Jack Dorsey Unveils Bitchat: Offline, Encrypted Messaging Inspired by Bitcoin
Main Idea
Jack Dorsey has introduced Bitchat, a decentralized and encrypted messaging protocol that operates offline using Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) to create a mesh network for message relay.
Key Points
1. Bitchat is a decentralized messaging protocol developed by Jack Dorsey, enabling fully encrypted communication.
2. The protocol uses Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) to form a mesh network, allowing messages to be relayed hop-by-hop between nearby devices.
3. Messages are end-to-end encrypted using Curve25519 and AES-GCM, ensuring privacy and security.
4. The system is designed to be ephemeral, with messages not stored unless explicitly saved by the user.
Description
Jack Dorsey, founder of Twitter (now X) and fintech company Block (SQ), has published a whitepaper for Bitchat, a decentralized messaging protocol that enables fully encrypted communication - without the internet. Bitchat would operate over Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE), allowing nearby devices to form a mesh network that relays messages hop-by-hop, according to the whitepaper published on Sunday . When a message is sent, it would travel across nearby devices acting as temporary nodes until it reac...
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