Bitcoin Company XAPO Facing Mounting Customer Complaints
A few weeks after suffering the wrath of Bitcoiners about unexpected cards fees that came with a two-month card shipping delay, the company is experiencing new setbacks from customers that complain about funds not showing up. Editor: XAPO response at the bottom of this post. XAPO Customers Complain. XAPO, the company with the largest capitalization of all Bitcoin industry with a $40M record fundraising, is again experiencing the wrath of its users. A Redditor has indeed reported a mysterious case of funds not showing up: after transferring 10 BTC ($ 4,030) to his Xapo's account, he....
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