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Signal adds a payments feature with a privacy-focused cryptocurrency

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544 points josh2600 | 2 comments | 06 Apr 21 16:23 UTC | HN request time: 0.428s | source
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qrbLPHiKpiux ◴[06 Apr 21 17:11 UTC] No.26714509[source]▶
Is your backend open source, or not?

Haven’t seen the git updated in a while.

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brodo ◴[06 Apr 21 17:22 UTC] No.26714686[source]▶
Effectively not anymore. Here is a very recent german article about it: https://www.golem.de/news/crypto-messenger-signal-server-nic...

No updates in the repo for over a year and no answers from the team. The whole crypto currency thing is also a red flag for me. Matrix seems to be the better option by now...

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dunefox ◴[06 Apr 21 18:00 UTC] No.26715193[source]▶
If anything, Threema is the best alternative.
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pmlnr ◴[06 Apr 21 21:57 UTC] No.26717890[source]▶
No, it really is not. Matrix or XMPP.
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1. dunefox ◴[07 Apr 21 11:47 UTC] No.26723439[source]▶
Any reasons why not? It ticks all the boxes for me: https://threema.ch/en/
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2. pmlnr ◴[07 Apr 21 14:28 UTC] No.26725455[source]▶
No self hosting, so not federated/decentralized.