When I was reading an article, I came across a disadvantage of bitcoin that stated that there "No Chargebacks or Refunds" in bitcoin transactions. What do you think can be the way forward in solving this problem? Many, regardless of whether you are pro-bitcoin or anti-bitcoin, your interest is in making sure that transactions where currency is involved have a Charge-back or Refund policy.
Below is what the article said on this point: "No Chargebacks or Refunds"
One of Bitcoins biggest drawbacks is a lack of standardized policy for chargebacks or refunds, as all credit card companies and traditional online payment processors have. Users affected by transaction fraud for instance, they purchase goods that the seller never delivers cant request a refund through Bitcoin. In fact, Bitcoins decentralized structure makes it impossible for any single party to arbitrate disputes between users. While miners take responsibility for recording transactions, theyre not qualified to assess their legitimacy.
Some newer cryptocurrencies, such as Ripple, have rudimentary chargeback and refund functions, but this feature has yet to be built into Bitcoin.
Sure chargeback has an advantage but there are also disadvantages of having a chargeback system, first of all there should be a company that will monitor all transactions and give service to all people, making it a centralized currency which is oppose to original purpose of Bitcoin being a decentralized cryptocurrency. However, it is possible to have a chargeback if an online wallet (with KYC) provider wants to, what will happen is it will function just like paypal and credit cards. For me there's no need for this because we have a lot escrow service out there.