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Podcast: Web3 Galaxy Brain 🌌🧠
Episode: XMTP with Matt Galligan
Description: Today, I’m joined by Matt Galligan, co-founder of XMTP Labs.
XMTP is a messaging protocol built atop EVM wallets. Situating itself in the lineage of email protocol SMTP and Jabber IM protocol XMPP, XMTP aims to make DMs, notifications, group chats, and more available to everyone with a blockchain wallet. XMTP Labs, Matt’s new company, is the primary developer of the protocol.
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