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FBI Creates Fake Cryptocurrency to Expose Widespread Crypto Market Manipulation
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this post was submitted on 12 Oct 2024
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Haha, I'll give you 100 CocoCoins if you can define what makes a cryptocurrency "fake" rather than real.
This headline should probably say "FBI create a cryptocurrency to expose..."
That said there are only a few cryptocurrencies I would call worthy of note or respect.
The difference between a theist and an atheist is believing in one fewer God.
Polytheists are theists too
Holy Trinity is basically tritheism.
The difference between atheist and theist is the belief in N fewer gods, where N is the number of gods the theist believes in.
It's complicated. They are three but they are one according to their dogma.
For me it's a bullshit threshold: if you swallow this paradox, you'll be ready to accept more.
DOGE and..?
~~You make the point that this cannot happen but surely some really have the intention to make an e-currency that has long term, legal use?~~
I make the point that what cannot happen?
I'm sorry, I just didn't quite understand what you mean.
Seems I missed reading the last line where you said you would respect some cryptocurrencies. I misunderstood.
All good.
And yeah for the record, I do think Bitcoin is pretty brilliant and that Etherium has some real unique utility. I think there are definitely some others that are genuine attempts to do something useful, but few that have really achieved much so far.