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[–] [email protected] 19 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

It's one of those things where scientists discovered something interesting and novel, and then a bunch of dumb grifters came in to try and make it their new snake oil.

A very, very long time ago, back when Bitcoin was viewed as a currency instead of an "investment" platform, Bitcoin kinda fulfilled the ideal use case for the blockchain. I think now the general public is just too soured on them for that to ever be the case, unless Elon makes Bitcoin the new currency of the U.S...

[–] explodicle 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I seriously think his plan is fuck up the US economy so bad that the dollar hyperinflates.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

Don't worry, other countries won't let it happen because their economies are held hostage by US.