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Free compute attracts bitcoin miners. Payment methods are a sort of proof that the user is less likely to be abusive, or at least it's much easier to deduplicat
by AYBABTME 3y ago
Free compute attracts bitcoin miners. Payment methods are a sort of proof that the user is less likely to be abusive, or at least it's much easier to deduplicate accounts by preventing reuse of payment methods across free accounts. In these cases, nothing will be charged, the payment method is just a way of delegating trust to the financial system for having authenticated a human being.
- joshspankit 3y agoIf that’s the problem for them, should at least be communicated to potential customers before they put in their payment info. But, realistically, they should simply change the onboarding process in order to avoid that issue transparently. Allow free signup and access but require a payment method to spin up a server, for example. Or showing all the features+benefits+pricing without signup.