• 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.
  • Veraxus@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    Thank goodness. Such a useless technology.

    Scratch that… it’s not useless, because it’s great for scams and fraud. It’s actively harmful.