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by fturst 977 days ago
Preserving privacy, reliable transactions with no, i repeat, no bank or govmnt involvement, no kyc. No/low fees (on some currencies), public immutable databases...
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How is having every transaction on the blockchain considered private? If someone knows your wallet address they can see everything you've done
Somehow I'm living day to day without needing to think about being associated with a service I am paying for. I totally get your point about minimizing interference, but there is absolutely no way anyone thinks Monero is a good solution to this problem who isn't involved in some shady business.
Monero is used everyday by people living under oppressive regimes.
Wasn't able to find a single article mentioning use under opressive regimes. It does seem to be the most popular ransomware crypto now though so there is that
> Wasn't able to find a single article mentioning use under opressive regimes

Well, that's the point.

These feel more like theoretical selling points, not documented uses of.
> Preserving privacy

Literally does not understand crypto.

cough monero cough
Got a frog in your throat, partner? :)
Doesn't the article talk about how they're adding centralized KYC?
Yet most blockchains do the opposite of all of these things?