Apple is blocking a release of our
@gnosissafe
mobile app because we display NFTs in it. After 2 weeks of back-and-forth, I felt that we need to talk publicly about this to raise awareness.
See the thread for details and why this might affect other wallets and apps as well. 👇
On Friday, the
@gnosisdao
community voted to spin-out the
@gnosisSafe
project and launch the $SAFE token.
A thread on what that means for the future of the project and Web3 in general. 👇
⛔️ This shows how access to Web3 still relies heavily on gatekeepers like Apple
❗️ It's an industry problem, as the same arguments apply to any wallet displaying NFTs or games making use of NFTs
💡 We need to find better ways to make Web3 accessible on mobile permissionlessly
The prediction market platform
@Polymarket
just crossed $1B in total value processed, making it the most successful crypto consumer app to date. 👏
The secret sauce: Polymarket leverages Account Abstraction (using
@Safe
Smart Accounts) for easy onboarding and frictionless UX. ✨
I will clear up some misconceptions about
@Safe
in the coming weeks. Let's start with a very common one:
🤔 Popular opinion: "Safe is a Multisig"
💡 Reality: "Safe is a composable Smart Account framework"
Here's why 👇🧵
We just launched the web3 firewall for
@Safe
{Wallet}. 🛡️🔥
With every transaction made via , you'll get a free risk assessment, flagging transactions that are malicious, carry risks or may have compliance implications.
More details on the release. 👇
This is honestly the
@Safe
announcement I have personally been looking forward to the most this year.
This might end up becoming the most impactful thing Safe has done to protect crypto from getting lost since introducing the Multisig.
And it's only the beginning. 🚀
This year for
@EthCC
🇫🇷 we booked the Eiffel Tower for an exclusive event focused on Account Abstraction, Smart Accounts and the future of wallets. Tickets are rare so put yourself on the waiting list fast!
All pieces to build
@jessepollak
's 'dream wallet' are already out there!
We put together a tutorial on how to implement it exclusively using open-source components & standards.
Who's up for the challenge? 🛠️
Start building the dream wallet:
I sketched out my "dream wallet" that would be 10x better than anything in web2 or onchain today
need to solve a bunch of hard challenges, but i think we can get there in the next ~6-12 months.
onchain is going to be 100x better than online.
Permissionless access to Web3 is core to our values, so we are willing to go the extra mile to clear this up. Simply removing NFTs from our app is definitely not an option for us.
We just released the Safe Dashboard: Your new
@gnosisSafe
homescreen. 🔰
🔎 Get a quick overview over assets held in a Safe
🚨 Always know if there is a transaction that needs your signature
🛠️ Access your most-used apps in one click
The next day we got this questionable response, basically saying that Apple does not allow apps, especially wallets, to display NFTs if they are not bought via in-app purchases.
We will submit an appeal to the App Review Board and hope that they will reinterpret their policy when it comes to NFTs and that this is not just the first sign of Apple cracking down on NFTs completely.
Petition for
@DefiLlama
to add a "Smart Account" section to show the adoption of smart accounts across different networks (such as TVL managed by smart accounts on each chain).
I wish more talent would be focused on solving important security and usability challenges of Web3 instead of copying the newest ponzinomics to chain XYZ.
So
@Google
does not allow to do paid ads for crypto projects that are not registered with FinCEN. But they don't seem to have any issues putting up crypto scam/phishing ads. 😡
Of course, we thought this was just a human issue. Maybe a junior reviewer made a mistake... So we tried explaining again. The answer: Apps that facilitate storage or marketplaces for NFTs are prohibited on the Apple App Store.
Finally, our iOS app passed the App Store Review! 🎉 With this update,
@gnosisSafe
users can connect their
@Ledger
Nano X to their mobile device to securely sign transactions on-the-go.
Can't stress enough how much I admire these people for putting together
@ETHBerlin
and advocating for core Ethereum values, while everyone else is focused on KOLs and yacht parties.
Some are in crypto for the tech.
Some are in crypto for 7% yield.
Some are in crypto for betting on dog coins.
I am in crypto for shifting power from platforms to people. 💪
You thought
@Safe
wouldn't do points? Well, here we are. But it will be a points program like no other. 👀
It's really a vampire attack on EOAs, a mass-migration to smart accounts for a brighter future of Ethereum UX/security.
Much more coming in the next weeks...
Pretty sure
@ETHIndiaco
will end up as the most influential Web3 hackathon of 2022. Lot‘s of amazing projects being built here. Particularly around account abstraction.
Meet the CSV Airdrop app for
@gnosisSafe
! You can now send arbitrarily many tokens, to arbitrarily many accounts with various different values from a CSV file in one single transaction. 🚀
Surprised to see that on
@gnosisSafe
there are more assets ($40B) than in all DeFi protocols on:
- BSC ($8B)
- Avalanche ($5B)
- Solana ($4B)
- Tron ($3.7B)
- Polygon ($2.7B)
- Fantom ($2B)
- Cronos ($1.7B)
- Arbitrum ($1.4B)
- Terra ($1.4B)
- Near ($0.4B)
... combined! 🤯
The update included a new way to connect a Ledger Nano X via Bluetooth to the app, so it had nothing to do with NFTs in the first place. We display user-owned NFTs in our app already for many months. Nevertheless, we answered the questions and outlined our NFT feature.
Safe is a spin-off from Gnosis
Gnosis is a spin-off from Consensys
Consensys is (sort of) a spin-off from the EF
So more like „Happy birthday from your great-grandchild“ 👶
EIP-3074 is a drastic shift in Ethereum's AA strategy. It's not a replacement for ERC-4337, actually quite synergetic, but it will change the AA roadmap fundamentally. Working on a longer-form post that goes into details and shows the new opportunities for
@Safe
.
Proud to announce that
@Safe
is now a bank. 🏦
We tried to push the values of self-custody and being your own bank. But we finally realized that we were wrong all along.
We pivot towards a proven and secure model of taking other people‘s money.
Don’t verify - Trust us!
AI agents won't be using EOAs, they will require the programability and safeguards enabled by smart accounts.
Already now, more than half of all
@Safe
transactions on
@gnosischain
are made by AI agents. 🤖
On risks and opportunities for Smart Accounts after EIP-3074. And why we also need EIP-5003 to be included in the next Ethereum hardfork to prevent EOA enshrinement.
Preparing my
@EthCC
talk and need your help. I'm looking for the hottest crypto buzzwords right now.
▶️ Intents, shared sequencing, zk, restaking, data availability ...
Drop yours below. 👇
Don't get me wrong, I don't want to blame Apple and still think this is just a human issue. So I'd be happy to work with them to improve the guidelines when it comes to wallets. It needs to be 100% clear what is allowed and what is not.
Happy to announce,
@Safe
now supports ERC-4337 via its modular Smart Account framework. 🚀
The benefit of adding 4337 via the plugin system vs having it in the core contracts is to migrate accounts easily even if there were changes to 4337 or native AA becomes reality.
🚨 The Safe{Core} Account Abstraction stack now supports ERC-4337 integrations!
This in-demand update empowers developers to further leverage the benefits of AA, while retaining flexibility and security at its core 💪
Read more👇
Will there be an
#airdrop
? 🪂
Yes! Even 2!
👥 User: Everyone that actively used
@gnosisSafe
in the past. Don't alter your behaviour, snapshot is taken.
🛠️ Ecosystem: Community member that made the project successful. Look out for more details on the application process.
Three apps broke out of the crypto bubble in 2024:
🌍
@Worldcoin
onboards millions of users across the world
🔮
@Polymarket
makes waves in traditional media
📄
@Fileverse
unlocks non-financial usecases on Ethereum
What do they have in common?
They are all built on
@Safe
! 💚
Excited to see another product being built around the
@gnosisSafe
contracts leveraging the power of smart contract accounts (transaction relaying, batched transactions, etc.).
I am beyond excited to finally share what we’ve been working on for the last months:
🌠 Gnosis Safe spins out of Gnosis and establishes the non-profit Safe Ecosystem Foundation
✨ Over 60+ strategic partners back the spin-off and contribute $100M
1/📢 Important News:
We are announcing a strategic funding round of $100 million led by
@1kxnetwork
to advance digital asset management and unlock ownership for everyone.
Read more:
Smart accounts like
@Safe
will enable „modular banks“.
Instead of getting an account with one bank and being tied to their platform, you can choose which institution to use for:
- Asset management
- Transaction risk assessment
- Account recovery
- Loans
- Credit cards
- …
You can now use
@MEVprotection
right from within
@gnosisSafe
! 🚀
Cowswap may just have cracked Multisig-trading:
💱 Better rates
✅ Less failed transactions
✨ Multisig-optimized UX
🛡️ MEV-proteced
Here's how👇