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> I personally share the opinion that > 90% of it is garbage without utility.

> And yet still I think there's room to intellectually engage with the good parts.

Then please provide some examples. Over and over here on HN we ask what is Cryptocurrency good for besides speculation and breaking the law that wouldn't be better solved by using a DB instead of a block chain? Oddly enough nobody seems able to answer that question. If 10% of projects are the "good parts" it shouldn't be that hard to find a few examples.

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messages on the btc or eth blockchain or arweave are more durable and uncensorable than messages on social media.

international transfers now cost less than 1% instead of 2-5%. since we have stablecoins, there's no crypto volatility. (use usdc or dai, not usdt or ust)

nfts enable collecting generative art, and galleries make the art viewable anywhere with an internet connection. being able to sell the art is what allows artists to make a living.

I'm not here to do your homework. What stops you from looking into this yourself?

Look at the top 50 tokens, read their whitepapers, connect with the communities, try a few apps and make up your own mind. You may very will still come to the conclusion that it's worthless, but at least you'd then have an informed opinion.

It's actually a fun thing to do, this exploration. Even if you dislike it. It's intellectually stimulating.

> I'm not here to do your homework.

That's funny, I thought you were here trying to argue that cryptocurrency has a legitimate purpose. I guess being asked for a single example to back that up is too much.

Instead you just imply that because I disagree with you that I am uninformed. Good luck with that, you won't convince anyone.

Funny, your thinking is wrong. I'm not here to promote crypto. Which you would have known if you had bothered to comprehend my comments.

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