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Comment by j4cobgarby

I never quite understand this stuff, maybe someone can help.

Are cryptocurrencies supposed to be a potential replacement for real life cash? This was my understanding of the motivation behind Bitcoin, at least.

If so, why does it make sense that people can "generate" cash by proving some amount of work done? This of course cannot be done with normal cash.

Is the main functionality of these cryptocurrencies supposed to be "people can send currency to each other", or "people generate currency -- a number -- and sell this currency for real life money"?

parent j4cobgarby 6 months ago

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