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Linux Inventor Says He Doesn’t Believe in Crypto (u.today)

submitted 5 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Linus Torvalds, creator of Linux, does not believe in cryptocurrencies, calling them a vehicle for scams and a Ponzi scheme.
Torvalds was once rumored to be Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto, but he clarified it was a joke and denied owning a Bitcoin fortune.
Torvalds also dismissed the idea of technological singularity as a bedtime story for children, saying continuous exponential growth does not make sense.

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[–] [email protected] -5 points 5 months ago (4 children)

I appreciate and applaud anything that can even attempt to separate state and money. That will imho be the best thing for humanity since the separation of state and religion.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 5 months ago (3 children)

I look forward to the day VISA and MASTERCARD become obsolete! Please save my aunt's small business from predatory transaction fees. ♥

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I look forward to the day VISA and MASTERCARD become obsolete!

Compares transaction speed of credit card vs buttcoin

Lmao

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

Buttcoin is pretty slow. To my understanding many other coins have already evolved past Bitcoin's slow ass speed.

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