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> If you'd sent it to the wrong wallet, OTOH, you'd just be at the mercy of the wallet owner to return the BTC. IIRC, a wallet is just a public key, so nearly
by wtbob 10y ago
> If you'd sent it to the wrong wallet, OTOH, you'd just be at the mercy of the wallet owner to return the BTC.
IIRC, a wallet is just a public key, so nearly any incorrect account number will be a public key for which no-one has created the private key — thus there would be no-one to return the money.
This really isn't a problem, I think, because I'd rather have to rely on me and my computing equipment not committing errors rather than have to rely on some random teller not making errors.
- threeseed 10y agoYour point makes no sense. If some random teller makes a mistake the bank can just organise for the transaction to be reversed.
- aianus 10y ago> If some random teller makes a mistake the bank can just organise for the transaction to be reversed. It is not that easy to reverse an international wire transfer, especially if the funds have already been withdrawn.
- karmajunkie 10y agoNot easy, but possible. With bitcoin, not so much.
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- karmajunkie 10y agoYou've seriously never copy-pasted one character short of the full line? You have a far greater estimation of your own infallibility than I have of my own. Or yours, for that matter. If you really believe that, I know some spear-phishers that would love to make your acquaintance.