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Re:Signal adds a payments feature with a privacy-focused cry... by orph on Tuesday April 06, 2021 @05:01PM (#26717334)
Even UK-only release in Signal means more people with cryptocurrency wallets than all other cryptocurrencies combined.
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Re:Signal adds a payments feature with a privacy-focused cry... by admax88q on Tuesday April 06, 2021 @05:03PM (#26717358)
Is the number of empty wallets of a cryptocurrency a useful metric in any way?
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Re:Signal adds a payments feature with a privacy-focused cry... by mandelbrotwurst on Tuesday April 06, 2021 @05:06PM (#26717397)
I would say yes, at least to the extent that owners are aware that they exist and potentially become more likely to use.
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Re:Signal adds a payments feature with a privacy-focused cry... by megameter on Tuesday April 06, 2021 @05:19PM (#26717521)
It's roughly similar to Brave's userbase, though Brave is opt-in. Figures from 2020 put both in the low tens of millions.
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Re:Signal adds a payments feature with a privacy-focused cry... by qertoip on Tuesday April 06, 2021 @05:24PM (#26717566)
MobileCoin is not a cryptocurrency.
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Re:Signal adds a payments feature with a privacy-focused cry... by otoburb on Tuesday April 06, 2021 @05:32PM (#26717645)
The Wired article that the CEO of Mobilecoin is implicitly endorsing in this thread specifically categorizes Mobilecoin as a cryptocurrency. At least, it doesn’t seem to be a distinction worth splitting hairs about (yet).
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Re:Signal adds a payments feature with a privacy-focused cry... by qertoip on Wednesday April 07, 2021 @05:38AM (#26722395)
I don't give a shit about Wired categorization. MobileCoin is a company. It has a fucking CEO. Cryptocurrency is by definition decentralized.
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Re:Signal adds a payments feature with a privacy-focused cry... by xorcist on Wednesday April 07, 2021 @07:36AM (#26723352)
That particular ship has sailed. Much like people calling cryptocurrency "crypto", it's windmills all the way.
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