Elon Musk Announces 'Bitcoin-Style' XChat, But Tech Experts Are Skeptical
June 2, 2025 — In a dramatic announcement that lit up social media and crypto forums alike, tech billionaire Elon Musk revealed his latest project: XChat, a decentralized messaging app built on blockchain principles, which he described as “Bitcoin-style communication.” However, despite the hype, many in the tech community remain skeptical about its feasibility and true purpose
According to Musk, XChat will be a fully decentralized, end-to-end encrypted messaging platform that eliminates the need for central servers. “Just like Bitcoin removed the need for banks, XChat will remove the need for centralized communication services,” Musk posted on his X (formerly Twitter) account. He emphasized that the app would be resistant to censorship, immune to data breaches, and run by its users through a blockchain-based consensus model.
XChat is reportedly being developed under the umbrella of X Corp., the parent company that now owns the social media platform X. Musk hinted that the project would also integrate digital wallets and smart contract capabilities, allowing users to send crypto tokens like $BTC, $DOGE, and $X seamlessly within chats.
While Musk’s loyal followers celebrated the announcement, calling it “revolutionary” and “a future WhatsApp killer,” cybersecurity experts and blockchain developers voiced serious doubts.
“Decentralized communication sounds appealing, but it’s incredibly complex to execute at scale,” said Dr. Ayesha Rani, a cryptography researcher. “Latency, spam control, key management, and message synchronization become nightmares in such an environment. Bitcoin works because its use-case is monetary transactions—not real-time messaging.”
Others questioned Musk’s timing and motive. With X facing growing competition from Meta’s Threads and Telegram, some believe XChat might be more of a PR maneuver than a viable product
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