Building the Interconnected Messaging Ecosystem with Steffen Kux of dm3

Colors of Web3 & Entrepreneurship

In this 41st episode of Colors of Web3 & Entrepreneurship, we dive deep into the world of decentralized messaging with Steffen Kux, the visionary behind dm3. Steffen shares his journey from founding a venture studio to developing a groundbreaking protocol that aims to revolutionize how we communicate in the Web3 space. Discover how dm3 is tackling some of the biggest challenges in messaging, including spam prevention, privacy, and interoperability. Steffen explains the innovative techniques they're using, such as token-based spam protection and onion routing for enhanced privacy. Learn about the potential of dm3 to create a unified messaging ecosystem that could reshape how we interact online. This episode offers valuable insights for anyone interested in the future of decentralized communication, Web3 technologies, and the evolving landscape of digital messaging. ⌛ Timestamps: 00:00:00 Episode trailer 00:00:26 Introduction to the show and Steffen Kux - CEO of dm3 00:03:52 How Steffen discovered Web3 00:08:30 Founding a venture studio with his partners 00:13:06 The self-funded model of venture studio 00:14:15 Hobbies of Steffen Kux outside of crypto 00:15:12 Deep dive into dm3's architecture and protocol 00:19:05 Focus on building an interoperability protocol 00:23:06 dm3 protocol architecture 00:26:30 Message relay nodes and gateways 00:30:55 Using ENS names for messaging 00:33:09 Demo of dm3 reference application 00:37:20 Protocol extensions and features 00:39:00 Vision for the future of messaging 00:41:12 Spam prevention in messaging 00:44:21 Using tokens for spam protection 00:50:08 How the deposits are treated in spam protection 00:51:36 Utilities of the dm3 token 00:56:56 Privacy feature on dm3 network 01:02:10 Growth phase: Scalability and decentralization of dm3 network 01:03:50 The team behind dm3 01:05:10 The core team behind the venture studio of Steffen, Corpus 01:07:35 dm3 as a non-profit and how it's been funded 01:12:11 Challenges facing dm3 01:14:15 Where Web3 is heading and how Web3 messaging will evolve 01:19:26 What to do to onboard more people to Web3 messaging systems 01:24:00 Where to follow Steffen and dm3 01:25:03 Episode outro and next episode preview Follow Steffen and his company: Steffen's Twitter/X: https://x.com/SteffenKux dm3 website: https://dm3.network/ dm3 on Warpcast: https://warpcast.com/dm3 My social media: Twitter/X: ⁠https://www.twitter.com/LamWeb3⁠ LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/lamweb3/⁠ Website: ⁠https://lamtrinh.xyz⁠ My latest article: https://lamweb3.substack.com/p/the-importance-of-decentralized-science If you enjoy this episode, please subscribe to stay updated on our upcoming episodes with industry experts and innovators in the Web3 and Entrepreneurship spaces. Thank you for listening!