Lume Web: Redefining the Open Web

$622.04 crowdfunded from 531 people

$471.41 received from matching pools

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Developing an open web initiative focusing on privacy, ownership, and user empowerment with tools like a Chrome extension, data storage portal, and a private P2P network.

Revolutionizing Access: A Manifesto for the Open Web 🌐

LumeWeb: Forging Freedom, Privacy, Ownership 🛡️

LumeWeb is on a crusade to reclaim the internet's foundational promise—an open web underpinned by freedom, privacy, and ownership. Our journey kicks off with web3browser.io, a symbolic tech demo, and a signpost of the greater vision we're bringing to life. 🔥

From First Steps to Giant Leaps 🚀

web3browser.io is a window into the future, showcasing progressive decentralization and our commitment to user empowerment. But our gaze is set far beyond. We're developing tools such as a Chrome extension, a data storage portal, and a private P2P network, all embodying our vision for user sovereignty and data protection. 🛠️

Building the Foundation for a Community Platform: web3.news 🗞️

web3.news is on the horizon, envisioned as a beacon for community engagement, a nexus for dialogue, learning, and collaboration. This upcoming platform will be where pioneers unite to champion the narrative of an open web, fortifying our collective resolve. 💪

Confronting the Core Challenges 🎯

We recognize the current web3 ecosystem's over-reliance on centralized services and its deviation from true decentralization. Our Gitcoin grant will help us lay down the groundwork for a decentralized framework that restores control to the users, reminiscent of the civil liberties movements of yore.

Access is Everything: The Last Mile of Web3 🌍

We envision an open web as the standard, effortlessly integrated into our daily lives. With your Gitcoin support, we're not just dreaming of a new internet—we're constructing it, ensuring the open web is more than an ideal—it's a tangible reality for all.


Join us on Gitcoin in paving the path to an internet where freedom is the rule, not the exception. Support our journey toward creating web3.news and be part of a community that's shaping the internet of tomorrow. 🚀🌐

Lume Web: Redefining the Open Web History

  • accepted into Web3 Open Source Software 10 months ago. 172 people contributed $158 to the project, and $287 of match funding was provided.
  • accepted into Web3 Open Source Software 1 year ago. 296 people contributed $266 to the project, and $46 of match funding was provided.
  • accepted into Web3 Open Source Software Round 1 year ago. 63 people contributed $199 to the project, and $138 of match funding was provided.

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