Signal is testing a payments feature that lets you send cryptocurrency to friends

 Signal announced on Tuesday it’s now testing a new peer-to-peer payments system in the beta version of its apps.

Appropriately called Signal Payments, the new feature right now supports only one protocol: the MobileCoin wallet and its companion cryptocurrency MOB. MobileCoin has a close relationship with Signal co-founder and CEO Moxie Marlinspike, who advised the company prior to its most recent round of funding announced last month.

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