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asdfsd234234444··on The biggest crypto lending company is a ponzi scheme
I think you countered your own point - the value is in verifiable authenticity - whether that be an authority (museum), certificate, or the blockchain.

For example, consider a baseball or other trading card. Can be easily replicated/printed - yet certified authentic cards have value much more value. Why?

asdfsd234234444··on Inflation rises to 6.8% year over year
This is good for bitcoin.
asdfsd234234444··on The biggest crypto lending company is a ponzi scheme
Go for a higher quality replica?

https://www.marcalexanderart.com/reproductions/

"own a museum quality reproduction of a great master’s painting that is indistinguishable from the original"

asdfsd234234444··on The biggest crypto lending company is a ponzi scheme
Go wild:

https://www.etsy.com/market/picasso_replica

asdfsd234234444··on WhatsApp Launches Instant Cryptocurrency Payments in the US
yes, google lightning network.
asdfsd234234444··on WhatsApp Launches Instant Cryptocurrency Payments in the US
It's huge because PayPal and Venmo have abstracted away a ton of complexity under the hood. Don't believe me? Try building a PP/Venmo as a mental exercise.

With crypto under the hood, it becomes quite easy for competitors to build a remittance product.

asdfsd234234444··on The biggest crypto lending company is a ponzi scheme
Jealousy/FOMO/feeling like they missed the boat.
asdfsd234234444··on The biggest crypto lending company is a ponzi scheme
What does that even mean? You can produce a copy of Picasso that is indistinguishable from an original. You can produce counterfeits of most "real world" items that are indistinguishable.
asdfsd234234444··on Opposition to High Density Development
In other words, "not in my backyard". But other people's backyard is fine!
asdfsd234234444··on Ask HN: Can governments across the world shutdown Bitcoin nodes?
Theoretically? Yes.

Realistically? No.

We still have bit torrent don't we?

asdfsd234234444··on Ask HN: Why do I have this weird feeling that noone working at FB posts on HN?
Or perhaps they value their job (read: fat paycheck) over arguing with random people on the internet?
asdfsd234234444··on Workers quit jobs in droves to become their own bosses
Only in the US.
asdfsd234234444··on Workers quit jobs in droves to become their own bosses
Not really, "nearly half" is a significant proportion considering that only 30% of americans have anything above a high school diploma
asdfsd234234444··on I resigned from Twitter
As someone bullish on crypto, I look forward to cleaning up all the spam/scammers on Twitter. I think legitimate integration into Twitter (i.e tipping, subscriptions, cash app, etc) will be powerful.
asdfsd234234444··on Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac to Back Home Loans of Nearly $1M as Prices Soar
There is an infinite supply of money to purchase a fixed supply of these assets.
asdfsd234234444··on Portugal bans bosses texting staff after-hours
Yeah, no.

The entire point of this law is that you don't get to message employees who aren't working.

They aren't obligated to read your message and determine whether it is appropriate to reply immediately or tomorrow.

You can message them during work hours.

asdfsd234234444··on Show HN: I created a tool to remove protected information in CSVs
Would this work on a .sql dump?
asdfsd234234444··on Ask HN: Why crypto is rising so fast when its not creating value?
Just because you don't see it, doesn't mean others don't.
asdfsd234234444··on Ask HN: What's your ideal city in a 100% remote world?
Same! Moved back to my hometown after a 8 year stint in SF.
asdfsd234234444··on Waymo will start testing self-driving cars in New York City
They are literally the only company that has autopilot in production at scale.
asdfsd234234444··on Report on Stablecoins [pdf]
Comments like this make me believe that Crypto still has a ways to run up because most people still do not understand it yet - or at least not the full breadth of stuff that is happening in the industry.
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