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> but you can’t trade anywhere Just trade on all the other less regulated exchanges. Or localbitcoin. Or, you know, buy stuff. > and speculation is crypto’s o
by lawn 8y ago
> but you can’t trade anywhere
Just trade on all the other less regulated exchanges. Or localbitcoin. Or, you know, buy stuff.
> and speculation is crypto’s only use case today.
Or you buy stuff... For example:
* Webhallen (huge Swedish online shop)
* scan.co.uk (uk based computer online shop)
* purse.io (buy stuff from amazon)
* fastmail (emails)
* VPN/VPS/domains from various providers
* darknetmarkets
- skybrian 8y agoIf they don't use the blacklist, will they get added to the blacklist? (Is it viral?)
- goodside 8y agoYes. This is what Chainalysis does, among many other things — track tainted coins that people are intentionally obscuring the origin of.
- hudon 8y agoWhy the hell would I buy Bitcoin to buy stuff on Amazon through a proxy site that sells my BTC for me instead of just... buying on Amazon like a normal person? BTC will be way slower and more expensive than just using my credit card... Plus Visa will refund me in the case of fraud. Like I side, speculation is the only thing you buy BTC for (moon!!!111), and the exchanges will prevent you from doing this if you are related to blacklisted accounts.
- lawn 8y ago> Why the hell would I buy Bitcoin to buy stuff on Amazon through a proxy site Because they give discounts up to 15%. I'm sorry it doesn't fit your narrative but there are reasons to prefer cryptocurrencies.
- briatx 8y agoLike a lot of the crypto currency space purse.io is shady and likely promoting thinly veiled money laundering. Ask yourself if the discount is worth the risk of experiences like this: https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/4zczow/my_experience_with_purseio/ https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/4zczow/my_experien...
- hudon 8y ago15% sounds about right to offset the fraud risk, volatility risk, exchange fees, network fees, network congestion, transfer delays, fork risk, catastrophic bugs, and theft risk :) We all have narratives, buddy. Mine just doesn't hinge on gambling and crypto-anarchic utopia.
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- pjc50 8y agoWhy are they giving such a big discount? The transaction fees are nowhere near that high. Could it be that they're reselling fraudulent giftcards?
- antidesitter 8y ago> Like I side, speculation is the only thing you buy BTC for You've ignored the rest of the list in the comment you’re replying to.