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Re:Is This the End of Crypto? by hnarayanan on Thursday November 17, 2022 @06:04PM (#33647233)
Another point is that the perceived value of gold has never been tied to its supposed usefulness.
Re:Is This the End of Crypto? by P5fRxh5kUvp2th on Friday November 18, 2022 @09:28AM (#33655187)
It's never been tied solely to it's usefulness.

The real point is that if the value that isn't tied to its usefulness ever goes away, it still has value. bitcoins do not.