Once, the internet was open. Protocols like SMTP and HTTP gave anyone the power to connect. But somewhere along the way, we lost that.

Now communication is closed.

Big tech decides who can speak.

Governments decide what can be said.

Apps hoard your data, lock your identity, and sell your attention.

We’ve been tricked into thinking this is normal. It’s not. It’s killed innovation. It’s dangerous. It’s fragile.

At Ephemera, we believe freedom fails without communication. You can’t code it. You can’t legislate it. It only exists when people can connect - securely, permissionlessly, without fear of control. That’s why we’re building XMTP.

XMTP isn’t an app. It’s the open, decentralized messaging protocol designed to last as long as the internet itself. Secure. Private. Permissionless. Decentralized. A foundation for everything to come.

Messaging hasn't changed in decades because it's been locked in closed silos. The next generation of communication is happening now on XMTP.

What’s changed is incentives.

For the first time, incentives power the world’s freedom to communicate. Node operators earn for reliability. If they censor, they’re slashed. Delegators move their stake to countries who protect our freedom to communicate. Apps get rewarded for bringing growth to the network.

This means censorship isn’t just wrong - it’s unprofitable.

The best developers in the world already trust XMTP to build next generation messaging apps. Coinbase is extending it into an entire onchain economy. Our own app, Convos, shows what’s possible: invite-only, ephemeral messaging. Developers are building wallets, AI agents, and mini-apps that live directly inside chat. The ecosystem is compounding. When secure, quantum-resistant messaging meets native money, it unlocks a developer surface area that’s massive.

We’re open by default - code, roadmaps, even mistakes - because trust has to be earned.

If you’re the kind of person who cares about the mission to increase the world’s freedom to communicate, this is your chance.

Don’t just watch. Build with us.

We are hiring. DM us anytime.