Mask Founder Responds to Taking Over Lens: Adhering to a Product with Weak Finance and Strong Social Features is the Future Direction of Crypto
In a landscape where decentralized social networks are often considered disproven, with early projects stalling despite millions in funding and even leading platforms like Farcaster pivoting to wallets, the announcement that Mask Network will take over Lens Protocol stands out as a significant move.
Lens Protocol, created by Aave founder Stani Kulechov, claims around 110,000 active users. Mask Network, known for its expansive presence in decentralized social ecosystems—including acquiring the second-largest Mastodon server and developing the popular Firefly client—aims to reinforce its vision of a crypto future centered on "low-finance, high-social" products rather than purely financial applications.
This takeover highlights a continued belief in decentralized social infrastructure, even as major centralized platforms like X and Threads dominate user attention.
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