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Commerce · August 6, 2018

Set in Block

Blockchain-based permanent message creator and reader

Set in Block launched on August 6, 2018 with 77 votes, #548 of 2,619 launches that month and more than 50% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 8 years on.

What it does

Make an everlasting promise, create a proof of fact, bypass censorship... Enter a message and "set in stone" it on the blockchain. Paste your transaction hash to read the message stored in the block.

Write and read immutable messages in the Ethereum blockchain. Make a permanent promise, create a proof of existence, protect content copyrights.

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