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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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[-] kandoh@reddthat.com 4 points 1 year ago

It'll be a bad day when crypto really crashes. A lot of guys in my generation have most of their savings in crypto. When they lose that money they are going to create a very big political problem for the rest of us.

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[-] Snapz@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

of course linus torvalds doesn't believe in cryptographic security, have you seen the man talk about other peoples ability to write C?

You think this man considers writing insecure code? That's blasphemy!

remember kids, crypto just refers to cryptography, more broadly in the act of practice.

[-] ExperiencedWinter@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

What are you smoking and where can I get some?

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[-] drathvedro@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

There are two types of people: those who had their money stolen by the government and those that did not.

UPD: Screw gamblers and shills, though, with that I can at least agree.

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