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> The great thing about crypto exchanges (and other sites that hold crypto for you) is that they're self-paying bug bounties.

That's a pretty crass and glib statement. So are home burglaries, I guess? Or, really, any kind of crime regarding the stealing of funds or valuables?

You're basically saying 'if you find a 'bug' that lets you get money, then it's a self-paying bug bounty.'

So, snatching someone's purse while they're in the toilet--boom, instant self-paying bug bounty.

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Do you even know what a joke is?

Do you know what insensitivity is? Would you make the same joke about any of the other examples I mentioned?

No I wouldn’t because they aren’t topical to a website devoted to talking about dev and tech. It’s a joke, sensitivity isn’t always a priority, you don’t have to like it.

If explicitly people want to be independent of the regulated financial sector and sign-up to take these risks you cannot claim "oh, I've been wronged, pity me" -- sure they deserve justice, but this happening to them is part of the risk reward of working with crypto..

I'd wager that you shouldn't put any money you can't afford to lose into crypto, so your other examples are not really comparable.

> I'd wager that you shouldn't put any money you can't afford to lose into crypto

Again, you can just as easily say: I'd wager you shouldn't put any money you can't afford to lose into your wallet or purse.

You're just doing transparent victim-blaming right now. If someone gets robbed, it is not their fault.

Silly wager. Crypto is a wild punt, your wallet is not.

Calm down son, your emotions are getting the better of you.

It doesn't matter if they're being robbed of cash in their wallet or magic beans in their e-wallet. What matters is the action, and making light of it.

It was a joke - it’s not like he’s going around taking the piss out of the losers here - it was a joke about big bountys on a software engineering / IT focussed message board.

Hack a crypto exchange - self paying bug bounty - it’s just a Joke.

Take a chill pill, the stick up your arse must be massive.

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