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    4 months ago

    I’m not trying to to die on the sword of bat, but for end users being able to just easily transfer or donate without having to know crypto…

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      4 months ago

      Convenience and security is a balance.

      Everything that is convenient is not secure.

      Everything that is secure is not convenient.

      Crypto that is “easy” screams “these people will lose all their money because it isn’t secure.”

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        4 months ago

        But my credit union is both more convenient and more secure than crypto.

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          4 months ago

          Oh agreed, wholeheartedly. I really just meant that if you’re going to push crypto to consumers, giving them nonsecure options is pretty bad.