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Re:It's time for us in the tech world to speak out about cry... by Macha on Sunday May 30, 2021 @09:24PM (#27338905)
But not for the last couple thousand, thanks to legal systems, or before that "running fraudsters out of town"
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Re:It's time for us in the tech world to speak out about cry... by chrisco255 on Monday May 31, 2021 @10:33AM (#27344438)
That is how cash still works to this day. It's not about fraud or not fraud: it's about settlement finality. If you hand over cash to someone for a transaction, you have no guarantees you'll ever get that cash back in the event of a dispute. This is how crypto works.
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Re:It's time for us in the tech world to speak out about cry... by loulouxiv on Monday May 31, 2021 @06:53PM (#27348989)
Well with cash you know at least the face of the person you hand it to, and can run after him if you realize the traded bought is not as expected.
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