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Re:Bitcoin is a disaster by xur17 on Thursday December 31, 2020 @11:12PM (#25600780)
Is this vulnerable to sim swap attacks?
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Re:Bitcoin is a disaster by mareko on Friday January 01, 2021 @04:58AM (#25602115)
No. Funds are still protected by a private key once you create an account, so stealing a phone number doesn't help you spend someone's money.
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