The creators of Etherscan, a well-liked block explorer and analytics platform for Ethereum (ETH), have unveiled the launch of the Beta model of an Ethereum-based “wallet-to-wallet” on the spot messaging service known as Blockscan Chat.
“Blockscan Chat is a messaging platform for customers to easily and immediately message one another, wallet-to-wallet,” the group stated concerning the new service on its web site.
The service is well accessible to everybody with an Ethereum pockets reminiscent of MetaMask. As soon as a consumer connects their Etheruem pockets to the Blockscan Chat, they’ll begin messaging different addresses and would get notified on the block explorer when their tackle receives a message.
Some crypto customers appear to be excited concerning the service, referring to the device as “Ethereum On the spot Messenger.”
Nevertheless, others have identified that it might be a great tool for spammers. “I like this concept. Though I’ve a sense will probably be very spammy for awhile,” one Reddit consumer stated.
However, the service has a blocking characteristic that enables customers to dam potential spam.
The Blockscan Chat group additional warned:
“By no means share your confidential info, passwords, non-public keys or seed phrases with ANYONE! Be further cautious when receiving any exterior hyperlinks or on-line varieties. All the time preserve an eye fixed out for malicious events within the Darkish Forest.”
In the meantime, some argued {that a} potential draw back to the product is that it lacks the advantages of decentralization. “Pockets pub key solely used to check in and verify messages. In any other case seems like messages are saved in some central system on blockscan,” one consumer stated.
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Supply: Crypto News
