Status.im Invests $5M in Riot.im
I have never heard of Status.im[0], but I'm glad that the Matrix protocol[1] and it's major[2] client implementation Riot.im[3]—received significant financial resources.<p>We, a small group of tech-savvy people, tried to use Riot client in the early summer of 2017, but it was far from being convenient for work needs. Poor UI/UX, overcomplicated E2E-keys sharing, sluggish interface (Electron, as you might have guessed) and awful mobile app. I'm not sure of the current status, but I hope now they'll be able to increase the pace of development and quality of the product, since Matrix is an excellent, federated post-XMPP/IRC protocol, which we lack today.<p><i>Upd: references and clarifications.</i><p>[0] <a href="https://wiki.status.im/The_Status_Network_Whitepaper" rel="nofollow">https://wiki.status.im/The_Status_Network_Whitepaper</a><p>[1] <a href="https://matrix.org/docs/guides/faq.html#what-is-matrix" rel="nofollow">https://matrix.org/docs/guides/faq.html#what-is-matrix</a><p>[2] <a href="https://matrix.org/docs/projects/try-matrix-now.html" rel="nofollow">https://matrix.org/docs/projects/try-matrix-now.html</a><p>[3] <a href="https://riot.im/" rel="nofollow">https://riot.im/</a>