alt Hacker NewsThe key difference is that they all require identity to use and can be traced back to a person.
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atomic_cowprod • yesterday at 2:58 PM
That is by design and is a good thing to everyone except cartels and communist governments.
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The key difference is that they all require identity to use and can be traced back to a person.
That is by design and is a good thing to everyone except cartels and communist governments.
Cash requires no such thing. Neither do easily available gift cards. There is a little more friction involved.
As a merchant I have zero desire to sell online to an anonymous buyer because the fraud risk is too high. I have to know whom I’m shipping to and how they’re paying for it.