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When i was in Ukraine before the war an ATM ate my debit card. Being stranded in a foreign country without an ATM card is pretty difficult. I thought that as so
by cft 3y ago
When i was in Ukraine before the war an ATM ate my debit card. Being stranded in a foreign country without an ATM card is pretty difficult. I thought that as soon as I walk into that Russian-owned Alpha Bank I would get my ATM card back. It actually took 4 days of daily visits and arguing with them in English and sometimes even in Spanish, where they asked me to write a letter to Kiev in Ukrainian, and wait a month for a decision. After that experience I was afraid to insert my ATM card into any bank machine over there. Instead I started buying Bitcoin on Coinbase and selling it at the local Bitcoin outfit for Hryvna and USD, to pay my rent.
- mrguyorama 3y agoThat's cool. One day my debit card refused to work. I walked out of the supermarket into the bank that literally shared the parking lot, they told me it had been possibly compromised so they killed it so I wouldn't lose any money. They then printed me a brand new debit card right then and there, and I walked back into the store and bought my stuff. What I'm saying is that what you experienced is not a technology problem, and nothing about cryptocurrency inherently fixes that problem. I could absolutely create a cryptocurrency that puts you through mountains of bullshit and bureaucracy anytime you want to make an account or wallet.