Dawn Smith+FollowIs Decentralized Messaging the Future?Ephemera just raised $20 million to take on Signal and WhatsApp, betting big on decentralized messaging. Their protocol, XMTP, lets users actually own and port their conversations across apps—no more being locked into one platform. The founders argue that open, decentralized networks are more secure than trusting big tech’s word. But is decentralization really the answer to privacy, or just another tech buzzword? Would you switch? #Tech #DecentralizedMessaging #TechDebate20Share