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Was this site ever compromised? I used to flip BTC on here back in 2013 when coinbase would front me up to 20BTC before my ACH even settled. I had a repeat cus

Was this site ever compromised? I used to flip BTC on here back in 2013 when coinbase would front me up to 20BTC before my ACH even settled. I had a repeat customer who got his bitcoin stolen and thought I did it. I tried to explain the blockchain to him and how I clearly sent it but it wasn't getting through to him. He sent me a few death threats but never heard from him after that. Another guy bought around 20BTC from me cause he was convinced someone in Florida was gonna sell him bitcoin miners which were really tough to get at the time. I told him it was probably a scam and he should fly out instead of blindly sending the money first. He didn't listen and about 30min after we met he called me back and said the guy wasn't answering the phone anymore. I concluded pretty early on that bitcoin was not a viable currency.

birracerveza 4y ago
I remember when I went grocery shopping, and a man robbed me at gunpoint. Another time someone busted in my home and stole all my money. And another time I fell victim to a scam! That's when I concluded that money is not a viable currency. :facepalm:
- throwntoday 4y ago
  People need to understand transactions are irreversable. They can't seem to wrap their mind around that and it's not a prerequisite to using crypto. You can be as glib as you want but there's many reasons bitcoin has still failed to be useful as a day-to-day transactional currency; that being one.
  - birracerveza 4y ago
    Glib response to a glib comment. And there are many reasons bitcoin has still failed to die despite failing (in your opinion) to be useful as a day-to-day transactional currency; the fact that transactions are irreversible being one.
    - seanw444 4y ago
      Completely tangential, but it's been a long time since I've heard the word "glib" and thought we were referring to GLib or glibc. I was incredibly confused for a bit. New word to add to my vocabulary arsenal though.
      - birracerveza 4y ago
        I still read it as gee-lib instead of gh-lib..
- sunshinerag 4y ago
  ROFL

birracerveza 4y ago

I remember when I went grocery shopping, and a man robbed me at gunpoint. Another time someone busted in my home and stole all my money. And another time I fell victim to a scam! That's when I concluded that money is not a viable currency. :facepalm:

throwntoday 4y ago
People need to understand transactions are irreversable. They can't seem to wrap their mind around that and it's not a prerequisite to using crypto. You can be as glib as you want but there's many reasons bitcoin has still failed to be useful as a day-to-day transactional currency; that being one.
- birracerveza 4y ago
  Glib response to a glib comment. And there are many reasons bitcoin has still failed to die despite failing (in your opinion) to be useful as a day-to-day transactional currency; the fact that transactions are irreversible being one.
  - seanw444 4y ago
    Completely tangential, but it's been a long time since I've heard the word "glib" and thought we were referring to GLib or glibc. I was incredibly confused for a bit. New word to add to my vocabulary arsenal though.
    - birracerveza 4y ago
      I still read it as gee-lib instead of gh-lib..
sunshinerag 4y ago
ROFL