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by troupo 306 days ago
Ah yes. A "blockchain" that checks notes isn't a blockchain (uses their own implementation of a DAG) and checks notes is running on a single product by a single company.

The actual disruptor here is Google Spanner which actually handles all the ACID required.

> If crypto destroys the fx money changer companies that charge egregious fees and makes it such that I can send money to friends and family without delay and fees I’d be all for that

Strange how this amazing ripe-for-the-taking idea has been said about crypto for 20 years now. And somehow it's always "too early, it's coming in the future"

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Because most of crypto is run by grifters and charlatans pumping and dumping.