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Re:What Happened with the Web Monetization API? by pants2 on Tuesday February 06, 2024 @03:23PM (#39280018)
But you can't send $0.01 instantly and anonymously with bank rails. The solution is to use a crypto exchange on crypto rails - just not a regular crypto wallet (you could, but perhaps not very user friendly)
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Re:What Happened with the Web Monetization API? by _heimdall on Wednesday February 07, 2024 @07:41AM (#39287833)
Isn't that just turning the exchanges into unregulated banks?
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Re:What Happened with the Web Monetization API? by pants2 on Wednesday February 07, 2024 @11:54AM (#39290887)
Many exchanges are regulated, but maybe not as banks. But yes you're trusting that exchange with your money. If used for web-micropayments it shouldn't be much of an issue though.
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