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Re:Crypto in 2026: Oh, This Is the Bad Place by Ygg2 on Tuesday June 23, 2026 @09:47AM (#48644933)
> but crypto is still hanging on among its supporters

From what I last heard about crypto miners, the price of mining is not enough to justify price of rig + electricity, so they are quietly switching to AI.

Wonder how long the second scam will last.

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Re:Crypto in 2026: Oh, This Is the Bad Place by trollbridge on Tuesday June 23, 2026 @10:25AM (#48645453)
AI can’t exactly be turned into money the way crypto shenanigans can.

You can sell inference, but it has to actually be real.

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Re:Crypto in 2026: Oh, This Is the Bad Place by saalweachter on Tuesday June 23, 2026 @10:34AM (#48645624)
You can sell scams -- LLMs may be dubious at many tasks, but they're probably good enough to use to write personalized email or texts convincing random people to send you money.
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