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by _aavaa_ 1464 days ago
I disagree with you on the smart contracts being the problem. a) Bitcoin doesn't use them, b) none of the issues you raise are caused by smart contracts. ALL of those are caused by large exchanges luring people in on the promise of free money.

The margin lending, staking, and all the rest are not Bitcoin, but Bitcoin!TM [1]. This isn't a "real bitcoin hasn't been tried" argument. It's a "if you treat it as any other asset or stock and play the Wall Street game, then of course it will look like Wall Street".

[1]: https://www.epsilontheory.com/in-praise-of-bitcoin/