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the supply of bitcoin is mathematically guaranteed, also much harder to steal


> much harder to steal

This is objectively false given that the article is about how easy it is to scam people out of their bitcoins.


I guarantee you half the people who attack crypto for having scams argue the solution is banning it, using the same arguments to ban the internet.


Some people made a bunch of money on dogecoin and it got enough attention to spark a wave of scamcoins


Attaching bro to any term is coded language to label groups as dumb misogynists.


Regardless of the crypto/fiat question, gold consumes incredibly more energy, which is what bitcoin stands to replace


Ruining... nothing?


Permission-less transactions and wealth storage are an unprecedented technology, people living outside of authoritarian regimes struggle with this concept.


Gold & banking contribute more


Bitcoin consumes far less energy than gold or banking at full adoption, Overall this is an environmental improvement.


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