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Whats a big problem you are facing? (sopuli.xyz)
submitted 1 year ago by to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
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How can you actively prevent it from getting worseβ€”like starting now/today?

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[–] 1 point 1 year ago (7 children)

How do I setup a crypto wallet? The only time I tried crypto was back when I still used the Brave web browser and I wasn't able to redeem the BAT that I earned without setting up a crypto wallet through a website that required an ID. If it's just an issue with how Brave handles their crypto currency, I do know of some other sources of crypto that I can try using.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago* (6 children)

    Metamask is very beginner friendly and no different from setting up an e-mail.

    https://metamask.io/en-GB

    It's called a "non-custodial" wallet, you control your funds so you don't need ID. Custodial wallets are tied to exchanges that hold your funds, even though they belong to you, and all transactions are approved by the exchange. They follow KYC for legal reasons, like a stock exchange, but they're also a bit safer to use.

    Since you'll be doing peer to peer transactions, remember there are no backsies. Once you send money, it's gone.

    You won't be able to cash out at registered exchanges, so it'll be tricky to get IRL money unless you have buyers you trust.

    I haven't used these guys in a while, but they don't need ID in Canada at least: https://coincards.com/

    Be safe out there. Don't buy shit coins. Sign up for airdrops. Transfer fees go up and down throughout the day, it's always cheaper to move larger volumes at night in North America.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (2 children)

    Hey, I know it's been awhile but I have another question. For crypto currencies, my only options are bitcoin, dogecoin, litecoin and dash (assuming that dash is a crypto currency, I wasn't able to find anything about what it actually is), can I use any of these four currencies with metamask?

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Dash is a crypto, yeah. How to add coins and the supported currencies are here, along with anything else you need to know:

    https://metamask.io/en-GB/faqs

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

    For some reason I couldn't find the FAQs when I tried to look for it. But it seems like the options I have available to me aren't supported by metamask. This might not be much of a problem though, as I've found another way to get prepaid credit cards. The only problem is that they can't actually be used on PayPal, which means I wont be able to buy some games from Itchio but most developers release their games through Steam, so I should be able to buy them there.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

    Okay, thank you. I'll check these out. Also, I have two kind of a random but still related questions. Do you know if I'd be able to use PayPal exclusively with prepaid credit cards? And, do you know if I can use both gift cards and prepaid credit cards through VPNs?

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    No prob. VPNs shouldn't affect how you can pay. Canadian banks all support e-transfers so we don't use a lot of cash apps, I've never used paypal.

    I was able to use prepaid cards everywhere. They should work just like a Visa or Mastercard.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago

    Okay, thanks again. The reason I asked about PayPal was because there are some websites that I want to be able to purchase things but PayPal is the only option they accept for at least some things. I saw that Coin Cards offers prepaid credit cards and I have read that, while PayPal requires either a bank account or a credit card to use, they might allow prepaid credit cards to be used instead, so I thought I'd ask just to make sure.

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