Decentralized Social Network Friend.tech Surpasses $1 Million in 24-Hour Fees, Leaving Uniswap and Bitcoin Behind
Decentralized social network Friend.tech has generated over $1 million in fees within just 24 hours of its release, outperforming well-established players like Uniswap and the Bitcoin (BTC) network.
According to data from crypto data aggregator DefiLlama, Friend.tech has generated $1.12 million in fees within a single day, and a total of $2.8 million since its inception.
As of now, the platform has accumulated $818,620 in total project revenue, facilitating over 650,000 transactions on the social platform with more than 60,000 distinct traders.
The driving force behind this project is believed to be a developer operating under the pseudonym Racer.
Racer has previously designed social media networks such as TweetDAO and Stealcam, both of which were based on non-fungible tokens (NFTs).
With Friend.tech, Racer aims to attract crypto influencers with substantial fan bases, providing them the opportunity to earn royalties from trading fees.
Additionally, the platform is also seeking to strengthen relationships between Web3 projects, venture capitalists, and important figures in the crypto industry.
Launched as a beta version on August 11, Friend.tech allows users to tokenize their social networks by purchasing and selling "shares" of their connections.
This feature enables individuals who acquire someone else's share to communicate privately with each other.
Friend.tech applies a 5% fee on transactions, with the owner profiting from the trade spread. The project is built on Coinbase's layer-2 network Base.
The massive success of Friend.tech has sparked discussions about its revenue model, risks, and future potential.
Ignas, a pseudonymous DeFi researcher, has pointed out that the platform's current business model relies solely
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