Kee Jefferys and Chris McCabe are the co-founders of Session - an encrypted messaging application which minimises the collection of user metadata. Session is an end-to-end encrypted messenger that protects your personal data. Take back control with a messaging app designed, built, and operated by a global community of privacy experts.

Session is a privacy-focused messaging app designed for users who want true anonymity and secure communication—without compromise. Unlike mainstream apps that require phone numbers or email addresses, Session lets users sign up with nothing more than a randomly generated ID. This removes the link between your identity and your conversations. Built on the Oxen privacy network and utilizing onion routing (similar to Tor), Session protects your metadata and ensures your messages are never stored or routed through centralized servers.

Beyond its privacy architecture, Session offers a suite of features you'd expect from any modern messenger: encrypted one-on-one and group chats, voice and video calls, file sharing, and disappearing messages. It’s cross-platform, open-source, and community-driven. The app runs on a decentralized network powered by incentivized nodes, which enhances resilience against censorship, server failures, and surveillance.

Session will launch its token, $SESH, on May 21, 2025. The Token Generation Event (TGE) coincides with the official launch of the new Session Network on mainnet.

Session has attracted over one million monthly active users, making it one of the most popular dApps in crypto. It runs on a purpose-built DePIN network of over 2,000 nodes, enabling a unique feature set that offers total privacy and anonymity. Underpinning the decentralized network is the ecosystem’s native token, $SESH, which is used to reward its community for storing and routing Session messages, and keeping the Session Network running smoothly and securely.

The maximum token supply of SESH is 240 million, with up to 80 million tokens unlocked at TGE.

Over 13 million people have downloaded Session, which is viewed as a vital tool for protecting free speech, including for journalists, activists, and other people working in civil society.

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Jon Kol is a Co-founder at Hyperlane, the open interoperability framework to connect anywhere onchain.

Hyperlane is the “open interoperability framework” that lets any blockchain—whether an L1, rollup, app‑chain, or VM—talk to any other, permissionlessly. Think of it as the universal plumbing for cross‑chain apps, assets, and arbitrary messages, already live on 140+ chains and five VMs.

At its core, Hyperlane uses Mailbox contracts on each chain as send/receive endpoints. When you dispatch a message, it’s slotted into a Merkle tree; off‑chain relayers pick it up, bundle the proof, and submit it to the destination’s Mailbox, where it’s verified and delivered to your target contract

Security is modular thanks to Interchain Security Modules (ISMs). You can choose default multisig sets, compose prebuilt ISMs, or even craft custom ones to suit your risk appetite. That means you decide how many validator signatures you need or even plug in your own validator network—no one‑size‑fits‑all guardrails here

Beyond pure messaging, Hyperlane offers Warp Routes—its native, no‑slippage token bridges. Lock your token on Chain A, mint a wrapped version on Chain B, and reverse when you bridge back. All managed by the same mailbox/ISM infrastructure for consistency and security

Developers get robust tooling: TypeScript, Python, Rust, Go SDKs, CLI commands, Terraform modules—and an Explorer to track message status. Want interchain accounts? Execute contracts on remote chains from a single signer. Need cross‑VM swaps? Hyperlane’s got EVM↔SVM covered.

HYPER (the native token) powers staking, validator incentives, governance, and expansion rewards. With a 1 B supply over 25 years and liquid staking via stHYPER, it aligns long‑term builders with protocol security and growth. If you’re building the next multi‑chain DeFi, game, or governance tool, quitting the single‑chain mindset starts here.

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Bobby Gray has manufactured gold, silver, and copper coins for the past sixteen years. In 2012, he created the original Bitcoin coin–the same year he testified as an Expert Witness for the US House Financial Services subcommittee regarding "Parallel Currencies: the Roadmap to Monetary Freedom”. Now, Bobby is the founder of TEXITcoin, a Made-in-America and community-driven cryptocurrency.

TEXITcoin (TXC) is a Texas-born cryptocurrency designed to embody the state's independent spirit and economic aspirations. Founded by Bobby Gray, a veteran in alternative currencies, TEXITcoin aims to provide a decentralized, secure, and value-driven method for individuals and businesses in Texas to engage in commerce. Unlike many cryptocurrencies, TXC is exclusively mineable within Texas, reinforcing its commitment to local empowerment and economic sovereignty.

Technically, TEXITcoin operates on a Layer 1 blockchain, utilizing the Scrypt Proof-of-Work algorithm, similar to Litecoin. The project's mission extends beyond digital currency; it seeks to foster financial independence and support the broader movement for Texas sovereignty.

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