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Linux Inventor Says He Doesn’t Believe in Crypto (u.today)
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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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[–] 68 points 2 years ago (6 children)

Its just a big money laundering scheme

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  • [+] -11 points 2 years ago* (2 children)

    So you are saying more than the population of the United States as money launderers because somewhere between 400 and 550 million people use cryptocurrency. I kind of doubt they are all money launderers.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Why not? Couldn't crypto be enabling money laundering on a massive scale?

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