–> Random dude loses $1500 in crypto.
–> BBC writes 1500-word hit piece on it.

Man, legacy media *hates* crypto so f'in much... but yeah this article's particulars are truly painful to read. Multichain should be made nearly impossible for normies to enable.

–> Random dude loses $1500 in crypto.
–> BBC writes 1500-word hit piece on it.

Man, legacy media *hates* crypto so f'in much... but yeah this article's particulars are truly painful to read. Multichain should be made nearly impossible for normies to enable.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c93gydxj8n7o

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The worst part is every time a company says their wallet can't do x

They are one contract address in a database away but they just let the customer suffer

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It's true, this company seems like it sucks in many ways.

Applying the case to the industry as a whole feels more like local news or an opinion piece.

Eh I mean I've seen it happen with coinbase a bunch 

Sometimes they eventually get their coins back once the platform supports X 

But always found it crazy that a company like CB would let users suffer for such a small issue that really wasn't a technical problem to solve 

Just send it back lol, it's custodial wallets 🤷‍♂️

Do you think this sort of profit-maximizing behavior at the expense of the customer is something specifically endemic to crypto? (I experience this in TONS of stuff. Banks, health insurance, etc)

Also, do you think such an anecdote is a national or international story?

To your point though, if the BBC or someone did legit journalistic effort and found a pattern of the behavior youre describing – Coinbase, Gemini, etc – that they are keeping funds and using "oops crypto is permanent" as an excuse, I would think this was a totally justified international story that makes me ashamed of the state of the industry as a whole.

But to dress up a mere anecdote and apply it to the industry says a lot more about the BBC than about crypto.

Two things can be true at once:

1. This company sucks.
2. It has nothing to do with crypto as a whole.

I think it's a severely more frustrating experience when a company is supposed to be a key player in "the future of finance" and "fixing money"

Then fucks over a customer for $$$$ when their should just be a refund button a support agent can press 💀

We mostly deserve the bad press (as far and wide as possible) if we collectively let that slide and endorse any crypto company acting like the incumbents they aim to disrupt 🤷‍♂️