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Robinhood acquires EU crypto exchange Bitstamp (twitter.com/vladtenev)
3 points by felixbraun on June 6, 2024 | hide | past | favorite | 1 comment


Post-2022, what is the value proposition of crypto currency? The underlying theory of bitcoin's value being tied to scarcity has been pretty thoroughly discredited, and I have yet to see a single useful instance of decentralized programming with Ethereum. At this point, it seems like the only real explanation for its existence is as a get rich quick scheme. It's high tech gambling




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