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Etherscan creators launch Ethereum instant manager
January 27, 2022
In a bid to expand the use cases for decentralized tech beyond the usual suspects, Blockscan, the team that created the Etherscan blockchain explorer, has released Blockscan chat in Beta.
According to the site’s homepage, “Blockscan chat is a messaging platform for users to simply and instantly message each other, wallet to wallet”. To use it, you must connect to an Ethereum wallet such as Metamask. Message recipients with an Ethereum address will get a notification via block explorer.
Some people are referring to the tool informally as Ethereum Instant Manager a kind of throwback at AOL instant messenger.
Why would anyone want to leverage the Ethereum blockchain to send messages instead of your phone or any other number of available chat apps. The ability to maintain control of one’s data, use censorship resistant platforms, or communicate without fear of surveillance.
The service runs on Etherscan’s servers and messages don’t get stored on a blockchain, according to the app. In short, it doesn’t have the benefits of decentralization. The terms of service, which may sound familiar to those who have dealt with centralized messaging and media platforms, state that this could go away.
Blockscan has a very good track record within the space of making tools that anyone can use. And excited Ethereum users are already talking about potential use cases.
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