO
@JefferysKee
recently featured on DePIN Hub, and explained how the network enables unique Sessions features.
Check it out here:
When you talk to people online, you might be exposing a lot of personal information.
Even if your message is encrypted, you're still probably leaking metadata about your conversation 🔓
Session fixes this 🔒
Learn more:
There are over 2200 nodes on our network, storing and routing countless secure messages every day for
@session_app
.
Our team and our community are building real solutions to a real problem for real users.
There now are over 100 active nodes on testnet.
There has been a total of 30,720 test SENT successfully requested from the faucet.
We've been live for approximately 72 hours.
Onward 🧗
Thanks to the good folks at Tuta for adding us to their messaging app comparison article, and thanks to the Session community for making it happen 😜
You can check it out here 👇
Session Token Docs are live
They offer a high level overview of the tokenomics and utility. Info about the Reward Pool, implementation and staking are here.
We'll continue to update the docs with technical info for those chasing the nitty gritty details.
As 2024 gets into full swing, the team is gathering momentum and making some big moves.
A milestone for the Reward Pool smart contract, a huge Session release, a collaboration with DappRadar...
Check out all this and more in the Session Lab update 👇
Messaging apps are a natural fit for the benefits of decentralisation.
Web3 communication platforms have unique advantages that centralised apps can’t match.
Here’s three major issues with web2 messaging apps that you probably aren’t aware of 👇
▶️ Back to back
@session_app
point releases
▶️ SOGS Bot
▶️ Network migration enters final prep stage
▶️ Three new devs
▶️ Session makes news
+ More
Check it all our here 👇
When you use Session, your identity is always protected by onion-routing, enabled by our decentralised network of over 2,200 nodes.
🔒 Real security that's built in, not tacked on 🔒
The last step in our three-phase smart contract auditing process is complete.
We chose to partner with
@zellic_io
, a firm with deep expertise in cryptography and a very strong reputation for thorough security assessments 🔒
Learn more here 👇
It's not too late to join in!
And don't forget, we will also be awarding a ⁉️ secret prize ⁉️ to one lucky person who has shared any of our posts from between the 1st and 8th of August.
Every share is a new chance to win 🎁
⚡️ We're accelerating, and the team is growing ⚡️
This month we've welcomed a new community manager, and two new devs — including a core developer who is already hard at work on the migration to the Session Network.
Want to do a deep dive on
@session_app
?
I'll save you some time:
@robbraxmantech
already did it for you.
👇 Check out his full review of Session here 👇
Welcome to the latest Session Token lab update 🥼🔬
In this edition:
- Testnet launched effectively 🚀
- Major backend upgrade for Session 🧵
- Onboarding v2 likely to be released imminently 🛹
And heaps more!
👇 Check it out here 👇
#DePIN
can help us take control of the tech that shapes our lives.
Whether your first encounter with the internet was 'Hello, world' or 'Skibidi toilet', we can agree that nowadays the internet seems to be kinda… broken.
Here's how we could fix it 👇
Centralised messaging apps are good at creating, storing and sharing personal metadata that can tell a story about you.
Decentralised messaging apps are good at hiding the context of your encrypted messages, such as who you are, who you're talking to, and how often to
1. Paying For Premium Features.
Payment for premium features can be made in fiat, using an oracle, or with several major cryptocurrencies.
But under the hood, Session Token will power these transactions.
🎁 secret prize being drawn today 🎁
every time you spread the word about Session Token by sharing our posts, you increase your chances of winning.
the winner will be announced later today!
🥳
We've got a secret.
There is a hidden message in the Session whitepaper. We will reveal a clue every day for seven days.
Whoever decodes the message first wins a brand new Ledger Nano X.
🎁 Follow, RT, and submit your answer via DM to win 🎁
WP:
Session now has over one million users.
That's over one million people taking a stand against Big Tech. Refusing to normalise mass surveillance. Demanding control over their data.
More join us every day.
Together, we're winning this fight.
What's been going on in the Session labs?
- A major release for
@session_app
🚢
- Several minor releases for
@session_app
🚣♀️🚣♀️
- New testnet feature, new testnet node ATH (320+) 🌐
And heaps more.
👇 Check out the full Session Lab Update here 👇
We keep you guys in the loop with heaps of regular updates on our progress.
To help piece it all together, here's a birds-eye view of all the groundwork that we've done to get us here as we well and truly enter the 🌟 Lighthouse 🌟 phase of our launch.
Over one million people are using Session.
Next year will see the release of Session Pro, delivering premium features to power users.
But it's much more than just a paid tier of the app.
Here’s how it works 👇
In this month's edition of RE:CONNECT, the official community shout-out went to... 🎉
@hlothdev
🎉
Vik is a community PR heavyweight for
@session_app
, with a recent favourite being this UI element in the desktop client:
POV: you're a disappearing message.
Disappearing Messages v2 was our latest major release on
@session_app
and it brought with it a whole bunch of new functionality, built specifically for decentralised messaging.
Learn more here:
#DePIN
takes power away from Big Tech and returns it to the communities that create value in the first place.
The community is the capital.
Watch the full video: