• 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.
  • @[email protected]
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    27 months ago

    most governments would not be happy about it

    How come?
    Energy production companies would be happy no?
    Shouldn’t that make at least some govt. happy?

    • @NudistWardrobe
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      57 months ago

      It’s because they can’t control it in order to adjust the economy.