Signal, the private social network, has added a payment layer inside it. Definitely promising for privacy:
But Signal is not actually decentralized, meaning you’ll once gain be beholden to the company operating the messenger, and perhaps your account balances will also be under their control:
On the other hand, after 10 years, the decentralized crypto space has yet to roll out a mainstream payment network that can handle the scale. Hacker News discussion: