R A D I C A L C U R I O S I T Y Trying to turn Web3 into a better place for everyone, every day Head of marketing at @ambire To be cringe is to be free
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Why do wallets need a token?
This last week Metamask teased finally releasing a token, Rabby followed ( $RABBY), Rainbow joined suggesting $RNBW, and the debate quickly emerged: why would a wallet need a token at all?
At the most basic level, a wallet token is a way to share success with the community that sustains it.
Wallets have straightforward revenue models: swap fees and convenience fees. Introduce a token, and that revenue can flow back to users through mechanisms such as buybacks, followed by redistributions or burns. The more the wallet is used, the more value accrues to its believers.
But the purpose extends beyond revenue. If Web3 is about aligning incentives and distributing power, then governance should be central. Just as $AAVE and $UNI give communities a voice in steering the two biggest protocols, wallet tokens can allow users to decide the direction of the very gateways they rely on daily.
There is also the competitive reality. In a crowded market, tokens function as onboarding tools. Incentives and airdrops can capture initial attention, and if the product delivers on UX, they convert newcomers into long-term loyalists.
Of course, launching a token is a heavy responsibility. It forces teams to manage new layers of complexity, from treasury design to regulatory navigation. Yet that very responsibility benefits end users: it provides another lens through which to evaluate a project’s maturity, transparency, and long-term commitment.
While larger wallets still hesitate, @ambire embraced the model from day one. The $WALLET token is an active governance token with roughly a hundred community voters participating in governance votes every month. It is value sharing, with 65 million $WALLET tokens (6.5% of supply) already bought back from fees and treasury. It is an acquisition engine, distributed to users through Ambire Rewards. What others only hint at, Ambire has executed in full view.
Wallet tokens, done right, are not value extraction mechanisms, but the natural evolution of Web3 wallets, aligning incentives, decentralizing control, and turning products into ecosystems.
vanzoo retweeted
why should anyone care about another EVM wallet?
well, @ambire is giving me a few good reasons
imagine sending funds on ethereum without exposing your entire transaction history
that's what ambire is working towards with private transfers, and they just dropped a simple explainer
even more interesting?
vitalik is set to demo kohaku's privacy features at devcon using ambire, including Railgun, Privacy Pools and Tornado Cash
yet i barely see anyone on my TL talking about what ambire is building differently
good builders deserve more recognition, and that's why i've been bullish on ambire
have you tried it yet? happy to help anyone get started :)
Why would a wallet need a token? Read and study ethereum:0x88800092ff476844f74dc2fc427974bbee2794ae
Why do wallets need a token?
This last week Metamask teased finally releasing a token, Rabby followed ( $RABBY), Rainbow joined suggesting $RNBW, and the debate quickly emerged: why would a wallet need a token at all?
At the most basic level, a wallet token is a way to share success with the community that sustains it.
Wallets have straightforward revenue models: swap fees and convenience fees. Introduce a token, and that revenue can flow back to users through mechanisms such as buybacks, followed by redistributions or burns. The more the wallet is used, the more value accrues to its believers.
But the purpose extends beyond revenue. If Web3 is about aligning incentives and distributing power, then governance should be central. Just as $AAVE and $UNI give communities a voice in steering the two biggest protocols, wallet tokens can allow users to decide the direction of the very gateways they rely on daily.
There is also the competitive reality. In a crowded market, tokens function as onboarding tools. Incentives and airdrops can capture initial attention, and if the product delivers on UX, they convert newcomers into long-term loyalists.
Of course, launching a token is a heavy responsibility. It forces teams to manage new layers of complexity, from treasury design to regulatory navigation. Yet that very responsibility benefits end users: it provides another lens through which to evaluate a project’s maturity, transparency, and long-term commitment.
While larger wallets still hesitate, @ambire embraced the model from day one. The $WALLET token is an active governance token with roughly a hundred community voters participating in governance votes every month. It is value sharing, with 65 million $WALLET tokens (6.5% of supply) already bought back from fees and treasury. It is an acquisition engine, distributed to users through Ambire Rewards. What others only hint at, Ambire has executed in full view.
Wallet tokens, done right, are not value extraction mechanisms, but the natural evolution of Web3 wallets, aligning incentives, decentralizing control, and turning products into ecosystems.
vanzoo retweeted
So let me get this straight, Ambire is:
- Used by both Vitalik and the EF
- First EVM wallet to implement privacy features using Kohaku
- Will also support post-quantum accounts on Ethereum
And yet, ethereum:0x88800092ff476844f74dc2fc427974bbee2794ae is only trading at a $13.5M market cap?
Higher.
Added to both my ethereum:0xe76c6c83af64e4c60245d8c7de953df673a7a33d and ethereum:0x88800092ff476844f74dc2fc427974bbee2794ae positions today. I believe that both of these tokens are *potentially undervalued* ahead of what should be their biggest catalyst yet.
At @EFDevcon on Nov. 3, @VitalikButerin and @ncsgy will be giving a live presentation showcasing Kohaku on mainet(!!!)
This is pretty massive news IMO, as Kohaku has been in development for over a year now, and it finally seems like it's ready to be integrated into wallets.
For those of you who don't know about Kohaku, Railgun, or Ambire, here's a quick rundown:
Kohaku - Wallet SDK built by the @ethereumfndn that lets any EVM wallet easily integrate privacy features on Ethereum.
@RAILGUN_Project - One of the most robust privacy solutions on Ethereum that is being integrated into Kohaku. RAIL is its token.
@ambire - EVM wallet that Kohaku is forked from. Ambire will be the first wallet to implement any Kohaku-related features. WALLET is its token.
The main hurdle to privacy adoption in crypto has always been UX (see what happened to
zcash:native after @zodl_app improved Zcash's UX), so I believe that Kohaku represents a meaningful catalyst for privacy on Ethereum.
Link to my theses for both RAIL and WALLET below 👇
Private transfers are so hot right now, but how many of you understand how they actually work?
We got you covered with an easy explainer - so easy, you can show it to your grandma
Soon you'll be able to have private transfers live in @ambire
🔥
vanzoo retweeted
The Kohaku team is working hard to make privacy a normal part of Ethereum. And we're all here for it.
Their SDK, including integrations with @RAILGUN_Project, @0xprivacypools, and @TornadoCash, is becoming more and more mature. Now it's time for wallets to do their part.
At @ambire, we've spent the past few months exploring the Kohaku SDK, testing integrations with different privacy protocols, and working closely with the team to share feedback and improve the integration. A lot of work happens behind the scenes, but we've never been closer to our first integration.
Can't wait to watch @EFDevcon and see privacy in action in Ambire, presented by two of the best in the game: Nico and Vitalik.
vanzoo retweeted
$139k APED 🐋
5 whales aped into $WALLET in the last 9 hours
@Salem1299534 $63k · cryptojuggler3 $33k · AvgJoesCrypto $15k · sonder_crypto $14k · seralberttrades $14k
$92k APED 🐋
3 whales aped into $WALLET in the last 5 hours
@Salem1299534 $63k · AvgJoesCrypto $15k · seralberttrades $14k
vanzoo retweeted
Time to switch fully to Ambire 🐮
Mooo 🐮 @CoWSwap routes in Ambire's Swap & Bridge.
Get MEV-protected swaps without leaving your wallet.
blog.ambire.com/cow-swap-int…
Max out your Claude limits, lift more than you weigh, eat catfood, caffeinemaxx, ban craft beer, be a gentleman, escape the permanent underclass ✊
We are starting a small series in which we will explain complex stuff with easy examples. Each video ~ 2 minutes, straight to the point, no weird lingo
vanzoo retweeted
A sneak peek at Privacy Pools inside Ambire 👀
No shielding. No notes. No ZK jargon.
Just the Send flow you already know, now with the option to send to a private account and break the onchain link.
0:00 Add a Privacy Pools account
0:35 Deposit: public -> private
1:20 Withdraw: private -> public
One step closer to Private Accounts in production 🚀
@ambire × @0xprivacypools × @ethereumfndn x #Kohaku x #Ethereum
vanzoo retweeted
i’m finally switching from rabby wallet to @ambire
rabby’s user data collection made me rethink my wallet choice
here’s why ambire caught my attention:
> fully open source
> in built transaction simulation
> txn batching
> pay gas fees with stablecoins
> Ethereum’s Kohaku privacy project is forked from Ambire
privacy matters, especially in crypto
ps: this is not a paid promotion
what wallet are you using these days?
