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Re: Signal adds a payments feature with a privacy-focused cryptocurrency

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Re: Signal adds a payments feature with a privacy-focused cryptocurrency

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my initial thought was: why didn't they choose monero (another coin that is privacy-focused but sort of more established). However monero is already much higher than that mark, in its valuation.

They didn’t choose Monero because it wouldn’t make them filthy rich.

still, i think that's a better way to get rich than by tracking/snooping on your customers.

Re: Signal adds a payments feature with a privacy-focused cryptocurrency

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Yeah, it was a disaster for Keybase IMO. My messaging tools are already valuable enough to me, the last thing I wanted was a reward on hacking it. When keybase did their Stellar drop, I didn't activate it and it was just a nagging option in the UI forever. I don't like using SMS for 2FA because it encourages people to social engineer the phone company to port the victim's phone numbers. I wouldn't want crypto in my m…

> When keybase did their Stellar drop, I didn't activate it and it was just a nagging option in the UI forever. Just FYI but those Stellar drops are worth over 500 USD right now.

Oh wow, you're right, just checked mine and it's got $600+ in there.
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