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Brave has silently shadow-locked Poal's BAT wallet and is now demanding that I give up my personal information (picture of ID card, a mobile number and a selfie) to third party services (Uphold[dot]com and Gemini[dot]com) to be able to transfer the coins.

For the record, I decided to add BAT donations after receiving multiple requests from a handful of Poalrs here, and never really put much thought into it.

So thanks for those who participated and sent coins, unfortunately I will not be able to transfer the wallet anonymously...so If you are using that Brave rewards program, I guess you know what to do now.

FYI, Poal's wallet contains 351 BAT (currently worth ~$80, was >$300 before BTC collapsed a few months ago).

If you still want to donate, you can use different cryptocurrencies (check the donatepage for more details).

Your support is appreciated!

Brave has silently shadow-locked Poal's BAT wallet and is now demanding that I give up my personal information (picture of ID card, a mobile number and a selfie) to third party services (Uphold[dot]com and Gemini[dot]com) to be able to transfer the coins. For the record, I decided to add BAT donations after receiving multiple requests from a handful of Poalrs here, and never really put much thought into it. So thanks for those who participated and sent coins, unfortunately I will not be able to transfer the wallet anonymously...so If you are using that Brave rewards program, I guess you know what to do now. FYI, Poal's wallet contains 351 BAT (currently worth ~$80, was >$300 before BTC collapsed a few months ago). If you still want to donate, you can use different cryptocurrencies (check the [donate](https://poal.co/donate) page for more details). Your support is appreciated!

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[–] • 6 pts 2y

I'm sorry this happened to you guys and it is complete bullshit. I know that AOU and many others know all this but for those who just want to come here and tell me that all blockchain currencies are the jew, the following is for you.

It is an excellent time to point out how most blockchains are being used as control systems and tracking systems and also to point out the differences between those that are and those that are not so that people have some instincts and know what to look for. BAT is an ETH token. The ETH network is hobbled greatly (and on purpose) by gas fees. These can be mitigated by making small transactions at weird times of the day or night. Currently transfers can be had for just a few dollars if one takes their time on the transfer. So do it like this... Build up your own BAT balance for a few months. When it turns into a reasonable sum simply exchange it into something like ETH at the going rate and then do a send of ETH to the POAL wallet.

This exchange can happen easily and at the best price with a service called ZAPPER. It is noob-friendly and very low cost. https://zapper.fi/exchangeIt is an exchange aggregator that searches many different paths to make an exchange to give the best price. There are others as well like Zerion. I have not used BAT simply because I am a lazy faggot and don't want my browser history linked permanently on the ETH network to my wallets. See how that happens? If this is not clear then stop by s/bitcoin and ask away. I will help make it all clear.

Also!!! This event should STRONGLY highlight in your mind the difference between good blockchain assets and dogshit blockchain assets. BAT is a dogshit blockchain asset because it is simply a stranded-value token that links your ETH wallets to your browsing history. DEFINITELY something you do not want. SO don't use it! Instead, simply and easily purchase a real asset and send it to POAL instead.

How to identify a quality blockchain asset? I like to use a single metric which has never really failed me in all the years I have worked in this space.... IF IT IS A MINED BLOCKCHAIN THEN IT IS A QUALITY ASSET. If it is a Proof of Stake asset then 99% sure it will be dogshit. So what are some mined assets?

BITCOIN DOGE LTC ETC (Eth Classic) and quite a few more.

Ethereum is no longer a quality asset and neither is literally anything at all that resides on its main-net chain... or any of its layer-2s or side-chains if the measure of quality is blockchain fundamentals which should absolutely be your measure. Guess where BAT is at?

I hope this helps some people understand the space more. Right now we are heading into the absolute bottom of the blockchain asset market. Between now and March of 2024 we can expect some FANTASTIC deals to be had in the space. I encourage everyone here to get up to speed on that shit and start to buy QUALITY assets in reasonable quantities with a long-term target of late-2025 for a sale.

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[–] • 1 pt 2y

BAT is a dogshit blockchain asset because it is simply a stranded-value token that links your ETH wallets to your browsing history.

Even if stranded-value was a typo, it was very apt.

BTW the only actual mined assets are gold and silver (and platinum and a few others).

[–] • 0 pt 2y

Gold and silver have an unlimited supply in the universe. They also have a much greater regulated supply here on earth. There are deposits far greater than we're told. It's a controlled market. Not that I dislike them, it's just true.

Bitcoin mining simply means trying to discover a correct hash of a new block with a certain number of zeroes in front of it. The miner that discovers this has his block full of new transaction added to the chain. Very hard to discover, very easy for everyone to verify the mathematical truth. This is what allows for the decentralization--no central authority telling you which of multiple double-spends are correct.

[–] • 0 pt 2y

Gold and silver have an unlimited supply in the universe.

Same for every element, but that's not stopping them from being scarce here on Earth.

There is unlimited crypto, here and now. The "limited" versions are like pieces of paper with a particular design printed on them. The printing is limited but paper with printing isn't.