You can still get rugged by a federated mint. Federation offers a false sense of complete security.
Your key point is valid though - bitcoin allows self sovereign "savings", for which custodial solutions are no better than traditional banking.
robwoodgate / Rob Woodgate
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2025-07-05 09:37:38 UTC
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