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Comparison of Messaging services

	Bitmessage	Standard Email	Email + GPG	OTR	TorChat	BitCoin-OTC	Scayl	I2P Bote	CryptoCat	IRC	Text Messaging
Encryption (Type)	Yes	None	GPG	AES+SHA1	Yes	6	7	8	Yes	Depends	No
P2P	Yes	No	No	4	Yes	6	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Open Source	Yes	Depends	Depends	GPL V2.1	GPL	6	7	GPL V3	GPL	Yes	No
Trustless	Yes		No	No	Yes		7	8	No
Requires Proof of Work	Yes	No	No	No	No	6	7	8	No	No	No
Hide Sender?	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	6	7	8	No	No	No
Hide Receiver?	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	6	7	8	No	No	No
Mobile Version	No	Yes	Yes	4	No	6	7	8	Yes	Yes	Yes
Application or Web Based	Application	Both	Application	Application	Application	6	7	8	Both	Both	Application
Text Only Messages		No	Yes	Yes	Yes	6	7	8	Yes	Yes	No
Attachments	Small only	Yes	No	No	Yes	6	7	8	No	No	Yes