• 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.
  • @Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In
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    176 months ago

    I use anonymous currency daily without issue. It’s called cash.

    • @Aux
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      -36 months ago

      In which fairy tale cash is anonymous?

      • @Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In
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        16 months ago

        All fairy tales. Stories are awash with bags of coins and no-one ever worries who owned the cash previously.

        • @Aux
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          06 months ago

          Yeah, tell that to the officers who investigate fake cash and money laundering.

          • @Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In
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            6 months ago

            Sorry. Which fairy tales have officers who investigate fake cash and money laundering?

            Neither of which have anything to do with the anonymity of cash.