Jack Dorsi works to apply the Bluetooth correspondence, bitchat

CEO of Block and the founder of Twitter Jack Dormyy Books in X Publishing On Sunday night, he spent the weekend created an application called Bitchat (it is supposed to be a mixture of the phrase “bit” and “chat”, not Another mixture of words It seems).

Bitchat is a messaging application that works through Bluetooth networks, allowing users to send messages without reception Wi-Fi or cell. Because of the technical restrictions of Bluetooth, this type of application generally works only on a scale of only 100 meters, which makes it useful for situations such as finding friends in a crowded music festival where the cell service is intermittent. However, Dormyy claims that its application has an extended range, and it transmits messages through their peers to extend up to 300 meters, or 984 feet.

One of the most popular Bluetooth messaging applications, BridgeIt was significantly used during the supporter of democracy Protests In Hong Kong, since its ability to work without the Internet makes it difficult for the Chinese authorities to discover them. Both and Bitchat says they are so Encrypted.

Coincidentally, BridgeFy is partially funded by another co -founder on Twitter, Biz Stone. But the newly invaded Dorsi in the developing from the logical, given his long-term interests in decentralized technology-is a huge supporter of Bitcoin, and he originally established the project that would become a Bluebody while he was the CEO of Twitter. Dormy no longer belongs to Bluesky because it is now working.

The Beta Laboratory of Beta has opened via Apple, but the test is now full after it has reached the maximum user of 10,000 users. He said on X that the application is still under review Before it is released.