# Chat

## About Wallet-to-Wallet Chat

*“I want that NFT, but I can't contact the person who has it..."*&#x20;

In such cases, there may be no way to contact the NFT owner, but Base Wallet-to-Wallet Chat makes it possible to chat freely with the owner as long as you have their address.&#x20;

Base Wallet-to-wallet Chat using the address of an Ethereum wallet, users can send and receive messages to and from each other in Base, which is an Ethereum-based chat service, that makes it easy to communicate with others in the Web3 world.

The function is an ideal way to have anonymous conversations, negotiate purchases, and make transactions, allowing a direct approach to a subject whose nationality, name, or even face is unknown to you. In the NFT market, this feature can be used for NFT buying and selling transactions between buyers and sellers, as Etherscan can verify the NFT holdings in the wallet, and both parties may help in reducing fees and other costs associated with NFT platforms such as OpenSea. Messages can also be embedded in the Ethereum transaction and delivered with words to the exchange.

## Instant Chat

The Base Protocol provides user-friendly messaging functionality services in wallet applications no matter where the user is located, bringing new possibilities to Web3.

## End-to-End Encryption

Base fully protects the privacy of users, and chat messages between the addresses we provide are always encrypted as default.

## Data Security

The Base Protocol is committed to data security, and our wallet-to-wallet chat service is designed with user privacy and data storage in mind, with information stored via a global hosting provider with servers spanning multiple regions. Inactive user data is deleted after a certain period of time.
