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Whisper founder and EQBR Holdings Chairman Paulus J. Lee will unveil new ecosystem plans during a keynote at 4:40 p.m. on September 30 at Korea Blockchain Week in Seoul. The event runs September 29 to October 1, with public conference days on September 30 and October 1.
Whisper combines end-to-end encrypted messaging, a multi-chain wallet supporting more than 10 blockchains and over 100 assets, in-app token swaps, a Web3 news feed and a curated dApp store. The app has recorded more than 1.38 million downloads. Users can register with a unique address rather than a phone number or email.
Why it matters
The planned ecosystem announcement builds on a product that brings messaging, payments and token swaps into one app. Lee has described the goal as making everyday actions such as messaging, paying merchants and swapping tokens work on-chain without requiring users to think about which chain they are using.
EQBR says Whisper handled real-time, fully on-chain peer-to-peer payments at the Jeju Food & Wine Festival from 2023 through 2025, in partnership with Jeju Bank. The system supported purchases and digital gift voucher redemptions at more than 200 restaurants. A separate demonstration ran the technology on a Raspberry Pi.
Market impact
Whisper runs on EQBR's Equilibrium blockchain engine, which uses a micro-chain architecture and non-competitive consensus method. EQBR reports testing confirmation times of three seconds and throughput of up to 4,500 transactions per second on a single micro-chain. The design is intended to let services operate independently so activity in one application does not slow others.
The technology is covered by US Patent No. 12,586,064 B2, granted to EQBR Holdings in March 2026. The September 30 keynote is the next scheduled point for details on Whisper's ecosystem plans.
Frequently asked questions
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When and where will Whisper's ecosystem plans be announced?
Founder Paulus J. Lee is scheduled to deliver a keynote at 4:40 p.m. on September 30 at Korea Blockchain Week in Seoul.
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What features does the Whisper app combine?
It combines encrypted messaging, a multi-chain wallet, token swaps, a Web3 news feed and a curated dApp store.
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How many blockchains and assets does Whisper support?
The app's multi-chain wallet supports more than 10 blockchains and over 100 assets.
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Where has Whisper's payment system been used?
EQBR says it handled on-chain peer-to-peer payments with Jeju Bank at the Jeju Food & Wine Festival, supporting transactions at more than 200 restaurants.
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What performance figures does EQBR report for its micro-chain?
EQBR reports testing confirmation times of three seconds and throughput of up to 4,500 transactions per second on a single micro-chain.
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