… Nevertheless, the organisation’s recent decision to integrate an untraceable cryptocurrency … into the app to facilitate anonymous peer-to-peer payments has raised concerns.īut why? And what next for Moxie? Connie Loizos fills in the blanks- Moxie Marlinspike is leaving Signal”: mainstream appeal grew in early 2021, particularly when WhatsApp spooked users by changing its privacy policies. … He has since become an ardent critic of the sprawling social media platform, popularising the hashtag #DeleteFacebook. He left the company in 2018 following tensions with Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg over user privacy. … Brian Acton, who co-founded WhatsApp in 2009, has “volunteered” to take over as interim chief executive while the group continues its candidate search.Īcton … sold WhatsApp to Facebook in 2014 for $22. … Marlinspike will remain on Signal’s board.
Moxie Marlinspike said he had decided it was a “good time to replace” himself as chief executive after nearly a decade in the role. What’s the craic? Hannah Murphy reports-“ Encrypted messaging app Signal’s chief executive steps down”: Not to mention: Don’t look at Ashe like that.
Your humble blogwatcher curated these bloggy bits for your entertainment. Not long after, the funny-money startup was valued at a faintly ridiculous one billion dollars-and the latest valuation is said to be five to 10 times that much.Īre the critics fair? You decide: In today’s SB Blogwatch, we weigh both sides. The fake cash in question being MobileCoin, the price of which grew around 10 times when the linkup was announced (although it later fell back to double the price). The Signal app is forcing imaginary money onto its users, with Marlinspike suspected to be a big beneficiary.
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