Privacy-Centric Messaging App Signal Experiments With Stellar-Based Mobilecoi...

Privacy-Centric Messaging App Signal Experiments With Stellar-Based Mobilecoi...

One of the most popular privacy-centric messaging applications Signal has seen explosive growth during the last two months over things like the Whatsapp acquisition and the recent Big Tech censorship. According to a number of reports, the company has been experimenting with monetization and more recently Signal has been reportedly testing the crypto network Stellar. The mobile company called App Annie detailed at the end of 2020, Signal had around 20 million active users a month. Following the announcement that Facebook was acquiring Whatsapp and changing its privacy terms, there’s....


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