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Re:Be wary of imitating high-status people who can afford to... by none_to_remain on Sunday December 11, 2022 @10:28AM (#33943951)
One simple option: Hand someone some cash, they send you some BTC
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Re:Be wary of imitating high-status people who can afford to... by rdtwo on Sunday December 11, 2022 @11:46AM (#33944761)
Not that simple. You need to validate the transaction on the chain and that takes hours
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Re:Be wary of imitating high-status people who can afford to... by nibbleshifter on Sunday December 11, 2022 @01:35PM (#33945943)
You only need a single confirmation these days. It takes 10 minutes.

Source: have been doing this for years.

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Re:Be wary of imitating high-status people who can afford to... by rdtwo on Sunday December 11, 2022 @06:12PM (#33948673)
How much do you pay on the transaction cost
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Re:Be wary of imitating high-status people who can afford to... by nibbleshifter on Sunday December 11, 2022 @11:19AM (#33944484)
Precisely this. There's nothing complex about it either. You get a bunch of cash, they get btc, or vice versa.
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