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submitted 1 year 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 145 points 1 year ago (35 children)

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

[–] oce@jlai.lu 60 points 1 year ago (6 children)

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

[–] erwan@lemmy.ml 15 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Crypto currencies doesn't mean "hidden currency", it means currency based on cryptography.

[–] ExFed@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago

Do you mean to say that crypto is based on crypto? Crazy!

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