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minus-squareKnock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·5 hours ago crypto was the previous shiny new toy until it dint work The market cap of crypto is currently at all time highs.
minus-squareJännät@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·3 hours agoRiiight, and how much of that is due to things being in actual “real-world” use, and how much of that is due to speculation?
minus-squareKnock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 hour agoOh yes. A huge amount of speculation. Just like NVDA. My point is that you can say a lot of negative things about crypto, but you can’t say it doesn’t work. It definitely works.
minus-squareMika@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·5 hours agoI own crypto because I believe in idea of decentralised money, but I acknowledge that current solutions are just all bad in one way or another. If fiat disappeared tomorrow and everyone would be forced to use crypto daily, it would be a shitshow.
minus-squareKnock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 hour agoFrom an end UI perspective, certainly. But if SWIFT was suddenly replaced by a blockchain technology then the world wouldn’t even blink.
The market cap of crypto is currently at all time highs.
Riiight, and how much of that is due to things being in actual “real-world” use, and how much of that is due to speculation?
Oh yes. A huge amount of speculation. Just like NVDA.
My point is that you can say a lot of negative things about crypto, but you can’t say it doesn’t work. It definitely works.
I own crypto because I believe in idea of decentralised money, but I acknowledge that current solutions are just all bad in one way or another. If fiat disappeared tomorrow and everyone would be forced to use crypto daily, it would be a shitshow.
From an end UI perspective, certainly.
But if SWIFT was suddenly replaced by a blockchain technology then the world wouldn’t even blink.