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Since its last appearance in GG19 Round, we\u2019ve been working on the decentralized protocol and UX. Updates, which are available on Eppie's GitHub (https://github.com/Eppie-io).\n\nThe biggest news is recent release of a closed preview of Eppie on Windows Store. It has limited functionality but it got 1500 users in a few days. At the moment we are collecting user feedback and getting ready for a public soft launch in a single country to expand our testing ground.", "hidden": false, "question": "If you've participated in past grant rounds, please share any new updates or milestones from the prior months (N/A if you haven\u2019t participated previously). ", "questionId": 7}, {"type": "address", "hidden": true, "question": "If you participated in past grant rounds using a different project payout wallet address, please share it here:", "questionId": 8}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "We have released a closed preview exclusively for the subscribers of our app pack on Windows store. Eppie got 1500 users in a few days with 0 marketing budget.", "hidden": false, "question": "Where should we look to see the impact of your project? Please provide links to public websites and/or the latest values for key metrics you track privately. This might be used in future impact reports", "questionId": 9}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "Gitcoin Grants: 4500 USD ", "hidden": false, "question": "Total Prior Funding Amounts, Sources, and Dates for the project in USD", "questionId": 10}, {"type": "checkbox", "answer": ["Grants"], "hidden": false, "question": "Which of the following funding sources do you have? Check all that apply", "questionId": 11}, {"type": "number", "answer": "21", "hidden": false, "question": "How old (in Months) is the project?  ", "questionId": 12}, {"type": "multiple-choice", "answer": "Europe", "hidden": false, "question": "Location/Region where the project is based ", "questionId": 13}, {"type": "multiple-choice", "answer": "Yes", "hidden": true, "question": "Have you read and confirmed your grant abides by the Program General Eligibility Policy? ", "questionId": 14}, {"type": "short-answer", "answer": "no", "hidden": true, "question": "Are you applying for any other OSS rounds in GG20? (Reminder: you can only be accepted into one) ", "questionId": 15}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "Eppie is an open protocol encrypted p2p email that allows communication between popular decentralized networks as well as web3-to-web2 interaction. It brings the conventional email functionality into web3, so web3 users no longer have to rely on conventional email for communication. At the same time it serves as an entry point to web3 ecosystem for the traditional web users, providing them with a truly private email experience with account ownership and decentralized identity without the complexity usually associated with decentralized key management. It is beautiful and easy to use, just like a normal email client.\n\nEppie works through a peer-to-peer network, where every devise shares the responsibility in message delivery. The application encrypts the data, breaks it to pieces and stores them on random nodes of the network \u2014 the other client machines. The address is also a public key. Only the user can retrieve the data using their matching private key. No one else has access to it, including us, the developers. And no one has the authority to allow or disallow a user into their account. The decision is made on the user\u2019s machine, locally. ", "hidden": false, "question": "Please describe your dApp or App, focusing on its innovative utility or service within the ecosystem. Highlight the problem it solves or the need it addresses.", "questionId": 16}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "Eppie is specifically designed for maximum accessibility and interoperability. It will allow communication between various popular decentralized networks, and also connects web3 with the traditional email. This will broaden the choice for web3 enthusiasts and allow them to connect to the rest of the web while staying within the decentralized ecosystem. At the same time Eppie will attract new users to web3 because it looks and feels like a regular web2 email client, and it can be used as such. So it will naturally introduce web3 concepts to those who avoided decentralized applications due to the complexity of key management.", "hidden": false, "question": "Describe how your application improves user experience in the Web3 space. Include any specific design choices or features that enhance accessibility and practical utility.", "questionId": 17}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "In what ways does your project contribute to financial inclusion, education, or social impact? Explain the specific areas of impact and the target audience or communities you serve. Public Optional", "hidden": false, "question": "In what ways does your project contribute to financial inclusion, education, or social impact? Explain the specific areas of impact and the target audience or communities you serve.", "questionId": 18}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "Eppie is being developed under Apache-2.0 licence\n(https://github.com/Eppie-io/Eppie-App?tab=Apache-2.0-1-ov-file#readme)\n\nAll of our code is available on our GitHub (https://github.com/Eppie-io)", "hidden": false, "question": "What type of open source software (OSS) license(s) do you have? Is all of your code available on public repos or is some portion of your codebase private?", "questionId": 19}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "Currently Eppie in the MVP stage. We have released a closed preview for the subscribers of our app pack. Our next steps are  1) further development of the product functionality, 2) scaling up current closed beta test, and 3) implementing the integration with Ethereum and Bitcoin networks.\n", "hidden": false, "question": "What stage of development is your application currently in, and what are your immediate next steps? Provide a roadmap or development timeline if available.", "questionId": 20}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "All of the funding we receive through Gitcoin Grants goes directly to pay the salaries of our development team.", "hidden": false, "question": "How would funding from this round support your project's development and goals? Outline specific areas where the funds would be allocated (e.g., development, user research, community building).", "questionId": 21}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "We have been building multi-platform applications for more than 10 years. Our previously released products have 20 million downloads worldwide.\n\nOur engeneers have been in the Core development team of Beam \u2014 a privacy-first cryptocurrency and DeFi platform so we are more than capable of pulling off this project.", "hidden": false, "question": "Anything else you'd like to share about your project, previous work, or other project affiliations? Anything you'd like to add that may help in determining project eligibility?", "questionId": 22}, {"type": "multiple-choice", "answer": "Yes", "hidden": true, "question": "Would you like to opt-in to future messages from Gitcoin for updates, information, and/or interviews? ", "questionId": 23}, {"type": "multiple-choice", "answer": "Yes", "hidden": true, "question": "Would you like to opt-in to us sharing your information with select third-parties for investment opportunities? ", "questionId": 24}], "project": {"id": "0x81e93d890857abf601186b625cc9a95aa4c859e9aae814673a13125eff38a196", "title": "Eppie: Web3 native email", "logoImg": "bafkreidfywmf7mhmkcrgevplbyjwq2d2gg4hdu24e37lqftobqomwp4ao4", "metaPtr": {"pointer": "bafkreiak6mtdai4wpsjf4k2f5uhtsyryrllbbfbpyoingv2lsyf5dkzxbe", "protocol": "undefined"}, "website": "https://eppie.io", "bannerImg": "bafkreifzjd4obybp665zmrylnt7k6lnhzect3ng5xoylqlmv26jdd5bsxe", "createdAt": 1690968103210, "userGithub": "EppieApp", "credentials": {"github": {"type": ["VerifiableCredential"], "proof": {"jws": "eyJhbGciOiJFZERTQSIsImNyaXQiOlsiYjY0Il0sImI2NCI6ZmFsc2V9..Q048qBtv2h49V8A7_eJExcmOYwE-HEamhTyxV4QI88QZH7jzGYKs64t8wY-fh5M6uiTldHclrrnoXgXXpshyAA", "type": "Ed25519Signature2018", "created": "2024-04-05T11:34:07.584Z", "proofPurpose": "assertionMethod", "verificationMethod": "did:key:z6MkghvGHLobLEdj1bgRLhS4LPGJAvbMA1tn2zcRyqmYU5LC#z6MkghvGHLobLEdj1bgRLhS4LPGJAvbMA1tn2zcRyqmYU5LC"}, "issuer": "did:key:z6MkghvGHLobLEdj1bgRLhS4LPGJAvbMA1tn2zcRyqmYU5LC", "@context": ["https://www.w3.org/2018/credentials/v1"], "issuanceDate": "2024-04-05T11:34:07.584Z", "expirationDate": "2024-07-04T11:34:07.584Z", "credentialSubject": {"id": "did:pkh:eip155:1:0x26938B1A8f0B70e78a9FE03810eddeb03E4D1fE3", "hash": "v0.0.0:XtUZ0sIGqiG8yFy6yoj2deTOTYHUmi41YnLiUNHr99w=", "@context": [{"hash": "https://schema.org/Text", "provider": "https://schema.org/Text"}], "provider": "ClearTextGithubOrg#Eppie-io#114587339"}}, "twitter": {"type": ["VerifiableCredential"], "proof": {"jws": "eyJhbGciOiJFZERTQSIsImNyaXQiOlsiYjY0Il0sImI2NCI6ZmFsc2V9..12SHbChpgKKC-jaVg6G7YMkVJCNwPM1by6ou4N86iFxWZxhrijSY4RK3ePXgl_3ELqRPC-VufZ6SjcTgd09DDQ", "type": "Ed25519Signature2018", "created": "2024-04-05T11:33:09.400Z", "proofPurpose": "assertionMethod", "verificationMethod": "did:key:z6MkghvGHLobLEdj1bgRLhS4LPGJAvbMA1tn2zcRyqmYU5LC#z6MkghvGHLobLEdj1bgRLhS4LPGJAvbMA1tn2zcRyqmYU5LC"}, "issuer": "did:key:z6MkghvGHLobLEdj1bgRLhS4LPGJAvbMA1tn2zcRyqmYU5LC", "@context": ["https://www.w3.org/2018/credentials/v1"], "issuanceDate": "2024-04-05T11:33:09.400Z", "expirationDate": "2024-07-04T11:33:09.400Z", "credentialSubject": {"id": "did:pkh:eip155:1:0x26938B1A8f0B70e78a9FE03810eddeb03E4D1fE3", "hash": "v0.0.0:T27uV0hXWS3iJ7vRpGL5d2I5A1pUqrjCyKpznPIcPJM=", "@context": [{"hash": "https://schema.org/Text", "provider": "https://schema.org/Text"}], "provider": "ClearTextTwitter#EppieApp"}}}, "description": "## The Big Picture \ud83e\udd84\n\nOur mission is to take private data away from the servers of the Big Tech and allow Internet users to be independent owners of their identities. We believe that decentralized trustless Web is ready to become The Web, not just a geek's toy for crypto investments. But first, it needs some more every-day utility. _Like an email_.\n\n\n## Here Comes Eppie \ud83c\udf89\nEppie is like Crypto, but it's email.\n- Open protocol\n- Peer-to-peer\n- Encrypted\n\nThe combination of decentralized architecture and asymmetric cryptography makes it a **providerless** Email. The network is fully autonomous, with only users and no servers \u2014 meaning no authority to make any decisions for users. Authentication and authorization are local. Identity and data ownership are based purely on asymmetric cryptography and P2P interaction.\n\nIt is simple, beautiful, easy to set up and use: accept your seed phrase and you are all set. It is compatible with other DID standards and can send messages within Eppie\u2019s own network or directly to any crypto wallet. Eppie integrages ENS which allows direct communication between ENS addresses _and_ recieving normal Web2 emails to ENS address.\n\nThe client application is also compatible with SMTP/IMAP protocols, so you can connect a Web2 email service and, if you decide so, move the data to the decentralized network.\n\n![image](http://finebits.com/apps/eppie/eppie.png)\n![image](http://finebits.com/apps/eppie/eppie1.png)\n![image](http://finebits.com/apps/eppie/eppie2.png)\n\n## Fun fact \ud83d\udc40\nEppie can use conventional email as a name service: so you send a message to Gmail address, but it never lands on the server and goes straight to the decentralized network.\n\n\n## The Team \ud83e\udd13 \ud83d\ude3e \ud83e\udd73\n\nWe are 10 nerds with a passion for decentralized web. Our company is based in Estonia \u2014 it is one of the best countries in Europe for Web3 project development in terms of legislation. We have been building multi-platform applications for more than 10 years. Our previously released products have 20 million downloads worldwide. Among other things, our programmers are involved in development of [**Beam**](https://beam.mw/) \u2014 confidential cryptocurrency and DeFi platform.\n\n![image](http://finebits.com/apps/eppie/team.png)\n\n## Why You Need Another Email? \ud83d\udcec\n\nYour mailbox probably stores all sorts of important information \u2014 on your business and social activity, financial state, health, consumer behavior etc. You might even be using it as an identity provider to log into some crypto exchange and dozens of other services. Email is the core of your digital identity. \n\nYet, of 4+ billion email accounts in the world, about 0 belong to users. You log in \u2014 the server decides whether to allow you to use your identity or not. This is a privacy violation by design. Identity naturally belongs to human, it should not be a service.\n\n\n* Own your messages at all times\nWith a decentralized network you never have to trust a server to deliver your message. You create it, you own it.\n\n* Exchange messages with Gmail and Ethereum network\nEppie is compatible with conventional email and Ethereum addresses at launch, with many more to come. Switch to Web3 \u2014 stay connected to everyone.\n\n* Don\u2019t manage keys, manage contacts\nIn Eppie identity management finally makes sense: create an identity card, choose people to share it with \u2014 so they can message you, not your hash.\n\n* Move your old mailbox to Web3\nAny mailbox including Gmail. Emails and contacts. Make your data truly private by moving it to a decentralized network.\n\n\n## How Does It Work? \u2699\ufe0f\n\nEppie has no servers. It works through a peer-to-peer network, where every devise shares the responsibility in message delivery. The application encrypts the data, breaks it to pieces and stores them on random nodes of the network \u2014 the other client machines. The address is also a public key. Only the user can retrieve the data using their matching private key. No one else has access to it, including us, the developers.\n\nAnd no one has the authority to allow or disallow a user into their account. The decision is made on your machine, locally. _Whoever owns the key, owns the mailbox._\n\n\n## Demo \ud83d\udcfa\n\n[![IMAGE_ALT](https://img.youtube.com/vi/kJbVIc--pHM/0.jpg)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJbVIc--pHM)\n\n## Project Update \ud83c\udfd7\n\nSince the last Round we've launched a small scale closed test and got 1500 real users. At the moment we are collecting their feedback and keep working on the UX to prepare Eppie for the upcoming Soft Lunch later this year.\n\n## ProtonMail Integration \ud83d\udd10\n\n[![IMAGE_ALT](https://img.youtube.com/vi/UkkGY5V0QLw/0.jpg)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UkkGY5V0QLw)\n\n\n## How We Use The Money? \ud83d\udcb0\n\n- Complete core product development for Public Beta\n- Complete UX/UI design\n- Conduct independent security audit\n\n\n## Roadmap \ud83d\udccd  \ud83d\udccd  \ud83d\udccd\n\n### Open Beta\n- Windows app \u2705\n- Linux & macOS app \ud83c\udfd7\n- Decentralized account creation \u2705\n- Decentralized messaging \ud83c\udfd7\n- Decentralized backup support \ud83c\udfd7\n- E2E encryption \u2705\n- Traditional email support \u2705\n- ENS support \ud83c\udfd7\n\n### Release\n- Android & iOS\n- Open source the protocol\n- Web3 name services support\n- Sending emails to Bitcoin and NFT addresses\n- Attachments of any size\n- Custom domains\n\n\n## Join us \ud83e\udd1d\nWe admire Open-Source movement for its altruism and creativity. Its philosophy resonates with our own and that of our project. But admiration aside, transparency is one of the keys to global success of the project. It is crucial for a trust-less decentralized solution, such as Eppie, to be available for anyone to verify. This is why Eppie protocol, and the application source code will be fully available on our GitHub. We\u2019re conducting a public security audit shortly before launch and we welcome anyone to contribute or criticize.\n\n\nSubscribe for the Early Access at our [website](https://eppie.io/).\n\nStay tuned to news and development progress on [GitHub](https://github.com/Eppie-io) and [Twitter](https://twitter.com/EppieApp)\n", "lastUpdated": 0, "projectGithub": "Eppie-io", "projectTwitter": "EppieApp"}, "recipient": "0x26938B1A8f0B70e78a9FE03810eddeb03E4D1fE3"}}