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Bitcoin is Stupid and Does Not Deserve an Emoji (blog post) (thedabbler.patatas.ca)
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35 crypto companies got together to make a change dot org petition called "Bitcoin Deserves an Emoji".

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[–] RecluseRamble@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 3 months ago (2 children)

I can buy almost everything with cash but with shitcoins I can only pay ransom. And the FBI probably won't agree there's virtually no online crime.

[–] desktop_user@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 3 months ago

Semi-legal activities such as donating to wanted individuals, purchasing non regulated non illegal to ship medicine, purchasing digital goods (such as commissioned art) from countries that were banned by SWIFT (Russia).

[–] azalty@jlai.lu 1 points 3 months ago

I’ve already paid a lot of legal things and donated a lot with crypto. It’s pretty much the only way to pay online without giving away your personal info