SLP268 Peter Todd - Should Signal Have Used Bitcoin Instead?

<p>Peter Todd, Bitcoin expert and cryptocurrency consultant joins me on the show to talk about Signal’s recent decision to use MobileCoin rather than Bitcoin. Is Signal selling out? We talk about why MobileCoin is centralised, why it was a bad choice, and why they should have used Bitcoin and Lightning instead. We also talk about directions with private messaging going forward.</p> <p><strong>Peter Todd links:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Twitter:<a href="https://twitter.com/peterktodd" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">@peterktodd</a></li> <li><a href="https://mastodon.petertodd.org/@pete" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Mastodon</a></li> <li>Website: <a href="https://petertodd.org/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">PeterTodd.org</a></li> </ul> <p><strong>Sponsors:</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="http://swanbitcoin.com/livera" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Swan Bitcoin</a></li> <li><a href="http://lend.hodlhodl.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Hodl Hodl Lend</a></li> <li><a href="http://compassmining.io/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Compass Mining</a></li> <li><a href="https://unchained-capital.com/the-vault-concierge-onboarding-package/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Unchained Capital</a> (code LIVERA)</li> <li><a href="https://cyphersafe.io/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">CypherSafe</a> (code LIVERA)</li> <li><a href="http://coinkite.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">CoinKite.com</a> (code LIVERA)</li> </ul> <p><strong>Stephan Livera links:</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="https://stephanlivera.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Show notes and website</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/stephanlivera" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Follow me on twitter @stephanlivera</a></li> <li><a href="https://plinkhq.com/i/1415720320" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Subscribe to the podcast</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.patreon.com/StephanLivera" rel="noreferrer