Firefly: Bridging the Gap Between Web2 and Web3

Introduction

Firefly is a pioneering Web3 social aggregator designed to offer a seamless and consolidated place, allowing users to stay connected with their familiar Web2 platforms while exploring the decentralized world of Web3.

Objectives

• Offer a unified platform to access various social feeds.
• Facilitate seamless integration between Web2 and Web3 content.
• Provide users with tools to tailor their social experience.

Product Version

• Firefly is still under the invite-only Beta version, all donors will receive a free Firefly Pass by the end of this round to access the app.
• Other interested can pay attention to our regular campaigns to gain access.

Key Features

> Content Consumption

• Broad Platform Integration: Unified feeds from platforms like Twitter, Lens, Farcaster, Mirror, Gitcoin, Snapshot, and other on-chain activities. In an age of fragmented reading, the option to comfortably browse through lengthy texts remains available.
• Customized Feed: "Customize Tab" and “Report Feature” enable users to personalize and organize content.

> Content Creation

• Cross-Posting: Firefly supports users posting simultaneously to Twitter, Lens, and Farcaster in one click.

> Relationship Connection

• Next/.ID Protocol Integration: Ensures congruence between Web2 accounts and Web3 wallets.
• Native In-app Product Interactions: Simply engage with your favorite content by commenting, liking, and reposting while exploring this giant social network.
• Meet New Identities: Getting to know and understand an individual based on various fragmented content posted across different platforms.
• Seamless Login without creating a new account: Smooth logins via integrated Farcaster and Lens ecosystems.

Major Progress

• Cross-Post across Twitter, Lens, and Farcaster;
• Seamless and native in-app interaction with Twitter, Lens, and Farcaster;
• A downloadable app for both IOS and Andriod;
• Official Website is rebranded and launched;
• Launched a special Quest serial - Firefly Relics
• Collaborated with various communities including KNN3, Tako, 4everlands etc.;
• Achieve 30k+ Twitter followers and 22k+ Discord members;

Since Last Grant

Since the last Gitcoin Grant, Firefly has made new progress:

• Major upgrade based on the Lens V2 launch
• Support multi-chain NFT activities feeding
• Fully natively integrated Farcaster, and successfully launched Farcaster Collaboration with 3000+ Mints in Zora, and hit the Top 6 in Farcatster Minting Trend
• Few UX improvement

Future Plans

• Boarder decentralized social platforms: Integrating Bluesky and Mastodon;
• Open the Chakra Garden and official launch Points System;
• Formally onboard the Firefly Pass;
• Enhancing overall User Experience;
• Exploring community development and creator economy.

Links: Website | Twitter | Discord | Telegram | Opensea