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A comment on Genesis' Crypto-Lending Unit Is Suspending Withdrawals in Wake of FTX Collapse. Parent comment

Re:Genesis' Crypto-Lending Unit Is Suspending Withdrawals in... by ALittleLight on Wednesday November 16, 2022 @12:04PM (#33626516)
Why would game companies want you to be able to resell their in-game cosmetics? They could make that possible now, but don't.
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Re:Genesis' Crypto-Lending Unit Is Suspending Withdrawals in... by AlexandrB on Wednesday November 16, 2022 @12:21PM (#33626793)
Steam makes it possible, but this has also created a gambling black market: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMmNy11Mn7g

Anything that can be easily traded for currency can also act as currency so you quickly fall down the KYC rabbit hole if you want to - for example - keep children from gambling.

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