So for many years, people wanted to use Signal without a phone, a geotracking device, by just registering on Desktop.

But it’s impossible: it must be linked to a phone AND phone number.

After years and years of asking, people can now register with… a credit card?!?

This is a honeypot. Only a honeypot would behave this way and avoid things like Monero, desktop only registration, etc.

I am not sure how the honeypot works, but if it weren’t a honeypot they would be behaving differently.