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Linux Inventor Says He Doesn’t Believe in Crypto (u.today)

submitted 6 months ago by AnActOfCreation@programming.dev to c/technology@lemmy.world

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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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[–] erwan@lemmy.ml 144 points 6 months ago (35 children)

Crypto means cryptography, stop using it to talk about cryptocurrency.

[–] englislanguage@lemmy.sdf.org 12 points 6 months ago (14 children)

Yeah, that headline is very misleading. Crypto(graphy) is essential for the digital world to exist whereas the other stuff is a pyramid & money laundering scheme.

[–] dQw4w9WgXcQ@lemm.ee 6 points 6 months ago (1 children)

"Have you invested in crypto?"

Do you think anyone anywhere will misunderstand this as investing in cryptographic research/development?

The mainstream usage of the word isn't always aligned with what is good for society or even the original usage of the word.

[–] englislanguage@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 6 months ago

I guess I'm getting old then 😜

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