Block CEO and Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey wrote in an X post on Sunday night that he spent his weekend creating an app called Bitchat (presumably a

Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey has developed a new WhatsApp alternative called Bitchat. This App works without Wi-Fi or mobile networks, enabling private and encrypted communication even during internet outages or network blackouts.

As noted by Hindustan Times, this latest project called Bitchat is designed to function without Wi-Fi, mobile data, or any centralised servers, instead relying entirely on Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) mesh networking. The app enables nearby smartphones ...