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Today, we’re excited to announce a new Web3 feature for Brave Talk, our privacy-preserving video calling product: token-gating. Web3 Brave Talk calls allow hosts to use NFTs and POAPs 1 to token-gate access, configure avatars, assign moderator permissions, and more. Web3 calling also expands utility for Brave’s browser-native Brave Wallet: Together, they create the first-ever fully integrated Web3 live event platform, combining browser, wallet, and video.
Whereas with other video calling solutions (like Zoom or Google Meet) the host can only control access to a call using a password, Brave’s new Web3 calls enable new functionality regarding user authentication and authorization. Since NFTs can be sold and traded, using NFTs as the gating system creates a video calling system that mimics real life events: You can enter if you have a ticket.
Token-gating is a key development in Brave Talk, allowing hosts to use NFTs and POAPs as access passes to live events. For example, communities can hold members-only calls for token holders. Creators can reward select fans who hold their tokens with exclusive access to them. Businesses can use the open NFT marketplaces to sell and resell tickets to events.
Web3 calls are available to all Brave Talk users on any browser with any Web3 wallet. Hosts can start a Web3 call with a Premium Talk subscription.
To get started with Web3 Brave Talk calls, follow these steps:
Note: You don’t have to use Brave Wallet to start or join a Web3 Talk call. Any browser-based or hardware wallet will work.
Token-gating is one of the main ways you can control access in Web3, and it generally has two parts: authentication and authorization.
Authentication
Web3 authentication starts with a blockchain wallet address that you own. Ownership is verified using the unique signature of your wallet, which only the holder of the wallet can generate:
Brave Talk uses the SIW (Sign-In With) protocol for Web3 authentication:
Authorization
For token-gating, authorization consists of specifying a token that an address must have to be authorized.
There are of course other authorization options, and we may expand to include these options in the future. For now, we’ve selected the two most common methods of NFTs and POAPs.
While we’re excited to bring Web3 Talk calls to all Brave users, we’re already investigating several enhancements. These include:
These are just possibilities. We’d love your feedback and thoughts on other useful Web3 features you’d like to see come to Brave Talk. Feel free to tweet at us or submit an issue on Github to share your ideas.
A POAP—which stands for Proof of Attendance Protocol—is a type of NFT that signifies real-life attendance or participation in an event like a concert or conference. Learn more at poap.xyz. ↩︎
Ownership is defined as the wallet has access to the private key that generated the address. ↩︎
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