Bitcoiners, led by Jack Dorsey, are advocating for the privacy-focused messaging app Signal to adopt Bitcoin through the “Bitcoin for Signal” campaign, integrating Bitcoin with the Cashu protocol for in-app payments.

Bitcoin developer Peter Todd supports replacing or expanding Signal’s current MobileCoin payment solution with Bitcoin, criticizing MobileCoin for being overly centralized.

Signal’s potential integration of Bitcoin could make it a significant platform for peer-to-peer Bitcoin transactions, with around 70 million monthly active users.

Critics argue that Bitcoin lacks privacy features, making it unsuitable for a privacy-focused messaging app like Signal, suggesting alternatives like Monero and Zcash.

The European Union considered a controversial “Chat Control” law to force messaging apps to provide private messages to authorities, jeopardizing end-to-end encryption. Germany opposes the proposal, deeming mass message scanning unconstitutional.

The vote on the “Chat Control” law has been postponed, with Germany and other opponents continuing to resist the legislation.

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