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Ask HN: What are some common misunderstandings about crypto?

• Juliate 5y ago
  That it will escape states & international regulations.
• new_guy 5y ago
  That it's anonymous.
• ColinWright 5y ago
  That once you understand the underlying maths, the implementation will be easy, whereas in fact (almost) all the cases of crypto getting broken are people finding flaws in the implementation, or in the parameter choices. That's why they say: "Never roll your own crypto".
• dave4420 5y ago
  That proof-of-work cryptocurrencies are backed by energy.