"devising a scheme that handles both messaging and payments under one roof could be a killer app" - Colin Harper
As part of Bitcoin Magazine's excellent set of articles on "The Technology of Dissent," we get a great piece by Colin Harper on the state of encrypted messaging over the Lightning Network. With both Shpinx and Whatsat using separate mechanisms for establishing a private, censorship resistant, decentralized messaging platform, could the combination of encrypted messaging and payments be a killer app for Lightning? Listen to today's episode to find out!
The original article here!
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/how-the-lighting-network-could-improve-encrypted-messaging
The other great recent selection from Bitcoin Magazine:
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/issue/bitcoin-through-dissident-technology
The Guy's Take where I dive into the encrypted messaging App I want to use:
https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/GuysTake_002---The-Lightning-App-I-Want-to-Use-e2ndp6
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