this post was submitted on 21 Nov 2023
253 points (98.1% liked)
Technology
59157 readers
2663 users here now
This is a most excellent place for technology news and articles.
Our Rules
- Follow the lemmy.world rules.
- Only tech related content.
- Be excellent to each another!
- Mod approved content bots can post up to 10 articles per day.
- Threads asking for personal tech support may be deleted.
- Politics threads may be removed.
- No memes allowed as posts, OK to post as comments.
- Only approved bots from the list below, to ask if your bot can be added please contact us.
- Check for duplicates before posting, duplicates may be removed
Approved Bots
founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
view the rest of the comments
Cryptocurrency is the number one vector for scams and money laundering today despite blockchains.
I'm not cryptobro but I hate that people give out about it's use in crimes... it's a currency, it being used in crimes is only evidence of it being used as a currency. All my drugs are bought with euros.
That's because transactions can't be rolled back, opening accounts doesn't require identifying info, and there's no possibility of payments being intercepted by a third party.
Sure, fiat can be safer when your bank is being responsible. It can be much more dangerous when they aren't. Just ask a victim of Wells Fargo.