Why Bitcoin is worse than a Madoff-style Ponzi scheme

Re:Why Bitcoin is worse than a Madoff-style Ponzi scheme by jmull on Wednesday December 22, 2021 @08:37AM (#29649087)

> we don't ban things because you or I don't see the point

We do see the point, though: to scam people out of money.

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Re:Why Bitcoin is worse than a Madoff-style Ponzi scheme by DarkWiiPlayer on Wednesday December 22, 2021 @09:32AM (#29649811)

Then let's ban gift cards first, because those get used for scamming as well and I don't really see the point in them in the first place, other than making money.

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Re:Why Bitcoin is worse than a Madoff-style Ponzi scheme by jmull on Wednesday December 22, 2021 @09:53AM (#29650092)

Gift cards have mainly legitimate uses. Here it's different: The main point is to scam people out of money.

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