Bitcoin Cash Space on Matrix for more universal reach and for people without Telegram

Communication
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#1

I have noticed that most BCH related discussion is happening on telegram which is somewhat restrictive due to Telegram requiring a phone number to join. Many people, like myself, who do not have or do not wish to give out a phone number so we cannot use Telegram.

Matrix is a better option because it FOSS and more accessible as well as based on open standards. Hopefully in the future we can maybe bridge the telegram rooms over to matrix.

Please check it out, you will enjoy the freedom. https://matrix.to/#/#bitcoincashspace:matrix.org

Why Matrix?

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#2

IMO, it would be great to migrate away from Telegram. I abandoned it a while back. The BCH chats were the only thing I used it for, and I didn’t enjoy having to maintain a telephone-connected account there (and the obvious lack of privacy). Anyway, I’ll also confirm here that I am the owner of the @gotamd:matrix.org account.

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#3

Any closed communities including Matrix is a bad idea. We want our posts findable and archivable via internet searches.

#4

Closed communities are still useful. A place where people can join a chat and quickly ask questions or make statements is valuable. This cannot be done on public platforms. Matrix is the most open communication protocol.

To your point the BCH community should have a bigger presence on federated big tech alternatives such as lemmy which is a decentralized by federation replacement for reddit. Here is a BCH community I set up on https://sopuli.xyz/c/bitcoincash which is public and can be joined from any instance.

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#5

Somebody suggested making a Matrix community before, I don’t know if they actually followed through though. I’ve asked on Telegram and if someone replies then I’ll edit this post to add it.

But yes it’s a fantastic idea for us to have conversational communities going on as many different platforms and with as many different groups of people as we possibly can. Each one takes work from a dedicated moderator and maintainer, but if you’re passionate about a particular platform then highly encouraged to create and maintain a community there!

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#6

This topic is out of scope for the site, but I didn’t catch it in a timely manner. Therefore, I will leave it up. In the future, you can discuss general topics with the BCH community in places like

and if the matrix or other community locations become well established, we can include those as well.