Twitter co-founder and Block Head Jack Dorsey launched a new peer-to-peer messaging app over the weekend called Bitchat that runs entirely over Bluetooth. Bitchat relies on Bluetooth Low Energy mesh networks to send encrypted communications directly to nearby devices without requiring internet or cellular service.

Jack Dorsey, the former Twitter CEO, has launched a new messaging app that does not rely on the internet. Called Bitchat, the app uses Bluetooth to let people send messages directly to one another. It is designed to keep working even when internet access is blocked,

One of the founders of OpenGarden, Micha Benoliel, co-founded a company called Nodle that runs a decentralized wireless network that incentivizes participation by connecting smartphones via various protocols, including Bluetooth, and offering NODL cryptocurrency tokens in exchange for network bandwidth.