Z-TEXT launches Channels on BitcoinZ to complete privacy app

Z-TEXT has added Channels, a broadcast feature that lets creators control subscriber access through each user’s wallet instead of a central platform database. The launch rounds out the company’s 4-in-1 privacy app on BitcoinZ as it prepares for a public release on major app stores.

Why it matters: - Z-TEXT’s Channels removes the central subscriber list that platforms can seize, sell, or delete. - The feature lets creators reach any number of subscribers through a single transaction at a fixed cost. - The launch completes Z-TEXT’s shift from a messenger into a broader privacy app built around wallet-based ownership.

What happened: - Z-TEXT launched Channels, a broadcast feature built on BitcoinZ. - The company says the creator controls the channel, while each subscriber holds their own connection in their own wallet. - Z-TEXT now offers four tools in one app: a shielded messenger, password manager, crypto wallet and Channels. - The entire app is tied to a single 24-word seed phrase.

The details: - Each subscriber connection lives in the user’s wallet, which removes a centralized list from company control. - A single Channels transaction can reach 10 subscribers or 10,000 subscribers at the same fixed cost. - No company sits between broadcaster and audience with the ability to suspend the channel or hand over the subscriber list. - If a device is lost, the channel and its full history can be restored on a new device with the same 24-word seed phrase. - Z-TEXT requires no phone number, email address or SIM card. - User identity is derived from a 24-word seed phrase. - Message fees average about $0.00003 per message. - Z-TEXT has published its full threat model publicly, including known limitations. - The company also operates a live bug bounty program funded on-chain. - Z-TEXT said it has been operating in closed beta without any critical vulnerability reported through the bug bounty program. - The company said it is preparing for public release on Google Play and the Apple App Store. - BitcoinZ has operated since September 10, 2017, and combines Bitcoin’s mathematical structure with Zcash’s zk-SNARKs privacy technology.

Between the lines: - Z-TEXT is positioning permanence as a privacy feature, not a flaw. - The company’s public manifesto, published on IPFS and timestamped on the BitcoinZ blockchain in June, argues that disappearing messages are weaker than durable encryption. - Founder Eric Pierrot said disappearing messages reflect a system that cannot survive time or quantum threats. - The strategy contrasts with mainstream messaging apps that market automatic deletion as the main safety mechanism.

What’s next: - Z-TEXT is preparing for a broader release on major mobile app stores. - The company is expected to use Channels to broaden its reach beyond one-to-one messaging while keeping subscription ownership in users’ wallets. - Z-TEXT will continue its on-chain bug bounty and public security disclosures as it moves toward launch.

The bottom line: - Z-TEXT is betting that private messaging, durable identity and wallet-based broadcasting can coexist in one app without a central database in the middle.