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” prompt 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 crew said in regards to the new service on its web site.
The service is definitely accessible to everybody with an Ethereum pockets equivalent to MetaMask. As soon as a person 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 in regards to the service, referring to the instrument as “Ethereum On the spot Messenger.”
Nonetheless, others have identified that it may very well be a useful gizmo for spammers. “I like this concept. Though I’ve a sense it is going to be very spammy for awhile,” one Reddit person said.
Nonetheless, the service has a blocking function that permits customers to dam potential spam.
The Blockscan Chat crew 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. At all times hold 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 appears like messages are saved in some central system on blockscan,” one person said.
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