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rvz ◴[] No.26715568[source]
So when Keybase added Stellar support for payments, this was met with lots of hostility and disappointment, such as 'cryptocoin bullshit' [0] or 'Yeah, I am not going to use any product associated with anything cryptocurrency. Just smells bad. [1]

Now the same thing has happened on Signal; HN's favourite messaging app. So why is this met with warm welcoming arms especially when they are also going into cryptocurrencies?

Maybe the HN sentiment back then was filled with those who missed the crypto bull-run of late 2017 and the same ones have missed it again last year.

[0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16545092

[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16546963

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1. rapnie ◴[] No.26717740[source]
No warm welcome by me.. on the lookout for something different again. Btw, for people using Keybase and considering an alternative, have a look at https://keyoxide.org .. project still young, but very promising plus they intend to only focus on the core features. No chat or other stuff mixed in.