RSS3 is a protocol designed to serve as the indexer for cyber personas. It includes verification and indexing modules that allow RSS3Hub (or RSS3 nodes) to verify ownership of specific accounts and index assets from verified accounts into RSS3 files. This network encompasses both decentralized networks and existing centralized platforms.

RSS3 hosting is a peer-to-peer system that serves the RSS3 protocol. It involves three parties: nodes, users, and third-party applications. Users, who are the real humans behind the personas, run node clients on various platforms such as servers, laptops, mobile phones, or embedded systems. These nodes are connected in a peer-to-peer manner. The core hosting component focuses on granting users full control and access to their data. It is a general-purpose shared distributed system that is decoupled from the application layer, allowing users to switch apps and developers to have flexibility. Developers can build third-party applications with user-friendly front-end UI on top of distributed nodes, which can be mobile apps, desktop apps, browser extensions, or any other type of application.

RSS3 is a feed protocol that enables decentralized social, content, and e-commerce applications.

RSS3 is backed by Arweave, Balaji Srinivasan, Coinbase Ventures, Coinshares, Dapper Labs, Dragonfly, Fabric Ventures, Formless Capital, Hash Global, Hashkey, Mask Network, Sky9, and The Jiho.