Jure Repinc@lemmy.ml to Technology@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 years agoDon’t Get Fooled Again by Cryptowww.nytimes.comexternal-linkmessage-square12linkfedilinkarrow-up131arrow-down121cross-posted to: technology@beehaw.orgnytimes@rss.ponder.cat
arrow-up110arrow-down1external-linkDon’t Get Fooled Again by Cryptowww.nytimes.comJure Repinc@lemmy.ml to Technology@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square12linkfedilinkcross-posted to: technology@beehaw.orgnytimes@rss.ponder.cat
minus-squarellothar@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up27arrow-down6·2 years agoCrypto as currency = good. Crypto as investment = bad. First one is technological progress, the other is a Ponzi scheme.
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minus-squaremagic_lobster_party@kbin.runlinkfedilinkarrow-up13·2 years agoProblem is that barely anyone use crypto as currency. Almost everybody treat it as a stupid get rich quick scheme.
minus-squarems.lane@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years ago*Barely anyone who doesn’t need to. Russia uses it quite a lot to get around sanctions and their banning from Swift.
Crypto as currency = good.
Crypto as investment = bad.
First one is technological progress, the other is a Ponzi scheme.
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Problem is that barely anyone use crypto as currency. Almost everybody treat it as a stupid get rich quick scheme.
*Barely anyone who doesn’t need to.
Russia uses it quite a lot to get around sanctions and their banning from Swift.