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Re:The Fake Browser Update Scam Gets a Makeover by fturst on Wednesday October 18, 2023 @06:03PM (#37935379)
Preserving privacy, reliable transactions with no, i repeat, no bank or govmnt involvement, no kyc. No/low fees (on some currencies), public immutable databases...
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Re:The Fake Browser Update Scam Gets a Makeover by demondemidi on Wednesday October 18, 2023 @07:24PM (#37936154)
> Preserving privacy

Literally does not understand crypto.

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Re:The Fake Browser Update Scam Gets a Makeover by MrBruh on Wednesday October 18, 2023 @07:37PM (#37936265)
cough monero cough
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Re:The Fake Browser Update Scam Gets a Makeover by demondemidi on Thursday October 19, 2023 @06:57PM (#37949951)
Got a frog in your throat, partner? :)
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Re:The Fake Browser Update Scam Gets a Makeover by schleck8 on Wednesday October 18, 2023 @07:32PM (#37936215)
Somehow I'm living day to day without needing to think about being associated with a service I am paying for. I totally get your point about minimizing interference, but there is absolutely no way anyone thinks Monero is a good solution to this problem who isn't involved in some shady business.
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Re:The Fake Browser Update Scam Gets a Makeover by j-krieger on Thursday October 19, 2023 @12:52AM (#37938599)
Monero is used everyday by people living under oppressive regimes.
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Re:The Fake Browser Update Scam Gets a Makeover by schleck8 on Thursday October 19, 2023 @03:42AM (#37939722)
Wasn't able to find a single article mentioning use under opressive regimes. It does seem to be the most popular ransomware crypto now though so there is that
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Re:The Fake Browser Update Scam Gets a Makeover by j-krieger on Sunday October 22, 2023 @08:01AM (#37974618)
> Wasn't able to find a single article mentioning use under opressive regimes

Well, that's the point.

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Re:The Fake Browser Update Scam Gets a Makeover by remexre on Wednesday October 18, 2023 @11:09PM (#37937869)
Doesn't the article talk about how they're adding centralized KYC?
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Re:The Fake Browser Update Scam Gets a Makeover by lazide on Thursday October 19, 2023 @01:55AM (#37939015)
Yet most blockchains do the opposite of all of these things?
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Re:The Fake Browser Update Scam Gets a Makeover by michaelcampbell on Thursday October 19, 2023 @08:33AM (#37941967)
These feel more like theoretical selling points, not documented uses of.
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Re:The Fake Browser Update Scam Gets a Makeover by LetsGetTechnicl on Thursday October 19, 2023 @10:58AM (#37943803)
How is having every transaction on the blockchain considered private? If someone knows your wallet address they can see everything you've done
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