Messaging

MobileCoin Raises $66M to Build Out Privacy-Focused Payments Tech

The round, joined by Alameda Research, Coinbase Ventures and others, looks to put MobileCoin in more messaging apps.

Business  ·  18 August 2021

Encrypted Messaging App Signal Now Accepts Crypto Donations

The nonprofit behind the popular messaging app is accepting donations in 12 cryptocurrencies through The Giving Block.

News  ·  16 March 2021
CoinFlash

Secure Messaging App Signal Reportedly Toying With Crypto Payments

Staff at the firm are said to be worried the addition would bring bad actors and unwanted regulatory attention.

Business  ·  26 January 2021
Privacy

With Chat Privacy Under Threat in US, Firm Develops ‘100% User-Controlled’ Messaging

Unstoppable Domains is working to give users full control over their chat data with a new decentralized protocol.

Tech  ·  7 July 2020
Bitcoin

Encrypted Messaging Site Privnote Cloned to Steal Bitcoin

The free web service, which lets users send encrypted messages that self-destruct once read, has been copied with the reported aim of redirecting users' bitcoin to criminals.

News  ·  15 June 2020
Gaming

Blockchain Gaming, Messaging Apps See User Growth Amid Coronavirus Lockdowns

Coronavirus lockdowns have led to a relative surge in a small corner of the cryptocurrency space: its more casual and entertaining end.

Tech  ·  3 April 2020
Stellar

Stellar Tried to Give Away 2B XLM Tokens on Keybase. Then the Spammers Came

What was advertised to be a $120 million giveaway will now be much less. Here's why.

Business  ·  13 December 2019
Bitcoin

How Bitcoin’s Lightning Can Be Used for Private Messaging

Bitcoin's lightning network might have a use case beyond faster and more scalable payments, thanks to an experimental version called Whatsat.

Tech  ·  9 November 2019
News

Stellar to Give Away 2 Billion XLM Valued at $120 Million Today

Keybase users can expect monthly XLM airdrops, adding up to 2 billion XLM over the next 20 months.

Markets  ·  9 September 2019
Blockchain

More Details Emerge on Team Behind Facebook’s Secretive Blockchain

News outlets are beginning to identify key staffers behind Facebook's "GlobalCoin" project.

Markets  ·  6 June 2019
Stablecoins

Libra: Everything We Know About Facebook’s Cryptocurrency

Here's the complete story (so far) of Facebook's potentially transformative blockchain project.

Markets  ·  29 May 2019
Regulation

Israel’s Securities Watchdog Builds Blockchain Into Its Messaging Tool

Israel's securities regulator has launched a blockchain-based messaging system in a bid to improve security and fight fraud.

Policy & regulation  ·  3 October 2018
Ethereum

Origin Is Rolling Out a Decentralized Messaging App Built on Ethereum

Origin Protocol, a blockchain project building a decentralized marketplace, has rolled out a P2P messaging app on its demo platform.

Tech  ·  29 August 2018
Exchanges

Messaging Giant Line to Launch South Korean Blockchain Subsidiary

Japan-based social messaging platform Line is launching a blockchain-focused subsidiary in South Korea.

Policy & regulation  ·  3 April 2018
Privacy

Startup Wickr Hints at Vision for Blockchain in Private Messaging

The company behind Wickr, the privacy-oriented instant message app, has been awarded a patent that proposes using blockchain to maintain chat records.

Business  ·  1 November 2017