SPACE ID announces the integration with RIVER, the decentralized communication protocol for communities to engage with each other, which is an important step forward for social interactions within the Web 3.0 space. This integration is very important because it makes it possible for users to easily switch between different blockchains’ communities and have a unified experience when using them. By integrating SPACE ID’s name infrastructure into RIVER’s environment will allow users to identify and communicate with each other in decentralized chat rooms and social networks much more easily.
Technical complexity is an issue preventing widespread web3 usage. Historically, transferring assets, or even locating friends requires navigating 42-character wallet addresses. With this integration, River users are now able to leverage SPACE ID’s human-readable domains like .bnb, .arb and .eth.
By making the replacement of cold strings of data with recognizable names much easier, River is dramatically lowering the barrier to entry for new users. This update is essential to ensure that identity is not limited to a backend function. It transforms into a dynamic social tool, empowering community members to cultivate and uphold a cohesive brand and reputation throughout the River platform.
A prominent feature of the partnership is the creation of a multichain identity system. SPACE ID is now a universal name service network that connects multiple ecosystems. As the industry continues to become divided into different types of Layer-1 and Layer 2 services, it will be very valuable for users to maintain one identity on all platforms.
It is essential for River, which wants to be the chosen infrastructure for decentralized communities, to have multichain identities since this supports users with bringing all of their existing digital personas from deFI and NFT communities back into one shared social space. This trend is part of the larger movement towards “modular identity” in the industry, meaning that people will no longer maintain a digital footprint on just one chain.
Decentralized social (DeSoc) protocols are becoming popular as an alternative to centralized social media platforms, and so the integration comes at the right time for this so-called “DeSoc” movement. DappRadar reports that the demand for decentralized identity solutions is continuing to grow because of users’ concern over privacy and data ownership.
River has taken a very forward-thinking step in terms of user onboarding by integrating SPACE ID into their UI. This goes beyond just looking at the actual technology being used in a dApp but looking at how to put user experience first to make Web3 feel as easy and familiar to use as Web2 is to a user. This relationship also allows users of the ecosystem and members of the River community to communicate and transact with a sense of trust that they are working with verified users.
The collaboration of SPACE ID with River enhances the development of a decentralized online world. These organizations are working to create a more accessible and integrated Web3 by integrating an enhanced name service with a community-based communications protocol. The increase in multichain identity will lead to integrations, like this one, that define the future of social interaction in a digital environment.


