How Bitfinex Launched A P2P Video Chat App With Bitcoin Payment Support
Paolo Ardoino, CTO at crypto exchange Bitfinex, announced the launch of a new peer-to-peer (P2P) video chat app integrated with Bitcoin payment, called Keet. Via Twitter, Ardoino confirmed the app was built on top of the Holepunch framework, a platform created to remove friction from the process of building P2P apps, and it will use […]
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The trio launched Holepunch with a vision to bestow control over data while breaking technology monopolies, among others. Staying true to the “bear market is for building” motto, crypto exchange Bitfinex along with Tether (USDT) and Hypercore announced the launch of a fully encrypted platform, Holepunch, for building peer-to-peer applications. As part of the initiative, the trio launched Keet, an encrypted application capable of facilitating real-time audio and video calls, text chat and file sharing.Partners aim to bestow control over data while breaking technology monopolies with....
Two new services enabling bitcoin transactions on chat platforms have launched, with one already gaining thousands of users. TeleBit launched in mid-February and has attracted some 6,400 registered users, according to co-founder Jonathan Harrison. It has nearly 5,000 daily active users and has transacted 41 BTC in total, Harrison said. The service is built on top of the Telegram chat platform, which had 50 million monthly active users in December. Users can send bitcoin through messages on the chat platform, which prides itself on its end-to-end encryption and other privacy measures. "Most....
Joshua Zipkin's leaked Skype chat with customers from his business, AMT, has gone viral, but its legitimacy has been in question until today. Dan Gul, you might remember him as "customer1" from the chat transcript, has come forth to discuss how the chat originated and his views on the chat in this exclusive interview. He is an outspoken member of the AMT community and claims he was once invited by Joshua to go into business together. Interview With Dan Gul: AMT Skype Chat Customer1. You stated that the leaked Skype chat is real and that you were customer1 in the chat, correct? Are you....
On August 2, 2016, it has been reported that the major cryptocurrency exchange, Bitfinex, was hacked with some customers losing Bitcoin as a result. Additionally, BitGo has commented on the event. The Breach of Bitfinex. Bitfinex itself confirmed the hack in a press release earlier today, saying they have halted all trading on the platform. Additionally, all deposits to and withdrawals from Bitfinex have been temporarily stopped. The exchange does not have much information about the hack, but the press release confirmed that customers of the exchange have lost Bitcoin following the breach.....
A court filing by the SEC has shown the contents of leaked chats between Do Kwon, founder of the Terra blockchain which collapsed in 2022, and co-founder Daniel Shin, the CEO of the Chai payment app. Chat History Between The Two Co-founders On September 22, 2023, a court filing revealed the chat history between Do […]