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Re:The Non-Innovation of Cryptocurrency by dave_sullivan on Thursday July 08, 2021 @05:08AM (#27769713)
"This technology is only used by criminals and perverts" is a common refrain that almost always turns out to be wrong. People should relax.
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Re:The Non-Innovation of Cryptocurrency by skohan on Thursday July 08, 2021 @05:14AM (#27769749)
It's an easily falsifiable claim if it is indeed false.
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Re:The Non-Innovation of Cryptocurrency by intev on Thursday July 08, 2021 @05:58AM (#27770034)
This is obviously false. "only", implying if at least one person used it for a legitimate reason that would make the statement false. There are plenty of legitimate businesses accepting bitcoin so it makes it false.
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Re:The Non-Innovation of Cryptocurrency by dave_sullivan on Thursday July 08, 2021 @11:53AM (#27773658)
Yes, that's what I said, it's false. Easily.
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