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> but cryptocurrencies themselves - when no used in the way, say, that subprime mortgages were - as vehicles for gambling - don't seem to be inherently corrupt.

If you take away gambling and speculation, cryptocurrencies lack a compelling use case when compared to competing technologies.

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What technology is better at being money than bitcoin? Paper dollar?

> What technology is better at being money than bitcoin? Paper dollar?

Pretty much anything? (including cowrie shells and gold) Bitcoin has a lot of hype about being "money," but it's rarely used as such.

This is a very dishonest or ignorant response. Good luck sending somebody shells or gold to make a payment. And good luck with shell inflation. And good luck with every store needing to be able to test that gold is real, store it in vaults, etc

> Good luck sending somebody shells or gold to make a payment.

Good luck sending somebody crypto to make a payment.

It’s a common occurrence. No luck needed.

Don't be obtuse. Using crypto for payments isn't common.

Maybe you can make 1 on 1 payments to other people who are also convinced to use the same crypto as you. People who don't use that crypto (almost everyone in the world) or your grocery store (most in the world) won't take your payment in crypto.

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