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In a wide variety of encrypted communication applications, DIMTalk has just been put into trial operation. Currently only available in the Apple App Store, the China area can also be used normally. But from the results of our assessment, the design of this application is different, and the potential is huge.
After DIMTalk is downloaded and installed, the first time the user only needs to give himself a name, the registration process is completed. The steps of telephone number verification and the like are eliminated, and the speed is fast and the efficiency is so high that the evaluation personnel have not had time to screen for the draft, and the process is completed.
After looking up the profile page, we found that DIMTalk’s user ID has a search number and a serial number similar to the bitcoin address. According to the documentation, we learned that the user ID is actually generated by a similar blockchain address. Therefore, DIMTalk does not need to use external information such as phone numbers to help identify users, and there is no login name and password as the user authentication. It is still rare to introduce the anonymity of blockchain technology into the field of communication software, but it is of great significance.
Entering the chat interface, DIMTalk will automatically add new users to a large group called DIM Plaza. The group management mechanism of the software is still unclear, but the group size does not seem to be significantly restricted, and the group message is encrypted as full as all private chats. DIM is the underlying communication protocol of DIMTalk and is currently open source under the MIT license agreement. I believe that DIMTalk is still in the initial stage of technology exploration. After it is perfected, it should be able to transmit multiple types of data including audio and video.



The process of establishing a social relationship at DIMTalk is a bit clumsy. When you add a friend actively, you need to click the search button on the address book interface, and then input or paste the search number or blockchain address of the other party. Of course, once the relationship is established, the user’s chat operation is the same as other communication software. There is currently no such feature as a friend dynamic, which is a bit of a pity.
From the emergence of DIM technology to the launch of DIMTalk, it took roughly a year before and after. From the DIM technical documentation we learned that this is a new communication technology that uses a blockchain. Compared with other encrypted communication software, applications built with DIM, such as DIMTalk, are not only the most powerful but also security and confidentiality, but also open. In other words, in the future, DIMTalk supports multiple nodes, and even individuals can build a node that supports DIMTalk. We are full of expectations for this feature.
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(DIM project token: DIMT; listed exchange: LONGBIT / UP.TOP / GCOXIN)