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@matrix >anyone who cuts the

Hoooold on, I have to go look this up, because there's no way they're that stupid...

They're that stupid. This is the worst fucking idea I've ever heard of. This is useless "for spending". If I can get an antenna near it, it's empty? I'm gonna use that when I shop at random places? I'm gonna accept that as payment without hitting up some (centralized btw) API to make sure there's money on the fucking thing?

And you gotta destroy the bill (in a very specific way) and then hit up a centralized database to redeem it?

This is a very expensive paper wallet with worthless "document security" features. Watermarks and special paper and foil and everything else don't mean anything when you have to load it with money yourself and verify its balance before accepting it as payment anyway.

It's a bitcoin gift card.