Crypto-Powered
Social Media Platform Voice Has Launched
Voice, the social media
platform built on the EOSO blockchain network, has launched. The platform is
currently open in read-only mode to the public, while allowing registered
community members to publish content.
Early-access registrations are
open, but on August 15 Voice plans to let those who have registered start
inviting friends as well. The social media platform was initially announced
in June 2019, and was set to launch on the EOS public blockchain, but the
firm behind the platform and the EOSIO software, Block.one, later pushed the
launch date back and change the protocol being used.
Block.one was the firm that ran
a year-long initial coin offering (ICO) that raised $4 billion for the EOSIO
software, and famously paid $30 million for the Voice.com domain name.
On changing the protocol behind Voice, its CEO Salah Zalatimo said:
“Iterating and optimizing a product like Voice is not feasible on a public
blockchain due to the inability to rapidly innovate."
Voice uses blockchain
technology and biometric authentication to cut down on the numbers of fake
users, as it places an emphasis on real interactions, news, and connections.
