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Show HN: Munt – The simplest way to accept cryptocurrencies

#1

Post by svenvdz » Thu, Apr 12, 2018, 12:26 PM UTC

Show HN: Munt – The simplest way to accept cryptocurrencies
getmunt.com

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#2

Post by maccard » Thu, Apr 12, 2018, 1:12 PM UTC

That... is an unfortunate name. I would really encourage people to google a word before choosing it as a product name.

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#3

Post by LeonM » Thu, Apr 12, 2018, 1:17 PM UTC

maccard wrote: post #2

That... is an unfortunate name. I would really encourage people to google a word before choosing it as a product name.

"munt" is the Dutch word for coin.

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Post by bpicolo » Thu, Apr 12, 2018, 1:19 PM UTC

LeonM wrote: post #3

maccard wrote: post #2

That... is an unfortunate name. I would really encourage people to google a word before choosing it as a product name.

"munt" is the Dutch word for coin.

But it's derogatory in English

https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/munt

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Post by appdrag » Thu, Apr 12, 2018, 1:21 PM UTC

Interesting and nice landing page ... But you really need to change the name. It's racist!

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#6

Post by hanselot » Thu, Apr 12, 2018, 1:23 PM UTC

Add verge (XVG) and I'm interested.

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#7

Post by gaius » Thu, Apr 12, 2018, 1:24 PM UTC

Terrible choice of name... it’s a common, and not very pleasant, slang term

Munted: uncontrollably drunk

Munter: extremely unattractive female

In the UK at least, possibly other English-speaking countries.

Re: Show HN: Munt – The simplest way to accept cryptocurrencies

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Post by maccard » Thu, Apr 12, 2018, 1:28 PM UTC

LeonM wrote: post #3

maccard wrote: post #2

That... is an unfortunate name. I would really encourage people to google a word before choosing it as a product name.

"munt" is the Dutch word for coin.

Unfortunately common things in one language often mean other things in another language. The author is clearly trying to share this with the English speaking world, (the site is English after all), so it stands to reason that you would choose your words carefully in English.

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Post by tnolet » Thu, Apr 12, 2018, 1:39 PM UTC

I'm dutch with a pretty good grasp of english and never knew "munt" was slang or offensive. You learn every day.

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Post by jen729w » Thu, Apr 12, 2018, 1:39 PM UTC

gaius wrote: post #7

Terrible choice of name... it’s a common, and not very pleasant, slang term Munted: uncontrollably drunk Munter: extremely unattractive female In the UK at least, possibly other English-speaking countries.

Not just drunk: munt specifically means you’re really out of your mind on drugs.

Usually in a happy way with friends, like “we were munt on the couch together”, but yeah. That’s what it means.

The URL makes this worse. To “get munt”, well. Yep.

Source: native English, now live in Australia.