I suppose the answer is you can't. Perhaps wait until a federation gets going in which you do know who's running the show.
Personally, I think it's worth risking a small number of sats to see how it works. I think of it as a cost of getting a first look at some of these things.
How can we even trust these organizations when we don't know who's running the show?
The elephant in the room, same and even worse for Cashu
I suppose the answer is you can't. Perhaps wait until a federation gets going in which you do know who's running the show.
Personally, I think it's worth risking a small number of sats to see how it works. I think of it as a cost of getting a first look at some of these things.
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