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Signal adds a payments feature with a privacy-focused cryptocurrency

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544 points josh2600 | 5 comments | 06 Apr 21 16:23 UTC | HN request time: 0.413s | source
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josh2600 ◴[06 Apr 21 16:28 UTC] No.26713883[source]▶
Hi!

I'm the CEO of MobileCoin. If anyone has any questions please feel free to ask here. We've been working on this project for four years and it has been a labor of love. There's a lot of new technology here.

We exist in a highly regulated space so it's possible some questions will require reaching out to lawyers to make sure we answer them in a way that's compliant so please don't feel offended if a response takes a while to come back.

The best set of docs for how the whole thing fits together is our book "The Mechanics of MobileCoin"[0].

We'll be around here and on our forums [1] to answer questions. Please also check out our foundation website[2]. The github[3] is also a lot of fun, especially the section on Fog[4].

[0]https://github.com/UkoeHB/Mechanics-of-MobileCoin/blob/maste...

[1]https://community.mobilecoin.foundation

[2]https://mobilecoin.foundation

[3]https://github.com/mobilecoinfoundation/mobilecoin

[4]https://github.com/mobilecoinfoundation/fog

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Forbo ◴[06 Apr 21 18:25 UTC] No.26715471[source]▶
I tried going to https://buymobilecoin.com/ as referenced in https://www.mobilecoin.com/terms-of-sale.html but get a Cloudflare "Error 1020" page. What's up with that?
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1. josh2600 ◴[06 Apr 21 19:23 UTC] No.26716231[source]▶
This occurs when you try to access it from a US-IP.
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2. deftnerd ◴[06 Apr 21 20:49 UTC] No.26717214[source]▶
Cloudflare lets you create custom error pages [1]. I would recommend making one for any geo-restricted pages. The benefit is that you can emulate your site theme and have an opportunity to explain the reasoning for the geographic restrictions.

[1] https://support.cloudflare.com/hc/en-us/articles/200172706-C...

3. ohyeshedid ◴[06 Apr 21 23:49 UTC] No.26718816[source]▶
and why are you geofencing in this way?
4. bassdropvroom ◴[07 Apr 21 01:24 UTC] No.26719494[source]▶
Why do you feel the need to geofence it outside of the US? Where is the foundation based/registered? Where is the for-profit that you are the CEO of registered? How much is Signal getting for this?
5. hanniabu ◴[07 Apr 21 05:10 UTC] No.26720813[source]▶
Much privacy, such decentralized