Linus Torvalds has said that cryptocurrencies are simply "a great vehicle for scams"
  • Linus Torvalds, creator of Linux, does not believe in cryptocurrencies, calling them a vehicle for scams and a Ponzi scheme.
  • Torvalds was once rumored to be Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto, but he clarified it was a joke and denied owning a Bitcoin fortune.
  • Torvalds also dismissed the idea of technological singularity as a bedtime story for children, saying continuous exponential growth does not make sense.
  • sazey@lemmy.worldEnglish
    510·
    1 month ago

    I appreciate and applaud anything that can even attempt to separate state and money. That will imho be the best thing for humanity since the separation of state and religion.

    • Tachikoma741@lemmy.todayEnglish
      33·
      1 month ago

      I look forward to the day VISA and MASTERCARD become obsolete! Please save my aunt’s small business from predatory transaction fees. ♥

      • TheGrandNagus@lemmy.worldEnglish
        7·
        1 month ago

        I have no like of transaction fees but… you know they exist in the cryptocurrency world right? And that they’re generally higher? Those transactions take work and aren’t done out of charity.

        • Tachikoma741@lemmy.todayEnglish
          1·
          1 month ago

          Buttcoin is pretty slow. To my understanding many other coins have already evolved past Bitcoin’s slow ass speed.