The messaging app Signal has rolled out an option that lets users make cryptocurrency payments, something the platform said it was testing last year. As Tech Radar reported Friday (Jan. 7), Signal users can transfer money using a cryptocurrency known as MobileCoin, which bills itself...
Paxos, a cryptocurrency firm, said it will apply for a formal clearing agency license from the U.S. Securities regulator now that a pilot test has been completed, Reuters reported. In the pilot test, Credit Suisse and Instinet had used the platform for same-day trade settlements,...
Signal is exploring the idea of adding cryptocurrency payments into its messaging app by integrating MobileCoin, a cryptocurrency supported by the Stellar blockchain, Platformer reported. MobileCoin complements the privacy-focused app in that it is “more resistant to surveillance,” according to a 2017 Wired report. Signal...
Facebook, Telegram and Signal are looking to launch their own cryptocurrencies that will allow users to send money internationally on their messaging systems. Citing various sources with knowledge on the matter, The New York Times reported that Facebook is currently working on a coin that users...
April 19, 2024
Apple has removed Meta’s WhatsApp and Threads, as well as Telegram and Signal, from its App Store in China. The company was ordered to do so by the Cyberspace Administration of China, which cited national security concerns, Apple told Reuters in a report posted Friday (April 19). “We are obligated to follow the laws in the countries […]
January 07, 2022
The messaging app Signal has rolled out an option that lets users make cryptocurrency payments, something the platform said it was testing last year. As Tech Radar reported Friday (Jan....
April 06, 2021
Paxos, a cryptocurrency firm, said it will apply for a formal clearing agency license from the U.S. Securities regulator now that a pilot test has been completed, Reuters reported. In...
January 26, 2021
Signal is exploring the idea of adding cryptocurrency payments into its messaging app by integrating MobileCoin, a cryptocurrency supported by the Stellar blockchain, Platformer reported. MobileCoin complements the privacy-focused app...
