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title: History of Waku
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`Waku v1` was a fork of Whisper with some added tweaks for efficiency. `Waku v2` introduces a fully revamped suite of protocols designed to address the goals set out [previously](/#motivation-and-goals).
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```mdx-code-block
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import History from "@site/diagrams/_history.md";
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<History />
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```
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### 2013
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The Ethereum White Paper was published, unveiling the holy trinity of Web3, comprising:
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- Ethereum for consensus.
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- Swarm for decentralized storage.
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- Whisper for peer-to-peer messaging.
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### 2015-2018
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The development of the Whisper protocol lagged behind the advancements made by the Ethereum EVM and Swarm, primarily because there was no dedicated team working on building the protocol.
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### 2018
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Due to the lack of progress made on Whisper and growing concerns around scalability, [Vac](https://vac.dev/) was established to focus on researching and developing more scalable peer-to-peer messaging solutions.
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### 2020
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`Waku v1` replaces Whisper as the messaging protocol in Status, resulting in the following:
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- Enhanced performance.
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- Better scalability.
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- Ability to work in resource-limited environments.
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- And many more.
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### 2021
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`Waku v2` releases with a fully revamped suite of protocols that not only supersedes but also surpasses the performance of `Waku v1`.
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### Present Day
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Waku has continued to evolve and enhance itself, solidifying its position as the standard for Web3 communication. |