Telegram auto-delete message, expiring invites, and more
elegram is updating its messaging app with options for auto-deleting messages, expiring invite links, and new unlimited groups, the company shared in a blog post. Much like Signal, Telegram received a burst of new users in the confusion over WhatsAppâs privacy policy and now the company is adopting features that were already part of its competitorsâ apps, features which offer more security and privacy. Auto-deleting messages were already possible in Telegramâs encrypted Secret Chats, but this new update for iOS and Android adds the option to make messages disappear in any kind of chat. Auto-delete can be enabled inside of chats, and set to delete either 24 hours or seven days after messages are sent. Auto-delete wonât remove every message though; if a message was sent before the feature was turned on, itâll stick around. Telegramâs competitors have had similar features: WhatsApp introduced a feature in 2020 and Signal has had disappearing messages since at least 2016.
What Is Bitcoin?
Bitcoin is a decentralized digital currency that you can buy, sell and exchange directly, without an intermediary like a bank. Bitcoinâs creator, Satoshi Nakamoto, originally described the need for âan electronic payment system based on cryptographic proof instead of trust.â Each and every Bitcoin transaction thatâs ever been made exists on a public ledger accessible to everyone, making transactions hard to reverse and difficult to fake. Thatâs by design: Core to their decentralized nature, Bitcoins arenât backed by the government or any issuing institution, and thereâs nothing to guarantee their value besides the proof baked in the heart of the system. âThe reason why itâs worth money is simply because we, as people, decided it has valueâsame as gold,â says Anton Mozgovoy, co-founder & CEO of digital financial service company Holyheld.
