Re: [ANN] CoinMessage: Secure Messaging with Bitcoin Addresses

The point of them using secp256k1 was so that people could use the same keys from bitcoin.

This is a useful thing? How?

Not sure, you'd have to ask them, but I'd imagine it's because your identity is the same in both blockchains and some applications that use both can be made.

Bitmessage keys are only used for encryption, not for signing. I tried talking atheros into it but to no avail Cheesy

Btw:Bitmessage does not have a blockchain.

IMHO the point is: Getting encryption right is difficult so don't complicate things any more than absolutely necessary.