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Re:Visa and Mastercard are getting overwhelmed by gamer fury... by Yeul on Monday July 28, 2025 @04:26PM (#44715188)
Steam tried BTC and it didn't work.

Hell the whole reason why Steam got big is how FRICTIONLESS it made buying videogames.

Still people will go a long way for their porn fix so who knows?

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Re:Visa and Mastercard are getting overwhelmed by gamer fury... by viraptor on Monday July 28, 2025 @04:42PM (#44715372)
It didn't work at the time at the time before the bans and before many improvements in crypto. It's a different landscape today. Maybe they'll retry.
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