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India orders removal of Jack Dorsey's Bitcoin messaging app Bitchat
Indian authorities have ordered the takedown of Bitchat, an app created by Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey that lets people send encrypted messages and Bitcoin transactions over Bluetooth without an internet connection. The order came as protesters in Delhi used offline mesh networking tools to communicate during government internet shutdowns.
Why it matters for the crypto market
The ban highlights the tension between censorship-resistant crypto communication tools and government control over information networks, with potential implications for similar privacy-focused crypto apps globally.
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