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  • Snot Flickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    6 months ago

    Convenience and security is a balance.

    Everything that is convenient is not secure.

    Everything that is secure is not convenient.

    Crypto that is “easy” screams “these people will lose all their money because it isn’t secure.”

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      6 months ago

      But my credit union is both more convenient and more secure than crypto.

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        6 months ago

        Oh agreed, wholeheartedly. I really just meant that if you’re going to push crypto to consumers, giving them nonsecure options is pretty bad.