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Crypto has become the ultimate swamp asset (www.economist.com)

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[–] NotAGamer@lemmy.org 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

All crypto currencies are scams and should be illegal.

[–] Draegur@lemm.ee 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

i agree with you, but also:

imagine someone inventing the wheel for the first time,
except instead of revolutionizing civilization,
a bunch of absolute fucking morons decide to use it exclusively as disposable single-use dinner plates

that's what it's like to leverage cryptographic block chain ledgers as a currency.