Yes, I know that it still exist, and yes, decentralized currency which utilizes distributed, cryptographic validation is not actually a strictly bad idea, but…

Is the speculative investment scam, which crypto substantially represented, finally dead? Can we go back to buying gold bars and Pokemon cards?

I feel like it is, but I’m having a hard time putting my finger on why it lost its sheen. Maybe crypto scammers moved on to selling LLM “prompts?” Maybe the rug just got pulled enough times that everyone lost trust.

  • joelthelion@beehaw.org
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    1 year ago

    Well, gold has the added benefit that it has served this purpose for thousands of years.

    Would you really count on an extremely complex electronic currency requiring a distributed array of machines to get you through a major crisis?

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      1 year ago

      You mistake me, I’m not saying Bitcoin is better than gold. I was just pointing out that returns are not the only reason.