Signal leads privacy chat as WATTSAPP shares users private data with parent company Facebook
Signal trials Stellar blockchain for integration with platform
trial leads to transactions executing in seconds
Signal CEO Moxie Marlinespike plays down the trial
Block chain integration leads 2021
As 2021 charges into action a large cohort of companies continue to experiment with block chain payment integrations. Not only providing a discreet method of payment for users but also monetising assets that previously hadn't had a financial strategy.
Prior to block chains apps relied of adds or payments of users to generate income and turn a profit. 2021 has seen a number of apps explore and trial the use of block chain tech to monetise their platforms.
The most recent privacy messaging app to do so is Signal whom saw a 100% rise in users flock to it's service in the wake of WATTSAPP sharing private information about it's users to it's parent company Facebook.
Signal trialled the stellar block chain derivative Mobile coin which operates on a modified version of Stellars algorithm. Whether this opens the door for Stellar integration is unknown but punters have been buying up Stellar just Incas.
Moxie has played down any future plans of cryptocurrancy inclusion within signal but did confirm that company had been experimenting with an ICO to its users.