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Linux Inventor Says He Doesn’t Believe in Crypto(u.today)

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  • 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.
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Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world
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I use anonymous currency daily without issue. It’s called cash.

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xthexder@l.sw0.com
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You can’t use cash online tho

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Blackmist@feddit.uk
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You just have to fold it really small to poke it down the wires.

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DickFiasco@lemm.ee
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It’s a series of tubes, actually. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Series_of_tubes

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Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world
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True. Although you can put cash on a debit card and spend that online. Pseudo anonymous because there is some degree of traceability.

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Aux@lemmy.world
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In which fairy tale cash is anonymous?

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Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world
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All fairy tales. Stories are awash with bags of coins and no-one ever worries who owned the cash previously.

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Aux@lemmy.world
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Yeah, tell that to the officers who investigate fake cash and money laundering.

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