• 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.
  • @StaySquared@lemmy.world
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    11 year ago

    What if… crypto currency has been a psyop all along. Ultimately eliminating physical currency and government having full blown control of digital currency.

    • JackbyDev
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      21 year ago

      How? By suddenly doubling the size of the mining pool? Nah.