A Community of Projects in Web3: Murmurations Network

Among the many utilities brought by blockchain, one of them is the creation of new ways to store information.

Decentralizing data storage is not new, but blockchain has brought even more efficiency to this practice.

As a result, protocols are creating products for people to store information with more security, less censorship, and better distribution. Some well-known examples are Filecoin and Arweave.

Within this niche, we came across a project called Murmurations Network, a Collaborative Map.

It functions as a protocol for decentralized storage and distribution of information. Its goal is to ensure that data is always stored in the same format, facilitating the construction of applications on them and access by people from anywhere in the world.

So far, the premise is similar to others in the crypto market. However, its target audience is different: it focuses on regenerative finance movements, artistic collectives, NGOs, and other related movements.

By creating profiles of their projects on the Murmurations Network, they are indexed on the network and enter the protocol’s aggregator. This, in turn, displays all the information on a map.

Thus, it is possible to find any project based on the data registered on the network.

The numbers represent how many projects are within that circle. The greater the zoom on the map, the more initiatives can be visualized. Third sector projects use the platform to bring more visibility to their initiatives, entering the “map” of the Murmurations Network. In this way, each one can help their peers, be it with donations, working for, or bringing external investment.

There are initiatives of all kinds:

• A farm for organic food in Spain;
• An NGO to ensure the rights of people in Liberia (Africa);
• An app to connect recycling collectors with people who want to dispose of waste, in São Paulo.

Thousands of projects are registered on the Murmurations Network. While navigating the map, you may notice some broken links, probably related to initiatives that no longer exist.

Still, it is interesting to see how the platform has managed to capture users from around the world to create their profiles in this decentralized “social network.”

You can find initiatives by accessing the collaborative map of the Murmurations Network or create a profile for your project to appear there as well.

Source: Paradigma Education