I'm one of the HN users who upvotes (some) cryptocurrency-related topics. I work in the industry, and enjoy reading about technical things that I find interesti

I'm one of the HN users who upvotes (some) cryptocurrency-related topics. I work in the industry, and enjoy reading about technical things that I find interesting. I upvote many other topics, and crypto-related submissions are definitely a minority. But I upvote what I find interesting, much like you or any other user would upvote what you find interesting. Obviously, there are many people on HN who don't find crypto-related topics interesting (or who only enjoy submissions about crypto-related businesses and projects blowing up, of which there is no shortage). I don't think there is a conspiracy here; if anything, I think you underestimate the number of developers who are primarily interested in the technical aspects of blockchain tech. Also, the things Vitalik posts about are often interesting even to people who generally dislike or aren't interested in cryptocurrency.