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Re:Web3 is not going to change the world by steelstraw on Thursday February 03, 2022 @11:08AM (#30194192)
In crypto you can add insurance if you want. It's an optional service. With credit cards it's baked in and you can't opt out. I want to opt out. I've never used a chargeback in my entire life and it's a source of profit for the credit card corporations. They pay out less than they charge, of course. I'd rather have a lower transaction fee and not feed Visa's bottomline. With crypto I'd want to just add a transaction insurance when doing something risky (like bridging cross chain).
Re:Web3 is not going to change the world by rchaud on Thursday February 03, 2022 @12:53PM (#30195915)
> I want to opt out. I've never used a chargeback in my entire life

Why don't you just use no-fee debit cards then? Or a bank that offers no-fee credit cards? Pay it off on time and you won't have to worry about contributing to their profits.

Re:Web3 is not going to change the world by freebuju on Thursday February 03, 2022 @12:19PM (#30195335)
Except the most usable crypto today which is Bitcoin, might cost 15$ to send someone 5$ today, maybe 20$ tomorrow depending on the ever flactuating gas fees. I wouldn't describe this as low transaction fees nor in any way efficient. Crypto right now is at best an inflationary tool good only for profiting off market speculation. It will never be as good as fiat or any other financial products based on fiat for the foreseeable future.
Re:Web3 is not going to change the world by twox2 on Thursday February 03, 2022 @01:06PM (#30196130)
It's very low if you're sending larger amounts of money.
Re:Web3 is not going to change the world by freebuju on Thursday February 03, 2022 @01:43PM (#30196722)
So, the so-called low transaction fees is not standard. In essence proving itself to be a gimmick...