I wish I bloody knew cause I never touched such things >~<

I am also not happy, but now it is the most convenient way. I've tried everything else, it's even worse.

Sigh, sometimes I WISH I was in a different where humanity was not at eachother's throats to the point of possible nuclear EXTICTION

that's pretty awful D: if it's the only way to get yourself out of a bad situation, I'd say do it then drop it as soon as you can, crypto is nothing but a scam

In this case, this is an alternative payment method, you buy crypto for dollars and send it to me, I complete the order. It's less convenient than PayPal, but the transfer fee is almost the same.

Just because you don't understand it doesn't mean it's a scam. But I agree, do what you need to do temporarily Xorza.

Just because you've been scammed doesn't mean you understand it. :')

What? That doesn't even make logical sense. Lol

USD Stablecoins for keeping value relative to the USD, MATIC network/Arbitrum/Optimism for cheap transactions.

https://www.furaffinity.net/journal...../#cid:59043879

putib's action forced russia's inhabitants to use cryptocurrency
this is a new low

Brave new world

I'm not a fan of crypto, I doubt I'll ever use it, but I certainly understand the bind you're in. Some things you'll need to think about:

1: Make sure you actually have an exchange which can convert your crypto into real cash for you. Given the increased difficulty of moving money into Russia, even exchanges that work today might run out of cash locally tomorrow.

2: There's unpredictable fees everywhere, and especially for small transactions this can end up completely wiping out the value of the transfer or even making it negative.

3: Given the volatility of crypto values, definitely cash out as soon as you can.

Crypto is not inherently a scam, but confused or desperate people will always be easier targets for scammers.
Nicoya is only talking in facts and I like that. Crypto is a possibility, but make sure you have a *reliable* way to turn it into cash with acceptable transaction losses.

Seconded on (1), but (2) & (3) have seen some improvements lately:

2) There's a lot of work being done to make transactions a lot cheaper: Polygon, Arbitrum, & Optimism comes to mind. I've been able to get Polygon transactions done with < $0.01 in MATIC.

https://l2fees.info/

3) Stablecoins (USDC & USDT) are meant to keep their value pegged to the USD, so that they're always worth 1 USD. Other stablecoins exist as well, but those 2 are the largest in the space.

https://www.coingecko.com/en/catego.....usd-stablecoin

I could not at this moment trade in crypto, but it is something I could do in the future. That said I'm not a fan of any fiat currency. Still for people who do international trading in digital mediums it seems like a solid alternative. Just be extra extra careful any time you need to access your wallet especially on "new" networks/devices.