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That's not a technical reason. They could just as easily ask for cryptocurrency payment of $1 (which is more than a phone number would cost), or even proof of w
by dns_snek 2y ago
That's not a technical reason. They could just as easily ask for cryptocurrency payment of $1 (which is more than a phone number would cost), or even proof of work. The fact that they require an identifier that is typically tied to one's real identity is suspicious on its own, IMHO.
- radlad 2y agoThey certainly could but that would raise the barrier to entry quite a bit. My parents wouldn't be able to do that.
- lxgr 2y agoThey could just support both! Non-tech-savvy users or those that want to use their phone number as their primary identifier anyway could still "pay" with SMS verification; others could pay with money and pick their own identifier.