Base released a new episode of BaseLayer, spotlighting Shane Mac, the co-founder of XMTP. A story of someone who realized that the decentralized internet was missing one of its most essential pieces: communication.

Shane has spent years contemplating how people communicate online. Before entering the crypto space, he developed messaging products and identified gaps in today’s digital conversations. So when he stepped into Web3, he noticed something striking: everything was moving onchain except messaging.

Money was becoming onchain. Identity was becoming onchain.
But messages were still locked inside apps controlled by large companies.

That realization led him to build XMTP, a messaging layer designed for the decentralized internet. Instead of creating yet another chat app, Shane envisioned a universal inbox where conversations belong to users, not platforms.

XMTP offers encrypted, portable messaging that can move freely across wallets, apps, and protocols, just like tokens.

In the episode, Shane describes a future where communication becomes a core part of the onchain experience: wallets will be inboxes, communities will communicate without platform risks, and developers will build without relying on centralized servers.

XMTP’s vision strengthens the entire blockchain ecosystem.
By creating open, permissionless communication:

• Users can own and carry their conversations anywhere

• Builders can integrate messaging into apps without stored user data

• Communities gain independence from platform shutdowns

• The onchain world becomes more connected, social, and human

Shane Mac’s story in the latest BaseLayer episode is a reminder that decentralization isn’t just about finance. It’s about people. XMTP is quietly laying the groundwork for a future where messages travel freely, securely, and without platform control.

As Base grows its ecosystem, the communication layer Shane is building will play a defining role in how the onchain world interacts, collaborates, and evolves.

Base released a new episode of BaseLayer, spotlighting Shane Mac, the co-founder of XMTP. A story of someone who realized that the decentralized internet was missing one of its most essential pieces: communication.

Shane has spent years contemplating how people communicate online. Before entering the crypto space, he developed messaging products and identified gaps in today’s digital conversations. So when he stepped into Web3, he noticed something striking: everything was moving onchain except messaging.

Money was becoming onchain. Identity was becoming onchain.
But messages were still locked inside apps controlled by large companies.

That realization led him to build XMTP, a messaging layer designed for the decentralized internet. Instead of creating yet another chat app, Shane envisioned a universal inbox where conversations belong to users, not platforms.

XMTP offers encrypted, portable messaging that can move freely across wallets, apps, and protocols, just like tokens.

In the episode, Shane describes a future where communication becomes a core part of the onchain experience: wallets will be inboxes, communities will communicate without platform risks, and developers will build without relying on centralized servers.

XMTP’s vision strengthens the entire blockchain ecosystem.
By creating open, permissionless communication:

• Users can own and carry their conversations anywhere

• Builders can integrate messaging into apps without stored user data

• Communities gain independence from platform shutdowns

• The onchain world becomes more connected, social, and human

Shane Mac’s story in the latest BaseLayer episode is a reminder that decentralization isn’t just about finance. It’s about people. XMTP is quietly laying the groundwork for a future where messages travel freely, securely, and without platform control.

As Base grows its ecosystem, the communication layer Shane is building will play a defining role in how the onchain world interacts, collaborates, and evolves.