{"id":55688,"date":"2025-10-31T19:00:08","date_gmt":"2025-10-31T16:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/?p=55688"},"modified":"2025-10-31T17:20:32","modified_gmt":"2025-10-31T14:20:32","slug":"what-is-decentralized-social-deso","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/what-is-decentralized-social-deso\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Decentralized Social (DESO)?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"auto\"><strong>Decentralized Social (DESO)<\/strong> is a layer-1 blockchain specifically designed to support <a href=\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/will-ethereum-fall-due-to-social-media\/\"><strong>social media<\/strong><\/a> and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/wlfi-expands-its-usd1-loyalty-program-to-the-defi-ecosystem\/\">DeFi<\/a> <\/strong>applications. DeSo carries a vision of a creator-focused, user-owned open internet where millions of developers can build on top of each other. The DESO token serves as the network&#8217;s native currency to cover transaction fees and is used for staking in the Revolution Proof of Stake consensus.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_71 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/what-is-decentralized-social-deso\/#What_is_Decentralized_Social_DESO\" title=\"What is Decentralized Social (DESO)?\">What is Decentralized Social (DESO)?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/what-is-decentralized-social-deso\/#Centralization_of_Social_Media\" title=\"Centralization of Social Media\">Centralization of Social Media<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/what-is-decentralized-social-deso\/#What_Does_DESO_Aim_For\" title=\"What Does DESO Aim For?\">What Does DESO Aim For?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/what-is-decentralized-social-deso\/#Ultimate_Vision\" title=\"Ultimate Vision\">Ultimate Vision<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/what-is-decentralized-social-deso\/#Future_%E2%80%9CCurator%E2%80%9D_Economy\" title=\"Future &#8220;Curator&#8221; Economy\">Future &#8220;Curator&#8221; Economy<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/what-is-decentralized-social-deso\/#How_Do_Nodes_Work\" title=\"How Do Nodes Work?\">How Do Nodes Work?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/what-is-decentralized-social-deso\/#Future_%E2%80%9CCreator%E2%80%9D_Economy\" title=\"Future &#8220;Creator&#8221; Economy\">Future &#8220;Creator&#8221; Economy<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/what-is-decentralized-social-deso\/#Future_of_Open_Standards\" title=\"Future of Open Standards\">Future of Open Standards<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/what-is-decentralized-social-deso\/#DESO_Tokenomics\" title=\"DESO Tokenomics\">DESO Tokenomics<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/what-is-decentralized-social-deso\/#BMF_Burn-Maximizing_Fee_Mechanism\" title=\"BMF: Burn-Maximizing Fee Mechanism\">BMF: Burn-Maximizing Fee Mechanism<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/what-is-decentralized-social-deso\/#DeSo_Governance\" title=\"DeSo Governance\">DeSo Governance<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/what-is-decentralized-social-deso\/#Decentralized_Social_Investors\" title=\"Decentralized Social Investors\">Decentralized Social Investors<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/what-is-decentralized-social-deso\/#Decentralized_Social_Team\" title=\"Decentralized Social Team\">Decentralized Social Team<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/what-is-decentralized-social-deso\/#Official_Links\" title=\"Official Links\">Official Links<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h3 dir=\"auto\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_Decentralized_Social_DESO\"><\/span>What is Decentralized Social (DESO)?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p dir=\"auto\">The DeSo blockchain was built from scratch to power storage-intensive applications. Posting a 200-character &#8220;Tweet&#8221; on Ethereum costs over $100, on Solana over $2; but on DeSo, this cost is one ten-thousandth of a cent. The same advantage applies to financial content; for example, storing a limit order. This storage superiority gives DeSo the ability to combine social content with crypto for the first time and develops DeFi primitives.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-179840 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/coinmuhendisi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/deso-6.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"199\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"auto\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Centralization_of_Social_Media\"><\/span>Centralization of Social Media<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p dir=\"auto\">Today, social media is more centralized than the pre-Bitcoin financial sector. A handful of private companies control public discourse and reap monopoly profits from the content created. Content creators, due to the old ad-focused model, receive low pay, low engagement, and are deprived of monetization.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">The ad model forces platforms to keep content in walled gardens; external developers are prevented from innovating or building apps. Users and creators are forced to use apps controlled by these companies. The problem stems from user data and content being privately owned by a handful of companies; it is not a public utility open to access.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">Only these companies can build competitive feeds, develop new features, and monetize content \u2013 even though the content is not theirs. The cycle works like this: Users use these apps due to content monopoly, creators provide content for reach, companies grow stronger against creators and society.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">These companies monopolize the private content pool with global network effects. Combining content in a single pool is valuable for curation, but a central gatekeeper manages the pool. The solution is to shift network effects to a public content pool that no entity controls.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-179838 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/coinmuhendisi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/deso-4.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"669\" height=\"299\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"auto\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Does_DESO_Aim_For\"><\/span>What Does DESO Aim For?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p dir=\"auto\">All problems can be solved by decentralizing social media just as Bitcoin and Ethereum decentralized finance. Bitcoin disrupted finance by storing transactions in a non-monopolizable public ledger; this technology can be scaled for the first time to operate social networks.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">Bitcoin and Ethereum showed that dominant platforms can be built around open code and data. This open model is disrupting financial institutions; now it can disrupt social media giants and ad models.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">If we put social media content on a public blockchain, we can rival and surpass the economies of scale created by traditional giants. We solve the collective action problem among independent publishers; individual rational contributions create a global shared pool, intermediaries cannot be removed, and no single company controls it.<\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"auto\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Ultimate_Vision\"><\/span>Ultimate Vision<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p dir=\"auto\">A post uploaded to Instagram, TikTok, or Twitter belongs to those companies; not the creator. Monetization mostly goes to the companies. DeSo stores all data on a public blockchain; anyone can run a node exposing their own curated feed.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-179833 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/coinmuhendisi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/deso-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1155\" height=\"232\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"auto\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Future_%E2%80%9CCurator%E2%80%9D_Economy\"><\/span>Future &#8220;Curator&#8221; Economy<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p dir=\"auto\">Vertical players can curate their own feeds. For example, ESPN runs a node for sports content, Politico for political content. Since DeSo is open source, the user interface is customizable, algorithms adapt to the target audience.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">This enables a transition from a world where a few giants control dominant feeds to thousands of focused feeds. Storing data on a public blockchain makes it possible for an engineer to build a competitive social media experience with existing incumbents; it lowers entry barriers.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">Existing publishers can easily spin up social apps as adjacency to their core business; upstarts innovate on equal footing with megacorps. Today, a competitive social app requires a billion-user data moat.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-179832 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/coinmuhendisi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/deso.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1157\" height=\"235\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"auto\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_Do_Nodes_Work\"><\/span>How Do Nodes Work?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p dir=\"auto\">Anyone running a node contributes data to the global profile, post, follow pool. A post or like on the ESPN node can surface in the Politico feed. A post from China appears on an American node.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">With each node, more content is added to the global pool, every node on the network becomes stronger and more engaging. DeSo solves the collective action problem among independent publishers: Instead of contributing to a private pool not aligned with megacorp interests, they contribute to a public pool no one controls, cannot be disintermediated.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">Data transforms from heavily guarded private source to globally accessible utility. Publishers have strong incentives to contribute data to the blockchain; top creators do not want to publish on closed platforms, because by publishing posts to the blockchain, they instantly reach every node\/feed on the internet.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">Creators gain unprecedented reach and direct relationships with followers. Reach is one side; monetization is the other.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-179836 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/coinmuhendisi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/deso-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"624\" height=\"252\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"auto\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Future_%E2%80%9CCreator%E2%80%9D_Economy\"><\/span>Future &#8220;Creator&#8221; Economy<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p dir=\"auto\">Social tokens, social NFTs, and social tipping are categories pioneered by DeSo that change creator monetization; but it&#8217;s just the beginning. Since DeSo is money-native and open source, anyone can build apps on DeSo to experiment with new monetization paths.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">For example, a major creator wants to offer monthly subscriptions for premium content. One person building the feature on the internet is enough; the entire DeSo app ecosystem instantly accesses it. Like paying for reposts or message replies in the same inbox.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">The best machine learning researchers for spam or harmful content detection build solutions on the full data firehose without permission.<\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"auto\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Future_of_Open_Standards\"><\/span>Future of Open Standards<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p dir=\"auto\">The DeSo blockchain is an open protocol the world can collaboratively build; it unlocks creator potential, brings competition and innovation to social media. Since it&#8217;s money-native, new signals emerge for effective content ranking. Bitclout.com&#8217;s first experiment was ranking comments by the commenter&#8217;s social token price.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">This simple mechanism produces competitive results with centralized platforms. Ranking messages by coin price reduces influencer spam; unique to DeSo apps. When the world builds on DeSo, what can be done with the &#8220;$DESO Signal&#8221; is just the beginning.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">DeSo was designed from scratch to keep system incentives decentralized in the long term. Creators have strong incentives to post content directly to the blockchain. Developers cannot lose data or API access; when they run a node, all data is already in their hands.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">Traditional social media companies start open for network effects, close access once they gain a data moat. DeSo becomes an enduring positive force for humanity; it brings competition and innovation to the internet. The internet started decentralized; now it&#8217;s concentrated and innovation is hard. The pendulum will permanently swing back to decentralization; we can all be part of it.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">Next-generation applications the world can collaboratively build unlock the full potential of human ingenuity.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-179837 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/coinmuhendisi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/deso-3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"649\" height=\"212\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"auto\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"DESO_Tokenomics\"><\/span>DESO Tokenomics<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"auto\">Total Supply: 10.8 M (excluding stake rewards)<\/li>\n<li dir=\"auto\">Burn: 100% of transaction fees burned, DESO becomes scarcer as transactions increase<\/li>\n<li dir=\"auto\">Stake: Secures nodes with Revolution PoS, 20% APY (variable)<\/li>\n<li dir=\"auto\">Inflation: Short-term, decreases over time, deflationary<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"auto\">Initial Distribution<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"auto\">77%: Bonding Curve (2021, $0.50 \u2192 $180, 5k BTC)<\/li>\n<li dir=\"auto\">20%: Core Team<\/li>\n<li dir=\"auto\">3%: Proof of Work mining<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"auto\">DESO Sinks<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">Openfund &amp; Focus: their tokens purchased only with DESO<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">No Equity<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"auto\">No equity ever sold<\/li>\n<li dir=\"auto\">No locked tokens<\/li>\n<li dir=\"auto\">Team = bought at same price as everyone<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 dir=\"auto\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"BMF_Burn-Maximizing_Fee_Mechanism\"><\/span>BMF: Burn-Maximizing Fee Mechanism<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p dir=\"auto\">Unlike other blockchains, fees are maximally burned; network value accrues to DESO, transaction ordering and validator incentives are not disrupted.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">High level: Validators paid fee log, remainder burned. 2x fee linearly increases validator reward. High fee incentivizes block placement, validators do not take lion&#8217;s share. Validators operate with commission on delegated stake.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">Full system in open source code. Ethereum MEV not optimized; Solana 50% blind burn. DeSo fee burning and validator reward designed from ground up; minimize long-term operating cost, max fee burn.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-179839 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/coinmuhendisi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/deso-5.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"670\" height=\"283\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"auto\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"DeSo_Governance\"><\/span>DeSo Governance<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p dir=\"auto\">Changes occur with Revolution Proof of Stake upgrades. Anyone submits upgrades to open source code; 2\/3 stake-weighted validators upgrade before block height for it to pass. Like Ethereum; major economic player oversight.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">Impossible without upgrade; 100% open source, no one owns more than 20% DESO.<\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"auto\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Decentralized_Social_Investors\"><\/span>Decentralized Social Investors<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p dir=\"auto\">Total $200 million raised. DeSo is building the future of social media with support from the world&#8217;s most prestigious crypto funds.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">Level: Coinbase Ventures, a16z crypto, Polychain, Pantera, Sequoia Level: Arrington Capital, Hack VC, Distributed Global, Blockchain.com Level: Blockchange Ventures, Winklevoss Capital, Social Capital Level: TQ Ventures<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-179831 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/coinmuhendisi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/deso-investor.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"476\" height=\"376\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"auto\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Decentralized_Social_Team\"><\/span>Decentralized Social Team<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p dir=\"auto\">Founded by Nader Al-Naji in 2019, DeSo was bootstrapped entirely with own resources. The core team grows the project with open source and decentralized vision.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"auto\">Nader Al-Naji \u2013 Founder &amp; Visionary<\/li>\n<li dir=\"auto\">Ed Moss \u2013 Head of Growth<\/li>\n<li dir=\"auto\">Piotr Nojszewski \u2013 Head of Research<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-179830 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/coinmuhendisi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/deso-team.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"955\" height=\"143\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 dir=\"auto\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Official_Links\"><\/span>Official Links<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.deso.com\/\">Website<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/desoprotocol\">X (Twitter)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.deso.org\/\">Whitepaper<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/files.coinmarketcap.com\/static\/widget\/currency.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"coinmarketcap-currency-widget\" data-currencyid=\"10442\" data-base=\"USD\" data-secondary=\"\" data-ticker=\"true\" data-rank=\"true\" data-marketcap=\"true\" data-volume=\"true\" data-statsticker=\"true\" data-stats=\"USD\"><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em class=\"darkmysite_style_txt_border darkmysite_processed\" data-darkmysite_alpha_bg=\"rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\">You can also freely share your thoughts and comments about the topic in the comment section. 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