Re:Bank of America just lost all Zelle transfers, for many c...
by cptskippy on Wednesday January 18, 2023 @03:39PM
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> Crypto isn't terribly hard
... for you. That's the key.
After the Thanksgiving holiday over the course of 2 weeks, I fabricated and installed individually addressable permanent LED holiday lights on my three story house and built out a control box for less than $1000. It wasn't hard... for me.
You likely already posses a great deal of knowledge necessary to leverage crypto that a lot of people don't. It's not hard... for you.
Re:Bank of America just lost all Zelle transfers, for many c...
by idiotsecant on Thursday January 19, 2023 @11:48AM
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That's not an argument that makes much sense to me, because we do things every day that require a great deal of context and training. At some point someone taught us how to operate a steel missile that burns hydrocarbons to propel us onto a road network where we need to be able to interpret symbols, colors, and complex pre-arranged maneuvers in order to allow us to negotiate this system and not die. That took maybe a few weeks to figure out.
Crypto is not hard, it's in fact quite simple. It's just a matter of training people on a couple of simple rules. You don't need any pre-existing skills, you don't need any expensive equipment, you just need to be motivated to spend a few hours learning a new thing.
You can literally stamp your keys into some steel plate, bolt them somewhere safe in your house, and forget about them for 30 years. You use a hardware wallet for your day-to-day and a separate hardware wallet for your savings account and transfer between as needed.
It's not for everyone, but it isn't hard - it's just new context.