Did I just lose half a million dollars?

Re:Did I just lose half a million dollars? by rwmj on Sunday January 30, 2022 @05:42AM (#30135705)

> I was not investing, one of my contractors unilaterally decided to pay me in crypto.

Why didn't you tell him that you wanted to be paid in real money?

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Re:Did I just lose half a million dollars? by ddoice on Sunday January 30, 2022 @07:43AM (#30136665)

Yup, their response was crypto or nothing

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Re:Did I just lose half a million dollars? by NelsonMinar on Sunday January 30, 2022 @09:44AM (#30137600)

I hope you weren't involved in helping someone launder money.

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Re:Did I just lose half a million dollars? by toomanydoubts on Sunday January 30, 2022 @05:59AM (#30135815)

Because then they would say "ok, here's crypto".

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Re:Did I just lose half a million dollars? by noitpmeder on Sunday January 30, 2022 @06:08AM (#30135892)

That's not usually how contracts work (in the sense of the actual law, not this smart contract bullshit).

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Re:Did I just lose half a million dollars? by faeyanpiraat on Sunday January 30, 2022 @07:01AM (#30136328)

Try enforcing anything overseas..

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Re:Did I just lose half a million dollars? by aqaq on Sunday January 30, 2022 @09:42AM (#30137575)

If I told you in the contract that I'd pay you in iphones, I'm pretty sure you would have to accept them as payment?

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