Microsoft is testing a built-in cryptocurrency wallet for the Edge web browser

Re:Microsoft is testing a built-in cryptocurrency wallet for... by himinlomax on Sunday March 19, 2023 @10:20AM (#35219173)

Still waiting to see a single lawful useful application of crypto that's better than any alternative.

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Re:Microsoft is testing a built-in cryptocurrency wallet for... by noman-land on Sunday March 19, 2023 @10:44AM (#35219434)

Dare I say the Ethereum Name Service?

https://ens.domains

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Re:Microsoft is testing a built-in cryptocurrency wallet for... by himinlomax on Sunday March 19, 2023 @12:48PM (#35220885)

How's that any better than using a credit card with a regular domain name service?

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Re:Microsoft is testing a built-in cryptocurrency wallet for... by noman-land on Sunday March 19, 2023 @01:02PM (#35221045)

Ask SciHub, PirateBay, WikiLeaks, and Iranian citizens.

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Re:Microsoft is testing a built-in cryptocurrency wallet for... by hugs on Sunday March 19, 2023 @11:06AM (#35219711)

My hunch is that someday crypto will be accrued and used like frequent flyer miles or credit card rewards points. But the "better than any alternative" part is that they'll be more fungible than rewards points.

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Re:Microsoft is testing a built-in cryptocurrency wallet for... by himinlomax on Sunday March 19, 2023 @12:47PM (#35220877)

Frequent flyer miles are just a marketing gimmick. They're not "useful" as in serving an irreplaceable purpose; frequent flyer miles could be outlawed tomorrow and the world would not be a worse place in any way.

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