And you do not need the payment for your order of bell peppers and toilet paper to be private.
Yes I do.
Just because you don’t value your privacy doesn’t mean nobody does. It’s none of the government’s business what I buy, nor is it my bank’s. They’ll need to find another way to catch criminals than forcing me to be transparent about what brand of condoms I like.
dhork@lemmy.world 1 week ago
I’ve used crypto for legitimate transactions in the past. It bailed me out once, big time, when I had to top up a foreign SIM card while abroad and their website wouldn’t take ny US credit card. I found a site selling top-up codes that took crypto and sent some from my phone, and I was back in business. But this was back when people were still using it to transact.
The worst thing that ever happened to law-abiding people using crypto was when it’s price zoomed up. Because for all those early adopters, every individual transaction now has a considerble capital gain attached. That’s why people don’t spend crypto anymore, because it’s been turned by the market into a Store of Value. (And by developers, but that’s a different thread).
Alphane_Moon@lemmy.world 1 week ago
This is not a serious example in terms of scale and market share.
My point stands,
dhork@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Well, nothing anyone says is going to convince you, because you’re obviously correct. How silly of me to question you!
Alphane_Moon@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Totally, your top up example is so relevant! It’s a major part of economic activity!
The true killer use case for crypto?