In Brief:
- Ethereum-based blogging platform Mirror is now open for all
- Before this, publisher would be chosen by the pre-existing creators through election
- Mirror is planning to add subscription, blog feeds and other new features
Mirror, an Ethereum-based decentralized blogging platform, has opened doors for all users after months of a vote-based contributions system.
Mirror was launched in December 2020. Before this announcement, Creators were only able to access Mirror by gaining enough votes in Mirror’s weekly WRITE Race on Wednesday. Pre-existing users of Mirror would have only two hours to choose and vote on applicants through the protocol’s WRITE token.
At the end of the Voting by existing users, the top 10 finishers would get one WRITE token, which they could redeem for a Mirror-hosted .xyz blog.
On a Mirror, Publisher on Mirror owns their content as all the content is stored on the decentralized blockchain rather than on a centralized server. On other blogging platforms, they sell advertisements on most trending content.
On the Ethereum blockchain, the content is secured with cryptographic encryption. So, no one is able to modify or corrupt the content.
The Mirror team said that “Mirror has evolved from a tool for writers to a full-stack web3 creative suite for communities and DAOs.”
By connecting Ethereum wallets with Mirror, users can create content and attach media blocks such as videos, iFrames, Social media posts, NFTs auctions, and crowdfunds. Also, users will be able to import Blogs from other platforms such as Medium or Substack.
Moreover, Users will be able to monetize their own work by integrating Ethereum addresses. The platform is also planning to add new features such as subscription, blog feeds, and discovery elements.
In the past, Ethereum Co-founder Vitalik Buterin and DAOs such as the Aave Grants DAO, have used the platform to publish content. In July, an article on the development of Ethereum raised 1,036 ETH in crowdfunding on the platform by using Mirror.
