The Cypherpunk Alternative to Discord
A primer on Status, the encrypted, open-source messaging app that crypto natives are eyeing as a Discord alternative.
Earlier this year, Vitalik Buterin wrote: "2026 is the year we take back lost ground in computing self-sovereignty."
In other words, you can govern your own digital life. You don't have to hand it over to corporate machines built to harvest value from it.
As Vitalik went on to add:
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William M. Peaster
William M. Peaster, Senior Writer, has been with Bankless since January 2021. Immersed in Ethereum since 2017, he covers the onchain frontier with a particular interest in art, games, and other culture apps. He has a background in creative writing and writes fiction in his free time.
