Re:SEC asks for emergency order to freeze Binance US assets ...
by JeremyNT on Tuesday June 06, 2023 @09:50PM
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I can't understand this sentiment at all. I feel like HN was absolutely part of the hype cycle.
It wasn't as bad as some forums, since some skeptical voices were present too, but there absolutely was a ton of breathless hype over the years.
Here's just one example, when stripe added bitcoin support [0]
I personally feel like HN sentiment finally "turned" on crypto only after some of the more egregious scams started going really mainstream - in the months leading up to and during the pandemic.
It wasn't as bad as some forums, since some skeptical voices were present too, but there absolutely was a ton of breathless hype over the years.
Here's just one example, when stripe added bitcoin support [0]
I personally feel like HN sentiment finally "turned" on crypto only after some of the more egregious scams started going really mainstream - in the months leading up to and during the pandemic.
[0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9075945