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Re:Coinbase Card by bdcravens on Thursday October 29, 2020 @01:56AM (#24927694)
I don't think anonymity is THE core value; it's more of an added advantage. (I'm looking to the Bitcoin white paper, where anonymity is given one mention, under the tenth heading) The core value is removing custodians (which of course, storing your money at Coinbase or another exchange violates that value)
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Re:Coinbase Card by shemnon42 on Thursday October 29, 2020 @12:54PM (#24932527)
Anonymity is part of the censorship resistance. You can't censor something you don't know about. Along the lines of "Can't Be Evil" vs "Don't Be Evil"
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Re:Coinbase Card by bouncycastle on Thursday October 29, 2020 @05:43AM (#24928719)
I think that "irreversible payment" is the core value feature. Of course, there's no point if you use Visa.
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Re:Coinbase Card by novaleaf on Thursday October 29, 2020 @04:59PM (#24935799)
as the users of this card will soon find out, Debit card payments are pretty much irreversible.
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