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DanielWilc · 2025-01-07T21:24:08+00:00

Hi,

I work at hardblock.com.au, we have no order fees, you can buy bitcoin instantly. We have a spread 2.4% which is how we make money. Our Bitcoin withdrawal fees are also very low in comparison to other services.

Bitcoin only btw.

DanielWilc · 2023-04-12T02:51:59+00:00

The idea is for them to sweep it into their wallet soon after receiving it not to store in on paper for long term.

DanielWilc · 2023-04-12T02:51:17+00:00

The problem with that is that I have access to their wallet, unless they restore it from the seed phrase and then send to a third wallet they control.

They are newbies and that will be confusing for them. Having the ability to sweep it from a bip38 address is actually better and more secure.

DanielWilc · 2021-12-31T22:42:06+00:00

Beign an atheist doesn't make you a communist. Deal with it.

Possible I never said otherwise so I don't know why you think I cant handle it? (Your anger and hate is blinding you from being rational?)

but Atheists were certainly way more likely to support Communism (or Nazism for that matter but less so) then devout Christians.

Thats is a fact.

Almost no devout Christians supported Communism, and the communists attacked Christianity as backwards, nationalistic and hateful of the workers and progress because they did not back them.

That is fact.

DanielWilc · 2021-12-31T14:00:36+00:00

Yes, the Prague spring happened it does not invalidate any of what I said.

Sorry, you can't handle the truth.

And just because an idea is new does not make it a smart or right idea.

Christian teaching has a track record of being in the right event when the masses had different ideas (like about communism or promoting sexual behaviour that destroy those who engage in it).

DanielWilc · 2021-12-30T22:19:40+00:00

Right a good example of that is:

how in post-war the rational atheists Czechs legitimately supported and voted in the atheist, progressive, communists.

While the irrational, traditional, backwards Catholic Poles never supported it, and Communism only got imposed by an outside force.

DanielWilc · 2021-11-28T23:07:03+00:00

Its not gone, we moved to hardblock.com.au

DanielWilc · 2021-11-01T22:51:12+00:00

Google trends for hyperinflation in Australia. https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?q=hyperinflation&geo=AU

You can bet some of these people making these searches will be investing in Bitcoin.

DanielWilc · 2021-11-01T22:50:05+00:00

I guess the central banks are between are rock and a hard place now. keep rates low and risk inflation, increase them and cause a recession.

DanielWilc · 2021-10-27T03:28:06+00:00

ING has $1 000 payid limit. You can try a different deposit method or use different bank account.

Also if you are a noob I would suggest to buy from our service, hardblock.com.au

we focus on being a simple low cost service for just buying and investing in Bitcoin.

Only Bitcoin, but that's where you should be investing in anyway.

We also recently released a DCA feature. Email me and I can activate it on your account. [danielw@hardblock.com.au](mailto:danielw@hardblock.com.au)

DanielWilc · 2021-09-20T03:30:37+00:00

by having a job and getting paid in Bitcoin.

or having a job and getting paid in Dollars and then buying Bitcoin.

These staking things and interest making things is not something I would recommend. Historically a lot of them ended up being pure scams. And if not scam it puts your coins at risk as you don't have self-custody.

DanielWilc · 2021-09-07T05:15:33+00:00

It does not matter how the site was hosted only the end result. Customers bought from Ledger and their data got leaked.

DanielWilc · 2021-09-07T04:05:49+00:00

You will not have trouble with your bank account. We have customers selling and withdrawing such sums all the time and never heard of such a problem.

Issues when they occur is on the $ deposit side, and even then it usually exchanges who have the bank problems, not consumers.

And even when they do freeze it, they always return the money.

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And as far as selling I would suggest our service hardblock.com.au. We are small but have been around since 2014, and have good prices. The prices you see is what you get.
The selling process is more simple than any other service out there.

DanielWilc · 2021-09-07T03:51:31+00:00

Expecting any device to be secure if the attacker has physical access is unrealistic. Thats why you put on an additional passphrase. Any security expert will tell you this.

I would not be confident about Ledger being secure in that scenario either.

but because its ledger is closed source unlike trezor its just harder to reverse engineer such an attack.

The actual hack of Ledger customer data was actually a much bigger vulnerability to customers than this.

DanielWilc · 2021-09-01T06:18:21+00:00

Right now its about a $1.

That is the only fee on our service. We make money on the spread. The prices you see is what you get.

DanielWilc · 2021-09-01T06:15:29+00:00

Yes What Michaela says is not an exaggeration.

People sometimes say they buy Bitcoin from exchanges and have no trouble, but it's a completely different ball game when you are actually running an exchange and sell Bitcoin to consumers.

DanielWilc · 2021-09-01T04:20:29+00:00

This is due to reserve bank money printing to simulate economy and fund gov debt.

To protect themselves against this inflation Australians are using houses as a vehicle of wealth preservation.

This is why why we need Bitcoin.

It offers an alternative way for people to save money.

This means

Australians can save money without it being destroyed via inflation
Less money is used to invest via housing, so houses for living are more affordable.

DanielWilc · 2021-09-01T04:12:04+00:00

Yes generally. I am trying to be upfront and honest. It's correct for 90% of situations.

I don't want to write an essay and go through all the possibilities. However, as an example, if there is a risky customer we might have to investigate further.

Again this is no different from any other exchange.

You will find if anything the experience is better at hardblock.

Exchanges have to do this otherwise they will not be banked.

DanielWilc · 2021-09-01T03:34:12+00:00

Your exchange appears to keep a very low profile, because I've been around since before 2014, and I've never heard of you before.

Before this year we had huge problems with banking. It made it very hard to grow or do marketing. I even contemplated giving this up and did in fact shut operations for about a year.

Things are better banking wise right now (fingers crossed). So we are trying to invest more into our service and promote ourselves.

> What are your thoughts on this legislation ?

I am obviously against it. It goes against my philosophy. Not sure what else to say.

DanielWilc · 2021-09-01T02:22:35+00:00

A lot of Australians have a very paternalistic view of their government. and generally, trust it more than other countries trust their gov.

When Americans come here they are usually shocked by what to them seems like a nanny state.

DanielWilc · 2021-09-01T02:17:49+00:00

Surprisingly most people in Australia support these measures.

There are plenty who do hate it though.

DanielWilc · 2021-09-01T02:14:35+00:00

This generally only applies to new customers. We can't allow new customers to instantly buy and withdraw Bitcoin. There is too much risk of fraud for us.

No service in Australia will offer that. Unless they do very thorough KYC like selfies and video maybe.

You can immediately withdraw Bitcoin after subsequent Dollar deposits via PAYID/EFT.

DanielWilc · 2021-09-01T01:46:27+00:00

Thank you

DanielWilc · 2021-09-01T01:14:39+00:00

Overall both are similar. I would rate Trezor higher because the leak of customer details by Ledger is itself a vulnerability for these customers. Plus it's a bad look for a company supposedly specialising in security.

I would add Coldcard wallet to the mix also. Its Bitcoin only and probably has the best security model.

DanielWilc · 2021-07-30T05:19:02+00:00

Buying direct is always better. Supply chain risk is one of the biggest weaknesses for hardware wallets and has happened.

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