Ask HN: What Happened to Keybase.io?

39 points by andrewdubinsky 3 years ago | 12 comments

They got bought by Zoom in May 2020 and have seemingly not updated anything since.

Is this just a dead product, an acquihire?

WXLCKNO 3 years ago |

This previous discussion is extremely relevant https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28814210

I really like Keybase, I'm glad it's not been shut down yet but I'm not sure how it can continue existing like this for long.

Centrino 3 years ago |

Just one example of the continuing use of Keybase: the Chia Network uses Keybase Chat as its sole official communication tool for its community. More than 20,000 members and hundreds of messages per day. Why Keybase and not Telegram? Because identities can not be faked on Keybase. Private messaging on Telegram (and on Discord) is full of scams because of faked identities.

Another example of possible use: the Keybase File System, for private or public sharing of files.

Centrino 3 years ago |

> Not updated anything since

The codebase is still being updated:

https://github.com/orgs/keybase/repositories?type=all

vr46 3 years ago | |

This is the right answer. The code is super stable, and receives updates.

asdfsaf234 3 years ago |

IMO lost their way dabbling in crypto and then acqui-hired.

def dead IMO.

corobo 3 years ago | |

> dabbling in crypto

This is why I jumped ship. Honestly the only person that ever messaged me on Keybase was Keybase shilling some guffcoin.

Didn't even know Zoom had bought them.

ekianjo 3 years ago | | |

> Didn't even know Zoom had bought them.

Same here, this is kind of surprising.

pydry 3 years ago |

Im still using & love their end to end encrypted git but im worried it might disappear at some point. There doesnt seem to be any alternatives.

neets 3 years ago | |

I am also a fan of their encrypted git. If you or anyone else has any easy to use recommendations please let us know.

stuntkite 3 years ago | | |

I also love their encrypted git, teams, and file system. I think it’s a fantastic service.

This interview with Software Engineering Daily gave me a lot of insight into the company. I think most of the hot takes in this thread miss their deal.

https://softwareengineeringdaily.com/2017/10/24/keybase-with...

FractalHQ 3 years ago |

I use it daily for work, and my entire family uses it for our group chat. The codebase is still maintained. I adore the project. Zoom buying them was tragic considering zoom is one of the worst apps I have to use and Keybase is one of the best. I’m really glad they haven’t killed it yet!

client4 3 years ago |

I still use it daily, but from all external views my account would look inactive.