Block Inc. (NYSE:XYZ) CEO Jack Dorsey revealed a new location chat feature for his decentralized messaging application Bitchat on Thursday, claiming to “teleport” anywhere in the world.
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In an X post, Dorsey teased “location chat,” a new feature that allows users to connect with individuals in neighboring regions, including their neighborhood, city and country.
An image showed the potential interface with geohash-based chat channels, indicating proximity, for example, 1.2 km for a neighborhood and 1250 km for a country. The feature claims to protect privacy by sharing “coarse” geohashes rather than exact GPS coordinates.
Dorsey also teased a “teleport” option, which will let users join chats in any geohashed region globally.