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Multiple reasons why MOB over monero but I will state only the most practical one, using the stellar consensus a tx takes 3-5sec. With monero that's more like 1-2mins if Im not mistaken which is a big no-no for the usecase of instant mobile private payments. Fees are also super low w/ mob (0.01)

TLDR: UX


XMR transaction can show up instantly once they are in the mempool, a user does not have to wait for a confirmation to see a transaction. Obviously there are uses where you want to wait for confirmations, but for the use case of sending money to friends it isn't necessary.

Fees are also in a similar range (0.01).


Using 0-conf is restricting usage to "friends only" which is a tiny subset of who you may want to send money too so I think you've already answered this.

Also moxie replied in his twitter about why not monero stating they wanted a "non custodial" integration, not sure what he means but you can ask him.


Even if an SGX attack does take place, tx's aren't recognized as the system is secured with Cryptonote's ring signatures (1st reply in FAQ https://github.com/mobilecoinfoundation/mobilecoin)

here too about 11mins in - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9afDQ_M5CU


The problem is: Signal already relies on SGX for lots of other features (Signal PINs & Secure Value Recovery, contact discovery etc. etc.) and these depend on SGX working as advertized.


I wasn't aware that Signal relies on SGX. If I want to use Signal without being exposed to risk of SGX compromise, is it still possible?


For contact discovery, AFAIK no[0].

For everything else: Yes, by setting a randomized long Signal PIN since SGX is effectively used to add entropy to Signal PINs[1]. You can also disable Signal PINs – in this case Signal will simply set a randomized long PIN for you.

[0]: https://signal.org/blog/private-contact-discovery/

[1]: https://signal.org/blog/secure-value-recovery/


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