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weev 2 weeks ago
Monero is a social contract of fungibility where I know that if an exchange takes XMR, I am going to be able to exchange my XMR freely there. Unlike Bitcoin where an exchange may claim to take Bitcoin, but then arbitrarily decides they won't take my Bitcoin and then freezes my Bitcoin and refuses to give me back my Bitcoin for months/years/ever.

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JackTheMimic 2 weeks ago
How is that not the case with Monero on a theoretical exchange? Exchanging fiat for Bitcoin or Monero is a social contract only enforceable by the parties and trust assumptions therein. My whole point here is pointing out "Bitcoin UTXOs can be frozen" is just as true for Monero on an exchange with a similar payment structure -> Fiat in ->Monero out but until payment is completed, any coin can be rugged. So, I just find this argument the weakest against Bitcoin especially from Monero advocates.