511–515 of 515 posts
Earlier quoted context omitted.
They follow it on CNBC and have for a while. It's as mainstream as any stock.
It's mainstream for trading. It's not mainstream for conducting transactions.
Earlier quoted context omitted.
If the DAO rollback had been a successful attempt at censorship (e.g. 100% collusion of miners), then there would have not been a chain-split, but there was one, and as a result of that, both ETC and ETH exist today. Now, if you're suggesting one-off cases like this are the counter-argument for the censorship argument, I'll bring you the bad news: this has never happened on chains that are not shitcoins, e.g. bitcoin…
So the people who pulled off the DAO heist can redeem their ETH for cash somewhere?
Earlier quoted context omitted.
wolverine876: The question is whether crypto in particular facilitates crime, and it does. evandale: Cash has been used for facilitating crime since currency was invented wolverine876: How is that relevant? The question obviously isn't whether crypto facilitates crime because USD facilitates crime better. If the ability to facilitate crime was a question of whether you should use a currency or not then we wouldn't be…
Attacking other people is not only weak BS, it violates HN guidelines. Have a good day!
Earlier quoted context omitted.
You’re doing the ignorant a favor for no real gain. Bitcoin adoption will continue. Bitcoin’s progress remains unstoppable. No amount of downvotes can stop it. And the next giant leap in buying power will just make the anger and denial stronger here - a classic case of cognitive dissonance.
Pretty strong cult vibes :/