<ul><li>Elon Musk announced the launch of XChat with encryption, vanishing messages, and file sharing capabilities across all platforms.</li><li>The new XChat features 'Bitcoin-style' encryption which could likely involve techniques like secp256k1 elliptic-curve and ChaCha20-Poly1305 for secure peer-to-peer communication.</li><li>The encryption used in XChat may deliver forward secrecy and low-latency performance similar to Lightning-network transports but hasn't been independently audited yet.</li><li>Elon Musk's association with Bitcoin, including Tesla's BTC purchase and support for the ecosystem, suggests a deeper connection to cryptocurrency, besides the XChat encryption upgrade.</li></ul>

Elon Musk’s New XChat Uses ‘Bitcoin-Like’ Encryption—What It Means

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