Re:The Merge
by bluquark on Saturday August 20, 2022 @09:20PM
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> at least it's used for scams and money laundering in a way I can ignore.
I thought this, and then my mom got scammed. She realized one day later, and the bank was able to recover the portion sent via bank transfer. But they also tricked her into sending money via bitcoin ATMs, and that portion was not recovered.
Re:The Merge
by baby on Sunday August 21, 2022 @05:53AM
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Use a bank. That the bank uses bank deposits, or crypto, or central reserves, shouldn’t matter to the user. As long as the bank can provide fraud insurance.
I thought this, and then my mom got scammed. She realized one day later, and the bank was able to recover the portion sent via bank transfer. But they also tricked her into sending money via bitcoin ATMs, and that portion was not recovered.