Jack Dorsey, the founder of Twitter and CEO of Block, has thrown his support behind a new messaging application called White Noise.

His endorsement follows the recent release of his white paper for Bitchat, a Bluetooth-based messaging platform without internet connectivity.

Bitchat aims to be a privacy-first chat app that ditches the internet altogether to create localized chat rooms. Phones link up via Bluetooth Low Energy to form an ad hoc mesh where every device relays, stores, and forwards end-to-end encrypted messages. Thus, chats keep flowing, even through 30 m-hop chains, when networks are down or censored.

No phone numbers, servers, or permanent IDs are needed, and ephemeral storage plus optional password-protected rooms round out a design meant for resilient, censorship-resistant communication anywhere people gather.

White Noise

White Noise is a more conventional privacy-first alternative to mainstream chat apps. It combines features commonly found on Telegram, WhatsApp, and Discord with the security architecture of platforms like Signal.

The goal is to offer secure peer-to-peer messaging without compromising on design or usability.

White Noise uses end-to-end encryption backed by strong cryptographic standards, including forward secrecy and post-compromise protection. These ensure that past and future messages remain secure even if encryption keys are compromised.

Unlike traditional centralized commercial apps that rely on email addresses or phone numbers, White Noise operates on a decentralized identity system built on Nostr’s infrastructure and the Messaging Layer Security (MLS).

This setup allows users to access their identity, data, and contact lists across different apps and platforms without being tied to a central service. It also allows users to communicate anonymously, an important feature in regions with widespread surveillance and internet censorship.

Instead of relying on centralized servers, White Noise is powered by a network of distributed nodes. If a government or internet service provider attempts to block access, users can switch relays or host their own, maintaining access without sacrificing privacy.

According to the project’s website, even if an ISP attempts to intercept data, only encrypted metadata is visible. Notably, this metadata does not expose the message content.

The project stated:

“Messages in White Noise are encrypted end-to-end and temporarily relayed through several Nostr servers, which cannot read them and don’t permanently store them. Relays act as transient delivery points, discarding data after transmission.”

Looking ahead, White Noise reportedly plans to introduce native Bitcoin payments via Lightning Network and Nostr zaps. This would enable financial transactions directly within chat windows.

The app will be open source, with code published on GitHub. It will be available across multiple platforms, including Nostr’s Zap Store, Google Play (upon approval), and Apple TestFlight.

What’s most interesting here is that Dorsey, while seemingly actively developing a novel ‘internet-free’ secure messaging app, appears content to promote potential competitors that share his privacy-first vision for global communications.

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My first Bitcoin, a nonprofit focused on grassroots Bitcoin education, has announced that it will receive a $1 million grant from the start. This funding will help expand efforts to provide free open source Bitcoin education to the world.

“The revolution in Bitcoin education is that it teaches students how to think and what to think,” said the founder and executive director of my first Bitcoin John Dennehy. “Funding from sources with their own incentives is the biggest vulnerability to threaten it. Education funds it. It doesn’t take away government money, it cuts funds frequently from businesses and businesses. The subtle impact of funding has ruined FIAT education.

The grant will expand its reach to first Bitcoin and provide the ability to improve tools such as Bitcoin diploma, intro courses, and teacher training workshops. It also strengthens the hub of online schools and community, making Bitcoin education more accessible to people everywhere.

This funding is not just a milestone, it is a statement. Dennehy added: “My first Bitcoin is a proof of concept for all independent Bitcoin educators. Staying on a mission makes the other side even stronger, even if it’s challenging.”

My first Bitcoin started in 2021 as a small local project. Since then, it has grown into a global movement. Over the years, the team has taught tens of thousands of students to test and refine the material based on real-world feedback.

In 2022, my first Bitcoin awarded 38 high school students in El Salvador with Bitcoin diplomas. As part of the program, students had 10 lessons including introduction to the monetary system, Fiat, financial history results, understanding Bitcoin, wallet and Bitcoin network, dual spending issues and nodes, security and mining, the value of Bitcoin, the Lightning Network and the future of Bitcoin, and the final project.

In 2023, the organization launched an independent Bitcoin Educator Node Network. It has over 65 projects in over 35 countries. These include the circular economy, meetup groups, and other local Bitcoin projects. What brings them together is a shared commitment to six core values. “Their education is independent, fair, community-driven, Bitcoin-only, quality, with a focus on empowerment rather than profit.”

“Open source money deserves open source education. Over the past few years, we have seen an increasing demand for resources around the world. We are committed to serving everyone in the Bitcoin space who needs support.”

Billionaire and Block CEO Jack Dorsey says that Bitcoin (BTC) is at risk of failure if it doesn’t manage to tackle one critical use case.

In a new interview on the Presidio Bitcoin YouTube channel, Dorsey is asked to imagine that he fast-forwarded to the future where Bitcoin has failed.

When asked how Bitcoin failed, Dorsey says the flagship crypto asset faded into irrelevance because it was only used as a store of value and not as a form of money for payments and transactions.

“I think it fails through irrelevance. It fails to be relevant to people on a daily basis. If it just ends up being a store of value and nothing more, I don’t think it gains relevance at all.

I think it has to be payments for it to be relevant on the everyday. Otherwise, it’s just something you kind of buy and forget and only use in emergency situations or when you want to get liquid again. So I think if it doesn’t transition to payments and find that everyday use case, it’s increasingly irrelevant. And that’s fair to me.”

When asked what can be done to mitigate the risk of Bitcoin failing, Dorsey says more applications need to be built to facilitate easy, fast payments to rival giants like Visa and Mastercard.

“I think building simple accessible experiences that solve the payment use case, making it scale, making it fast, giving the speed of the Visa and Mastercard networks real competition – and there are tons of projects that do that – and it continues to increase in privacy and security and ultimately safety. That gives you a third option, and I think we always want a third option to the US dollar, to the Chinese yuan. Having a third option for currency is important and it keeps the other currencies in check and governments in check as well.”

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