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[–] [email protected] 7 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (2 children)

I expect that Elon or some other famous person is going to use Dogecoin again to scam their fans and make a quick buck in the near future.

I like that Ethereum's system changed to use far less energy and thus emit less carbon.

I guess Monero can be useful if you want to buy drugs online or whatever, which I'm fine with.

I know that some people feel really strongly about crypto, either positively or negatively, but I'm mostly disinterested. It's not going to become a particularly useful currency any time soon and it's way too volatile, so if I ever decide to invest in something I'll pick normal stocks instead.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

It's sad to see XMR being perceived as a currency to buy drugs online.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Partly, but there are people like me out there that don't use XMR to do illegal things. It's like saying only criminals benefit from privacy.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Ethereum's new solution makes it more centralized, which makes it less adherent to crypto's general principles.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

Ethereum has always been centralized and has never adhered to general principles of crypto. It's premined, ico,..