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by nojster 2130 days ago
> They are not common and you don't lose any money, if they are stolen from banks. if someone obtains access to your bank account and withdraws your money, then YOU have to prove that it wasn't you.

Also, about how common some scenarios are in the UK: https://www.statista.com/statistics/586715/share-of-cyber-se...

> You are not an average user then

any statistics to back up your claim?

> You debit card cannot easily be used to steal money from you even if someone steals it physically right, because especially since covid-19 you are less and less asked for your PIN when purchasing with debit / credit card

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> if someone obtains access to your bank account and withdraws your money, then YOU have to prove that it wasn't you.

Yes

And it's quite easy

And that's why it's more secure than any crypto currency out there

> Any statistics to backup your claim?

Crypto currencies are used by a small minority of the population and a small minority of them have gone further than trading them

So if you have some stats to backup your claim that "it's easy to have many wallets and backup your seeds" for the general population, I will gladly look at them

Cards are insured, if someone uses your card and it's not you, you simply call and block the card and the amount is refunded

You have up to 180 days

My bank sends me an SMS everytimey the card is used and they call me everytime I use my card in anomalous ways (for example when I'm away from home, it's a red flag for them and they call to ask if it's me using it in another place, of course they must have some kind of model for that, they don't call when I'm away for work)

Can crypto offer that?