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Re:Re: It's time for us in the tech world to speak out about... by miloignis on Tuesday June 01, 2021 @12:10AM (#27350661)
I've only been vaguely following cryptocurrency for the last few years after messing with it a while back, but I think the Ethereum Name System should count as one of your 3 requested compelling cases.

Trustless, decentralized DNS with pretty much perfectly fair auctions. No messing with registrars, or having it taken away or censored by a government, or being front-run by GoDaddy.

It was always one of the coolest uses I saw, and an example I always give to explain why smart contracts are useful.

https://ens.domains/

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Re:Re: It's time for us in the tech world to speak out about... by api on Tuesday June 01, 2021 @09:24AM (#27354013)
I guess I’ll take it. Honestly I think there are a lot more potential uses like that but they have not been explored because speculation and gambling have sucked all the air out of the room.
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