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5 sats \ 3 replies \ @DarthCoin 12h \ on: helping someone to open getalby account bitcoin_beginners

Please read here and run your OWN Alby Hub. Getalby custodial accounts are no longer available. https://darth-coin.github.io/wallets/getting-started-alby-hub-en.html

Additional guides for your noob friend:

3 sats \ 2 replies \ @alashazam OP 2h

Thanks for the link, this was a big disappointment yesterday, my friend told me this whole thing feels like a "Freemium Trap" scam.

Where a company initially offers the service for free or with a "limited, exclusive" appeal to build a user base. Once users are invested and reliant on the service, they introduce substantial fees, trapping users.

0 sats \ 1 reply \ @DarthCoin 30m

No. Is not a scam. In fact they help you be sovereign and not using a custodial account.

When too many people are using a custodial solution it can generate a huge centralization of funds and shit could happen.

Bitcoin means be responsible for your own money.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @alashazam OP 20m

thanks again, I told him to sign up for walletofsatoshi.com he is happy about the solution and I understand now the difference between a custodial wallet and the point of this transition made by Alby. All in all, it was a good experience.