Bitcoin developer Amir Taaki discussed with The Block the recent launch of a fully anonymous IRC chat — the first application in the DarkFi project’s series of products focused on privacy and encryption.

DarkFi App alpha release! Our app platform featuring its first addon: chat.

The world's strongest anon chat. Fully unlinkable. Tor integration. Full free speech.

Cross-platform mobile and laptop for Linux/Android/Mac/Windows.

This is just the start. Next we add more addons… https://t.co/b9CfdGiRLf pic.twitter.com/yCZb4L0eOD
— Amir Taaki (@Narodism) February 1, 2025

Currently, only a P2P messenger with support for multiple chats and the ability to operate through the Tor network is available. The app does not require registration or permanent identifiers — a feature that Taaki believes is key to “the strongest anonymity.”

The developer cautioned that the current version of the product still contains numerous bugs.

“We’ll start expanding very quickly, adding new features because we already have many things like anonymous DAO, a wallet, and a blockchain,” Taaki mentioned.

According to him, these developments are already functioning but have not yet been included in the product.

In October 2024, DarkFi launched a pre-alpha version of its messaging system, and in the February 2025 release, Taaki emphasized the project’s goal of achieving complete freedom of speech.

In his conversation with journalists, he stated that cryptocurrencies are “a way to bypass censorship” and quoted Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto: “We are like Hydra — you cut off one head, another one grows. This will expand the space of freedom.”

Taaki also speculated that the current dominance of traditional finance in the crypto industry is due to the lack of anonymity:

“Cryptocurrencies have been taken over by institutional players because there was no anonymity. You can’t change things if you don’t have offensive tools like strong cryptography.”

Taaki pointed out that while Ethereum’s neutrality deserves respect, more focus on specific use cases is needed.

“We’re no longer in 2012. We have a good understanding of what the main use case needs to be in order to offer something truly strong and attractive to people,” he stated.

It’s worth noting that on February 11, the creators of Proton launched the public version of their anonymous Bitcoin wallet.