Element is a messaging app that is the reference client for the Matrix network. Different from other more common messengers, such as WhatsApp, Telegram or Signal, which are centralized, Element and Matrix are decentralized, like Session. But also they are decentralized in a different way from Session: they are built on the idea of federation.As...

Session is a messaging app forked from Signal that takes privacy a step further. Different from other more common instant messengers, Session does not require any personal information, such as a phone number or email address, to register and start using its service. While Signal collects almost no user metadata, Session does not collect any...

Signal is a simple yet powerful and secure instant messenger. It offers a similar set of features to its competitors WhatsApp and Telegram: Signal allows you to send text and voice messages, as well as photos, videos and files, in one-to-one or group chats, in addition to make voice and video calls. A key difference...

Telegram is a messaging app focused on speed and security. It’s WhatsApp’s closest competitor in terms of both functionality and popularity. Telegram allows you to send text, audio and video messages, as well as photos, videos and files of any type, in addition to make voice and video calls. In January, Telegram surpassed 500 million...

Over the last 20 years, there has been a significant increase in the usage of instant messengers, with the most popular of them having amassed over 1 billion active users each. Today, the most popular messenger app in the world is WhatsApp, which has more than 2 billion users in over 180 countries. Many people...

This is the part 3 of our trilogy of posts about how to transact bitcoins using the Electrum Bitcoin wallet. We have bought or received (from friends, family, customers, donators, etc) some bitcoins. Now with the bitcoins in our wallet there is only two things we can do: hold or transfer (for paying for a...

This is the part 2 of our trilogy of posts about how to transact bitcoins using the Electrum Bitcoin wallet. In part 1, you’ve seen what Bitcoin is and some basic concepts, how to install Electrum and set it up. If you fell into this page, I recommend you start reading at the first part:...

Bitcoin is a digital currency that only exists electronically. There are no physical, touchable bitcoins. Released as a free and open-source software in 2009, Bitcoin has mainly been used for speculation, but it also has been adopted as a protection against government-backed currencies devaluation. There are a growing number of stores and services accepting Bitcoin...

On Linux, packages can be understood as "pieces" of the software that make up the system. When you want to add a feature to your system, you usually look for the package that provides that feature and installs it. Packages can recommend the installation of other packages. In this text, you are going to see...

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