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by gcb0 2730 days ago
you still need a 3rd party to realistically convert USD into BTC.

at this point, might as well trade in casino chips.

(see gnu taller for a less cassino-like alternative to payments)
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arisAlexis 2730 days ago
this third party is not linked to where you want to send them. anybody can get BTC from fiat conversion and send it wherever they want without censorship. That's what we are talking about right?
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gcb0 2728 days ago
yes, not linked to the destination of the funds, but still very much required.
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stale2002 2730 days ago
The 3rd parties that convert your USD to BTC aren't censoring people, whereas PayPal is.

So that is a significant difference. Apparently PayPal is censoring way more people than the average crypto exchange.

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ddtaylor 2730 days ago
> you still need a 3rd party to realistically convert USD into BTC.

Can't the same be said of credit cards?

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