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@pixelschubsi @fasnix @anneroth @Ulan_KA besonders #Shitcoins wie #Bitcoin & #Ethereum welche keine Vorteile bringen!

Es fängt aber auch schon damit an dass #Beante ne #Extrawurst bekommen und damit dass Leute die von #Kapitalertrag leben keine #Sozialbeiträge zahlen!!!

Wenns nach mir ginge, wären alle Einkünfte gleichberechtigt mit #Lohnarbeit abgabenpflichtig und es gäbe keine Beitragsobergrenzen! Wenn ich ~ 20% für die GKV zahlen kann, dann ist das für Milliardäre erst recht zumutbar!

nothing to see here, just crypto hastening the collapse of global democracy, all facilitated by America's commerce secretary #HowardLutnick and the company whose money he manages, #Tether.

> "Bitcoin and crypto are now favored as a means of trade among Russia’s oil companies to the extent they would continue to be used even if sanctions were lifted and the U.S. dollar could be used again."

> "Russian oil companies have used #Tether, #bitcoin and #ethereum"

> "Russian oligarchs and billionaires hit by severe financial restrictions following the country’s invasion of Ukraine turned to bitcoin and crypto as far back as 2022."

> "Meanwhile, the Bank of Russia has stated this week it intends to allow a “limited circle of Russian investors” to buy and sell bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies."

reuters.com/business/energy/ru

So far, I have been delving into the #Web3 and #crypto debate only superficially, as the very few notions I got led me to abhor any kind of technology related to the #blockchain.

Since I started my new job at @dweb, though, I am finding myself revisiting my position by deepening my knowledge on the topic. I am mostly drawing the same conclusions—crypto is terrible—yet I am glad I am learning more also on what I am very critical about.

I am particularly thankful to @mai for writing this article, which I believe is a great starting point to develop an informed opinion.

Above all, as mai points out, nothing is all-bad, and there are for sure ideas and practices that can be learned (as cautionary tales in the worst case scenarios) even from problematic technologies, communities, and/or founders.

ffdweb.orgFFDW DWeb Digest: The Debate Over DWeb vs. Web3 & The Decentralized Elephant in the Room