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Decentralized end-to-end encrypted messenger built on the OPTF network — no phone numbers, no metadata.

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Session shipped a protocol rewrite and a paid tier, then went publicly broke — the founder is asking users to bail it out.

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◆Current state
Session is simultaneously in its most ambitious technical phase and an open funding crisis. Protocol V2 — re-implementing forward secrecy and layering post-quantum cryptography on top of Session's onion-routed transport — has been announced, and the Session Pro paid tier exited beta planning into a December development update. Then in March, cofounder Chris McCabe published a personal appeal saying the project cannot continue developing without user support, and the public feed has been quiet since.
◆Where it's heading
The product roadmap that was meant to fund itself via Session Pro is colliding with the underlying problem the appeal makes plain: the Loki/Oxen-era token economics and donations aren't covering ongoing development. Protocol V2 and Pro are the bets that have to land for Session to remain viable; if Pro doesn't convert a meaningful share of the user base, the next twelve months are about scope reduction, not feature growth. The Feb 1 APT key rotation in January suggests the core infrastructure is still being maintained — for now.
◆Prediction
Watch for either a hard Session Pro launch and conversion announcement, or a more explicit wind-down / handoff post. A long stretch of silence after a funding appeal usually resolves one way or the other within a quarter; the absence of any new posts since mid-March is itself a signal.

◆Recent moves

  1. 2mo ago

    Cofounder publishes funding appeal: Session is running out of money

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    Cofounder Chris McCabe publishes a direct appeal saying Session cannot continue development much longer without user support. The most consequential post on this changelog — it reframes everything else as work happening against a runway clock.

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  2. 3mo ago

    Rotating keys for Session repos

    APT repo signing keys rotated with a Feb 1, 2026 cutover for Linux users and node operators. Routine security hygiene, but worth noting because it's evidence that core infrastructure is still being maintained on schedule.

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  3. 5mo ago

    Session Pro Beta update: December 2025

    December status update on Session Pro Beta, with a Vitalik Buterin endorsement woven in. The Pro tier is the commercial bet underneath the technical roadmap — every update on its progress is now read against the funding-appeal context.

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  4. 5mo ago

    Session Protocol V2: PFS, Post-Quantum and the Future of Private Messaging

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    Session Protocol V2 is announced — re-introduces forward secrecy lost in V1's stateless design, adds post-quantum cryptography, and overhauls device management. A genuine architectural reset of how Session messages are encrypted and routed.

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  5. 6mo ago

    Removing screenshot alerts from Session

    Session removes screenshot notifications, arguing they create false-confidence privacy risks. A deliberate, well-reasoned removal — the kind of choice that distinguishes a privacy-first product from a privacy-themed one.

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  6. 6mo ago

    Session Pro Beta Development Update: Progress and Community Insights

    October status update saying Pro Beta features are feature-complete with a mid-Q4 launch target. Progress reporting, not a release — but it sets the timeline against which the funding appeal four months later should be read.

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