The Ethereum Mirror-based decentralized blogging platform has opened its doors to the wider public after months of running only vote-based contributions.
Mirror was launched in December 2020 to enable selected writers to publish on the decentralized blogging platform. Contributors can access by voting in weekly contests using the original platform token WRITE, with only ten creators selected per week.
In an October 6 announcement, Mirror said it has now phased out this system and opened it up to anyone with an Ethereum address and wallet. Unlike most large commercial blogging platforms that sell ads to traffic generated by content, publishers on Mirror control their content as it is stored on a decentralized blockchain rather than on the company’s servers.
This content is cryptographically secure so it cannot be modified or destroyed and users can exit the platform with all their data if they no longer wish to be a part of it. The Mirror team explained:
“Mirror has evolved from a tool for writers into a full-fledged creative suite via web3 for communities and DAOs.”
Posting on mirror is now open to everyone
Connect your wallet and start a decentralized blog in seconds. https://t.co/fWQgr0Ssc4
– mirror (viamirror) October 5, 2021
Once the Ethereum wallet is connected, users can start creating content and including media blocks such as videos, iFrames, social media posts, NFTs, auctions and crowdfunding. Blogs can also be imported from other platforms such as Medium or Substack.
Mirror users can share and fund their own business using the platform and Ethereum address integration.
Blogs can be minted as what the platform calls “input versions” which are a way for users to create NFTs for content and monetize it.
Industry leaders such as Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin, and a number of DAOs such as Aave Grants DAO have used the platform this year to post content. In July, a documentary on the development of Ethereum used the Mirror to raise 1,036 ETH from a pool fund on the platform.
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Creators who used Mirror’s previous method of allowing writers to contribute, called the WRITE Race, will be offered additional incentives like additional incentives. The protocol’s original WRITE token, which was awarded through a voting system to gain the power of posting on Mirror, has not yet been listed on major tracking sites or exchanges.
The project stated that the Ethereum Name Service (ENS) will be integrated and offer new features such as subscriptions, feeds, and an improved editing interface.
Not to be confused with the DeFi protocol called Mirror Finance which uses the tokenized MIR index and allows for the minting of synthetic assets.