Elon Musk Unveils XChat Encryption

Elon Musk Announces XChat with Controversial Encryption Claims

• Elon Musk announced the upcoming XChat feature with encrypted messages, vanishing texts, and file transfers.
• Musk claimed the feature is built in Rust with “Bitcoin style” encryption.
• Bitcoin developers and cryptography experts refuted Musk’s claim, stating Bitcoin does not use encryption.
• Bitcoin uses elliptic curve cryptography and SHA-256 hashing for key generation and transaction validation.
• The connection to Rust was questioned as Bitcoin was originally written in C++.

Musk’s announcement of XChat sparked debate over his claims of using “Bitcoin style” encryption, which experts argue is inaccurate since Bitcoin employs cryptographic techniques rather than encryption for message confidentiality.