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Re:Web3 is not Decentralisation – it’s a Ploy to put Crypto ... by crypot on Tuesday November 30, 2021 @12:50PM (#29395087)
Bitcoin fixes this. Read the whitepaper.
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Re:Web3 is not Decentralisation – it’s a Ploy to put Crypto ... by zeruch on Tuesday November 30, 2021 @01:24PM (#29395544)
"Bitcoin fixes this. Read the whitepaper."

If that's your basis, then I don't think you're inspired by anything other than pecuniary interest, which is the crux of the issue by the OP.

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Re:Web3 is not Decentralisation – it’s a Ploy to put Crypto ... by Sohcahtoa82 on Tuesday November 30, 2021 @05:41PM (#29398386)
I can't take this comment seriously.

It's pretty well-known that Bitcoin is likely the worst way to digitally send micropayments. The fees are way too high. Bitcoin does not scale.

Yeah, the Lightning Network exists, but that doesn't really solve the problem for one-off microtransactions.

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Re:Web3 is not Decentralisation – it’s a Ploy to put Crypto ... by jl2718 on Tuesday November 30, 2021 @01:15PM (#29395420)
It’s amazing that Bitcoin still isn’t Bitcoin yet.
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Re:Web3 is not Decentralisation – it’s a Ploy to put Crypto ... by krallja on Tuesday November 30, 2021 @05:02PM (#29398086)
The current transaction fee is about $2.19. Nobody can use Bitcoins for microtransactions because the fees are worse than credit card networks, PayPal, etc.
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