Itch.io downloads/time spike on flathub
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Simple solution. Itch.io takes payment in cryptocurrencies. Vote with your (crypto-)wallet.
Crypto is unfortunately too volatile, GNU-Taler is the better option
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Crypto is unfortunately too volatile, GNU-Taler is the better option
Why does it matter if it is volatile? I've used crypto to keep newsgroups going for years. You buy $10 worth at the time, doesn't matter if it's worth $5 or $20 tomorrow, it's served it's purpose.
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Why does it matter if it is volatile? I've used crypto to keep newsgroups going for years. You buy $10 worth at the time, doesn't matter if it's worth $5 or $20 tomorrow, it's served it's purpose.
Well not really... i don't want my 10 to be worth only 5 tomorrow...
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Why does it matter if it is volatile? I've used crypto to keep newsgroups going for years. You buy $10 worth at the time, doesn't matter if it's worth $5 or $20 tomorrow, it's served it's purpose.
I never said Crypto is unusable
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Well not really... i don't want my 10 to be worth only 5 tomorrow...
I am happy you don't care, but a lot of other people do.Your 10 isn't your 10 any more so why do you care
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Your 10 isn't your 10 any more so why do you care
But that is the problem. It still is my 10 if i have it in my wallet. And until i pay with it, it can fluctuate in my wallet.
Unless i guess i buy the crypto coin and immediately pay with it. But that is more of a hassle to buy something.If i own money in the form of crypto currency and within a day it could be worth half, it is just not viable. Its too much of a gamble.
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But that is the problem. It still is my 10 if i have it in my wallet. And until i pay with it, it can fluctuate in my wallet.
Unless i guess i buy the crypto coin and immediately pay with it. But that is more of a hassle to buy something.If i own money in the form of crypto currency and within a day it could be worth half, it is just not viable. Its too much of a gamble.
wrote last edited by [email protected]I understand what your saying, and I agree for the situation you describe, however I don't think you appreciate my view point. The process I follow when purchasing services is to only purchase the exact amount I require at the time, in fact the check out process only allows me to do just that.
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I understand what your saying, and I agree for the situation you describe, however I don't think you appreciate my view point. The process I follow when purchasing services is to only purchase the exact amount I require at the time, in fact the check out process only allows me to do just that.
How does that work though? Do you pick a cryptocurrency at checkout on for example steam, and then it charges your creditcard or bank instantly to the crypto currency and then instantly steam?
I do not use crypto currency so i don't know if that is a thing. Is that what you mean? -
At least in the us, crypto bros have a stranglehold on a number of politicians on right and left. Its unlikely to be banned or hindered unilaterally.
... I don't have any trust that the US government will do anything pro-lgbt, pro-freedom-of-expression or pro-women.
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... I don't have any trust that the US government will do anything pro-lgbt, pro-freedom-of-expression or pro-women.
wrote last edited by [email protected]Oh I don't either, I just don't think they will touch crypto. I don't think it's a good thing that they won't touch crypto though.
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How does that work though? Do you pick a cryptocurrency at checkout on for example steam, and then it charges your creditcard or bank instantly to the crypto currency and then instantly steam?
I do not use crypto currency so i don't know if that is a thing. Is that what you mean?Yes, that's one way to do it. Another way is to pick some amount you can afford to save and buy bitcoin every month or so. Hold it for a few years and always spend your oldest coins first. For example $20 from 2020 buys $200 worth of stuff now.
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Simple solution. Itch.io takes payment in cryptocurrencies. Vote with your (crypto-)wallet.
To those who are saying the price of things would be volatile because they are accepting crypto. That isn’t how buying things works. The asset is volatile. Not the cost of the thing you are buying.
Just try to check out a cart anywhere that allows for cryptocurrency payment. Mullvad is a place I can suggest. They even give you a discount for doing so.
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At least in the us, crypto bros have a stranglehold on a number of politicians on right and left. Its unlikely to be banned or hindered unilaterally.
I have bad news for any privacy coins
https://coinedition.com/eus-new-legislation-to-ban-monero-zcash-and-non-kyc-wallets/
Starting July 1, 2027, the EU will ban transactions involving anonymous wallets and privacy-focused cryptocurrencies like Monero and Zcash under the new Anti-Money Laundering Regulation (AMLR), aiming to eliminate illegal activities facilitated by untraceable digital assets, and subject Central Banks to direct AML supervision.
