• 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.
  • RecluseRamble@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    6 months ago

    Behind a value stock is a profitable company. Behind crypto-tokens is a hilariously inefficient database with no application in real life.

    Gamble away your money, I’ll take the stock - or “have fun staying poor” like crypto-token morons like to say.