the Status logo isn’t new
since 2017 people saw it as the messaging app
today this logo stands for the whole stack we’re shipping:
super-app + hardware wallet + privacy layer on an L2 that’s natively gasless
how did we get there?
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history: Status started in 2017 as a privacy messenger with a wallet and a web3 browser
but to ship a privacy-focused app we needed to create the core infra to run it:
@Waku_org for encrypted p2p messaging,
@Codex_storage for data storage,
@ethnimbus for light clients,
@Keycard_ for secure hardware wallet,
and more recently: @StatusL2 for gasless transactions
the app was the tip of that iceberg
why unify now:
we’re approaching the L2 mainnet with a vertically integrated stack
that means the interface (the app) and the infra evolve together: fewer friction, fewer excuses, more control over reliability, speed, cost (it's gasless!) and privacy guarantees
privacy isn’t an afterthought here
your messaging is private by default with Waku
your finances will soon have an optional shielded layer compatible with DeFi apps: earn, swap, lend, borrow, all privately
private communication, private finance, private browsing, one open app
$SNT becomes the economic spine:
once staked, it secures the spam protection of the gasless @StatusL2 while earning you Karma, the soulbound utility token governing over the L2 shared yield distribution
SNT is the liquid token that unlocks both free tx and yield distribution
tldr:
Status started as an app
it’s now a unified ecosystem
powered by SNT
governed by Karma
built to make your onchain life seamless, private... and fun! <3
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