Quick Facts: ZTEXT
- Pricing Model: Freemium
- Primary Audience: Privacy-conscious individuals, cryptocurrency users, journalists, activists, and publishers seeking censorship-resistant, metadata-shielded communication.
- Official Website: z-text.com
- Research Verification Date: October 22, 2026
What is ZTEXT?
Z-TEXT is a decentralized, privacy-focused messaging application built on the BitcoinZ blockchain that requires no phone number, email, or central message server. Messages are encrypted using AES-256-GCM and delivered via zk-SNARKs-shielded transactions, enabling censorship-resistant communications and broadcast channels.
Documented & Verified Features
- Zero-knowledge metadata shielding using zk-SNARKs on BitcoinZ
- Local end-to-end encryption with AES-256-GCM and X25519 key exchange
- Post-quantum handshake using ML-KEM-768 (NIST FIPS 203) alongside X25519 (v3.7.0+)
- Identity generation via 24-word mnemonic seed phrase (no phone number or SIM required)
- Serverless, deplatform-resistant on-chain broadcast channels
- Integrated self-custodial BitcoinZ wallet
- Panic mode emergency PIN to wipe keys, messages, and contacts, plus Stealth mode app re-skinning
- On-chain encrypted password vault recoverable via seed phrase
- Multiple trust tiers: Default (official lightd), lightd over Tor, and Self-hosted node
Primary Use Cases
- Private end-to-end encrypted messaging with no phone number, email, or IP address exposure
- Censorship-resistant broadcast channels to communicate with an unlimited audience via a single on-chain transaction
- Sending cryptocurrency payments directly during conversation via an integrated BitcoinZ wallet
- Secure on-chain credential storage with password vault derived and recoverable from a 24-word seed phrase
Pricing & Plans
- Free Tier / Trial: Free to read channels and download the application; reading channel messages is always free
- On-chain messaging fee: 0.00001 BTCZ network fee per on-chain message/post
Documented Limits & Restrictions
Each on-chain message requires a 0.00001 BTCZ transaction fee to prevent spam
Editorial Transparency Note: Information on this directory page was collected and verified from ZTEXT’s official documentation on October 22, 2026. Features and pricing may change over time.
