@smallpatatas@lemm.ee to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • edit-29 months agoBitcoin is Stupid and Does Not Deserve an Emoji (blog post)thedabbler.patatas.caexternal-linkmessage-square272fedilinkarrow-up1836arrow-down10file-text
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35 crypto companies got together to make a change dot org petition called “Bitcoin Deserves an Emoji”. F that
minus-square@CeeBee_Eh@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish13•9 months agoBitcoin isn’t a scam. All non-bitcoin cryptocurrencies are scams. People often hear about stuff like coins that are pre-mined, or proof-of-stake and the schemes and scans that come out of those, and immediately associate Bitcoin with the same thing.
minus-square@glassware@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish7•9 months agoOf course bitcoin is a scam. It’s a “currency” you can’t spend anywhere. It’s only purpose is a pump and dump scheme for early adopters.
minus-square@0x0@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglish7•9 months ago It’s a “currency” you can’t spend anywhere. You could’ve at least pretended to have done some basic research…
minus-square@CeeBee_Eh@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish3•9 months ago It’s a “currency” you can’t spend anywhere Lol It’s only purpose is a pump and dump scheme for early adopters. This is exactly what many alt-coins are but Bitcoin is decidedly not. You’re confusing “easy to mine” with “early adopter scam”.
Bitcoin isn’t a scam. All non-bitcoin cryptocurrencies are scams.
People often hear about stuff like coins that are pre-mined, or proof-of-stake and the schemes and scans that come out of those, and immediately associate Bitcoin with the same thing.
Of course bitcoin is a scam. It’s a “currency” you can’t spend anywhere. It’s only purpose is a pump and dump scheme for early adopters.
You could’ve at least pretended to have done some basic research…
Lol
This is exactly what many alt-coins are but Bitcoin is decidedly not.
You’re confusing “easy to mine” with “early adopter scam”.