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I do not know what I am talking about, but I would love to see some type of crypto actually start solving some type of problem, versus just being a speculative

I do not know what I am talking about, but I would love to see some type of crypto actually start solving some type of problem, versus just being a speculative asset. With the USPS trying to get back into banking, which they used to do in the past, I personally think this would be a great stablecoin opportunity for the underbanked. Be a perfect way to send money orders from end user to end user, USPS could have cash in their coffers. https://www.executivegov.com/2021/10/usps-launches-pilot-banking-program-at-four-postal-service-test-locations/ https://www.executivegov.com/2021/10/usps-launches-pilot-ban...

kranke155 5y ago
NFTs have solved a real problem for digital artists. Outside of that yeah it’s hard to get excited about crypto atm even though I think it’s got a huge potential.
- viraptor 5y ago
  What problem is that? We had art auctions before and they already supported money laundering via value inflation.
  - JumpCrisscross 5y ago
    > What problem is that? They made less money and can now make more money.
  - kranke155 5y ago
    What? I said NFTs SOLVED a problem. They introduced a liquid global permissionless marketplace for digital Art. That's a solution for digital artists who previously had to jump through tens of hoops to get anything out there with any value. I think we're agreeing but I'm not sure.
    - viraptor 5y ago
      > tens of hoops to get anything out there with any value Does it actually have value then? Money transfers / crypto payments existed before. So did services listing digital art. What did the nft provide?
      - kranke155 5y ago
        please refer to the part where I said "liquid global permissionless marketplace" ? Really tiring to repeat this 100x here on HN. For digital artists NFTs are a revolution.
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        viraptor 5y ago
        The whole internet is a liquid global permissionless marketplace. You could offer me digital art ownership in the next comment and I could buy it from you. There's also lots of online galleries if you're after assets discovery. What does NFT as a tech add to this?
        kranke155 5y ago
        Sorry but I can’t lead blind men to water.
        kranke155 5y ago
        it adds an open-source, decentralized, immutable ledger if you're a programmer, you'd know the difference between a single dev emailing you the repo and github. You're effectively saying artists should be happy emailing each other repos (trusting that no one has screwed around with the code), instead of using a decentralized immutable form of version control.
        viraptor 5y ago
        I don't see why you'd need to share repos, or any code, or involve any ledger. I've bought art online before, sent the payment, received the files, and neither party was interested in the things you mentioned.

kranke155 5y ago

NFTs have solved a real problem for digital artists. Outside of that yeah it’s hard to get excited about crypto atm even though I think it’s got a huge potential.

viraptor 5y ago
What problem is that? We had art auctions before and they already supported money laundering via value inflation.
- JumpCrisscross 5y ago
  > What problem is that? They made less money and can now make more money.
- kranke155 5y ago
  What? I said NFTs SOLVED a problem. They introduced a liquid global permissionless marketplace for digital Art. That's a solution for digital artists who previously had to jump through tens of hoops to get anything out there with any value. I think we're agreeing but I'm not sure.
  - viraptor 5y ago
    > tens of hoops to get anything out there with any value Does it actually have value then? Money transfers / crypto payments existed before. So did services listing digital art. What did the nft provide?
    - kranke155 5y ago
      please refer to the part where I said "liquid global permissionless marketplace" ? Really tiring to repeat this 100x here on HN. For digital artists NFTs are a revolution.
      - deleted 5y ago
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      - viraptor 5y ago
        The whole internet is a liquid global permissionless marketplace. You could offer me digital art ownership in the next comment and I could buy it from you. There's also lots of online galleries if you're after assets discovery. What does NFT as a tech add to this?
        kranke155 5y ago
        Sorry but I can’t lead blind men to water.
        kranke155 5y ago
        it adds an open-source, decentralized, immutable ledger if you're a programmer, you'd know the difference between a single dev emailing you the repo and github. You're effectively saying artists should be happy emailing each other repos (trusting that no one has screwed around with the code), instead of using a decentralized immutable form of version control.
        viraptor 5y ago
        I don't see why you'd need to share repos, or any code, or involve any ledger. I've bought art online before, sent the payment, received the files, and neither party was interested in the things you mentioned.