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Please feel free to re-organize and add to the table below.
| BitMessenger | Standard Email | Pidgin+OTR | TorChat | BitCoin-OTC | Scayl | I2P Bote | CryptoCat | WASTE | IRC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Encryption (Type) | Yes | None | 3 | Yes | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | RSA | Depends |
| P2P | Yes | No | 3 | Yes | 5 | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| Open Source | Yes | No | 3 | GPL | 5 | 6 | GPL V3 | GPL | 9 | Yes |
| Trustless | Yes | No | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| Proof of Work | Yes | No | 3 | No | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | No |
| Hide Sender? | Yes | No | 3 | Yes | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | No |
| Hide Receiver? | Yes | No | 3 | Yes | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | No |
| Mobile Device Compatable | No | Yes | 3 | No | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Yes |
| Application or Web Based | Application | Both | 3 | Application | 5 | 6 | 7 | Web Based | 9 | Both |
| Text Only Messages | Yes | No | 3 | Yes | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Yes |
| Attachments | No | Yes | 3 | Yes | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | No |
