Background of Dmail
Dmail was founded by the Anonymous Group in 2021. The team previously launched a public chain project under the name ANOS. Dmail was initially deployed on the DFINITY network as the first decentralized email product.
Subsequently, Dmail gradually expanded to multiple public chains, becoming a blockchain email that supports multiple chains. As a pioneer in the blockchain and email service field, Dmail has received investments from institutions such as Hashkey and KuCoin.
As a new startup team, Dmail's technical strength and product operation capabilities are constantly growing. With the completion of this Pre-A round of financing, Dmail has obtained further development resources.
Compared to other email service providers, Dmail chooses blockchain technology for innovation to provide communication infrastructure for the decentralized era. Public chain email may become one of the key scenarios driving user awareness of Web3.
Advantages of Dmail as a blockchain email:
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Decentralized storage: Content is stored on the blockchain, and users have ownership of their data. This avoids the risk of email service providers controlling user data, and users no longer have to worry about content being deleted or accounts being banned.
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Encrypted transmission: Protects user privacy and communication content security. Through encryption algorithms, emails are not monitored or intercepted during transmission.
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Freedom from content censorship by email service providers. Users can freely send any legal information without third-party censorship.
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Email as a user's digital identity, making it easy to identify users in Web3 applications. Based on decentralized accounts, seamless connections can be made.
Functional modules of Dmail:
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Message sending and receiving: Similar to traditional email, supports communication between different types of addresses. Covers mainstream public chains and can seamlessly communicate with Web2 email.
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Data storage: Uses decentralized storage, and content is stored on the blockchain. Mail content is distributed and users have permanent ownership.
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Asset management: Can directly send and receive encrypted assets in the mailbox. Transfer transactions can be conducted without switching applications.
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Subscription and notifications: Subscribe to information such as project airdrops. Emails are superior to channels such as social media for precise notifications.
NFT domain: By binding a domain name as an email address, different permission levels are available. It clarifies identity and is easy to remember, with clear hierarchies. -
AI assistant: Integrated with ChatGPT for intelligent reply generation. Greatly improves email writing efficiency and has a wide range of marketing applications.
Development strategy of Dmail:
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Choose hot tracks for integration: such as AI, Metaverse, and other cutting-edge technologies and concepts.
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Collaborate with leading projects: Collaborate with well-known projects such as Worldcoin and ENS to gain a user base.
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Continuously expand network support: Already covering multiple mainstream public chains, reducing user switching costs.
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Incentivize usage through a points system, but a long-term mechanism needs to be established.
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Actively layout marketing to increase visibility, acquire users, and enhance dissemination.
Mail to Earn model analysis
With the advent of the Web3 era, many blockchain projects are exploring different token economic designs. Among them, Mail to Earn has recently attracted attention, and Dmail is a pioneer in this model.
Mail to Earn encourages users to earn token rewards through the use of email. Users can earn points through daily email sending and receiving, inviting users, and other behaviors. These points can later be used to upgrade mailbox permissions.
This model provides a new approach for blockchain applications to acquire users. Unlike traditional apps, email has high frequency of use and strong user stickiness. Mail to Earn can form an effective incentive system.
However, the sustainability of this model needs to be verified, and the construction of the incentive mechanism needs to consider long-term factors. Otherwise, users may only profit in the short term and then leave, and a stable ecosystem cannot be formed.
Project teams need to continuously enrich application scenarios to make the email service itself valuable. Otherwise, relying on airdrops and incentives may be difficult to retain users, and the model may fall into a predicament.
In summary, Mail to Earn is worth paying attention to, but further improvement is needed to become a sustainable token economic design.