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by kanzure 4336 days ago
> (and worst case, your gateway should be willing to do so)

Isn't the worst case that the gateway goes belly up?

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Well, the real worst case is probably that the Earth gets hit by a coronal mass ejection and takes down all electronics: http://bit.ly/1qO25PH :).

But more seriously, a gateway you trust going under is indeed a risk. That's part of why you can specify not just "I trust this gateway" but also "I trust this gateway for up to 100 CAD" — you can explicitly specify your exposure.