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    72 years ago

    It has the same use both in the first world and the third world

    Correct. The use is speculation and scamming people out of their money. There is some secondary use to go around some sanctions, I’m sure the Russian oligarchs also appreciate that.

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      are you illiterate does it like look any of the persons in the articles I linked are speculating to you/scamming others

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        92 years ago

        are you illiterate

        What is it with you and ad hominems?

        does it like look any of the persons in the articles I linked are speculating to you/scamming others

        No, you successfully cherry-picked a few that don’t. That’s why I said “there is some secondary use to go around some sanctions.”

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          op says crypto can only be used by scammers and rich techbros so obviously providd evidence to the contrary to show that people do use it for empowerment people use the usd and all the major world currencies for horrible things too but no one with a brain would say they’re useless based on that

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            82 years ago

            op says crypto can only be used by scammers and rich techbros

            Where exactly does op say that?

            obviously providd evidence to the contrary to show that people do use it for empowerment

            Here, have a link how banking system can be used for empowerment. Does this alleviate your issues with the banking system? 🤣

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              Where exactly does op say that?

              It’s just a techbro veil thrown over the same speculative assets that have been nothing but get rich quick schemes and contribute no real value or “freedom” for anybody.

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                52 years ago

                It’s just a techbro veil thrown over the same speculative assets that have been nothing but get rich quick schemes and contribute no real value or “freedom” for anybody

                That’s what @GayLegend@lemmy.ml said, not the op (@sexy_peach@feddit.de). Is the rest of your evidence just as accurate?

              • Edge cases exist in everything, but when you google “crypto” do you get shitcoins and eventual pump and dumps or do you get information and a tool to liberate yourself somehow? You get the former. You can bring out any number of single cases where it’s benefited somebody in a way that lets them perform some task or create some value, but you know you’re being dishonest if you say that’s where the majority of money pumped into crypto goes or even where the majority of it’s usecases comes from.

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                  who cares what other people use it for what matters is that it’s valuable to me so that I can send money to whomever I want to and preserve my purchasing power

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                    42 years ago

                    How’s that “purchasing power” being preserved on the roller-coaster that cryptocurrencies are.