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You really cannot make this up. As usual crypto in practice is the opposite of decentralized because people. Will. Not. Run. Their. Servers. Moxie nailed it

What is moxie?

Moxie Marlinspike is a widely-respected security hacker and parent's comment is referring to this post of his -> https://moxie.org/2022/01/07/web3-first-impressions.html

Re: Temporary pause of Bitcoin withdrawals on Binance

#32
post #17

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Sweethaert, don't waste your popcorn watching that dumpster fire. The real show starts once Tether "de-re-pegs".

Agreed, that’s the one domino I’m waiting for to fall. Once tether collapses it’s instantly going to take about 25% of Bitcoins price down with it, and a whole other series of events will probably set in motion. Everything will start trending to zero.

Re: Temporary pause of Bitcoin withdrawals on Binance

#33
post #3

So what exactly is the point of holding BTC if it can be held hostage like this? Crypto continues to fail at its most basic premises.

Correct, there is no point in holding crypto on an exchange. If you hold your own crypto, you don't have this problem.

Re: Temporary pause of Bitcoin withdrawals on Binance

#34
post #20

You really cannot make this up. As usual crypto in practice is the opposite of decentralized because people. Will. Not. Run. Their. Servers. Moxie nailed it

It is known for years that centralised exchanges can do this with custodial wallets. Not exactly the discovery of the century.

Cryptocurrencies can be held in offline wallets i.e non-custodial hardware or software wallets, like Metamask, Trust Wallet, Ledger Nano, Tezos etc.

But no, let's rush into the comments section and scream our heads off and create panic that it is 'exchanges === all crypto is scam'.

When it is really a case of what happens when you store your crypto on an exchange rather than a non-custodial wallet.

Re: Temporary pause of Bitcoin withdrawals on Binance

#35
post #20

You really cannot make this up. As usual crypto in practice is the opposite of decentralized because people. Will. Not. Run. Their. Servers. Moxie nailed it

meanwhile anybody who has their own keys is able to transact with it as per usual. “not your keys not your coin.” holding keys are not trivial but far simpler than running a server, better analogy might be to do with people not wanting to stake with a validator because it’s easier to use a centralized staking service.

Re: Temporary pause of Bitcoin withdrawals on Binance

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post #29

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What is moxie?

Moxie is a who. Probably referencing this blogpost, https://moxie.org/2022/01/07/web3-first-impressions.html .

Who is Moxie? Moxie Marlingspike.

What is Moxie? A regional beverage that is the origin of the word, now the official soft drink of the state of Maine: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moxie

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