• 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.
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    7 months ago

    or to leave for a better country.

    And that’s when you need bitcoin!! It’s a money transfer mechanism, not an investment one.

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      7 months ago

      >hide money

      >bitcoin

      If you really need to hide money from your government, pls consider a pocket change amount of xmr in case shtf. Take care brother, don’t let the feds get you.