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Re:FTX stored private keys to crypto assets in plaintext, wi... by sublinear on Monday April 10, 2023 @02:19PM (#35515475)
> The downsides are now substantial as the customer expects higher speeds.

Why would they expect this? It seems like the slowness is the only thing keeping the game from growing legs and walking away from the humans playing it.

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Re:FTX stored private keys to crypto assets in plaintext, wi... by datadata on Monday April 10, 2023 @02:23PM (#35515535)
Ask anyone waiting for an emergency withdrawal to settle from a failing institution like FTX or SVB.
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Re:FTX stored private keys to crypto assets in plaintext, wi... by UncleEntity on Monday April 10, 2023 @02:32PM (#35515661)
According to both of them that’s what sank them and not the blatant shenanigans going on.

If there were more of a delay, like the maturity rate of whatever bonds, SVB would be fully functional today.

FTX, as long as nobody looked too hard they probably could have lost the few billion they had left while keeping everyone happy.

Bank runs… always blame the customers.

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Re:FTX stored private keys to crypto assets in plaintext, wi... by medvezhenok on Monday April 10, 2023 @05:17PM (#35517499)
On the flip side, think about all the old people that initiate transfers to various scammers and get stopped by the bank.

Making things faster will be good for some people, bad for others. Not clear if better on the whole.

It’s also probably better to keep it slow to prevent impulse decisions (let me put all of my money into dogecoin, it’s mooning now)

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