The Messaging App With No User IDs (SimpleX Interview)
Published: January 24, 2026
Duration: 1:53:04
SimpleX Chat is the only messaging network where users have no identifiers—no phone numbers, no usernames, no user IDs at all. Henry interviewed founder Evgeny Poberezkin about how unidirectional message pipes create a network where servers don't even know users exist, why this isn't federation, how it compares to Signal and Session, and why the company is based in the UK despite encryption battles.
🔗 SOURCES & LINKS
• SimpleX: https://simplex.chat
• Evgeny's Website: https://www.poberezkin.com/about.html
⏱️ TIMESTAMPS
00:00:00 INTRO
00:01:31 SIMPLEX NAME
00:04:20 SIMPLEX TEAM
00:05:10 SIMPLEX VS. MAINSTREAM MESSENGERS
00:08:05 W...