DeSo Blockchain is a layer-1 blockchain aiming to revolutionize social media decentralization and scale storage-heavy applications to cater to billions of users. The startup has gained notable traction with the backing of prominent investors including Sequoia, Andreessen Horowitz, Social Capital, and Coinbase Ventures. Recently listed on Coinbase, it has garnered impressive metrics with over 1.8 million accounts created and transacted over $1B on-chain. DeSo's mission revolves around placing control back into the hands of users, empowering creators to monetize through innovative tools like Social Tokens, Social DAOs, Social NFTs, and Social Tipping. The platform also offers developers a gasless, permissionless, and transparent environment to build storage-heavy or infinite-state applications, ultimately shaping the next generation of web3 social. Founded in 2021 and headquartered in the United States, DeSo's vision aligns with the overarching trend towards user, creator, and developer empowerment in the digital sphere.