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Yes, I agree there is a stigma around bitcoin because of the amount of scams and ransomware that is around them but I don't want to delegitimize decentralized currency.
Currently the options are really bad because of the amount of resources they consume and their use as an investment option. I really wish there could be an option to have money outside of government control.
I agree decentralized currency is great.
All I need is some quarters and I can start my laundry without waiting half an hour for the centralized blockchain ledger's global state to acknowledge the transaction.
That's true, cash can be a more private alternative to electronic transactions but I also want an electronic counterpart, something with private and public keys. I am not knowledgeable enough on currencies and transactions to know how the system would work
Like gnu taler?
Seems to be what I was suggesting and it doesn't even need blockchain. Another area that doesn't need the blockchain I guess