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Re:The Complete Argument Against Crypto by speedgoose on Saturday April 09, 2022 @08:12AM (#30967349)
What if they build something bad for the society?
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Re:The Complete Argument Against Crypto by mountainriver on Saturday April 09, 2022 @12:46PM (#30969591)
Yeah this is the issue, crypto is terrible for the environment and the preferred means of payment for everything illegal.

Decentralization can be good if you have an oppressive government, but if you don’t it seems net negative

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Re:The Complete Argument Against Crypto by yucky on Saturday April 09, 2022 @04:13PM (#30971591)
>and the preferred means of payment for everything illegal.

No, that would be cash. Bitcoin is very traceable, I doubt anybody wants to permanently store a record of their misdeeds on the blockchain.

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Re:The Complete Argument Against Crypto by 0des on Saturday April 09, 2022 @08:30AM (#30967466)
Then they become the next Facebook or Twitter.
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