Talk:MobileCoin

Peer-to-Peer Citation

Mobilecoin relies on dedicated hardware infrastructure to operate a node, breaking the peer-to-peer definition of each computer being able to act as a server to another. The linked Whitepaper, page 3, also states "MobileCoin starts by recognizing that not all clients are capable of participating in a P2P network [..]", so I think it might be better to remove the peer-to-peer note altogether. Dr-Bracket (talk) 16:11, 8 April 2021 (UTC)

This Verge article calls it Peer-to-Peer, so it's worth keeping P2P for now. Dr-Bracket (talk) 16:20, 8 April 2021 (UTC)

Section criticism

@Dexxor: Isn't a financial software security professional a reliable source? This was used as a source in the signal article: https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2021/04/wtf-signal-adds-cryptocurrency-support.html --Greatder (talk) 12:38, 30 May 2021 (UTC)

Stephen Diehl is a software engineer so he is not really a subject matter expert on pump and dump schemes. Bruce Schneier is different. He not only has a Wikipedia article but dozens of articles already cite his website. —Dexxor (talk) 13:20, 30 May 2021 (UTC)

The "pump and dump" criticisms don't seem to have much coverage and most of the negative reception to MobileCoin is in regards to its ties to Signal and how the two are interlocked. However, I believe such criticisms are directed at Signal and not the currency itself, so there's not much "meat" for a criticism section here. ASpacemanFalls (talk) 15:28, 30 May 2021 (UTC)

@Dexxor: He is a CTO of a financial related company.(https://github.com/sdiehl) Worked in financial sector in EU for a few years:(https://www.stephendiehl.com/blog/libra.html). With scheiner citing him I think it's safe to cite him. --Greatder (talk) 16:40, 1 June 2021 (UTC)

@Greatder and ASpacemanFalls: Schneier citing Diehl is a good point. You have my approval for adding the reference back in. We should also consider adding the negative reception MobileCoin received for its Signal integration. Isn’t this the reason why MobileCoin is notable for Wikipedia? —Dexxor (talk) 17:25, 1 June 2021 (UTC)

@Dexxor: I am glad we reached a solution. On the notability MobileCoin is only really usable through Signal. They don't have any other official app or target other than to support/integrated/pump and dump with signal. Criticism is negative reception anyway. --Greatder (talk) 06:07, 2 June 2021 (UTC)

The negative reception for Signal integration is in the article because it is properly sourced. The other blog commentary repeats it, and lacks a reliable source. Therefore, I've removed it:

= Criticism =

MobileCoin has been accused of a pump and dump scheme. The integration of MobileCoin wallets into the popular security messager app Signal received criticism from security expert Bruce Schneier, who previously praised the app. Schneier stated that this would bloat the app and attract unwanted attention from the financial authorities.

205.220.129.22 (talk) 14:06, 5 November 2021 (UTC)

References

Criticism to MobileCoin itself has been widely reported as part of the developments of 2021 and there are statements from the MobileCoin CEO in secondary sources about it, which shows it was not just incidental. The criticism section belongs here, but I agree it's better to focus on secondary third-party sources. I've added a couple. Nemo 14:38, 7 January 2023 (UTC)

Rebrand to sentz.

According to this post they rebranded to sentz. It is still referred to as mobilecoin in many contexts, including the signal app. 217.183.121.110 (talk) 22:21, 24 July 2024 (UTC)

I guess it's too early to rename the article per WP:COMMONNAME, especially if Signal itself uses the old name. But I'll see if I can find an RS to add the information to the body of the article. Thank you. ASpacemanFalls (talk) 09:56, 25 July 2024 (UTC)