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Bitchat hits No. 2 on app charts in Jamaica as Hurricane Melissa strikes

The Cointelegraph ​

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Downloads of decentralized messaging app Bitchat are soaring in Jamaica as 185 mph winds batter the Caribbean, knocking out regular communication channels.

Jamaicans have rushed to download Jack Dorsey’s decentralized peer-to-peer messaging app Bitchat as the fatal Hurricane Melissa continues to rip through the Caribbean.

Bitchat — which uses Bluetooth mesh networks for internet-free, encrypted communication — is now the second-most downloaded app on the Apple App Store and Google Play in Jamaica, offering a lifeline for 2.8 million people as internet coverage continues to falter in the region. 

Bitchat only trails weather forecast platform Zoom Earth — indicating that two of Jamaican’s most basic needs right now are to know what the weather is, and to communicate with one another.

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