Company
About Humanity Ledger
Who we are, what we are building and how we work.
Humanity Ledger builds communication tools that people can use without handing over a phone number, and without trusting a company to keep their conversations private. Our first application is Ledger Chat: a messenger where your wallet is your account, direct messages are encrypted on your device, and payments are signed in your own wallet.
Humanity Ledger is an independent decentralized communication and identity protocol. It is not yet incorporated as a company; the legal notice gives the details. It is not affiliated with Humanity Protocol or with Ledger SAS.
What we build
| Part | What it is | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Ledger Chat | Direct messages encrypted with MLS through XMTP, communities, voice and video calls, and payments from your own wallet. | Early access, in the browser. |
| Private payments wallet | Private balances on Aztec: shield, send, receive by QR code and unshield, with proofs made on your device. | Aztec test network only, with test tokens. |
| Documentation | How every part works, what it can see, and which security findings are still open. | Read it. |
Why we exist
Most messengers tie your identity to a phone number and are paid for, one way or another, by what they learn about you. A wallet is a better foundation: you already hold it, nobody can take it from you, and it can sign, pay and prove things without a middleman. We are building the messenger that starts from there.
How we work
- We say what is true today
- If a feature is not finished, or not encrypted, the app and the documentation say so. We would rather lose a comparison than win it with a claim we cannot back.
- We publish our findings
- Security problems we find are listed on the audits page, including the ones that are still open.
- You hold the keys
- We never take custody of funds or of keys that can move them.
- No advertising
- We do not sell data and we do not show ads.
- Source available
- The code is published on GitHub, so anyone can check what it does. It is not open source: the licence lets you read it, not reuse it. See Content and copyright.