Adamant: Free decentralized anonymous messaging app and more
Today, we will continue with one more application of IM little known in the Linux field, called "Adamant".
Basically, "Adamant" is a instant messaging application open source based on blockchain technology (blockchain), which in turn, serves as Crypto Wallet (crypto wallet) y Cryptocurrency Exchange System (Exchange).
Juggernaut, Sphinx and Status: Interesting instant messaging apps
"Adamant" it's our fourth instant messaging application spread, which is also multipurpose and decentralized under blockchain technology, since, in a previous post, which we invite you to read after this publication is finished, we wrote about Juggernaut, Sphinx and Status. Of which we briefly express the following:
"Juggernaut, Sphinx and Status not only have interesting advantages as messaging applications, but also as a mechanism or means of payment, since they are based on blockchain technology." Juggernaut, Sphinx and Status: Interesting instant messaging apps.
Adamant: Decentralized Anonymous Messaging
What is Adamant?
In short, your Official website, describes the application as follows:
"It is a decentralized anonymous messaging application".
However, as we explained at the beginning of the publication, it is a instant messaging application de open source based on blockchain technology (blockchains) which in turn, serves as a Crypto Wallet (crypto wallet) and Cryptocurrency Exchange System (exchange). And on these characteristics and others, we will delve further below.
Featured features and functionalities
Anonymity and Privacy
Users do not need to register or enter any information. It does not use emails or phone numbers. Neither the user's device data (such as address book or location). Also, it does not offer IP address data to other users. The privacy and encryption mechanisms used are high level. The messaging mechanism can make use of the Tor Network for maximum anonymity.
Decentralization and Blockchain
Its decentralized messaging is independent of governments, corporations and developers, therefore, no one can control, block, deactivate, restrict or censor accounts. All messages are encrypted with the Diffie-Hellman Curve25519, Salsa20, Poly1305 algorithms and signed by SHA-256 + Ed25519 EdDSA. The private keys never leave the used device. And the sequence of the messages and their authenticity is guaranteed by the implemented blockchain platform.
Crypto wallet
It offers users an easy-to-use Crypto wallet, to facilitate access to the world of cryptocurrencies quickly. It supports the following cryptocurrencies: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Lisk, Dogecoin, Dash, and Stably Dollar. All through the use of a passphrase for all-in-one access, giving the user full control of their own private keys. And it allows and facilitates that users can receive and make payments directly while chatting with their contacts, or make use of Bots that can transact operations.
Cryptocurrency Exchange System
It offers a distributed system of anonymous exchanges, which makes it easy for users to anonymously buy / sell (trade) digital assets, previously stored and transferred, using chats.
Discharge
It uses the GPLv3 license, which allows reviewing the source code, including the Blockchain node, the communication protocol and the client's messaging applications.
Additional Information
Download
For download on Linux, you can do click the following link located on its official website, for downloading the installer at «AppImage format», current stable version (2.7.0), and for more information you can visit directly your official website on GitHub. It also has installers for Windows, MacOS, Android, iOS and Tor, plus an online web client.
Installation
Once the AppImage package, it can be installed via graphical interface, giving it permission to execute it from the file manager used and executing the package from there with the mouse. When executed, we can enter by creating and inserting a passphrase from the initial window. For more details on this point you can click on the following link.
Screen shots
Once the application is logged in, the following are displayed views and details:
As can be seen, "Adamant" it is an interesting decentralized instant messaging app type PWA (Progressive Web Application / Progressive Web Application) that is worth trying to get to know more of the world DeFi.
We hope this "useful little post" about «Adamant», an interesting and little known instant messaging app open source based on blockchain technology (blockchain) which in turn, serves as Crypto Wallet y Cryptocurrency Exchange System; is of great interest and utility, for the entire «Comunidad de Software Libre y Código Abierto» and of great contribution to the diffusion of the wonderful, gigantic and growing ecosystem of applications of «GNU/Linux».
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