two examples illustrating benefits already existing: wikiLeaks continued receiving donations via crypto when legacy payment services locked them out. venezuelan families were able to feed themselves when the local fiat currency collapsed bc they were using crypto. https://twitter.com/cmuratori/status/1445118135200206855 …
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This is the core misunderstanding that people have about cryptocurrency. They continue to cite examples where are not technological, but rather social. When we talk about "cryptocurrency", we are talking about the _technology_ of cryptocurrency, not the _use_ of it.
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The examples you gave would have been possible with any kind of unregulated currency. There is no need for the blockchain in your Wikileaks example whatsoever.
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I think this point is really, really crucial and is often glossed over: The "tech" that crypto brings to the table or the benefits that are paraded around are often simply a Lack Of Regulation. But, as with all other technologies, regulation will come, eventually.
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If, for instance, you think taxes are dumb, you can make your own country and, fast forward a few years, you're probably going to put in place something that walks and quacks like taxes. Because you were addressing the symptoms without understanding the disease.
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