Agreed, I'm *extremely* wary of new messengers that pop up, but this one is really checking all the boxes for me so far as a Signal alternative/replacement for DMs.

The UX is quite incredible for something that is a more complex and privacy-preserving architecture than even Signal under the hood, and has been working quite well for me. As Evgeny mentions they're quite early in the dev lifecycle (he mentioned his thought is it's about halfway to where he wants it) and has come a very long way since I first checked it out a while ago.