Signal’s CEO Steps Down Just As the App Starts Allowing Crypto Trades

<p>Signal, the app, is synonymous with security. The end-to-end encrypted messaging platform is a go-to for discerning people who want to keep their communications private. Just remember to turn on the vanishing messages feature. But it’s CEO is stepping down. Moxie Marlinspike is out&nbsp; and Whatsapp’s Brian Acton is in.</p><br><p>Motherboard staff writer Joseph Cox is on the show this week to talk to us about the changes at Signal, the history of end-to-end encryption, and what Marlinspike <a href="https://moxie.org/2022/01/07/web3-first-impressions.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">thinks of web3</a>. It’s also the subject of his <a href="https://www.vice.com/en/article/4awamd/whatsapp-co-founder-brian-acton-signal-ceo" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">article</a>, <em>WhatsApp Co-Founder Is the New Acting CEO of Signal</em><strong>.</strong></p><br><p>Cox sticks around for Cypher where we discuss the incredible news that <a href="https://www.vice.com/en/article/y3v3ax/scientists-cannabis-can-prevent-covid-19-infection" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">marijuanna</a> may be able to help <a href="https://www.vice.com/en/article/bvn7gd/the-scientist-who-discovered-cannabis-can-prevent-covid-19" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">prevent COVID-19</a>, why PS5 restock accounts are helping people find <a href="https://www.vice.com/en/article/k7w3e3/ps5-covid-test-restock-account-bot" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">COVID-19 tests</a>, and how someone scraped massive amounts of <a href="https://www.vice.com/en/article/pkp3ev/transunion-tlo-scrape-private-investigators" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">personal data</a> from a database used by private investigators.</p><br><p><strong>We’re recording CYBER live on Twitch. We record the show on Wednesdays at 4pm EST. </strong><a href="https://www.twitch.tv/motherboardtv/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Follow us</strong></a><strong> there to get alerts when we go live. We take questions from