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Re:A from-scratch tour of Bitcoin in Python by codebolt on Wednesday June 23, 2021 @01:55AM (#27601226)
Crypto is hardly a "sector of the economy". It's main utility right now is lining the pockets of a few speculators.

Traditional centralized ledgering systems do everything crypto does better and with a fraction of the energy use. It also gives governments tools to combat inflation/deflation and manage counterparty risks within the system.

Crypto is a neat idea, but in the end it doesn't really solve anything, and instead only introduces a lot of unnecessary problems.

Re:A from-scratch tour of Bitcoin in Python by Shosty123 on Wednesday June 23, 2021 @04:00AM (#27601999)
It pains me to see how someone could see no value in having a medium of exchange outside of any government currency control. One of my ex-coworkers had his family's fortune wiped out twice in Argentina due to government seizure and hyperinflation before they fled to Canada.