Twitter Co-founder Launches Decentralized P2P Chat App 'BitChat'

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Uk Jin

Summary

  • Jack Dorsey, co-founder of Twitter, announced the launch of the decentralized P2P chat application BitChat.
  • BitChat operates on a Bluetooth mesh network, and it was reported that it supports short-term encrypted message transmission even in offline conditions.
  • Messages can be relayed through nodes for up to 300m, which distinguishes it from existing chat apps.

Jack Dorsey, co-founder of Twitter, has launched a new chat application.

On the 7th (Korean time), Jack Dorsey announced via X (formerly Twitter) that he has launched the decentralized P2P chat application BitChat.

BitChat runs on a Bluetooth mesh network and supports short-term encrypted message transmission.

What sets BitChat apart from existing chat apps is that it operates entirely offline. Messages are relayed through nodes and can be transmitted up to a maximum distance of 300m.

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