BTC has surged which leads to a general interest in the topic. People looking for clicks try and figure out new ways to talk about the subject using whichever lens suits their agenda/objective and their audiences interests/convictions.

Nothing special - that’s the problem. I consider a good HN post one where I learn something from the post and the discussion underneath it. Crypto posts for me at least typically don’t bring me learning from either. Discussions tend to all be along pretty similar patterns - either you’re pro or against. If pro, you talk about decentralization and money transfer in developing countries, if con about energy usage and criminal activity. Not that interesting

Nothing else to talk about I guess. Coming on a year for pandemic restrictions in US/much of the west.