What is Lens Protocol?
Lens Protocol is a permissionless, composable, & decentralized social graph. What does this mean?
It basically means that anyone is allowed to develop an app that sits on top of the Lens Protocol graph.
Each and every app is then able to "plug into" the social graph allowing for better interoperability and communication for people linked to Lens Protocol.
How is Lens Protocol different from existing social media?
Right now, social media platforms are silod, and we're dependent on the company to keep their centralized database running and operate in a fair and equal manner.
This doesn't always happen. There have been a lot of questionable changes at Twitter since Elon Musk took the reigns. Changes that negatively affect people on the platform by limiting the reach they have to their audience or simply stripping them of their audience outright.
If you then move to another platform, you have to start from step 1 again.
It's an inefficient method that leads to monopolies and dependency.
Lens Protocol, on the other hand, is user owned.
When a user owns their data they're able to rest easy as they can't really lose access to their community or content.
They're able to "plug into" any application built on Lens Protocol and bring all of their existing assets over to that new app.
It creates a nice network effect where each and every application built upon Lens Protocol then contributes to the whole and continues growth.
Does Lens Protocol have a token?
Lens Protocol has three different kinds of token. All three are ERC721-compliant and fully composable.
The tokens break down as...
- LensHub - This is an upgradeable contract and the core entry point for most interactions on Lens Protocol.
- FollowNFT - Upon a profile's first follow, a FollowNFT contract is deployed. This is unique to the profile and the the ERC721 NFT contract represents follower positions.
- CollectNFT - Finally, on a publications first collect Lens deploys a CollectNFT token. it's unique to the core contract and represents collected publications.
Is Lens Protocol legit?
Yes, we believe that Lens protocol is legit.
However, before linking any of your sensitive information, do your own research.
How to claim your Lens Protocol handle
To engage with Lens Protocol you'll need to first claim your handle. This is what you'll use as an identifier across all Lens Protocol applications.
Head to the site and click on "Claim Handle" in the top nav bar.
Follow the prompts and switch your network to the Polygon Mainnet.
You might then see the below message.
If that's the case, make sure you follow Lens Protocol on Twitter to then know when new handles drop.
if you don't get this screen, simply follow the onboarding to claim your new Lens Protocol handle.
Does Lens Protocol offer grants?
Yes, Lens Protocol offers grants for brands and ideas that will "help grow the Lens Protocol ecosystem".
You can find their grant page which will link you through to an application form.
The grants range in value up to $15,000.
Lens Protocol contact
You can contact the Lens Protocol team through their website or through the below.
