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by gregjor 1179 days ago
Bitcoin and crypto have demonstrated one great strength, and I don't mean crime and fraud (which crypto does excel at facilitating).

Crypto has demonstrated an unbelievable ability to survive repeated failures, debunking, scams, fraud, and even government bans. What other technology has failed to deliver on any of its promised benefits for over a decade and survive in "any day now" mode for so many people? What other technology has enabled so much fraud and financial ruin and evaded regulation for this long. As a meme crypto shows more tenacity than COVID does as a virus.