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Re: GitHub Sponsors will stop supporting PayPal

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Indeed one of the biggest reasons I like cryptocurrencies is that I've been burned many times by paypal, payoneer, bank accounts, etc. Just the other day when I tried to withdraw from a certain payment processor, which I've done 100s of times and is always instant, but it took 3 days because they were "validating it" (which makes no sense, it's a withdrawal to my own bank account), and I needed that money at that ver…

I grew up in a 3rd world country, when I started working remote for a company abroad I used to get paid in USD, every-time I go to the bank to take my own hard earned money, I had to give the bank so many details and had to wait multiple days before I can withdraw my own money.

The easiest way to withdraw my money was to ask the bank to convert my USD in to my local currency, and if I do that I lose close to 6% of my salary.

If I wanted to withdraw my money as USD, the only time I was allowed to do it is if I provided the bank with a valid flight ticket to prove I was going out of the country, and even then, I could only withdraw less than 40% of my monthly salary this way. (the % changes everytime the central bank wanted)

Every time I see people hating on crypto all I see is someone who either bet the farm on a get rich quick scheme or someone who comes from a very privileged background who haven't had a part of pey-check stolen by banks.

Re: GitHub Sponsors will stop supporting PayPal

#53
post #39

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Is it bitcoin's fault when people trust others to manage their own btc? "Not your keys not your bitcoin" is a manthra that gets repeated by the BTC community every single day. If you can't manage your own coins then btc is not for you, use fiat, trust the bankers[1][2] to hold your money. [1] https://finance.yahoo.com/news/bank-america-customers-report... (January 18, 2023)

It is the US dollar's fault when people trust Paypal to manage their own US dollar? See how a ridiculous argument it is?

Yes. Paypal exists because fiat currencies can't be moved without an intermediary or in paper form.

So yes! IT IS the fault of fiat currencies.

Re: GitHub Sponsors will stop supporting PayPal

#54
post #5

I wonder if PayPal did the old “Your account is locked and we’re keeping your money” thing to GitHub too, as they have too so many others.

I've seen that PayPal's support, APIs, documentation, etc., is substandard. Downtime events are frequent. Getting in touch with a human is impossible.

Re: GitHub Sponsors will stop supporting PayPal

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post #5

I wonder if PayPal did the old “Your account is locked and we’re keeping your money” thing to GitHub too, as they have too so many others.

Amazon just announced that they're strategic partners with Stripe. I wouldn't be surprised if Microsoft had something similar cooking.

Re: GitHub Sponsors will stop supporting PayPal

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post #55
post #5

I wonder if PayPal did the old “Your account is locked and we’re keeping your money” thing to GitHub too, as they have too so many others.

Amazon just announced that they're strategic partners with Stripe. I wouldn't be surprised if Microsoft had something similar cooking.

With Stripe or to box out PayPal in general?
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