Blog & News

The latest updates, announcements, and technical insights from the PiperChat team.

Recent Posts

Latest news and updates from the team

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Security

Understanding PiperChat's Encryption Architecture

A deep dive into how PiperChat implements end-to-end encryption using ChaCha20-Poly1305, X25519 key exchange, and Ed25519 signatures for message authentication.

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Technical

How Bluetooth Mesh Networking Works

Learn how PiperChat enables completely offline messaging through Bluetooth Low Energy mesh networks, allowing communication without any internet infrastructure.

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Announcements

Public Beta Program Launched

PiperChat is now in open beta! Download the app for your platform and help us build the future of decentralized communication. Your feedback shapes our roadmap.

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Security

Why PiperChat Doesn't Use Phone Numbers

Phone numbers are government-issued identifiers that compromise your privacy. Here's why PiperChat uses cryptographic identities instead, and what that means for your security.

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Technical

NAT Traversal and Relay Servers Explained

How PiperChat establishes direct peer-to-peer connections even when both parties are behind NAT firewalls, and the role of optional relay servers in the network.

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Product Updates

Q4 2025 Development Update

A comprehensive look at what we shipped in Q4: web platform launch, performance improvements, bug fixes, and what's coming in Q1 2026.

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Community

Building a Privacy-First Community

How to contribute to PiperChat development, report bugs, suggest features, and join our growing community of privacy advocates and developers.

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Technical

PiperChat vs Signal: A Technical Comparison

A detailed technical breakdown of the architectural differences between PiperChat's truly decentralized approach and Signal's server-based infrastructure.

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Announcements

Our Vision for Decentralized Communication

Why we built PiperChat, the problems we're solving, and our long-term vision for a world where private communication doesn't depend on trusting corporations.