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Blockchain-based social graph Lens enters ‘permissionless' phase

Blockchain-based social graph Lens enters ‘permissionless' phase

The Block2024/02/27 20:18
By: The Block
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Quick Take Social media platform Lens has transitioned to a permissionless phase. This means that anyone can mint an on-chain profile and join the platform.
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Social graph Lens has moved to a "permissionless" stage, now enabling all users to participate in the network by creating an on-chain NFT for their profile.

This change allows anyone to create their profiles for a fee of 10 matic tokens (currently valued at $10.30) or to pay a similar amount with a credit card, facilitating their entry into the platform. Lens debuted in May 2022 on the Polygon blockchain.

Lens is described as a social graph, which refers to a decentralized and user-owned map of connections and relationships between individuals and entities. NFTs that serve as user profiles allow users to interact with decentralized applications (dapps) within its ecosystem. 

Now, any user can mint a Lens profile and access the protocol, whereas previously, profile creation was restricted to selected users.

This comes amid an increasingly competitive landscape of decentralized social media, where multiple platforms are vying for user engagement. Lens, in particular, faces heated competition with Farcaster , another key player in the decentralized social media space. 

Despite Farcaster's shift to a permissionless model in October 2023 after its introduction on Optimism, Lens's move towards a similar approach has been more gradual, especially given its initial launch in 2022.

“In our first few years, we chose to remain in beta while we enhanced security and scalability and nurtured a vibrant developer ecosystem,” noted Lens founder Stani Kulechov — highlighting the platform’s approach to development.

Lens version 2 

Lens is currently in version 2 , which focuses on Open Actions, a feature that enables the execution of any external smart contract action directly from Lens’ content posts.

Open Actions provide a way for developers to build custom operations that can be executed via posts. For example, with this feature, users can mint non-fungible tokens (NFTs) on an OpenSea contract directly from Lens’ published content.

Lens also operates a data scaling solution called Momoka , aimed at storing social media transaction data off-chain for efficiency while ensuring on-chain verification for security. The project closed a $15 million funding round led by IDEO CoLab Ventures last year.


Disclaimer: The content of this article solely reflects the author's opinion and does not represent the platform in any capacity. This article is not intended to serve as a reference for making investment decisions.
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