Nassim Taleb says Bitcoin is an open Ponzi scheme and a failed currency

Re:Nassim Taleb says Bitcoin is an open Ponzi scheme and a f... by managerclass on Saturday April 24, 2021 @02:05PM (#26926961)

Ask any criminal on the dark web weather Bitcoin has value or not. Having an asset that no government can take away from you is invaluable.

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Re:Nassim Taleb says Bitcoin is an open Ponzi scheme and a f... by DeRock on Saturday April 24, 2021 @02:39PM (#26927263)

Your comment may have been accurate 10 years ago when Silk Road existed, but nowadays people have moved on from bitcoin. The easily traceable ledger is a liability.

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Re:Nassim Taleb says Bitcoin is an open Ponzi scheme and a f... by ryanlol on Saturday April 24, 2021 @04:15PM (#26927952)

Utter bullshit. Some are trying to move on, but most have not.

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Re:Nassim Taleb says Bitcoin is an open Ponzi scheme and a f... by Lammy on Saturday April 24, 2021 @02:11PM (#26927033)

This is exactly what I would want people to believe if I were a government that knew all the cryptography involved was totally broken.

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