Well, in my case, that's certainly not my objection. I'm going to a Bitcoin conference this year, after all. Hah.
I have no interest in tying my ability to conduct transactions and hold wealth to an ID that is designed to be immutable. But that's just me. I also lack faith in any system founded on biometrics, as it's a technology that's implicitly sold as something that is nearly impossible to exploit, which I simply have no reason to believe.
If there are people out there who are turned away by cryptocurrency being involved, well, I can't say I entirely blame them. The nerdy advocates and developers of cryptocurrencies and the countless "gurus" have failed to adequately onboard the public or counter the bad PR from the media. When setting up a custodial cryptocurrency account takes more steps than signing up for a credit card, the fees are relatively high, and stories pile up of clueless people falling for scams involving cryptocurrency, as well as the barrage of FUD from folks who are usually ignorant, it's no wonder everyday people would run in the other direction as soon as "cryptocurrency" is mentioned.
I have no interest in tying my ability to conduct transactions and hold wealth to an ID that is designed to be immutable. But that's just me. I also lack faith in any system founded on biometrics, as it's a technology that's implicitly sold as something that is nearly impossible to exploit, which I simply have no reason to believe.
If there are people out there who are turned away by cryptocurrency being involved, well, I can't say I entirely blame them. The nerdy advocates and developers of cryptocurrencies and the countless "gurus" have failed to adequately onboard the public or counter the bad PR from the media. When setting up a custodial cryptocurrency account takes more steps than signing up for a credit card, the fees are relatively high, and stories pile up of clueless people falling for scams involving cryptocurrency, as well as the barrage of FUD from folks who are usually ignorant, it's no wonder everyday people would run in the other direction as soon as "cryptocurrency" is mentioned.