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[โ€“] Commiejones@hexbear.net 34 points 2 years ago (12 children)

In 2021 I would have said Crypto. Now everyone but the most dense people see it for the scam it is.

[โ€“] zabadoh@lemmy.ml 10 points 2 years ago (9 children)

Crypto as an investment, and NFT for digital art, sure it's a scam.

Crypto as an extralegal means of moving money is totally useful.

[โ€“] Commiejones@hexbear.net 7 points 2 years ago (4 children)

Crypto as an extralegal means of moving money is totally useful.

How is another way for billionaires to avoid paying taxes not a scam?

[โ€“] monk@lemmy.unboiled.info 6 points 2 years ago

Extralegal ways of moving money are immensely useful to non-billionaires as well.

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