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Linux Inventor Says He Doesn’t Believe in Crypto (u.today)
submitted 6 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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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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[–] [email protected] 17 points 6 months ago (2 children)

I use anonymous currency daily without issue. It's called cash.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 6 months ago (2 children)

You can't use cash online tho

[–] [email protected] 15 points 6 months ago (1 children)

You just have to fold it really small to poke it down the wires.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

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

[–] [email protected] -3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

In which fairy tale cash is anonymous?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, tell that to the officers who investigate fake cash and money laundering.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Sorry. Which fairy tales have officers who investigate fake cash and money laundering?

Neither of which have anything to do with the anonymity of cash.