PayPal to support Ethereum and Bitcoin

Post by majkinetor » Mon, Sep 15, 2025, 9:54 PM UTC

jgalt212 wrote: post #246

majkinetor wrote: post #204

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I don't want custodial or joint accounts. Then my kids call me to ask about stuff on their accounts. I want them to have their own thing. I want total separation of my own accounts from anything else in the world, including my family.

These of accounts do have read access so you can send all your childrens' phone calls straight to voicemail. :) Also, you can have complete separation if your accounts are at Bank A, and the dependents are at Bank B. I'm not trying to convince you, but moreso keep others from making parenting harder than it already is.

Post by rapind » Mon, Sep 15, 2025, 10:08 PM UTC

delusional wrote: post #234

em3rgent0rdr wrote: post #224

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PayPal 20 years ago made it easy to engage in internet commerce across various world currencies. And now users of PayPal have an easy way to commerce with two more world currencies using a familiar trusted interface. Another way PayPal as the middle man helps: "Unclaimed links expire after 10 days", which sounds like it avoids the problem of accidentally sending bitcoin into the void.

I completely understand why I would want paypal as an intermediary in the unlikely case I wanted to send bitcoin to somebody. I think what makes less sense to me is why people who actually like crypto would want paypal. I want a regulated middleman answerable to democratic legislation. Crypto people (largely) don't. I guess this is mostly a play that crypto people won't actually care if there's a middleman if it crea…

Post by hocuspocus » Mon, Sep 15, 2025, 10:24 PM UTC

IshKebab wrote: post #214

esskay wrote: post #184

I'm both surprised they didn't already, and am more surprised people are still willing to even use PayPal at this point.

It's pretty convenient when it's offered as a checkout option and it lets you avoid filling in your details yet again. I wouldn't store any money in it though.

Post by moritonal » Mon, Sep 15, 2025, 10:31 PM UTC

hamstercat wrote: post #260

mitkebes wrote: post #256

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Paypal is good as a consumer. You can buy stuff without giving random sites your card details, and paypal is willing to refund purchases if you have a legitimate issue and the seller refuses to cooperate with you. My wife placed a large clothing order some months back, but the package got ripped in transit and we only received about a quarter of it. The seller company refused a refund because the tracking data said "…

Credit cards do the same, no? You can initiate a chargeback.

Post by jgalt212 » Mon, Sep 15, 2025, 10:41 PM UTC

majkinetor wrote: post #262

jgalt212 wrote: post #246

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These of accounts do have read access so you can send all your childrens' phone calls straight to voicemail. :) Also, you can have complete separation if your accounts are at Bank A, and the dependents are at Bank B. I'm not trying to convince you, but moreso keep others from making parenting harder than it already is.

You are making it waaay harder than it is :) I got this in 10 minutes and have 0 maintenance, and you want me to have account at bank A and B which can take days, if not weeks, along with the constant management. I have a life, you know. Nah, I am gonna keep using a crypto card while my neighbor still waits for a card of the local bank 3 months later, after a tone of back&forth.