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.
  • MalachaiConstant@lemmy.worldEnglish
    523·
    6 个月前

    Is it not clear which definition of Crypto he’s using?

    Linus coming out against cryptography seems so unrealistically silly to me that it’s not even worth considering.

    • Magnetar@feddit.deEnglish
      18·
      6 个月前

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