BitChat: Jack Dorsey's Bluetooth Mesh-Based Decentralized Messaging App
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Summary
BitChat is a peer-to-peer encrypted messaging app developed by Jack Dorsey and Block, Inc. that enables users to send messages via Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) mesh networks without requiring internet connections, cellular service, user accounts, or centralized servers. The app uses the Nostr protocol and Bluetooth Mesh standards to create decentralized communication networks, offering privacy-focused messaging that operates independently of traditional infrastructure.
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· 4 pulledBitchat is a peer-to-peer encrypted messaging app developed by Jack Dorsey, co‑founder of Twitter (now X) and Block, Inc.
Bitchat enables users to send messages via Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) mesh networks without requiring internet connections, cellular service, user accounts, or central servers.
The app uses the Nostr protocol and Bluetooth Mesh standards to create decentralized communication networks.
Announced in July 2025, Bitchat represents a new approach to private, infrastructure-independent messaging.
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