# XMTP July 2025 Community Update *Base app + XMTP launch in LA, $21M Series B to advance the XMTP mission, & Fred Wilson joins the Ephemera board.* By [XMTP Community](https://paragraph.com/@xmtp_community) · 2025-07-18 --- **Messaging that Works for People, Not Platforms** -------------------------------------------------- This week at [NewDayOne](https://www.anewdayone.xyz/), we unveiled something new with Base app: A live integration of XMTP messaging inside the all new Base app, combining: **AI + money + secure group chats—all in one interface.** [![User Avatar](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/6093388e090a3d0d4048f2793515cc2e.jpg)](https://twitter.com/xmtp_) [XMTP](https://twitter.com/xmtp_) [@xmtp\_](https://twitter.com/xmtp_) [![Twitter Logo](https://paragraph.com/editor/twitter/logo.png)](https://twitter.com/xmtp_/status/1945619883737411586) Finally, we can own and control our messaging the way we own & control our money. Today at NewDayOne, [@baseapp](https://twitter.com/baseapp) + XMTP unlock a new surface for builders: AI + Money + Secure group chats It’s time to build agents & mini-apps that work for people, not platforms. Let’s dive in![👇](https://abs-0.twimg.com/emoji/v2/72x72/1f447.png) [![User Avatar](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/08578c48ec6a83d68cfd17971a0fb4e2.jpg)](https://twitter.com/baseapp) [Base app](https://twitter.com/baseapp) [@baseapp](https://twitter.com/baseapp) [![Twitter Logo](https://paragraph.com/editor/twitter/logo.png)](https://twitter.com/baseapp/status/1945609622913757190) Hello from [@baseapp](https://twitter.com/baseapp) Coinbase Wallet is now much more than a wallet. Your new home to create, earn, trade, discover apps, and chat with friends all in one place. ![](https://pbs.twimg.com/amplify_video_thumb/1945609406940680193/img/4WLSgqKrqrKZPNYa.jpg) [![Like Icon](https://paragraph.com/editor/twitter/heart.png) 153](https://twitter.com/xmtp_/status/1945619883737411586)[ 4:01 PM • Jul 16, 2025 ](https://twitter.com/xmtp_/status/1945619883737411586) **What does that unlock?** * Agents can **send and receive messages**, and **hold and move funds.** * Group chats that can **pool capital**, **vote**, and **act.** * Conversations where **AI assists, executes, and coordinates.** These aren’t features bolted onto messaging. They’re **new primitives**—the starting point for apps that feel more like co-pilots than chat threads. **And because it’s XMTP:** * You control your identity and consent. * Messages are e2ee and quantum-resistance * No one—not even Base or XMTP—can read or intercept them It’s time to build agents & mini-apps that work for people, not platforms. **View our social posts on:** → [X / Twitter](https://x.com/xmtp_/status/1945619883737411586) → [Warpcast](https://farcaster.xyz/xmtp/0xf7259691) * * * A $21M Series B to Advance XMTP's Mission ----------------------------------------- ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/f4e88f93102d655c95edf276aa0f4a9a.jpg) Our mission for XMTP has never been more important. * Make XMTP the **secure, decentralized messaging layer** for the world * Support **any identity** across wallets, apps, and ecosystems * Help developers build the **next generation of messaging-native apps** > The upcoming era of AI, digital money, and quantum computing will require a new standard for secure and interoperable communication. XMTP is a protocol for the future of messaging — open, decentralized, and quantum-resistant. Just as SMTP laid the foundation for email at the dawn of the web, XMTP is built to do the same for this new era. > > Ali Yahya - a16zcrypto We’re not trying to compete with Signal, Telegram, or Discord. We’re building something they can’t: **Messaging that’s composable. Encrypted. Owned by no one.** **A network you can build on—not just use.** **View our social posts on:** → [X / Twitter](https://x.com/xmtp_/status/1945829853363904581) → [Warpcast](https://farcaster.xyz/xmtp/0x04973f52) * * * Fred Wilson has joined the board of Ephemera -------------------------------------------- ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/a825259be991e866626b3be17a38aff9.jpg) We’re also proud to share that **Fred Wilson** has joined the board of **Ephemera**, the team behind XMTP. Fred’s early support of Ethereum, Coinbase, and protocol infrastructure speaks for itself. He’s been a consistent voice for open networks, and his conviction in **messaging as core infrastructure** aligns perfectly with our mission. > _We invested in XMTP because messaging is one of the most critical primitives on the internet and we believe it needs a reboot for a world of AI and agents.  Today, messaging is controlled by a handful of large companies and is completely siloed. XMTP is rebuilding it from first principles: secure, decentralized, identity-native, and open for developers. It’s the protocol layer for the next generation of messaging applications._ With Fred on board, and new capital behind us, we’re pushing ahead—with even more urgency. **View our social posts on:** → [X / Twitter](https://x.com/xmtp_/status/1945829873001570316) → [Warpcast](https://farcaster.xyz/xmtp/0x04973f52) The XMTP Team --- *Originally published on [XMTP Community](https://paragraph.com/@xmtp_community/xmtp-july-2025-community-update)*