• humble_boatsman@sh.itjust.works
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    1 day ago

    While I find this fascinating, what these monopolies do with their power, I wonder more what the alternatives are… There where some interesting Economist articles on major changes to financial techs aiming to break this though that was years ago and I don’t remember much other then discussion of micro loans and government cryptos schemes

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      23 hours ago

      Fix would be government regulation.

      Alternatives are sending cash by mail, accepting bank ACH, and of course, cryptocurrency.

      • Concetta@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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        20 hours ago

        I wonder if the Canadian e transfer system would be helpful. I literally used to buy drugs using e-transfer and I’m pretty confident they still deal.