# gm By [Gold](https://paragraph.com/@gold-5) · 2024-02-06 --- > _“Safe is an incredible tool for individuals, teams, communities, and groups of anons to manage assets both collectively or individually. While the primary application of multisigs has been asset management, we are demonstrating that it can also be an extremely powerful tool to manage any type of online content including your files and website!”_ **About Fileverse** ------------------- **Industry:** Collaboration and knowledge production tools [Fileverse](https://fileverse.io/) is a trustless collaboration space and workspace enabled through smart contracts and p2p networks for content addressing and storage. You can think of Fileverse as an alternative to platforms such as Google Workspace, Notion, and even Gitbook, with features such as: * File sharing and storage * Live collaboration  documents and whiteboards * Documentation and knowledge bases * Group ownership of an archive and websites [**x.com**](https://x.com/fileverse) [https://x.com/fileverse](https://x.com/fileverse) **The challenge** ----------------- Fileverse needed a robust peer-to-peer tech stack that is not only infinitely composable but also allows individuals and groups to cryptographically impose the terms of their interaction with the world. The major challenge was finding an infrastructure that they could rely on today and in 20 years, to enable trustless collaboration between individuals and groups. They needed a solution that could handle granular permissions management, facilitate complex transactions and group dynamics, and enable seamless dApp interactions, all while ensuring high levels of data security and users’ anonymity. **The solution** ---------------- Fileverse integrated _Safe_'s [Smart Account infrastructure](https://core.safe.global/) to address their challenges effectively. The integration enabled Fileverse to leverage _Safe_'s advanced features for decentralised control, including robust permissions management and secure transaction facilitation with multisignature capabilities. _Safe_'s infrastructure provided the necessary foundation for Fileverse to build a highly secure, decentralised platform for online collaboration and knowledge production, thus overcoming the limitations of traditional web2 tools. By utilising Safe's technology, Fileverse could ensure data integrity and privacy for its users, thus disrupting the traditional web2 online collaboration model with a trustless, onchain alternative. > _“A pressing issue when it comes to interacting online is understanding that as users, we need more control and knowledge over what happens behind web2 platforms, which is why we believe that operating in a fully on-chain environment is the better path forward. By using Fileverse along with Safe, both open-source technologies, I have more trust in the security of the protocols I'm using and can feel comfortable collaborating with the other owners of my Safe and additional collaborators from around the world.” – Yohan, Fileverse power user_ **How it began** ---------------- As very early users of _Safe_, the Fileverse team was first inspired by the trust and coordination they observed within groups like MolochDAO and ConstitutionDAO, where massive amounts of funds were confidently secured and managed to achieve greater collective impact. The real turning point came when some of Fileverse’s power users began voicing the need to integrate multisig functionality directly into their workspaces. This feedback led to the idea of a use case besides financial coordination. Fileverse started to think of ways to use _Safe_'s modular smart account infrastructure to create a new onchain collaborative space that extends the trustless management of assets with _Safe_ (alone or as a group) to the trustless management of assets and content/files. **How Fileverse works: Taking online collaboration tools onchain** ------------------------------------------------------------------ Leveraging _Safe_'s Smart Account infrastructure, Fileverse enables users to deploy collaboration smart contracts while ensuring secure and controlled access. _Safe_'s robust framework allows permissions management and coordinates seamless transactions in a customisable multisig setup, making Fileverse a safe and efficient space for onchain content collaboration. Users benefit from end-to-end encryption and IPFS/Arweave for file storage, all facilitated by Safe's battle-tested infrastructure. The integration allows Fileverse to offer [diverse tools](https://portal.fileverse.io/#/0x86C98bbeD4340CbB22B6508fCb13b9b2f1aB2A30/file/5?chainId=100) such as multimedia sharing, simultaneous document editing, and [personal website publishing](https://portal.fileverse.io/#/0x86C98bbeD4340CbB22B6508fCb13b9b2f1aB2A30/file/0?chainId=100), all underpinned by _Safe_'s multisig functionality, ensuring collective control and enhanced security for all onchain activities. **Why _Safe_: Reliable with exceptional UX** -------------------------------------------- _Safe_ was the obvious choice for Fileverse. The team wanted to build on top of the most stable foundation to give users a reliable tool with exceptional UX. [The sheer amount of people’s funds ($70B)](https://dune.com/safe/all) that have been secured through _Safe_’s contracts for a long time without any hiccup is the kind of reliability that Fileverse aspires to. Secondly, _Safe_’s leaps and advances in account abstraction make the protocol an ideal partner for the team’s UX goal of making crypto easily enjoyable with no barriers to entry (eg. requiring a wallet, tokens or technical knowledge).Key decision factors for choosing _Safe_ include: * **Self-sovereignty**The use of smart contracts gave Fileverse total ownership while ensuring endless composability between both projects. * **Launch of Safe{Core} Protocol** [The launch of Safe{Core} Protocol](https://safe.mirror.xyz/KiklifJINUpklBzf-usK_54EC86AfSeX5wH89bNxglM) sealed the deal as the team saw _Safe_ committing to a path that would pave the road for account abstraction infrastructure and kick-start an ecosystem of trustless applications. * **Safe Modules** The team found Safe Modules to be an amazing way to expand Safe multisigs and introduce new features and capabilities. * **Safe Apps** Discovering the Safe Apps directory was an “eureka moment,” as the ability to use and discover favourite dApps directly from a trusted wallet was essential for users’ confidence in experimenting with new crypto protocols safely. ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/f9d5002787e15ece044e21a5b8eb111acfdcb5a7094058a87e51f03d7dc51caa.png) --- *Originally published on [Gold](https://paragraph.com/@gold-5/gm)*