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Re:I Wasted 8 Years of My Life in Crypto by triceratops on Monday December 08, 2025 @10:27AM (#46193328)
Use a pre-paid Visa gift card purchased with cash.
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Re:I Wasted 8 Years of My Life in Crypto by AnthonyMouse on Monday December 08, 2025 @04:15PM (#46197748)
They ask you for your social security number when you try to activate it.
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Re:I Wasted 8 Years of My Life in Crypto by triceratops on Tuesday December 09, 2025 @02:38PM (#46209529)
At the checkout?
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Re:I Wasted 8 Years of My Life in Crypto by AnthonyMouse on Tuesday December 09, 2025 @04:44PM (#46211121)
The cards aren't activated. You open it and there's a link or phone number to activate it and then they ask you who you are.
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