Nostr notes by simplex

SimpleX Chat has grown to over 600,000+ users! More than 70% in ...

2026-10-08T15:47:25Z

SimpleX Chat has grown to over 600,000+ users!

More than 70% in the last 6 months and 20x since the 2023 investment round.

SimpleX is the only messaging network without user identifiers - which means that nobody can reach you unless you want it, and nobody can watch or block your private conversations.

It is the only network that can protect users from AI scammers that can fake people you trust, even their email addresses and phone numbers.

You can now invest in SimpleX Chat and own a part of it - watch our new explainer video on Wefunder.

Let's build the best messenger on the planet together! Invest ...

2026-09-25T19:21:59Z

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Let's build the best messenger on the planet together!

Invest in SimpleX Chat: https://wefunder.com/simplex.chat/

No phone number. Share your address or QR code in your bio, site, ...

2026-09-25T18:34:46Z

No phone number. Share your address or QR code in your bio, site, X, or anywhere else.

Anyone can reach out. You choose who to accept.

Change the address anytime without losing your chats.

A SimpleX public name allows you to prove that your channel or ...

2026-09-21T12:51:33Z

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A SimpleX public name allows you to prove that your channel or business is authentic - public names can’t be faked: https://simplex.chat/blog/20260722-sim

Invest $500+ by September 22 and get a SimpleX public name for ...

2026-09-21T12:51:07Z

Invest $500+ by September 22 and get a SimpleX public name for your channel or business for 7 years, ahead of the public launch: https://simplex.chat/crowdfunding/

Investors also get free supporter badges, so you can send larger files (2-5 GB) that stay available longer (7-21 days) without being identified.

SimpleX supporter badges are released in v7.1-beta! Send larger ...

2026-09-19T17:31:13Z

SimpleX supporter badges are released in v7.1-beta!

Send larger files (2-5gb) that stay available longer (7-21 days), without being identified.

Investors in our equity crowdfunding on Wefunder receive supporter badges as perks: https://simplex.chat/blog/20260919-simplex-supporter-badges.html#community-crowdfunding

If you invest $500 or more by September 22, you will also receive a public SimpleX name for 7 years: https://wefunder.com/simplexchat

And thank you!

2026-09-19T17:30:21Z

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And thank you!

There is no KYC for up to $2500 investments, and you can invest ...

2026-09-19T17:30:04Z

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There is no KYC for up to $2500 investments, and you can invest using stablecoins.

The new supporter badges we just released can be purchased directly with XMR and BTC, and they allow sending larger files (2-5gb) that will be available to receive for longer (7-21 days).

SimpleX Chat livestream is tomorrow! To learn about our future ...

2026-09-14T18:55:20Z

SimpleX Chat livestream is tomorrow!

To learn about our future roadmap and crowdfunding, join us at 17:00 UTC (10am PT / 1pm ET / 6pm UK).

We will talk about:
- why we are building SimpleX Chat.
- how revenue will work, with 2 demos.
- why the coming flood of AI clones makes SimpleX the best design for personal communications.
- why this round is the best time to invest.
- your questions!

The links for livestream:
- X: https://x.com/i/broadcasts/1pKdRDneNyoJW
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@SimpleX-Chat/streams
- our page: https://stream.simplex.chat

Please send questions via our email chat@simplex.chat or via SimpleX Chat: https://smp11.simplex.im/a#JxGcOA1_QhlmVFzYYabloMbvMZk5Y9d9iS3ITDnhzYo

100% agreed. Bitcoin will be accepted as payment for SimpleX ...

2026-08-29T16:37:56Z

In reply to nevent1q…tczj
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100% agreed. Bitcoin will be accepted as payment for SimpleX domains - about to announce the launch date - and for supporter badges with premium file capacity. So it's absolutely possible to build a non-custodial solution on ETH chain where the user pays BTC, we cover gas fees, and users hold the keys - we're doing exactly that now.

But all programmatic solutions Bitcoin ecosystem offers at the moment - we looked at them - unfortunately require trust to the operators which we're not comfortable with. If you see something we don't know about, do share.

SimpleX network itself is built on the assumption that operators are not trusted, yet conversations must remain secure. Not your keys, not your conversation. It's the same self-sovereignty principle that Bitcoin holds as fundamental to its philosophy. So we can't adopt Bitcoin-based solutions that compromise on the main Bitcoin principle of self-sovereignty.

Choosing tech for any criteria other than being fit for purpose ...

2026-08-28T21:40:59Z

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Choosing tech for any criteria other than being fit for purpose is counterproductive :)

Community Credits are still in design phase, we recently built ...

2026-08-28T21:39:38Z

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Community Credits are still in design phase, we recently built some basic POC and published a whitepaper - there is video about it in the feed.

Community Credits are not tokens or coins, they are a smart ...

2026-08-28T21:37:31Z

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Community Credits are not tokens or coins, they are a smart contract for prepaid access. This are planned ot be developed on some smart-contract enabled chain, with the current likely candidate being Polkadot, but Ethereum-based L2 chain is also a technical possibility - it depends on availability of cheap zero-knowledge proofs. Our goal is to have under $0.1 cost for 3-4 transactions with zero-knowledge proofs. Bitcoin and Bitcoin-based solutions can't provide it in a non-custodial way.

This is the whitepaper that explains the motivation and the design itself - it has technical, economical and regulatory constraints to satisfy: https://simplex.chat/credits/whitepaper.pdf

Crowdfunding is not for tokens - they are for an economic interest in the company ("the stake") - see the details on Wefunder: https://wefunder.com/simplex.chat

The Regulation Crowdfunding (Reg CF) doesn't allow sharing any terms - valuation, security type, how much is raised or planned to raise, any time limits - outside of the regulated platform, which is Wefunder in our case.

We raise this round under the Regulation Crowdfunding, it's ...

2026-08-28T18:23:33Z

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We raise this round under the Regulation Crowdfunding, it's not token or chain - it is a security issuance that provides investors a stake in the company.

What you write is nonsense. 1) we didn't use/plan/issue ...

2026-08-28T18:21:58Z

In reply to nevent1q…mka5
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What you write is nonsense.

1) we didn't use/plan/issue shitcoins at all, and don't plan to.
2) equity crowdfunding is for the stake in the company, not any token.

When you create a profile in SimpleX Chat, it is stored only on ...

2026-08-28T16:49:45Z

When you create a profile in SimpleX Chat, it is stored only on your phone - nobody can compromise your profile via the servers.

It also makes SimpleX Chat the safest messenger: you only talk to people you shared the link with.

And now you can get a stake in SimpleX Chat on Wefunder: wefunder.com/simplex.chat

SimpleX Chat Livestream: "Foundation for the Future" ...

2026-08-26T18:30:53Z

SimpleX Chat Livestream: "Foundation for the Future"

SimpleX is the only messaging network without any user identifiers – the only design that can protect users from growing AI-enabled attacks.

And 100 people already invested in SimpleX Chat on Wefunder – thank you!

To learn more about our future roadmap and crowdfunding, join us on Tuesday, September 15, at 17:00 UTC (10am PT / 1pm ET / 6pm UK) for livestream and Q&A.

To ask questions and receive updates about the event, please register at https://simplex.chat/livestream/

Our blog post announcing crowdfunding! Read about: - what makes ...

2026-08-20T20:00:30Z

Our blog post announcing crowdfunding!

Read about:

- what makes SImpleX Network different from all other messengers.
- today's trends that grow it.
- why messengers didn't converge to a single protocol, and how we plan to achieve it: SimpleX is not just a messenger, it's a network to build on.

https://simplex.chat/blog/20260819-simplex-chat-crowdfunding.html

https://status.simplex.chat/status/public - could be your local ...

2026-08-18T22:17:52Z

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https://status.simplex.chat/status/public - could be your local connectivity? Some countries block everything they don't control - where are you?

The problem with network staying small is that privacy is limited ...

2026-08-15T08:17:40Z

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The problem with network staying small is that privacy is limited in the niche. This 3y old post was about it: https://www.poberezkin.com/posts/2023-10-31-why-privacy-impossible-without-venture-funding.html

Our answer to staying small is decentralization. The vision for SimpleX network is 1000s of independent server operators, all profitable, and 10s of competing applications, all profitable too - our plan for infrastructure payments creates revenue not only for server operators, but for application developers too.

This way all participants are smaller than one large network they form. As with the Open Web.

The holding company that does crowdfunding is in the US. The ...

2026-08-15T08:12:51Z

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The holding company that does crowdfunding is in the US. The operating company is its 100% owned subsidiary - it remained in the UK.

SimpleX Chat has grown to ~480,000 users! It has been growing ...

2026-08-14T19:58:14Z

SimpleX Chat has grown to ~480,000 users!

It has been growing more than 2x every year over the last 3 years.

Now you can get a stake in SimpleX Chat and benefit from the company growth.

If you invest $500 or more, we offer a SimpleX public name for your channel or business as a perk:
- for 10 years if you invest until 17:00 UTC tomorrow (countdown on Wefunder page)
- for 5 years for early bird investors
- for 3 years after that.

Learn about how we plan to make SimpleX Chat profitable and about all investment terms on Wefunder: https://wefunder.com/simplexchat

How do we know how many users SimpleX has, without having user IDs?

App Store and Play Store provide actual usage statistics – monthly active users and daily active users. It is ~72% of the total.

The rest we estimate based on GitHub and F-Droid downloads.

Yes, we should. Lots to do to make UX better!

2026-08-14T19:55:59Z

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Yes, we should. Lots to do to make UX better!

To raise capital and to operate, we have to follow the securities ...

2026-08-14T19:55:20Z

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To raise capital and to operate, we have to follow the securities laws. We provided the community the best possible opportunity to invest and to own a stake in the company, and if it doesn't work for you, it doesn't mean it won't work for other users.

Wefunder democratized access to early stage investment via JOBS act that its founder campaigned for - now regular investors can invest in early stage company and have the same benefits as before crowdfunding were available only to VCs. There is no way we can offer a stake in the company in a better way than this. And there is no way a widely used communication network can be built without substantial investment.

Wefunder accepts stablecoins (USDT/USDC). There is no way you can ...

2026-08-08T20:36:54Z

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Wefunder accepts stablecoins (USDT/USDC). There is no way you can sell company equity or securities leading to equity for BTC.

This crowdfunding offers a stake in the company, not tokens.

you don't have to support, but we're not doing any ...

2026-08-08T20:33:24Z

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you don't have to support, but we're not doing any shitcoins 😉

Read the whitepaper about what we're planning: https://simplex.chat/credits/whitepaper.pdf

SimpleX Chat crowdfunding is live! We are building the first ...

2026-08-05T17:26:19Z

SimpleX Chat crowdfunding is live!

We are building the first messaging network that can't identify you – a decentralized, open-source network where only you decide who can connect to you and which servers to use, and nobody can know who you talk to.

Yesterday SimpleX got to 1M+ downloads on Play Store (3M+ total). Thank you!

We invite you to invest in SimpleX Chat and become part of building private and secure communications for all people.

If you invest $500+, you also get SimpleX public name as a perk:
- for 10 years if you invest until August 15
- for 5 years for early bird investors
- for 3 years after that.

Read about investment terms on Wefunder: https://wefunder.com/simplexchat

Thank you. We are just pragmatic, and use what works best for the ...

2026-07-24T15:04:21Z

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Thank you. We are just pragmatic, and use what works best for the end users. The choice of ETH chain for namespace contract is dictated by the existence of good quality ENS contract and necessary UX - even forking ENS it was quite a bit of work to wire it all up.

Would you rather we'd built a custodial solution where we control the names? That seems a dead end. And so far all BTC-adjacent smart-contact networks are not really as trustless as they claim to be (happy to be corrected here) - it's just a hard problem to build a trustless chain. In some remote future SimpleX network itself could provide computation consensus without underlying financial asset, but it's still a lot of work to get there.

The downside of ETH for the end users is that it restricts access and creates friction, which is why it's a test launch, and these names are temporary and free. So you can just wait until we release .simplex namespace - hopefully later this year.

For .simplex namespace we plan to use ETH's account abstraction, which would allow users to have full control over the names and key custody but without using any ETH to pay for it - some entity TBC would sell the name for any form of payment (BTC/XMR/USDT/ETH/fiat) and pay for gas to record the name on-chain (ETH account abstraction has the concept of paymaster, to allow developers/service providers to pay for gas for users' transactions).

Name is simply a reference to contact address - a way to connect. ...

2026-07-24T14:44:12Z

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Name is simply a reference to contact address - a way to connect.

Revocable by whom? They are records in blockchain contract, controlled by user key. So not revocable.

What's "sessionX"? :) But in general, verification always requires some alternative channel. If say a company publishes the name on the website, then you know that this name is likely controlled by the same entity that controls the website. This is not different from domain names - how do you know they are controlled by entities that you think they are?

We are planning to support other payments for .simplex names when ...

2026-07-22T21:21:24Z

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We are planning to support other payments for .simplex names when they launch, including in-app payments.

Right now you can use any swap service, including Unstoppable swap - they even have a SimpleX Chat bot for that.

So, create an account in metamask, swap say $1 worth of ETH, that should cover the fee to register 2-3 test names.

There is no way to have names nobody controls without blockchain, ...

2026-07-22T18:12:47Z

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There is no way to have names nobody controls without blockchain, is there?

We are launching public SimpleX names - a name nobody can take ...

2026-07-22T18:08:33Z

We are launching public SimpleX names - a name nobody can take from you.

You can try a test SimpleX name with your channel or business in v7-beta.

Read more in the blog post: https://simplex.chat/blog/20260722-simplex-public-names.html

Yes, the party that holds the redeemed note can withdraw ...

2026-07-10T07:37:00Z

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Yes, the party that holds the redeemed note can withdraw unilaterally.

The note lifecycle is: purchase -> assign -> redeem -> withdraw. Each step changes the party, and this party can perform the next step.

Exit happens at withdrawal. The number of parties that can withdraw (and can be the recipient at redeem step) is limited and known - that's the core requirement of closed loop/limited network.

Misspelled the name - Alain Brenzikofer, sorry!

2026-07-09T08:54:10Z

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Misspelled the name - Alain Brenzikofer, sorry!

We published the whitepaper about Community Credits - a closed ...

2026-07-09T08:45:51Z

We published the whitepaper about Community Credits - a closed loop prepaid payment system to fund servers and client application in decentralized SimpleX network: https://simplex.chat/credits/whitepaper.pdf

About Community Credits: https://simplex.chat/credits/

Alain Brenzikoher presented it at Web3 Summit: SimpleX Community Credits: Making Privacy Profitable.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UhW8AuoRgxg

We published the whitepaper about Community Credits - a closed ...

2026-07-09T08:41:42Z

We published the whitepaper about Community Credits - a closed loop prepaid payment system to fund servers and client application in decentralized SimpleX network.

Alain Brenzikoher presented it at Web3 Summit: SimpleX Community Credits: Making Privacy Profitable.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UhW8AuoRgxg

About Community Credits: https://simplex.chat/credits/

Whitepaper: https://simplex.chat/credits/whitepaper.pdf

Alain Brenzikofer will talk at Web3 Summit 2026 on June 19: ...

2026-06-12T17:59:38Z

Alain Brenzikofer will talk at Web3 Summit 2026 on June 19: SimpleX Community Credits: Making Privacy Profitable.

Big thank you to Web3 Foundation for the opportunity and for their help with our proof of concept on Polkadot that Alain built - the vision is getting real!

Web3 Summit 2026 agenda: https://web3summit.com/agenda/?day=fri

About Community Credits: https://simplex.chat/credits/

To ensure SimpleX Network independence, we created a non-profit ...

2026-06-10T16:45:12Z

To ensure SimpleX Network independence, we created a non-profit SimpleX Network Foundation!

The board: Heather Meeker (https://heathermeeker.com), Matt Odell ODELL (nprofile…cd8v) , Tadeas Kmenta (Flux), Evgeny Poberezkin (SimpleX Chat).

https://simplexnetwork.org/consortium.html

SimpleX Network is not federated. Consortium is an agreement, ...

2026-04-30T21:20:53Z

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SimpleX Network is not federated. Consortium is an agreement, it's not an entity - it's purpose is licensing and governance of IP, it doesn't control who uses or participates in a network.

Freedom of speech needs infrastructure that protects it by design ...

2026-04-30T20:55:00Z

Freedom of speech needs infrastructure that protects it by design - protocols, governance and funding.

v6.5 release brings SimpleX Channels: a new model for online publishing built for participation privacy:
- channel owners hold their own channel keys,
- each channel uses multiple relays for reliability,
- publishers can run their own chat relays,
- channels can be added to our SimpleX Directory (https://simplex.chat/directory).

Read more at https://simplex.chat/blog/20260430-simplex-channels-v6-5-consortium-crowdfunding-freedom-of-speech.html

Yes, and in the basic form it's very close. Some user already ...

2026-04-21T07:09:55Z

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Yes, and in the basic form it's very close. Some user already experimented with relay-based group by changing one line of code (literally) - most of the work for basic function is already done in the foundation of chat relay code.

We updated SimpleX Chat Privacy Policy and Conditions. What ...

2026-04-20T20:50:02Z

We updated SimpleX Chat Privacy Policy and Conditions.

What changed:

Stronger privacy commitments:
- explicitly states that preset servers do not log IP addresses.
- you can verify clients and servers via reproducible builds.
quantum-resistant end-to-end encryption.
- messages are irreversibly removed from preset servers on delivery or after 21 days.
- transparency commitment by client apps.

New private one-time connection links and public addresses:
- your profile data is encrypted on the server - only people with the link can access it, not the servers.
- one-time link profile data is removed once the connection is established.

Public channels (beta):
- chat relays are used to deliver messages to channel subscribers.
- chat relays cannot identify subscribers.

Commit with the change: https://github.com/simplex-chat/simplex-chat/commit/05f99634c470f8bddac20046947a0606938b22ad (we maintain it in GitHub so you can track changes).

Full text: https://simplex.chat/privacy

Please let us know any questions or suggestions - many amendments were proposed by the users.

It appears Telegram also does not work without VPN in Russia. We ...

2026-03-21T16:42:55Z

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It appears Telegram also does not work without VPN in Russia.

We will be implementing connection rotation and redundancy it may reduce the impact. In any case, preventing transport-level blocking is a hard problem, especially if they start using LLM for traffic analysis. It is better to solve it in dedicated VPN solutions, not in the apps.

.@`ODELL` thank you very much for the conversation! A great ...

2026-03-21T08:39:57Z

.@`ODELL` thank you very much for the conversation!

A great summary is here: https://serve.podhome.fm/episodepage/CitadelDispatch/cd196-evgeny-poberezkin--simplex-private-chat

More news is coming!

quoting
nevent1q…g9tv
CD196: EVGENY POBEREZKIN - SIMPLEX PRIVATE CHAT

Evgeny is the founder of SimpleX Chat, a private and secure comms protocol that has a radically different approach to the concept of user identity.

- simplex (nprofile…6fpr)

https://cdn.satellite.earth/a4aab42236f305b7ad9f1a0d292e33a053b3a65b3d46b2ad2b250bfeb6f501e2.mp3

SimpleX Chat apps are 4 years old today! - 2M+ app downloads - ...

2026-03-08T19:18:21Z

SimpleX Chat apps are 4 years old today!

- 2M+ app downloads
- 300-500K active users (estimated from store statistics - no accounts or any user IDs)
- 1000+ network routers

Huge thank you to everybody who made this journey possible: Seth For Privacy (nprofile…lfze), Privacy Guides (nprofile…ttls), Naomi Brockwell (nprofile…mznq), Techlore (nprofile…kjqw) jack (nprofile…zj6n) and everybody else who used, promoted and supported SimpleX Network.

Coming soon:
- channels
- new UX
- non-profit governance of SimpleX Network

The first release announcement: https://simplex.chat/blog/20220308-simplex-chat-mobile-apps.html

How SimpleX Network Consortium will work: https://github.com/simplex-chat/simplexmq/tree/master/rfcs#readme

Why we are building SimpleX Network: https://simplex.chat/why/

You can say there are like 3 actual lines of code, the rest is ...

2026-01-16T09:11:29Z

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You can say there are like 3 actual lines of code, the rest is boilerplate :)

Right :) But it requires marking the file as mjs or something.

2026-01-16T09:10:04Z

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Right :) But it requires marking the file as mjs or something.

You can create a SimpleX Chat chat-bot with 17 lines of JS code ...

2026-01-15T19:03:53Z

You can create a SimpleX Chat chat-bot with 17 lines of JS code using the new Node.js library

Beta version: https://npmjs.com/package/simplex-chat/v/6.5.0-beta.4.4

Source code: https://github.com/simplex-chat/simplex-chat/tree/master/packages/simplex-chat-nodejs

To run this example with Node.js:

npm i simplex-chat@6.5.0-beta.4.4

node ./node_modules/simplex-chat/examples/squaring-bot-readme.js

Our experimental directory of groups: ...

2025-12-31T09:51:29Z

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Our experimental directory of groups: https://simplex.chat/directory/

Unofficial registry of SimpleX servers: https://simplex-directory.asriyan.me

SimpleX bots API and libraries: https://github.com/simplex-chat/simplex-chat/tree/master/bots#useful-bots

Our plan for Community Vouchers: https://simplex.chat/vouchers/ - you can get an access pass to test them once launched before the end of today.

Happy New Year! Thank you all for your incredible support of ...

2025-12-31T09:51:08Z

Happy New Year!

Thank you all for your incredible support of SimpleX network in 2025:
- to users for over 2,000,000 app downloads since launch.
- to enthusiasts for hundreds of community hosted servers.
- to group owners for thousands of groups.
- to businesses and projects using SimpleX Chat for customer and user support.
- to developers who created integrations and libraries for SimpleX network.
- to all who donated, and especially to Vitalik Buterin
for his game-changing donation of 128ETH.

2026 will be great for privacy and for SimpleX network!

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2025-12-25T18:07:35Z

is it yours?

2025-12-24T23:20:23Z

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is it yours?

🤦‍♂️ we don't plan the shitcoin, and never did that ...

2025-12-24T23:19:15Z

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🤦‍♂️ we don't plan the shitcoin, and never did that :)

It's a payment system for servers, no "coins" there, shit- or not.

Read https://simplex.chat/vouchers - it's been updated.

The plan is evolving - whitepaper is half-way done, the assessment of blockchain to build on is ongoing.

@nprofile…uvay is cool - they don't chase people to publish ...

2025-12-24T23:16:35Z

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Zapstore (nprofile…uvay) is cool - they don't chase people to publish apps, they just do that. Thank you.

Is it? it's nice 😉 We can do that.

2025-12-24T23:11:39Z

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Is it? it's nice 😉 We can do that.

haven't seen it before :)

2025-12-24T23:05:51Z

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haven't seen it before :)

A big news for SimpleX Chat privacy and security: Android apps ...

2025-12-24T22:56:55Z

A big news for SimpleX Chat privacy and security:

Android apps released via GitHub and F-Droid are now 100% reproducible!

It means that you can easily verify that the app is secure, even if the download site was hacked.

From v6.5 our release process is:

1) build Android apps on two independent machines and confirm they are 100% identical;
2) cryptographically "sign" them;
3) add signature files to the release page so you can verify.

v6.5 beta.3 release: https://github.com/simplex-chat/simplex-chat/releases/tag/v6.5.0-beta.3

Server and Linux desktop builds were already reproducible, and Android APKs are now as secure.

Anyone can check it themselves - no coding needed, just follow our simple guide to verify the app is genuine or run the build yourself: https://simplex.chat/reproduce/

MLS uses ratcheting trees, it's different from Double ...

2025-12-24T22:55:22Z

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MLS uses ratcheting trees, it's different from Double Ratchet.

We honestly see it as a very rare view, proportionally. We are ...

2025-11-18T17:28:48Z

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We honestly see it as a very rare view, proportionally. We are using planning to use one of smartchains for their intended purpose - distributed computing with reliable network-wide consensus. While Community Vouchers is the primary driver to use a smartchain, it'll also solve other problems:
- namespaces for users and groups, that protect from MITM attacks - if operators host names, as in federated designs, it's impossible to protect from them.
- public server registry with operator trust and reliability metrics, without any central authority as with Tor, for example.

And there won't be any minting activity by the operators - they will run full non-validating nodes on blockchain, and will act as decentralized RPC layer to blockchain (which is a weak link for most chains), letting clients to have multiple independent views onto chain for important queries (such as name resolution).

This is a really big innovation, and most users don't see it - they think we're going to use what exist.

Several reasons: - payment either requires using private ...

2025-11-18T17:23:35Z

In reply to nevent1q…6aje
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Several reasons:
- payment either requires using private cryptocurrencies, that most people don't use, or exposes identity to operators - vouchers make purchase and payment unlinkable
- direct payments create risks of operator default - we want to build zero-trust model
- no effective way to codify revenue-sharing agreement - again, risk of defaults, not honouring agreement, etc.

All these problems are solved with smart contracts, and we don't see any simpler solution.

The question is similar to "why SimpleX network needs private message routing?" To protect users privacy and security from their contacts. As the number of operators grow, it's important to protect users from operators.

> aren't useful as an investment Correct. We do NOT plan ...

2025-11-18T17:19:57Z

In reply to nevent1q…pwdc
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> aren't useful as an investment

Correct. We do NOT plan to use vouchers as a fundraising mechanism, and they are not tradable, and even more - they expire. Otherwise it may cross the line with strict application of Howey test (any tradable utility token, especially if used by a single party as development funding, is likely to be considered a security), and we don't want these risks.

We are exploring other funding models, such as grants, private investments and community crowdfunding - it will all be announced next year once the plan crystallizes.

> I'm not sure this is the best solution.

That is correct, but what we like about it is that it fits a very widely used regulatory framework - prepaid telecom cards. So we are doing a technical innovation without regulatory risks, which is rarely possible.

We are always open to better ideas, as we don't see any simpler design that achieves all the stated objectives:
- zero trust
- revenue sharing between operators and "network"
- unlinkability of purchase and usage
- no (or limited) transferrability
- expiration
- ability to purchase via in-app and credit part payments without being a cryptocurrency exchange (as they are prepaid telecom cards).
- probably some others

> it's difficult for a lot of users to understand what it solves and why.

Agreed, but we aim to make it completely hidden from the users and make it possible to use Community Vouchers (aka Community Credits) without touching / knowing about blockchain.

So there won't be requirement to use a crypto wallet at some point of product development - at least that is the objective we are working to:
- user can buy Community Voucher via in-app payment (yes, with some draconian commission, but it's worth it anyway as it would increase donations to communities - about 50% of app users even today never used cryptocurrencies, and for all potential users it's even bigger share)
- user can then donate it to their community of choice

All that within the app, without any technical way to link voucher purchase to community donation, thus preserving participation privacy.

Yes, we see it as an issue, as message delivery will be ...

2025-11-18T17:03:08Z

In reply to nevent1q…ynqs
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Yes, we see it as an issue, as message delivery will be redundant, and it's a source of revenue to the operator - so operator "default" is not an issue for message delivery.

In case operator is also a mint, then operator "default" becomes an issue, so we are not considering the model when operators act as mints – it's a much higher level of trust than message delivery.

Exactly right. Our goal is to build a trustless system here, and ...

2025-11-18T17:01:01Z

In reply to nevent1q…pwdc
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Exactly right. Our goal is to build a trustless system here, and eventually make network governance trustless as well.

If you looked at the preliminary design doc you can see that e-cash emerges at a point of Community Credit to operator credit conversion (so only micropayments or "change" depend on e-cash), but we might be able to remove this extra-layer based on the current design process evolution.

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2025-11-16T15:55:46Z

In reply to nevent1q…qxjz
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https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsgrphj8s6y7zl9jvgdxrvwzzkj97jw8t8n9p4u3ru76nsx95cynygju63tp

Community Vouchers are pure utility tokens: - can only be used to ...

2025-11-16T15:55:09Z

In reply to nevent1q…2kwh
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Community Vouchers are pure utility tokens:
- can only be used to pay for servers
- cannot be traded
- cannot be sold
- have fixed price
- expire in 6-12 month.

This is not something you can "trade" or "invest" in.

No, and not going to.

2025-11-16T15:53:12Z

In reply to nevent1q…tcrt
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No, and not going to.

No

2025-11-16T15:52:57Z

In reply to nevent1q…jm79
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No

Our users asked many questions about Chat Control, as discussions ...

2025-11-16T10:43:17Z

Our users asked many questions about Chat Control, as discussions were restarted in the EU this week.

SimpleX Chat is an open-source app where users control the code and the servers they use.

Therefore it is impossible to implement any client-side scanning, and it will not happen.

If the law is passed, two options are possible:
- we might need to stop offering preset servers to the EU users.
- we will not need to change anything - this is the most likely outcome.

Our operations are always consistent with our Privacy Policy (https://simplex.chat/privacy), and we would rather shut down than do anything that contradicts this agreement with our users.

"Community Vouchers are not tradable, and there will be no ...

2025-11-12T15:50:00Z

In reply to nevent1q…krna
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"Community Vouchers are not tradable, and there will be no "pre-mine" or public sale."

https://simplex.chat/vouchers/

2025-11-12T15:49:18Z

In reply to nevent1q…2kwh
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https://simplex.chat/vouchers/

"Code alone doesn't cut it. Not code alone, not code ...

2025-11-12T13:50:25Z

"Code alone doesn't cut it. Not code alone, not code widely distributed, not even code widely used. Some measure of toleration in society for activities conducted in private is necessary for long term success. Not convenient, not easier, but necessary."

Eric Hughes, "Kid Gloves or Megaphones" (email to Cypherpunk mailing list), 1996

https://diswww.mit.edu/MENELAUS.MIT.EDU/cpunks/52130

I can send you SimpleX address for DM?

2025-11-03T19:32:07Z

In reply to nevent1q…jjs7
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I can send you SimpleX address for DM?

More than happy to chat Calle - it's a priviledge. But ...

2025-11-03T19:31:19Z

In reply to nevent1q…jjs7
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More than happy to chat Calle - it's a priviledge. But we're not doing shitcoins.

Huge thank you to all for feedback and suggestions on Community ...

2025-11-03T09:33:57Z

Huge thank you to all for feedback and suggestions on Community Vouchers plan!

FAQ:

1. Can we still use our servers?

Yes, and it will be improved (read full FAQ). Community Vouchers are completely opt-in, and intended only for server payments by the large groups.

2. How is it possible to provide privacy on public blockchain?

In the same way as we provide private communications on the public Internet - by using per-purchase addresses, not per user as in wallet apps, and by using zero-knowledge proofs to verify ownership.

3. How many Community vouchers will be pre-sold and available during public sale?

None! No Community Vouchers will be made available to any insiders or to the public sale – it would have made them investment contracts. Community Vouchers are restricted utility tokens.

4. What problems do vouchers solve?
- unlinkability of purchase to usage, thanks to zero-knowledge proofs.
- trust to server operators - funds will be only unlocked to them after infrastracture is provided.
- revenue sharing with network - it will be codified in blockchain contract.

5. Are you considering other blockchains?

Yes, as long as they are sufficiently mature, and natively support smart contracts and zero-knowledge proofs. Send your suggestions!

Read more details in the updated Community Voucher FAQ at http://simplex.chat/token

Problems = functions. They are important features of the network ...

2025-10-30T16:24:50Z

In reply to nevent1q…wlym
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Problems = functions. They are important features of the network for many users.

Start from reading the page and FAQ there, it clarifies many ...

2025-10-30T13:04:01Z

In reply to nevent1q…4pxe
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Start from reading the page and FAQ there, it clarifies many things.

Always happy to chat. Ethereum support for smart contracts and ...

2025-10-30T13:03:05Z

In reply to nevent1q…5ddd
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Always happy to chat. Ethereum support for smart contracts and native support for zero-knowledge proofs being rolled out this year makes it the best choice to develop solutions that require network-wide consensus - there is no alternative. It's not a cryptocurrency choice as some people think.

This choice is purely technical, and not political or ideological - it's simply tech that at the moment works better than alternatives and is the most stable.

I commented some points on X, will repost here.

We plan to adopt zkEVM networks for problems that require ...

2025-10-30T12:42:53Z

We plan to adopt zkEVM networks for problems that require network-wide consensus:
- public names
- server registry
- server infrastructure payments using Community Vouchers represented by SMPX utility tokens on some L2 network TBC

Please read the plan and FAQ here: https://simplex.chat/token/

You can get a free NFT on Ethereum mainnet that will provide access to testnet when launched - planned for 2026.

Join & create SimpleX groups! The directory can now be viewed ...

2025-10-01T18:00:55Z

Join & create SimpleX groups!

The directory can now be viewed on our website: https://simplex.chat/directory

But please note the comment in the post (and Nostr post), that ...

2025-08-14T10:44:02Z

In reply to nevent1q…urxp
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But please note the comment in the post (and Nostr post), that Whitenoise smartly avoided authentication service problem.

What is the most annoying is that this problem is never mentioned in announcements of companies rolling it out and in media publications about MLS.

What I mean is that Nostr relays can track which IP addresses ...

2025-08-13T07:57:57Z

In reply to nevent1q…7rt7
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What I mean is that Nostr relays can track which IP addresses read messages from which group IDs, creating an association with transport level identities of the users. While it's indeed mitigated to some extent by Tor/VPN, which was SimpleX design defence early on, the valid criticism of this argument that either Tor should be built into the clients (which wasn't and won't be the case with SimpleX, and is not the case with Nostr clients), as most users won't use Tor, and will assume that declared security properties hold without any additional measures.

What's worse is that even with Tor or VPN, Nostr relays can associate the list of group IDs with client sessions that read them, and observing sessions over time they would be able to statistically "recognise" users by the list of groups they get messages from. To mitigate this risk clients have to use different connections (and Tor circuits) when reading from different groups, and it's neither practical nor part of the spec. SimpleX clients offered this feature (transport isolation) as opt in.

So the response of SimpleX network design that addressed this criticism was using two independent relays in the message routing path, where the first one can see client session and transport address, but cannot see destination message queue address. And the second relay can see destination queue address, but has no information that could identify the transport session of the client. And the clients are programmed to choose relays operated by different parties to mitigate collusion risks.

What I was saying about our future chat relays design is that they are the usual messaging clients under the hood, just high volume, and won't have any network connection to the group members, even an indirect one, as they will be communicating via the existing messaging network.

As for participation privacy, users don't seem to accept the ...

2025-08-13T07:34:15Z

In reply to nevent1q…wugu
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As for participation privacy, users don't seem to accept the lack of in-built transport level protection. As long as relays can track on the IP level who reads which groups, they would have a good enough picture of who participates where. That's why we design future chat relays that would handle group broadcasts as high-traffic messaging clients that don't have any network connections with group members (not even indirect connections).

That's why WhiteNoise is explicitly called out as not having ...

2025-08-13T07:24:56Z

In reply to nevent1q…0t2g
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That's why WhiteNoise is explicitly called out as not having this problem. You could make it explicit in your docs, as some digging was required to understand that you use existing identity system instead of separate AS.

As for address rotation, it's currently possible manually, so ...

2025-08-13T07:20:35Z

In reply to nevent1q…tpgx
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As for address rotation, it's currently possible manually, so they are not completely static, and this feature is used a lot, and it will be automatic next year. The challenge with automatic rotation is reduced usability - data backups do not allow restoring connections, so it requires smarter approach to make sure that the solution is usable.

This has the same problem that was drawing criticism with early ...

2025-08-13T07:18:29Z

In reply to nevent1q…5lew
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This has the same problem that was drawing criticism with early design of SimpleX network - while there is no persistent/observable identity on the protocol level, there is a fixed transport identity - relays can see which IP addresses communicate with which IP addresses. So it would require a similar solution to what we did with SimpleX network to mitigate it.

An essay explaining why we don't plan to use MLS: ...

2025-08-12T20:49:48Z

An essay explaining why we don't plan to use MLS: https://www.poberezkin.com/posts/2025-08-12-mls-the-naked-king-of-end-to-end-encryption.html

A sidenote, is that Nostr's Whitenoise avoids its main problem.

TL;DR: MLS security model is "Trust me bro".

Hey. We love factual criticism, but this is misleading. Who’s ...

2025-08-03T19:10:21Z

In reply to nevent1q…n3jz
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Hey. We love factual criticism, but this is misleading.

Who’s talking to whom - it’s what anybody can see in Nostr clients UI, and Nostr relays can see it as well.

SimpleX relays can’t see it since private routing via two independent relays became the default - it’s been more than a year.

And most Nostr clients don’t offer choosing servers as part of onboarding. Neither does Elements afaik 🤷‍♂️

SimpleX clients currently have 2 preconfigured operators and let users choose which to use during the onboarding. There are many 100s, maybe 1000s servers in SimpleX network - that you don’t see the list is a feature.

SimpleX Chat now has a much better way to make connections – ...

2025-07-03T19:49:46Z

SimpleX Chat now has a much better way to make connections – available in v6.4 beta release!

- Short links and more secure
- See the name before connecting
- Send messages without waiting for your contact to be online

Read more in the blog post: https://simplex.chat/blog/20250703-simplex-network-protocol-extension-for-securely-connecting-people.html

v6.4-beta is available on PlayStore, TestFlight and GitHub.

SimpleX Chat is #1 messenger recommended by Whonix! ...

2025-06-05T16:21:49Z

SimpleX Chat is #1 messenger recommended by Whonix!

https://www.whonix.org/wiki/Chat#Recommendation

The comparison of 6 messengers in c't magazine (Heise.de) ...

2025-04-23T18:45:04Z

The comparison of 6 messengers in c't magazine (Heise.de)

They ranked SimpleX Chat as the best for privacy and security!

https://www.heise.de/select/ct/2025/9/2505715264990543311

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3YEeoH2oyU A great episode of ...

2025-03-12T15:28:58Z

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3YEeoH2oyU

A great episode of Surveillance Report podcast - we sponsored it!

v6.3 of SimpleX Chat is released 🚀 - preventing spam and abuse ...

2025-03-10T19:40:17Z

v6.3 of SimpleX Chat is released 🚀

- preventing spam and abuse in public groups.
- group improvements: mention other members, improved performance.
- better chat navigation: organize chats into lists and jump to found and forwarded messages.
- privacy and security improvements: chat retention period and private media file names.

Read more: https://simplex.chat/blog/20250308-simplex-chat-v6-3-new-user-experience-safety-in-public-groups.html

We updated SimpleX Chat Privacy Policy & Conditions of Use. ...

2025-03-04T09:06:42Z

We updated SimpleX Chat Privacy Policy & Conditions of Use.

It's more Power to the People!

1. Added content license in groups, and stated that NO LICENSE is granted to the server operators or ourselves.
We do not ask for ANY license to YOUR content!

2. Added the conditions of access to preconfigured servers via modified 3rd party applications.

The previous policy version prohibited it, unintentionally.

Thanks to the users developing apps for suggesting it!

3. Clarified some definitions:

- "aggregate statistics" explicitly excludes any stats that can be related to particular users.
- the content that can be removed changed from "identified illegal content" to "illegal content identified in publicly accessible resources".

These changes do not change how we work: we never had user-related statistics, and we technically and legally cannot access private chats.

Our privacy policy also:
- includes a commitment to run the published code,
- re-confirms the absence of any compulsory requests.

Thanks to all users for suggesting these changes.

The full text: https://simplex.chat/privacy/

Changes: https://github.com/simplex-chat/simplex-chat/commit/7471fd2af5838dc0467aebc570b5ea75e5df3209