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by iJohnDoe 2010 days ago
There is a portion of my brain that might never be able to comprehend digital currency with real money. It’s possible I’m not incapable of understanding it.

All I’ve ever heard are exchanges that are so grossly incompetent that I would never even think about engaging with. Months of waiting for verification that never happens. Waiting for transfers that never happen.

Uploading passports and drivers licenses to an exchange, and bank account information, to only think that 6 months from now there will be a breach and all my information is downloaded by criminals. It’s a full stop to not even consider proceeding.

I would love to know how someone can convert Bitcoin or other digital currency to millions of USD that are capable of hitting a bank account, that can be spent at the local grocery store.

I watched as Bitcoin became a thing and never even considered touching it because I didn’t even remotely wanted to be associated with criminals using it for drugs and other illegal stuff.

Anyways, digital currency is just so bizarre to me.