Nansen launches new native Web3 messaging app to compete with Discord

Blockchain analytics platform Nansen today announced the launch of its new Web3 native messaging app, Nansen Connect, in an attempt to figure out what a crypto-native messaging app looks like.

Nansen Connect Features

With Nansen Connect users can log in with their cryptocurrency wallet, select a username based on their Nansen wallet tags, and join groups based on cryptocurrency holdings and on-chain behaviors.

Users can also send each other end-to-end encrypted DMs and monitor key collection statistics and user holding information in real time. Eventually, users will be able to create OTC channels for more efficient trading.

The platform said, “From a social perspective, wallet tagging services…reveal specific qualities about an individual, and advanced users can choose what they show to the world. As a result, blockchain addresses can grant savvy users significant social influence. However, there is a missing element that prevents users from taking full advantage of addresses as a form of identity: a way to form groups using blockchain data, and a way to communicate within and between those groups.”

Now in beta Connect will focus primarily on profile picture (PFP) communities and users, as well as tag-based communities and end-to-end encrypted direct messages, and will expand access over time.

At launch, tag-based channels will include Nansen Ads, Smart Money, Bluechip Holder, Millionaires Club (millionaire and billionaire tag), Airdrop Pro, Medium Dex Trader (med dex tag and above), Rare NFT Collector (rare, epic and legendary tags), and GM.

It has also given certain NFT collections their dedicated channels. These include Pudgy Penguins, Sneaky Vampire Syndicate, KaijuKingz, CyberKongz, Hashmasks, Parallel, Weirdo Ghost Gang, Azuki, BAYC, Moonbirds, Doodles, and CloneX.

Users will be able to join groups based on their cryptocurrency and NFT holdings, view key statistics for a collection, and easily move between the chat interface and user wallet profiles.

Initially the chats will be a single continuous stream or permissioned announcement channels, but over time Connect will add sub-channel functionality.

This is similar to Discord, the current messaging app of choice for the Web3 community that has recently suffered phishing attacks and hacks.

Because the app requires a cryptocurrency wallet login and grants access to users based on their holdings, meaning that only “proven users” can access certain communities, Nansen believes it can address some of the security flaws present in the Web3 ecosystem.

The launch of Connect moves Nansen from an information hub to a social hub. The company envisions the application as a compass to help users navigate the Web3 space.

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