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Exactly this! It’s amazing how simple it is to add a crypto payment system into an app or write a smart contract.
by exdsq 4y ago
Exactly this! It’s amazing how simple it is to add a crypto payment system into an app or write a smart contract.
- jtbayly 4y agoI’m sure it’s simple to write a smart contract. Is it simple to write one that won’t accidentally lose or lock people’s money?
- exdsq 4y agoI’ve been doing it for years and never had a problem but people write bugs! The trick, as a beginner, is to use well tested contracts and compose them. But fuzzing/static analysis tools are helping move the industry forward leaps and bounds too! So give it a few years and the space will mature.
- xiphias2 4y agoIt depends. If you use software with many years of stability, it's safe (Bitcoin has a 9 year uptime). There are some very reputable companies, like Casa or Unchained Capita that help you store your money safely using multisig contracts and hardware wallets very safely without trust in them. With newer, faster changing software of course the risk is much higher, so I'm not comfortable using them, but many people take that risk.
- Hamuko 4y agoMight be simple to add, but apparently a complete nightmare to actually support. https://www.pcgamer.com/50-of-transactions-were-fraudulent-when-steam-accepted-bitcoin-for-payments-says-gabe-newell/ https://www.pcgamer.com/50-of-transactions-were-fraudulent-w...
- ngc248 4y agoAnd even simpler to get it wrong and get hacked/lose money irretrievably