Linus Torvalds has said that cryptocurrencies are simply "a great vehicle for scams"
  • 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.
  • AliasAKA@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 month ago

    Except, you know, the stock being tied to ownership in a company that sells real goods or services. Definitely problems with how stocks are traded, but they’re quite different from crypto.

    • Rivalarrival@lemmy.todayEnglish
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      1 month ago

      Except, you know, the stock being tied to ownership in a company that sells real goods or services.

      That’s the scam: without dividends, or at least the reasonable prospect of dividends, it is not tied to the company in any tangible way. Until the shareholders benefit from the business operations, rather than mere speculation, these stocks are not any different than crypto.