Shane Mac of XMTP | The Power of Web3 Messaging

<p>Shane walked us through his long history in the world of messaging and working with Web2 giants including Facebook bots, Ebay, and email clients, in his journey to make connecting with each other more human. </p><p>Shane is an experienced start-up founder with a refreshing vision and outlook on how to bring Web3 to the next billion users. </p><p>Topics Covered in this episode:<br />Shane’s background in the messaging space and his journey into Web3<br />Technical goals of XMTP and how to drive network effects without the cold start problem<br />Recent developments of XMTP including launching with Coinbase Wallet<br />How XMTP Web3 messaging works</p><p>JOIN THE COMMUNITY<br />TBP Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/thebtcpodcast">https://twitter.com/thebtcpodcast</a><br />Hashing it Out Discord: <a href="https://discord.gg/eCwSWRyzam">https://discord.gg/eCwSWRyzam</a> </p><p>RESOURCES:<br />Shane X - <a href="https://twitter.com/ShaneMac">https://twitter.com/ShaneMac</a><br />XMTP Website - <a href="https://xmtp.org/">https://xmtp.org/</a><br />XMTP X - <a href="https://twitter.com/xmtp">https://twitter.com/xmtp</a>_<br />XMTP Discord - <a href="https://discord.com/invite/xmtp">https://discord.com/invite/xmtp</a> </p><p>Coinbase Announcement - <a href="https://xmtp.org/blog/coinbasewallet">https://xmtp.org/blog/coinbasewallet</a><br />Converse App X - <a href="https://twitter.com/converseapp">https://twitter.com/converseapp</a>_ </p><p>TIMESTAMPS:<br />00:00 - Intros<br />01:45 - Facebook, Email, and connecting with stranger driving acquisition by Blackberry<br />03:10 - Creating form factor messaging experiences in crypto<br />06:30 - Identities, Messaging, and Privacy – A demo of Coinbase Wallet<br />09:00 - Selectively disclosing and the analogy to Apple’s “hide me email”<br />13:30 - UX, intuitive design and more user experience into Web3<br />16:30 - P2P messaging infrastructure of XMTP and owning your messages<br />18:50 - The lifecycle of a message in XMTP<br />23:20 - Breaking the shackles of Web2 wa