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Re:Crypto Exchange AAX Suspends Withdrawals by Victerius on Monday November 14, 2022 @10:52AM (#33595784)
Bank robberies are no longer a thing in the 21st century. No one loses their savings because of thieves.
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Re:Crypto Exchange AAX Suspends Withdrawals by jmartin2683 on Monday November 14, 2022 @11:42AM (#33596769)
At least when you do, you’re fdic insured up to 100k typically
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Re:Crypto Exchange AAX Suspends Withdrawals by notch656a on Monday November 14, 2022 @11:42AM (#33596763)
They still do, it's just the thieves have the backing of the court system.

https://ij.org/report/seize-first-question-later/

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Re:Crypto Exchange AAX Suspends Withdrawals by megous on Monday November 14, 2022 @11:21AM (#33596350)
Of course it's still a thing, both regular robberies and digital ones. And people lose savings to online thieves and cheats who take control of their accounts, or manage to perform transfers on their behalf.
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