BitChat, new P2P Messenger

Hello #PEPT!

I have a lot of interest in decentralization, p2p architectures, and freedom. In the end, thats the main thing: controling your data.

BitChat came out this year, totally peer to peer, anonymous, and cryptographed with Noise Protocol. Their infrastructure? Bluetooth Low Energy and Gossip Protocols.

I downloaded it, and it has a great UI (the correct link is bitchat.free or github, anything else is likely a scam), directly inspired by IRC chats.

Features that catched my eyes:

• No config, download and start using
• Default public channel
• Private channels with or without password
• Message retransmission (maybe limited to trusted or verified peers?)
• Edit your nick any time
• Verify or Favorite people
• Block people
• Terminal font
• Great UI/UX

That's it: This is an invite for y'all to get BitChat so we all can explore this new terrain.

Perhaps this will be the start of a new era for local communities...