Elon Musk says XChat uses “Bitcoin-style encryption” — but crypto experts like Udi Wertheimer and Ian Miers are calling it ...

Elon Musk announced on Sunday through a post on X that the platform is rolling out an entirely new messaging tool called XChat. According to Elon, the new feature includes end-to-end encryption, ...

Per Musk, XChat (which it appears will simply replace the existing Messages feature) is rolling out with “encryption, vanishing messages and the ability to send any kind of file ...

Musk claims XChat uses “Bitcoin-style encryption,” but the term remains vague as experts note Bitcoin doesn’t use standard ...

More worryingly, X’s support page explains that when you open a chat, a unique private-public key pair is created—but your ...

Elon Musk on Sunday announced that a new version ... (Bitcoin uses public key cryptography and signatures for its security.) The X owner has often spoken of wanting to make X’s DMs a challenger ...