What Is BChat? The Decentralized Messaging App Built for Privacy
The post What Is BChat? The Decentralized Messaging App Built for Privacy appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. In brief BChat is an open-source privacy-preserving decentralized messaging app. The app minimizes metadata collection and does not require a phone number to register. The app is built atop Beldex Network, which also plays host to onion-routing VPN BelNet, Web3 browser Beldex Browser, and the Beldex Privacy Protocol. Among activists, journalists, or merely private citizens concerned about government encroachment on their communications, being able to message securely and privately is one of the highest priorities. But with even some of the most advanced messaging apps like WhatsApp and Telegram showing willingness to share users’ metadata with governments under certain legal circumstances, finding a truly secure platform to communicate via is increasingly challenging. Blockchain technology, though it initially attracted interest due to its privacy-preserving characteristics, i