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> On the official Ohio Treasurer’s website, they explain why they are adopting crypto payments: > Cryptocurrencies cannot be transferred to third parties witho
by inscionent 8y ago
> On the official Ohio Treasurer’s website, they explain why they are adopting crypto payments:
> Cryptocurrencies cannot be transferred to third parties without user initiation, thereby practically eliminating fraud;
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/06/07/1-point-1b-in-cryptocurrency-was-stolen-this-year-and-it-was-easy-to-do.html https://www.cnbc.com/2018/06/07/1-point-1b-in-cryptocurrency...
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/steve-wozniak-had-70000-in-bitcoin-stolen-after-falling-for-a-simple-yet-perfect-scam-2018-02-28 https://www.marketwatch.com/story/steve-wozniak-had-70000-in...
http://fortune.com/2018/02/14/bitcoin-cryptocurrency-blockchain-wallet-hack/ http://fortune.com/2018/02/14/bitcoin-cryptocurrency-blockch...
- ForHackernews 8y agoThe Ohio Treasurer has a very dry sense of humor.
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- andrewla 8y agoFraud is not the same as theft.
- belltaco 8y agoThey're using Bitpay, which had a malicious code disclosure yesterday which steals Bitcoin private keys. https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitpays-copay-wallet-compromised-by-malicious-code-firm-issues-advice-for-users https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitpays-copay-wallet-compromi...