Universal Profiles Launch on LUKSO Mainnet: The next-generation Web3 Account
The highly anticipated launch of Universal Profiles on LUKSO’s Mainnet is more than just a new milestone — it signifies a transformative shift for the next frontier of human interaction with blockchain technology in the New Creative Economies. Acting as a fundamental foundational layer for true mainstream adoption and dApps, Universal Profiles ensure the power of the evolving decentralized landscape is within reach for everyone; from developers and creators, to everyday internet users.
With LUKSO Standard Proposals (LSPs) at their core, these new smart contract-based accounts are the solution to Account Abstraction. Whether you identify as a creator, developer or a user, your journey into the next phase of Web3 requires a feature rich, extensible and fully standardized Blockchain account. With Universal Profiles you get a more flexible, profile-like account that can work as a log-in to supported websites, social accounts, or your blockchain account and wallet. It solves the blockchain UX, creates interoperability and a whole new wave of possibilities.
Create your Universal Profile on Mainnet today and learn more about the future of the New Creative Economies built on Universal Profiles👇.
This is the beginning of the ever-evolving journey for a new ecosystem around Universal Profiles. Stay up to date with the official Universal Profiles account on X for regular updates, features and news about Universal Profiles and related tools and standards, moving forward! 🔮
Shaping the Digital Frontier with Universal Profiles
LUKSO is revolutionising the way people interact with blockchain technology, unlocking opportunities for new kinds of dApps and on-chain experiences.
With Universal Profiles, users will have a seamless, gas-free experience, right from the beginning! ❌⛽️
Gas-less
With the ability to now effortlessly create up to three Universal Profiles on the LUKSO Mainnet, people are able to immediately interact with blockchain, while having their transaction gas fees covered by a Transaction Relay Service, sponsored by the Foundation for the New Creative Economies (FNCΞ). This initiative not only ensures a hassle-free user experience from the start, but also addresses and alleviates one of the most significant barriers to blockchain adoption. This means users, creatives, brands and developers can issue and interact with NFTs and tokens without the headache around fees and cryptocurrency exchanges! The solution is built right into the Universal Profile Browser Extension itself. Each profile will receive a monthly quota that gives you free gas fees on the LUKSO Mainnet. Later various Transaction Relay Services can offer their services to users — for example on a subscription basis, similar to how we use our cell phones and the internet today.
Account recovery
One of the most common fears among blockchain users is losing one’s private keys. With Universal Profiles, the fear of losing your private keys becomes a thing of the past. With built-in account recovery options, you don’t need to worry about losing your private keys anymore! 🔑
When creating a Universal Profile, you have the option to select the “Setup Recovery” option. The setup method for account recovery includes a simple two-step process that involves verifying your email and using Two Factor Authentication. Users can then recover any Universal Profile for which recovery is enabled using the dashboard in recovery mode. This allows users to have more security and control over their profiles. This recovery service is offered in conjunction with Tangany.com, a licensed custodian service.
This recovery method is just one of many that will follow. For example recovery.social is working on giving you a more decentralized way to recover your profile soon 😉.
Permission system
In terms of security, Universal Profiles allow fine-grained control using different permissions. The Key Manager, which usually controls a Universal Profile, allows multiple controllers (permissioned addresses) to have various permissions that allow them to perform certain actions on the Universal Profile. For example, your desktop computer can be given the permission to add data to your profile and make generic transactions, while token transfers could be executed only from a hardware device. You could even authorize certain dApps to do certain things through your profile, but be careful to never over-grant permissions to anything that you don’t control or trust.
Notifications
Universal Profiles will also be notified on any blockchain interaction, helping users determine their response to incoming transactions. For example, through LSP1 Universal Receiver, an account can be notified when receiving a token 🔔. Systems can then be built to have the option to redirect this token to a vault using or rejecting it outright, thanks to the LSP1- Universal Receiver standard. This opens up the possibilities for automating responses to incoming transactions of any kind.
Connecting vs. Log-In
For most dApps, it’s ok to just “connect”, similarly to how users do it today with MetaMask. However, this only gives your address to the dApp, but it is not a secure way for logging into websites. Universal Profiles support Sign-In With Ethereum (SIWE), a widely adopted Log-In standard, that uses a signed message to prove your login, allowing any dApp to verify that it’s really you.
Confirming your transactions
With the Universal Profile Browser Extension users can easily create and manage their digital profiles and assets on the LUKSO blockchain. Whenever a dApp wants to perform a transaction and write to the blockchain, the user has the option to choose which Universal Profile to use. For most transactions, the Universal Profile Browser Extension provides a human-readable and secure interface to review and approve, making technically complex transactions a thing of the past and improving accessibility for all users! Keep in mind that this is new and more improved custom transactions will come in the future.
Create your own Universal Profile
To get started, visit my.universalprofile.cloud. You first need to install the Universal Profile Browser Extension, which will be the controller for your Universal Profile. During the profile creation process, you’ll be prompted to authenticate your X Account and Discord. This ensures that you are human and prevent fake accounts. Remember, every profile benefits from free gas allocations. We’re dedicated to a bot-free zone ❌🤖 — other verification options will be available in the future. After you create your profile, you will then be able to customize it within the browser extension.
By using smart contracts, Universal Profiles mirror the experience users have come to expect from similar Web2 platforms. You can personalise your on-chain profiles by adding profile and cover images, a description, tags, and links to any other relevant sources for your on-chain persona. The profile data is currently stored on IPFS, but in the future you will be able to choose many different places where you store your profile data. This empowers users to have genuine ownership of their profiles.
You can then use the Universal Profile wallet website to view and send assets from your Universal Profile.
The Road Ahead 🛣️
Universal Profiles are completely decentralized smart contract based accounts that will shift the power from platforms to the people themselves. They are a powerful leap forward in the blockchain world and are truly transformative in their potential. Not only are they a blueprint for an improved blockchain experience, but they are setting the stage for innovation across the New Creative Economies, where technology, culture and creativity continually converge. With their modular design with standards that act like building blocks, Universal Profiles are fully customizable and will bring us to the next frontier of Web3 social.
If you have a Universal Profile that has assets on L14 Testnet, please stay tuned for further information on the migration process for your assets. Projects who used L14 Testnet, like The Dematerialised, will notify you when the migration process will begin.
BuildUP! #2
The BuildUP! #2 hackathon just started, so keep an eye out for emerging projects utilising LUKSO’s new standards and Universal Profiles in creative ways across key bounties like: Infrastructure & Tools, Social & Community, Culture & Entertainment and Blue Sky.
We look forward to seeing LUKSO’s ecosystem flourish, with next-generation dApps built on Universal Profiles. 🌱⛓🚀
Ecosystem Spotlight 👇
Explore some of the projects in the LUKSO ecosystem who are integrating Universal Profiles into their platforms! Follow their social media or websites to have the latest news about when they will go live on LUKSO Mainnet. 🔎 🆙
Universal Page
Universal Page allows anyone to easily launch an NFT 2.0 collection on LUKSO without requiring any technical skills 🎨🛠️! With an intuitive approach, the marketplace enables a seamless experience with next-generation features powered by LUKSO through Universal Profiles. You can easily customize your page, prepare a collection through a simple interface that allows you to easily manage your NFTs metadata, deploy a contract and even update onchain preferences like royalties. Universal Page also allows anyone to mint a custom domain as an NFT for free, which can serve as a unique identifier to your page. Explore their marketplace and follow their social media for further updates 🔍🔔!
Common Ground
Common Ground is a next-generation community hub that offers a dynamic space for various communities, brands, and ecosystems to interact and thrive. Designed as a cutting-edge alternative to mainstream social platforms used today, Common Ground offers a unique blend of features that foster growth and interaction within decentralized ecosystems. Common Ground does not only support the LUKSO network, but will also allow users to login with their Universal Profiles!
Follow Common Ground on social media and stay tuned for further details.
The District VR 🎛️🎧🎶
The District VR is revolutionizing the music industry by leveraging the power of virtual reality and blockchain technology. This innovative platform connects musicians and fans in virtual spaces for live DJ sets and concerts without the need for physical music equipment. It’s a welcoming environment for novices, providing advanced music equipment virtually, so anyone can learn to mix tracks. Moreover, The District VR integrates the concept of Universal Profiles, facilitating the management of user accounts and assets, ensuring genuine ownership.
The platform doesn’t stop at music; it offers a marketplace for virtual art, where users can display, buy, and keep art as NFTs on the LUKSO using their Universal Profiles. Beyond these features, The District VR is pioneering with its direct-to-avatar feature, enabling users to create digital versions of themselves or entirely new avatars. For further updates and information, follow their social media channels.
UPTurn
UPTurn is introducing a revolutionary approach to artist loyalty tokens by using LUKSO Standard Proposals (LSPs) to liberate artists and create onchain connections with communities of the future. Users are able to connect to their platform through their Universal Profile and generate custom brand/social tokens by using LSP7!
This can be applied to fan and community engagement, like buying tickets, attending shows or engaging with content on social media. Similar to a coffee shop that distributes stamps to its members for their loyalty, it incentivises engagement and gives value to loyal actions across the digital and physical landscape.
