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Re:The tech bubble that never burst by boringg on Tuesday April 19, 2022 @03:20PM (#31087627)
Not proven yet. Still needs another decade and the illusive good use cases. We need to see the pandemic impacts abated to see if "crypto" holds value.
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Re:The tech bubble that never burst by syntheweave on Tuesday April 19, 2022 @10:18PM (#31092033)
Pornhub's premium service already uses crypto and has since the credit card monopolies threw them out in 2020. I just checked - the only other way to pay is by ACH.

If porn is the bellwether, then use cases have arrived.

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Re:The tech bubble that never burst by smackeyacky on Wednesday April 20, 2022 @01:28AM (#31093174)
Or more likely, crypto has found yet another morally repugnant use.

The CC companies withdrew from PornHub because their business model was paying for the production of child pornography.

Crypto pops up its ugly head yet again. Not a coincidence given the other "killer apps" are extortion, money laundering and greater fool farming.

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