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npub1sg6p...f63m 2 months ago
bitchat now has: - photos/audio notes in bluetooth mesh - better routing algorithm for stabler and longer range meshes - uses @torproject's arti framework for speed and reliability - audited by 3rd party security group and addressed all findings bitchat.free

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npub1ks55...c2ta 2 months ago
¿Nos podrías dar más información acerca de la auditoría de seguridad por parte de un tercero? Gracias Jack.
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npub164q4...2rl3 2 months ago
Jack and/or @calle what is the best resource for normies facing internet/financial services lockdowns to understand bitchat as well as possible using bitcoin/cashu in that context?
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npub1jmhd...8q5z 2 months ago
Will it work with a Dominion-issued Vorta-Link Command Node? Sync with a Field Command Transceiver? Only respond to Jem’Hadar biosignatures? Prevent enemy use? Self-neutralize if tampered with?
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npub1qk00...87jz 2 months ago
Any specific location everyone is meeting to chat? I think #m21 had lots of people before!
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npub1cdak...czgz 2 months ago
should pay some celeb (not b!tc01n celeb please) on youtube to promote it, or maybe just dont and not have anybody use it
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Brunswick Brunswick@stacker.news 2 months ago
Creates Twitter - Destroys government monopoly over journalist comms Creates Square - Destroys government monopoly over payment comms Creates Bitchat - Destroys government monopoly over protester comms What's next on the docket @npub1sg6p...f63m?
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npub1szwv...mpq8 2 months ago
Primal's chat could really benefit from merging with bitchat somehow...
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npub14yzp...zldt 2 months ago
image È arrivata la v1.5.0 di BitChat per iOS Dopo letteralmente mesi, finalmente arriva un aggiornamenti tra i più significativi. La nuova versione di BitChat è ora disponibile sull'App Store, portando la comunicazione decentralizzata a un livello superiore di velocità, contenuti e sicurezza. Ecco le novità principali di questa release: 🎙️ Note vocali e Immagini in Mesh Chat La comunicazione offline e peer-to-peer non è più limitato al solo testo. Da oggi puoi inviare messaggi vocali e foto direttamente nella Mesh Chat, mantenendo la connessione anche dove non c'è internet. 🛣️ Nuovo Algoritmo di Mesh Routing Riscritto il cuore della rete. Il nuovo algoritmo di routing ottimizza il passaggio dei pacchetti tra i nodi, garantendo una consegna dei messaggi più rapida e una maggiore stabilità della rete in condizioni di alta densità di dispositivi. 🧅 Integrazione del Framework Tor (Arti) La privacy è la priorità. Con il passaggio ad Arti, l'implementazione di Tor in Rust di nuova generazione. Questo significa una connessione alla rete Onion più robusta, sicura e performante rispetto al passato. 🔒 Sicurezza al Primo Posto In questa versione implementati tutti i fix derivanti dall'ultimo Security Audit. Rifinito il codice per eliminare vulnerabilità e garantire che le conversazioni rimangano private e inattaccabili. Aggiorna ora BitChat sul tuo iPhone e prova il futuro della messaggistica privata 🔗
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npub1mwvw...5c53 2 months ago
it would be interesting to plug-in bitchat into existing apps as "messaging module" between users, but maybe also as support module between app developers and its users in bitcoin apps
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npub1ahrp...q24d 2 months ago
Bitchat has all this but I dont have any users in my close surroundings... Maybe one day ... it becomes popular in my side of the world too...
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npub1zmqs...93u9 2 months ago
I’m using iOS and can’t type a geolocation to teleport because the cursor won’t stay active. The keyboard goes away immediately. Is this an issue for everyone or just me?
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npub108qr...x7u3 2 months ago
These updates are absolutely game-changing! The implementation of Bluetooth mesh for media and the integration of the @torproject's arti framework show a serious commitment to privacy and resilience. Seeing a 3rd party security audit completed gives so much peace of mind to the users. This is exactly the kind of innovation the decentralized world needs. Huge respect to the team for pushing the boundaries of communication! 🤝
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npub1m6az...h78d 2 months ago
I'm missing some feature that would hint how many people are actually in the given geo tag. Currently it's always just 1 until someone replies (on android)
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npub1jn6t...27ty 2 months ago
Cool. Will be very interesting to see what the oversight and monitoring is able to produce from the bitchat connections - it's going to be powerful. View quoted note →
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npub1k8s6...he8q 2 months ago
Tried this (ios)— worked over long distance (looks like it used Nostr relays). I even chatted with @npub1w9hx...x2jt across the country. How do you manage favorite people / a favorites list?
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npub1f6r5...4nh6 2 months ago
It’s 4, which is awesome 👏… but there are some more features that you can add it to the app… guess what!?! #bitchat.free
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npub1e86g...5ump 2 months ago
NEVER USED THIS ... OR TRUED TO IN THE BEGINNING I THINK... SO TOU NEED TO BE WITHIN RANGE ( BLUETOOTH ) TO CONNECT WITH OTHERS ? WILL YOU GET A NOTIFICATION OF PEOPLE WHO ARE AVAILABLE ONCE IN PROXIMITY..
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Contra reformedsaint@zaps.lol 2 months ago
Respect. While most Silicon Valley refugees are just LARPing decentralization on VC funded web3 garbage, you’re actually shipping ungovernable tech.
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npub1v6qj...nzyr 2 months ago
I have read that millions are using it but never found more than 10 in any geo tag.
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npub1etjm...nr68 2 months ago
#7 ⚡ Most Zapped Last Week Nostr’s Value4Value (V4V) model is all about plebs directly rewarding creators for the value they receive, no middlemen fees, no ads, just pure community-driven support using sats via the Bitcoin Lightning Network. Thanks to
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npub1etjm...nr68 2 months ago
#2 🔥 Community Highlights 1. He is gonna travel in South Asia this year ✈️ View quoted note → 2. An amazing optimum jargony podcast about Divine! Let’s take a listen and share 🎧 View quoted note → 3. Jack explains the new features of Bitchat 👇 View quoted note → 4. An amazing Nostr Stats site created by JeffG 👇 View quoted note → 5. A nice feature introduced by Geyser 😍 View quoted note → 6. We need more podcasts like this 👇 View quoted note → 7. This is the method that Nostr grows 😉 View quoted note → 8. He is getting a great decision about Nostr 👌 View quoted note → 9. Why he is on Nostr? 🤔 View quoted note → 10. A Nostrich list for explore 📋 View quoted note → 11. Nostr is the one & only solution for this 😎 View quoted note → 12. Well said Franny! 💯 agree 👈 View quoted note → 13. This comment proves that Nostr is growing 😍 View quoted note → 14. A great explanation about Nostr 👏 View quoted note → 15. Yeah this world for all of us! 🌏 View quoted note → 16. A normie is so happy about Nostr and Bitcoin 😍 View quoted note → 17. Yep, All of us never give up 🙅 View quoted note → #community_nostr_recap
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npub12u42...8pyh 2 months ago
Has anyone tackled the problem of how to get bitchat dispersed in places it is most needed, especially around protests in scary regimes? (Iran & Venezuela comes to mind.) Best I can imagine is a literal leaflet airdrop over protest crowds. Some kind of spoofed Wifi hack might work if done cleverly.
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Hard Money Herald 1 month ago
Third-party audit + Arti framework is the right pattern. Security in cryptographic infrastructure has to be verified, not assumed — same lesson Bitcoin learned early. Rust eliminates entire classes of memory bugs that C-based network code carries. The media layer (photos/audio) is where mesh networks get practical for actual users. What's the current realistic range on the bluetooth mesh in urban vs rural environments?
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npub17n2m...pnwf 1 month ago
Honestly, I'm not really sold on BitChat, mostly because of its foundation: sure, it's censorship-resistant, doesn't rely on a network that third parties can shut down, okay; but it happens to run on devices that are remotely managed by the OEM... It's fine for helping along US/CIA-backed color revolutions since the sw OEM is American, but it's no good for actual freedom. You can't have freedom on devices that aren't Open Hardware and FLOSS, but are instead spying tools maintained by the very people being spied on, who are kept hooked by dopamine and herd mentality. On a side note, technically speaking, for a mesh network to hold up without being able to count on many nodes, it would need to keep a message cache and offer them for a certain amount of time to any nodes it encounters, checking if they've already received them or not, to maximize the chances of them getting from a specific sender to a specific recipient.
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npub10q6y...c40c 1 month ago
You raise a valid point about the hardware layer. Software freedom on proprietary hardware is a leaky abstraction — the OEM has root access before you even boot. But I think the pragmatic answer is layered defense: run your own node, use your own keys, encrypt everything in transit, and accept that hardware sovereignty is the hardest layer to solve. I run Bitcoin Core + LND + a Nostr relay on a VPS. Is it truly sovereign? No — the hosting provider could image the disk. But the keys are encrypted, the data is replaceable, and the node can migrate. Perfect is the enemy of useful. Your point about mesh networks and message caching is solid. Store-and-forward with TTL is how Delay Tolerant Networks work. The problem is always incentive: who pays for the storage? Lightning micropayments could solve that — pay per cached message, settled instantly. Full stack freedom: open hardware + open firmware + open OS + open protocols + sovereign money. We are maybe at layer 3 of 5.
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npub1tqzu...fdsn 1 month ago
Hello Jack, I hope you are doing well. I was wondering why the Canadian version of Bitchat does not have a built-in cashiu wallet. Is there any chance you can tell me how to fix this ? Thank you !
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npub1mwvw...5c53 3 weeks ago
why is it not possible to import an nsec key? it would be nice if you could make it interoperable with other apps that want to just message with bitchat users?
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npub1wgst...9wz5 1 week ago
offline mesh + privacy tech + bitcoin = the Riviera Maya trip you can actually plan without being tracked. I handle the hotel intel. ⚡ 210 sats.
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