Jack Dorsey has launched the beta version of Bitchat.
Bitchat enables secure, decentralized communication without the internet.
The Bitchat protocol runs on BLE mesh networks.
Twitter co-founder and Block CEO Jack Dorsey has launched the beta version of Bitchat, a new decentralized messaging network that allows users to communicate securely without an internet connection.
Dorsey’s latest brainchild runs on Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) mesh networks and incorporates relays and store models. According to Dorsey, Bitchat also underpins message encryption models and “a few other things.”
my weekend project to learn about bluetooth mesh networks, relays and store and forward models, message encryption models, and a few other things.
bitchat: bluetooth mesh chat…IRC vibes.
TestFlight: https://t.co/P5zRRX0TB3
GitHub: https://t.co/Yphb3Izm0P pic.twitter.com/yxZxiMfMH2
— jack (@jack) July 6, 2025
How Bitchat Works: An ‘Off-Grid’ Messaging Network
According to a whitepaper released by Dorsey, Bitchat works by allowing nearby devices to form a self-organizing mesh network using Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE). Instead of connecting to a central server, each user’…
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