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Re:Introducing A16Z Crypto by madeofpalk on Monday June 25, 2018 @08:20PM (#17396992)
You have the cash to buy a house without a bank? Go ahead. You don't need blockchain for that.

Online transactions without fees? Bitcoin still has fees.

I send money overseas cheaply, easily and instantly all the time. Without Blockchain.

Re:Introducing A16Z Crypto by dmix on Tuesday June 26, 2018 @03:36AM (#17398590)
> I send money overseas cheaply, easily and instantly all the time. Without Blockchain.

Really? I live in Canada and bill US customers for 6yrs and I've yet to find a solution for this that isnt awful. It's either slow, not practical for large amounts, very expensive, or requires tons of paperwork and special bank accounts not easily attained.

So by all means please share your solution for this. It'd be a massive industry if you found one...

Re:Introducing A16Z Crypto by Jommi on Tuesday June 26, 2018 @04:12AM (#17398740)
Which service do you use? What are the fees? Between what countries?
Re:Introducing A16Z Crypto by dmix on Wednesday June 27, 2018 @03:06AM (#17406284)
It doesn't exist apparently. No reply to 3 people. He probably Venmo'd $5 to someone and thought it was a solved problem. Not a real solution to real significant cross-border money transfers.
Re:Introducing A16Z Crypto by wpietri on Thursday June 28, 2018 @12:18PM (#17418196)
There are a bunch of options out there:

https://www.nerdwallet.com/blog/banking/best-ways-to-wire-mo...

And more all the time; it's a hot area for startups: https://www.wsj.com/articles/fintech-startups-seek-to-shake-...

So it's entirely plausible there's a solution that works well for him already.

Re:Introducing A16Z Crypto by bramjans on Tuesday June 26, 2018 @02:35AM (#17398368)
What service do you use if I may ask?