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0 sats \ 21 replies \ @kr 3 Apr \ parent \ on: Coinbase Selects Lightspark for Lightning bitcoin

thanks for sharing that link, but you dodged my first question.

given that Coinbase already has tens of millions of customers, is it not a good thing that they will have access to Lightning?

0 sats \ 7 replies \ @DarthCoin 3 Apr

is it not a good thing that they will have access to Lightning?

NO. Those losers must be informed about the dangers of using Conbase. Not just for them, but for all the rest of users.

In other words, promoting Conbase and Lightspark is doing more damage than good.

0 sats \ 6 replies \ @kr 3 Apr

you lost me, definitely disagree on this one

51 sats \ 5 replies \ @DarthCoin 3 Apr

@remindme 1 year

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @ek 3 Apr

Will you eat your dick if you're wrong that Coinbase integrating Lightning is not good for Bitcoin?

0 sats \ 3 replies \ @kr 3 Apr

despite our disagreement, i must admit this is a good use of the remindme bot

0 sats \ 2 replies \ @DarthCoin 3 Apr

Darth is not invoking that bot if is not sure 100% about what is saying. Very few times Darth was wrong.

0 sats \ 1 reply \ @random_ OP 3 Apr

Out of curiosity, what have you been wrong about? (bitcoin specific lol)

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @DarthCoin 3 Apr

I don't remember exactly, I think was something about code. And code is my weak point, I am almost zero knowledge about code. So I am not talking anymore when is about code. I STFU.

21 sats \ 12 replies \ @javier 3 Apr

Well, if @DarthCoin and others are right and they are doing fractional reserve on Bitcoin, I don't think that's a good thing, it only means more ways to scam.

0 sats \ 11 replies \ @kr 3 Apr

how could a lightning integration possibly mean “more ways to scam”?

50 sats \ 10 replies \ @javier 3 Apr

Lightning is just a tool, can be used for good and for bad. Like Bitcoin. If a scam is run on Bitcoin, that doesn't make the scam less scammy.

0 sats \ 9 replies \ @kr 3 Apr

ok, but you’re implying a scam is already occurring, how does adding Lightning make things any worse?

21 sats \ 8 replies \ @javier 3 Apr

The more ways they add to make the scam bigger, the worse things are going to be, don't you think so? It's simple logic.

0 sats \ 7 replies \ @kr 3 Apr

you’re implying that the “scam” is a fractional reserve system.

a lightning integration does not magically make fractional reserve systems more dangerous.

60 sats \ 6 replies \ @javier 3 Apr

Come on kr you are intelligent. If they increase their usebase because of adding lightning, obviously the scam becomes bigger.

And it's not just suspected fractional reserve, Coinbase is a bad actor in general, DarthCoin already put you a list of bad things this company already did: #78930

0 sats \ 5 replies \ @ek 3 Apr

Coinbase is a bad actor yes, but if a bad actor no longer prevents access to Lightning, how can this be net bad?

I think you think they have some elaborate scheme planned but to me it looks more like they accepted that Lightning is here to stay. I think you think they are smarter than they really are. If Coinbase is doing fractional reserves, Lightning will make bank runs easier.

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