Jack Dorsey and other Bitcoiners have pushed for Signal, a privacy-focused message app, to accept Bitcoin via a new initiative. “Bitcoin for Signal” The campaign aims at integrating Bitcoin and the Cashu Protocol to allow payments in the app.
“@Signalapp should use Bitcoin,” Dorsey posted X retweeted a tweet from Cashu (a pseudonymous Bitcoin programmer), who was behind the Bitcoin for Signal Campaign.
Bitcoin for Signal is a new implementation of Cashu. “Chaumian Ecash” Signal is a payment solution which uses Bitcoin in conjunction with Cashu.
“Bitcoin belongs in Signal. Cashu ecash enables truly private Bitcoin payments inside the world’s most trusted encryption messenger,” Bitcoin for Signal is a website that allows you to send Bitcoins. states.
Peter Todd, a Bitcoin developer, has also endorsed the campaign. He wants Bitcoin to replace or expand Signal’s existing crypto-payment solution, MobileCoin MOB.
“I’ve been wanting to try MobileCoin. But it’s such a failure I can’t even buy any. Signal App needs to accept reality and just add Bitcoin support,” Bitcoin developer Peter Todd said.
Signal launched MobileCoin on April 20, 2021. However, the system has received criticism for its over-centralization and small number of validators.
Pseudonymous Bitcoin developer Calle Satoshi Labs founder Pavol Rusnak has also expressed his support for Bitcoin and Signal.
Signal currently has over 70,000,000 monthly active users. If implemented successfully, it could become a popular platform for peer to peer Bitcoin transactions.
Dorsey has previously argued that Bitcoin will be a failure if it’s only used as a store of value and not for everyday payments — like how Satoshi Nakamoto intended.
Critics argue that Bitcoin was not designed to provide privacy.
But some critics point out that Bitcoin is lacking privacy features in its base layer. As a result, it may not be the best cryptocurrency for pairing with another privacy-focused cryptocurrency. messenger app.
“Jack, why use a fully public blockchain for a privacy chat?” asked Aztec Network engineer José Pedro Sousa.
Techlore is a page that advocates digital rights. argued Bitcoin could compromise the privacy of Signal customers.
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Cashu offers a solution to Bitcoin that preserves privacy, however few applications of this type have achieved scale.
This week, the EU has almost stopped private messaging.
While the European Union is considering controversial legislation, private message apps that are backed with Bitcoin have been gaining popularity. “Chat Control” All messaging apps including Signal and WhatsApp would be forced to comply with the law hand over private messages to authorities for the purposes of spotting child abuse material — effectively breaking end-to-end encryption protections.
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Germany rejected the proposal on the grounds that it was in violation of the constitution to scan private communications at large.
Another vote will be held in early December.
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Source: cointelegraph.com
