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.
  • Queen HawlSeraEnglish
    283·
    6 months ago

    I mean, at this point it’s like saying you don’t believe in Homeopathy

    • uienia@lemmy.worldEnglish
      51·
      6 months ago

      Except for the thousands of cryptobros who will flock to these kinds of threads defending their scam, as this very thread is an example of.