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[–] cheddar@programming.dev 9 points 3 months ago (14 children)

Or they didn't and social media are overreacting as usual, because hating AI and blockchain is trendy. Bitcoin is super helpful for those who are under the scrutiny of authoritarian regimes. These people are part of their user base. Not everything is about tech bros and buzzwords.

[–] TheAgeOfSuperboredom@lemmy.ca 4 points 3 months ago (4 children)

If that's the case then perhaps they should have implemented Monero (or something similar), which was designed for, and as far as I know, still provides both anonymity and privacy. Neither of those are properties of BTC.

Or they could have not done this since there are many other wallets that can be used without a paid account that can easily be blocked by such a regime.

Seriously, if you live under the scrutiny of an authoritarian regime, please do not use Bitcoin for anything that might get you into trouble. It is neither anonymous nor private.

[–] cheddar@programming.dev 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

People use BTC everywhere in the world, for example the anti-Putin opposition. Proton is implementing what people need, that's fairly simple.

[–] azalty@jlai.lu 3 points 3 months ago

BTC is okay, but XMR is a lot better

We need XMR support. Right now we’re just swapping XMR for BTC to pay anonymously

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