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This is the kind of stuff that convinces me we'll never see mass adoption of cryptocurrency -- or that if we do, it will be only by replicating the existing fin
by ForHackernews 7y ago
This is the kind of stuff that convinces me we'll never see mass adoption of cryptocurrency -- or that if we do, it will be only by replicating the existing financial system and slapping a cryptocurrency label on it.
If security engineers at cryptocurrency firms are getting hacked, what hope do mom & pop user have? And once your money is stolen, you have basically zero recourse and no way to reverse the transaction. I know many proponents consider that a feature, but I'm telling you for the average user, it is absolutely a bug.