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Re:The Schism Over Bitcoin Is How Bitcoin Is Supposed to Work by pif on Friday February 12, 2016 @11:08AM (#11088187)
They don't care "how" it works. They know there is _a_ responsible subject (VISA, Mastercard, ...) behind the curtains, and they know such responsible subject to be have obtained clearing from the local government. When you invest money into bitcoins, who is your guarantee?
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Re:The Schism Over Bitcoin Is How Bitcoin Is Supposed to Work by realusername on Friday February 12, 2016 @11:19AM (#11088281)
I'm not even sure people differentiate between their banks and the company behind the type of card itself, to them it's just "a credit card".
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Re:The Schism Over Bitcoin Is How Bitcoin Is Supposed to Work by jMyles on Friday February 12, 2016 @11:24AM (#11088316)
I don't think that "responsible" is an adjective that people generally apply to the companies you've used as an example.

"Powerful" perhaps. "Reliable" even.

But disdain for big banks and credit card companies is very widespread, and people do want a system that is more... well, responsible.

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