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Re: by johnnienaked on Tuesday January 13, 2026 @11:10PM (#46612243)
You're saying the same thing cryptobros say about bitcoin right now, and that's 17 years later.

It's a business, but it won't be the thing the first movers thought it was.

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Re: by tombert on Wednesday January 14, 2026 @12:08AM (#46612553)
It’s different in that Bitcoin was never useful in any capacity when it was new. AI is at least useful right now and it’s improved considerably in the last few years.
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Re: by johnnienaked on Wednesday January 14, 2026 @06:13PM (#46625356)
It was useful for doing illegal shit
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