Did I just lose half a million dollars?

Re:Did I just lose half a million dollars? by tirpen on Sunday January 30, 2022 @12:40PM (#30139212)

And yet, disputing charges via your bank and issuing chargebacks via VISA/Mastercard are things that definitely exist and work perfectly fine. And as long as there is no equivalent function in crypto, it won't be suitable as a currency for general use.

And no amount of mocking faux laughter will change that.

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Re:Did I just lose half a million dollars? by EVa5I7bHFq9mnYK on Sunday January 30, 2022 @08:16PM (#30143278)

Crypto works like cash. If you lose cash, there is no one to dispute charges and issue chargeback.

BTW I never had success trying to chargeback VISA for services that were not delivered. Scammers do it without problem though.

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Re:Did I just lose half a million dollars? by tirpen on Monday January 31, 2022 @04:00AM (#30145989)

Cash transactions are done locally when you can typically inspect the object of the transaction before paying. That's why there is not the same need for these kinds of protection.

Crypto combines the worst properties of cash and wire payment into a package that has no customer protection and is almost tailor made for scammers.

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Re:Did I just lose half a million dollars? by EVa5I7bHFq9mnYK on Monday January 31, 2022 @04:25PM (#30154638)

There are customer protections in the form of 1) escrow 2) seller reputation 3) seller depositing some risk capital at a selling platform. That said, customer protections have never really worked for me in fiat world.

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