Decentralized identity
Connect with standard Sui wallets (Suiet, Ethos, etc.) via @mysten/dapp-kit. Pod access is verified on-chain.
Case study · Web3 · Social
DSpace
SuiPod Chat — hybrid decentralized collaboration: wallet identity, on-chain pods, realtime messaging, in-chat SUI payments.
Overview
DSpace is a hybrid dApp: Sui for identity, membership, and payments; Firebase Realtime Database for chat latency that feels like a modern messenger. The product centers on “Pods” — collaborative spaces created on-chain, with members addressed by wallet.
Pods & groups
Create pods with a single transaction, add contributors by wallet address, manage lifecycle from the dashboard.
Realtime chat
Firebase Realtime Database powers live messaging; only active pod members interact. Admins can clear history or delete pods.
Crypto payments
Send SUI directly to pod members without leaving chat. Payments and fund controls live in the pod UI.
Technical design
Hybrid stack on purpose
Pure on-chain chat is slow and expensive for message fan-out. DSpace keeps membership and money where chain guarantees matter, and keeps high-frequency message traffic on Firebase — a common, practical pattern for Web3 social products.
Frontend
- · React 19 + TypeScript + Vite
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@mysten/dapp-kit+@mysten/sui - · Semantic CSS / glassmorphism UI (Lucide icons)
- · Components: Chat, Pod, Providers (Sui + React Query context)
Chain + backend
- · Sui network package constants in
lib/sui.ts - · On-chain pod create / member management
- · Firebase Realtime Database for messages
- · Deployed demo: Netlify (+ pxxl.click)
Engineering takeaways
- · Hybrid is a feature: chain for trust, Firebase for chat UX.
- · Wallet-native identity removes password onboarding for crypto-native users.
- · Payments inside the same surface as chat reduces context switching for collab workflows.
SEAL
Non-custodial AI billing on Sui