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by mrguyorama 1375 days ago
Which users actually need and want irreversible transactions. What's the utility of a system that doesn't let you combat fraud?
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A system with a middleman capable of reversing transactions enables fraud. See also: the folks behind Flipper Zero being permanently robbed of more than a million USD thanks to PayPal's whims (as the latest of a long list of high-profile cases of PayPal taking vendors' money and running).
people targeted by law enforcement or secret police need unstoppable transactions