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Isn't it the "contract" that is supposed to be the "smart" thing here?
> effectively bypassing the safe-guards that are already in place (even without exchanges) to prevent issues.
YTF aren't these "safe-guards" built into the "contract", if it's supposed to be so "smart"?
Even the most stupid ordinary non-"smart" conversion program has the "smarts" to reject invalid input, not confiscate it.
This whole Crypto/Blockchain business is so obviously bullshit all the way down.
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Isn't it the "contract" that is supposed to be the "smart" thing here?
> effectively bypassing the safe-guards that are already in place (even without exchanges) to prevent issues.
YTF aren't these "safe-guards" built into the "contract", if it's supposed to be so "smart"?
Even the most stupid ordinary non-"smart" conversion program has the "smarts" to reject invalid input, not confiscate it.
This whole Crypto/Blockchain business is so obviously bullshit all the way down.