US EditionJack Dorsey Announces WhatsApp Competitor Called Bitchat
- Jack Dorsey, CEO of Block and co-founder of Twitter, launched the beta version of Bitchat, a decentralized peer-to-peer messaging app running entirely over Bluetooth.
- Dorsey introduced Bitchat to offer secure, private messaging without centralized servers, motivated by concerns over privacy and data control in mainstream apps like WhatsApp.
- Bitchat uses Bluetooth Low Energy mesh networks to relay encrypted, ephemeral messages without relying on internet or cellular networks, enabling resilient communication in outages or censorship scenarios.
- The system lets users form local Bluetooth clusters that hop messages device-to-device beyond 30 meters, with no accounts or infrastructure required, and Dorsey’s white paper described the protocol as having 'IRC vibes'.
- Bitchat’s launch signals a potential shift toward decentralized messaging emphasizing privacy and user control, possibly disrupting current platforms that depend on centralized internet infrastructure.
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Jack Dorsey, CEO of Block and co-founder of Twitter, announced yesterday the beta version of Bitchat, a new decentralized peer messaging app (P2P) that works completely on Bluetooth networks, with no need for internet, central servers, phone numbers or email, said CNBC. Twitter co-founder said that the beta version is already available on TestFlight, with a complete technical report on GitHub. In an X post, Dorsey described it as a personal expe…
Jack Dorsey’s Bitchat, a Bluetooth-Based, Encrypted Messaging App, Launches in Beta
Jack Dorsey launches a WhatsApp messaging rival built on Bluetooth Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey announced a new peer-to-peer messaging app Bitchat that works entirely over Bluetooth. Chats are encrypted, ephemeral, and stored only on-device — with no accounts, phone numbers, or servers involved. The app is now live in beta on TestFlight, with future updates set to add WiFi Direct for faster, longer-range communication.
Jack Dorsey Unveils 'Bitchat,' A Decentralized, Bluetooth-Powered, Server-Free Messaging Service - Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META), Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL)
Twitter (Now X) co-founder and Block Inc. (NYSE: XYZ) CEO, Jack Dorsey, has launched a beta version of a new decentralized messaging service, Bitchat, that operates entirely over Bluetooth.
Jack Dorsey Announces Bitchat Messaging App - Data Intelligence
Twitter co-founder and CEO of Block Jack Dorsey launched the beta version of a new peer-to-peer messaging app on TestFlight. Unlike WhatsApp and others like it that rely on internet connectivity and central servers, Dorsey says that Bitchat operates entirely over Bluetooth mesh networks, promising true decentralization and privacy for its users. He made “an ugly whitepaper describing protocol” available on GitHub. CNBC broke down the tech and it…
Dorsey told the social network X that bitchat is a kind of experience that reminds you of the old IRC chat and explained that it is a service of "red mesh" Bluetooth, so it works without the Internet, and also does not use "servers, accounts or data collection". The entrepreneur said that the beta version, available in TestFlight, has already reached 10,000 users and is being reviewed for full launch, responding to testers' comments throughout t…
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