Voice
The social network became an NFT market, then closed
A blockchain social network from EOS developer Block.one that paid users in tokens for posts, relaunched in 2021 as an NFT marketplace for emerging artists.
- Capital committed by parent (announced)
Recorded announced backing; this is separate from cash received, customer deposits and money recovered.
Funding
| Round | Date | Announced | Investors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Block.one funding commitment | 2020 |
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Announced is what was said at the time. Cash actually received is rarely disclosed and is not assumed to match.
People
| Name | Role | Period | Now | Last checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salah Zalatimo | Jan 2020 – end | Not established | Sep 2026 |
Timeline
June 2019
Presented at Block.one's June 2019 event as a social network that would reward users with tokens, with a full release planned for the autumn.
9 January 2020
4 July 2020
Anyone could read the site; only registered early-access users could post. It ran on a private version of the EOSIO protocol rather than the public EOS chain.
April 2021
The social site went offline less than a year after launch, and the landing page advertised an NFT platform for emerging creators for summer 2021.
13 September 2023
Today, we are sad to announce that we will be winding down operations at Voice over the coming months.
13 September 2023
It is unfortunately clear to us now that the ongoing uncertainty in the crypto and NFT market will continue for more time than we have.
How it ended
Voice announced on 13 September 2023 that it would wind down operations over the following months, saying the uncertainty in the crypto and NFT market would last longer than it had time for, and that it would spend its remaining resources on the wind-down. New registrations were suspended and trading closed; users were offered a way to move their NFTs to EOS, Polygon or Ethereum, with assets to stay on the platform until 31 December 2024.
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Sources
10 sources behind this page.
- 1The NFT platform Voice announced that it will cease operations, having received $150 million in investment from Block.one · ChainCatcher · Sep 2023
- 2NFT Marketplace Voice Announces its Closure; Assures Asset Safety · Coin Edition · Sep 2023
- 3Salah Zalatimo Becomes CEO of Block.One's Decentralized Media Network Voice · Coinspeaker · Jan 2020
- 4Block.one's Blockchain based Voice Network has Officially Launched, Plans to "Take Social Media Back" from Big Tech · Crowdfund Insider · Jul 2020
- 5Block.one-backed social NFT platform Voice to cease operations · crypto.news · Sep 2023
- 6Crypto social media platform Voice finally launches on EOS · Decrypt · Jul 2020
- 7Voice is "Winding Down Operations" · DomainInvesting.com · Sep 2023
- 8Block.one sunk $150M into Voice — now it's an unfinished NFT platform · Protos
- 9Posts from @VoiceHQ, 12 to 16 September 2023 · twitterapi.io
- 10X account record for @VoiceHQ · twitterapi.io
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