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BeeChat uses the BNB Smart Chain blockchain as its messaging infrastructure. There is no chat server, no company storing what you write — the database is the network itself, made up of thousands of nodes distributed around the world that sustain BNB Smart Chain.

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The Path of a Message

When you send a message, the following happens:
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Encryption on the device

The message is encrypted directly on your device, before it leaves. No readable version of the message travels through the internet.
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Sending to the blockchain

The encrypted message is embedded in a transaction and sent to a smart contract on BNB Smart Chain. This operation requires a minimal network fee (gas) in BNB, ensuring transaction authentication.
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Permanent record

The transaction is confirmed by the network and permanently recorded on the blockchain. The encrypted content is stored forever — immutable and public, but unreadable to anyone without the key.
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Decryption by the recipient

When the recipient opens the conversation, the app fetches the messages from the blockchain and decrypts them locally, on their device. No server — not even BeeSwarm — intermediates this reading.
Sending a message in BeeChat

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End-to-End Encryption

BeeChat uses end-to-end encryption, following the security standard of messengers like Signal and WhatsApp. The technical distinction lies in storage: BeeChat does not use corporate centralized servers. Information is recorded on a decentralized network (blockchain), transferring data control from the company to the end user. In simple terms, it works like this:
  • Each participant has a unique cryptographic identity, derived from their own wallet
  • This identity is registered on the contract and can be used by others to send protected messages
  • When Alice sends a message to Bob, it is encrypted so that only Bob can read it
  • Even if someone accesses the message on the blockchain, the content remains unreadable without Bob’s wallet
Even if someone accesses the message on the blockchain, the content remains unreadable — protection is guaranteed by the protocol itself. Only the participants of the conversation can read what was written.
The protocol ensures that each message can be reread by both the sender and the recipient at any time — without compromising the privacy of either.

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Messages Before Registration

Messages sent before the recipient’s registration will be permanently lost on the Blockchain. It is impossible to recover them. To ensure your contact has access to your messages, make sure they are already registered in BeeChat before interacting with them.
Unregistered user in BeeChat

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Message Cost

Each message sent is a transaction on BNB Smart Chain. The cost is made up of:
  • Network fee (gas) — paid to BNB Smart Chain validators for including the transaction
  • BeeChat fee — a nominal fee charged by the protocol
BeeChat always displays an estimate of the cost per message and how many messages your current balance supports, directly on the chat screen. Message cost in BeeChat
The cost varies depending on network congestion. The displayed estimate is calculated in real time based on the current gas price.

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Message History

Your messages remain on the blockchain permanently. BeeChat fetches them on demand, directly from the network, every time you open a conversation. No backup is needed — as long as BNB Smart Chain exists, your messages will be there. But remember: they are permanent and cannot be deleted.

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On-Chain Verification

Each interaction has a unique transaction hash. Tapping the hash takes you directly to BscScan to audit the official and immutable record of the message on the blockchain. On-chain verification in BeeChat → See how to send your first message