The reason crypto will never catch on with the general public is that there are far too many ways to lose all your money through fraud, malice or user error. I can’t imagine how I would explain to my non-technical mother how to create a crypto wallet and keep it safe.
Sure, there are services that handle parts of that for you, but there are numerous examples of hackers draining wallets or companies running off with their customers’ money.
raverbashing•55m ago
Obviously
the "not your keys not your wallet" people will be delighted to find out that new npm package they tried out just drained their wallet. Or, absent that, that there are no modern onramps to cash in without KYC
dabinat•59m ago
Sure, there are services that handle parts of that for you, but there are numerous examples of hackers draining wallets or companies running off with their customers’ money.
raverbashing•55m ago
the "not your keys not your wallet" people will be delighted to find out that new npm package they tried out just drained their wallet. Or, absent that, that there are no modern onramps to cash in without KYC