Fee of $3 for a Signal account without a number in new Android beta

2 days ago, 222 comments on commits adding this feature with ZKPs: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49689048

Now we get to see the preliminary price and a fun bonus is the 2FA features. I would be surprised if they get any spam at this price because SMS-verification sites have signal phone verification for cents. Hopefully they lower the price and add crypto payment options.