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Re:Tesla buys $1.5B in Bitcoin, may accept it as payment in ... by lm28469 on Monday February 08, 2021 @11:25AM (#26066551)
I have a hard time getting excited for a product solving a problem Visa&co solved decades ago.
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Re:Tesla buys $1.5B in Bitcoin, may accept it as payment in ... by mercurial_sucks on Monday February 08, 2021 @01:16PM (#26068029)
Decentralization, Scalability, Security

Rate Visa&Co vs ethereum 2.0 based on this.

The whole point is trustlessness

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Re:Tesla buys $1.5B in Bitcoin, may accept it as payment in ... by lm28469 on Monday February 08, 2021 @04:30PM (#26070432)
The current system is secure and already scaled. Decentralization doesn't really bring anything to the table other than mental stimulation for nerds
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