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I've only ever heard of one use that wasn't speculative, promotional, astro-turfing, or just a straight up scam. That one use was an anonymous online marketplac

• southernplaces7 2y ago
  If that's the only example you can think of, then you know next to shit about the crypto landscape besides whatever spoon fed your own emotional bias, and shouldn't consider your opinion to be worth a damn. Further examples, since you're apparently too lazy to even do a google search: https://www.reuters.com/technology/venezuelas-economy-regresses-crypto-fills-gaps-2021-06-22/ https://www.reuters.com/technology/venezuelas-economy-regres... https://www.forbes.com/sites/eliasferrerbreda/2024/03/06/venezuelas-crypto-rebirth-interview-with-enrique-de-los-reyes/?sh=3e1732465d78 https://www.forbes.com/sites/eliasferrerbreda/2024/03/06/ven... https://cepa.org/article/crypto-boosts-ukraine-and-russia/ https://cepa.org/article/crypto-boosts-ukraine-and-russia/ There are many more outside the privileged bubble of reliable financial services that many tech people on this site live in. Even if there weren't, the existence of a mechanism for sending others money without easy blocking by arbitrary gatekeepers is an innately valuable thing in an increasingly controlled society.
  • cvz 2y ago
    The personal attack on me is unwarranted, rude, and wrong. I don't know a whole lot about crypto because it's not central to my life, and the things I do know about crypto (for example, that it's lousy with scams) haven't inspired much interest to learn more. That deserves a correction, not sloppy insults. Maybe you thought I was someone else who deserved it more? I appreciate you being willing to go find actual material to cite, though. That's valuable.