https://finance.yahoo.com/news/hacking-coinbase-great-bitcoin-bank-103035588.html [finance yahoo com]

Article is from 2017, but it still points to some of the reasons why I have refused to open a # exchange account. The price volatility attracts gamblers and thieves like blood in the water attracts sharks. The lack of controls and regulation means that even traditional consumer & investment banks are safer.

(Still, no one's guaranteeing that funds siphoned from a connected bank account will be replaced.)

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