Elon Musk Introduces XChat: Secure Messaging with Bitcoin-Grade Encryption

Elon Musk’s new platform, XChat, revolutionizes messaging security by employing Bitcoin-grade encryption. This enhanced privacy feature removes phone number dependencies for access, marking a major leap in user trust and control over communications. Launched on June 1, 2025, XChat leverages Rust programming language to create a decentralized and robust platform for secure audio/video calls and file sharing. Musk emphasizes that this combination of techniques offers unmatched security by avoiding phone numbers as the primary access point.