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by kemonocode 5y ago
Any donations in cryptocurrency would be unable to be stopped, so in times like these it's when it truly shines. Sure, you can't guarantee some degree of support won't go to Hamas or any other terrorist organization, but the
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by kemonocode 5y ago
The difference is, of course, that exchanges want to encourage liquidity in USDT and they might not have the means to offer USD, especially if they're based in regions with tighter regulations so bank wires are out of the question. Jus
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by kemonocode 5y ago
> In the meantime, Tether will be worth $1 or so, and "be operational". So even a perfectly accurate crystal ball seeing into the future doesn't help you in the now. I brought it up in another post here in this thread, but
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by kemonocode 5y ago
At least they're disclosing their stake, it's more honest that most people putting out hokum about crypto.
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by kemonocode 5y ago
If you want to know if/when Tether will crash, look at the NYAG settlement and the moment iFinex can no longer fulfill those transparency reports. [0] That'll be your canary in the mine. [0] https://ag.ny.gov/press
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by kemonocode 5y ago
I'm sure people will come up with a new bullet point to demonize NFTs after that. Not that there isn't a laundry list of things that are wrong with them, but the alleged environmental impact is the least of such issues yet it&#x27
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by kemonocode 5y ago
Nice try, but Coinbase is one of the most, if not THE most tightly regulated exchange out there. [0] [0] https://help.coinbase.com/en/coinbase/privacy-and-security/o...
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by kemonocode 5y ago
It angers me too, and most people are definitely getting upset with the wrong party- it is not to say crypto miners are magically devoid of guilt or that there aren't issues with scalpers, but these are all, deep down, supply issues th
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by kemonocode 5y ago
Ethereum proof of work made it so the owners of the coins could be independent from the owners of the mining operations, even if in practice many miners end up keeping most of the block rewards themselves and only reinvesting what they ne
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by kemonocode 5y ago
Truly, as you say, "in a well functioning democratic society", which is not the case for a not so insignificant proportion of the world.
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by kemonocode 5y ago
For the people who criticize as to why they've taken so long in shifting to a PoS model: consensus takes time, so does developing and testing something that definitively shouldn't go wrong. Also, there's the inherent issue wi
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by kemonocode 5y ago
I agree, and whenever I bring up that web designers can do anything but wrong, I've been piled up on before. I'd still take a mildly broken AMP page to read an article over the "intended experience" with ads and trackers
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by kemonocode 5y ago
Which is why I find it inevitable that any future cryptocurrency project will either have to start with Proof-of-Work during an initial minting phase then switch to Proof-of-Stake, OR use an existing blockchain to bootstrap itself, either a
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by kemonocode 5y ago
I don't like Tether as it's no different from fractional reserve banks, but as long as the NYAG remains content with what she sees, it's sound money. Been waiting its supposed collapse for half a decade now with bated breath,
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by kemonocode 5y ago
Others have already mentioned how it's a non-starter if there isn't an option to self-host so I won't bring that up: instead, for those who don't mind that I'd suggest easier means to import data from existing for
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by kemonocode 5y ago
They shouldn't be above the laws they enforce, yet they typically are (e.g. qualified immunity). I agree with one thing though, the solution is not to abolish LE, but just as with asset seizure which is what TFA was about, checks and
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by kemonocode 5y ago
Admittedly it was rather snarky, but the main takeaways remain the same: don't use safe deposit boxes and don't make it trivial to get your assets seized.
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by kemonocode 5y ago
Having property the feds can't easily seize sounds like something only criminals would want (after all, I'm an honest citizen- I got nothing to hide, surely a bank would be safer than my home) up until it happens to you.
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by kemonocode 5y ago
Yes please, I'd like to hear more about this.
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by kemonocode 5y ago
Except many stocks do not, in fact, pay dividends. Amazon doesn't and it's one of the most highly valued companies in the world. Meanwhile, just as a lot of crypto does not pay dividends I could make use of DeFi platforms to get i
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by kemonocode 5y ago
Yes, only the winning bid would go to Noora. However, there would be a record of any other bidders' intent. With a bit more of creativity/effort, someone could have created a smart contract for keeping track of all the donations a
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by kemonocode 5y ago
Yes, they are; yes, the government is abusing a loophole and they also should be stopped; no, it's still not okay no matter who does it.
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by kemonocode 5y ago
Likewise, with an attitude like this: > Before I begin the infamous “cola punching” story, I should point out that I am quite short, and sport curly ringlets atop my short head. It’s been a constant battle to be taken seriously in the wo
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by kemonocode 5y ago
Modern ransomware gangs focus more on data exfiltration rather than actually locking down data, and it lets them remain undetected for longer too. That said, yes, correct, having good and reliable backups is vital.
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by kemonocode 5y ago
I'm admittedly rather disappointed with Chia after reading up on it, as I thought it was closer to Sia [0] or Storj [1] where you got rewarded in coin to provide storage space, but instead it's more akin to Burstcoin [2] and indee
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AI Dungeon public disclosure vulnerability report(github.com)
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by kemonocode 5y ago
Still seems strange to me they focused so hard on the ad fraud part of it, unless they had a sudden change of heart and needed an excuse to get Droidscript out of the Play Store. They could just as well simply have said that any app that al
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by kemonocode 5y ago
I've been exposed to the ludicrous US credit system through my fiancee who was affected by the Experian hack, and frankly, I completely get anyone who wants to see it all torn down. I find it ludicrous there are three different credi
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by kemonocode 5y ago
Sure, you could say the onus is on the people who use cryptocurrency for more than just crime or speculation to give proof about these uses, but for most detractors it'll never be enough, and for these users the benefits outweigh these
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by kemonocode 5y ago
I'd hardly consider myself "wealthy" (certainly NOT by Western standards) but sure, whatever fits best your own views. ;) I'd say if you have enough money to be a capital flight risk, there are far less cumbersome means

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