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Cause nobody ever committed crimes for USD?
When you do it with a computer it's patentable and turns into a billion dollar business.
There's definitely more money to be made from people not having to talk to other people than I thought there would be, tbh
That's the future! I'm anxious about it, because, well, I'm an anxious person trying to avoid people, only good at doing computer jobs.
there's no patent on bitcoin
That's not the point of that particular claim.
It's actually embarrassing that we live in a world where people don't know crypto is for money laundering, whores, and drugs.
Crypto is mainly for speculation.
Money laundering, drugs and prostitution is commonly done in other currencies.
Yes, you should feel at least a bit embarrassed.
Why is it that when the tankies got defederated Lemmy got dumber?
That's not what's supposed to happen.
I don't know either, but you surely move the needle.
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Committing crime isn’t the primary purpose of USD.
I don't think it is ihe primary purpose of cryptocoin either. It's just that crime found a great valuable tool in it. Just like nuclear fission is not just for atomic bombs. Or the internet for porn. The most known use case is not always the only or intended one.
Not defending the money-grabbing, resource-hungry spectacle that it has become, but the original intent was probably a bit nobler than the current results.
ETA: ah, I see what you mean. Purpose as in current main use, not "intended purpose". I think I picked up the wrong meaning. My mistake.
Also, nothing wrong with porn, but everyone knows the internet should be about cat pictures.
Depends who you ask.
Not unless you count war crimes