Why I'm Less Than Infinitely Hostile To Cryptocurrency
Dec 11, 2022•22 min•Ep. 761
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https://astralcodexten.substack.com/p/why-im-less-than-infinitely-hostile
Go anywhere in Silicon Valley these days and start saying the word “cryp - “. Before you get to the second syllable, everyone around you will chant in unison “PONZIS 100% SCAMS ZERO-LEGITIMATE-USE-CASES SPEEDRUNNING-THE-HISTORY-OF-FINANCIAL-FRAUD!” It’s really quite impressive.
I’m no true believer. But I’m less than infinitely hostile to crypto. This is becoming a pretty rare position, so let me explain why:
Crypto Is Full Of Extremely Clear Use Cases, Which It Already Succeeds At Very WellLook at the graph of countries that use crypto the most (source):
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