“So my personal opinion is that the world would have been better without cryptocurrencies.”

  • Aolley@lemmy.world
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    5 days ago

    he’s not wrong that the whitepaper is a great idea, but after 2017 the BTC coin no longer reflects what is in that white paper and BTC is not the ‘bitcoin P2P e-cash’ that was invented hence no one is using it as e-cash (because I can’t be that anymore)

  • crank0271@lemmy.world
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    5 days ago

    It sure does help you identify the biggest jackasses in your life, though, doesn’t it? Boiling the oceans seems like a small price to pay for the convenience.

  • Sibshops@lemm.eeOPM
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    5 days ago

    A “fun” fact is that ransomware wouldn’t exist like it does today if it weren’t for crypto.