A community-driven initiative launched Monday is inviting Ethereum customers to lock artwork, recollections, and private messages inside a decentralized “time capsule,” set to be opened on the community’s eleventh anniversary subsequent 12 months.
Unveiled on the Ethereum Neighborhood Convention (EthCC), the mission is supported by the Protocol Guild and Shutter Community, and goals to protect user-submitted content material on Ethereum’s blockchain utilizing encrypted good contracts. The capsule permits individuals to submit information for a charge of roughly $2.50 in ETH, with all proceeds going to the Protocol Guild to fund ongoing core Ethereum analysis.
Encryption Now, Decryption Later
The mission makes use of threshold encryption know-how from Shutter, making certain that each one content material submitted earlier than July 30, 2025, stays fully sealed and inaccessible till one 12 months later. On Ethereum’s eleventh anniversary in July 2026, the contract will robotically decrypt and completely report every file onchain.
A Cultural and Historic Milestone
“Celebrating our historical past nurtures Ethereum’s tradition and values,” mentioned Jérôme de Tychey, founding father of EthCC and president of Ethereum-France. The initiative serves as each a technical showcase and a cultural celebration of Ethereum’s evolution over the previous decade.
Protocol Guild contributor “Cheeky Gorilla” described the capsule as a solution to “replicate on progress as we gear up for the following decade,” reinforcing Ethereum’s long-term imaginative and prescient and community-driven ethos.