New Delhi News: Billionaire Alan Musk has officially launched Xchat, which is a revolutionary messaging facility offered on Twitter (now X) platform. The goal of Xchat is to redefine the definition of safe communication. This includes many privacy-centered features, such as end-to-end encryption, disappearance messages, facilities to send any type of file, as well as audio and video calling ability. It is completely based on new architecture and is created in Rust programming language. Musk has called it an “bitcoin-style” encryption, which has given rise to curiosity and doubt between the two users and experts.
New era of X in the world of messaging
Xchat is a significant progress compared to the old direct messaging (DM) system of X, in which some limited encryption from 2023 was available only to the customers who paid. Last week, X temporarily shut down its old encrypted DM feature, possibly preparing the beta launch of Xchat. Xchat is specially designed to compete with messaging giants such as WhatsApp, Signal and Telegram. Its purpose is to give a strong, privacy-first experience that suits Musk’s vision in which they want to make Xs the X like the Wechat of China.
Alan Musk posted on X and shared its major features:
“Fully the new Xchat is now launched with the facility of sending encryption, vanishing messages, and any type of file. Also audio/video calling. It is based on RUST and has a bitcoin-like encryption.”
One of the special features of Xchat is that it does not require a phone number for audio and video calling, causing the user’s identity to remain secret and it is accessible on all platforms Android, iOS and web.
Bitcoin-like dispute over encryption
The phrase “Bitcoin-style encryption” has launched a huge debate. Musk’s claim means that the inspiration of this encryption technique is derived from the safety systems of bitcoin, which is known for features such as forward secretary and low-altancy performance. The creation of Xchat in RUST language, which is considered safe and performance-centered by the NSA (US National Security Agency), indicates that Xchat has been tried to make excessive data safe and efficient even among the load.
This technical option is in line with the large goal of Alan Musk in which he wants to make X a trusted platform that can also connect with the future services such as X Money in the future with privacy-first infrastructure.
Part of the comprehensive strategy of Musk
Xchat is an important part of the ambition of Musk, in which they want to make X a multi-dimensional platform-social media, messaging, payments and more in one place. The recently announced “X Money” payment feature, which will be launched later this year, is another step in the same direction.
The privacy and flexibility of Xchat is its power, allowing it to turn X into a compulsory tool of daily use, such as WeChat in China.
Another interesting possibility is that the chatbot Grok created by Musk’s AI company XAI can be integrated into Xchat in the future, which can add smart features like Meta AI to WhatsApp.
Availability and beta testing
Currently Xchat is available only in beta form to selected paid subsidy. It also includes a four -digit passcode system, which adds an additional layer of security. Musk has indicated that it can be launched widely in the future, but it is not clear whether free users will get limited facilities or not.
Xchat launched at a time when Musk’s trump administration has bid farewell to the ‘Department of Government Efficiency’ (DOGE). This has made the speculation more intensified that Musk is now focusing on its business and especially privacy-based platforms.
Xchat is not only the next major step of musk’s X platform, but it is also the beginning of a new direction in the world of digital communication. This feature can undoubtedly become a challenge for the current messaging apps with features such as bitcoin-inspired encryption, vanishing messages, and without phone number calling. If Musk’s vision is successful, Xchat can become a tool that creates a whole new digital world with social media, payments and AI.
