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@katrinakatrinka @digyoursoul @molly0xfff OFC, it has all the drawbacks of "self-custody cash, but digital"...

I just see #Monero as a better alternstive to an #AMEX, #VISA, #MasterCard or #PayPal!

And unlike Other #Cryptocurrencies it's free of #SmartContracts and #NFTs so not on the perpetual tire fire that is @web3isgreat ...

  • Not gonna claim it's better than #Euro banknotes, but unless you have a bank account in #SEPA where you can use #wero, it's the fastest way to do #CashlessPayments remotely/online...
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@katrinakatrinka @digyoursoul OFC, take your time...

I just think Monero is the least worst #Crsptocurrency because it's not some #Shitcoin with artifical scarcity, long transaction times, high fees and #NFT garbage!

Given how much #PaymentProcessors like #PayPal can change and outside #SEPA there isn't a good & fast #WireTransfer system, it's growing in adoption.

  • Espechally since it's the closest to digital #cash!
en.wikipedia.orgMonero - Wikipedia

#Techshit Hype – #NothingNew

The is nothing new to pointing out that our #fashionistas #mainstreaming crew push mess. Remember when drone deliveries were going to revolutionize shopping? When every major news outlet unthinkably reported that we’d have autonomous quadcopters dropping off toothpaste and Amazon boxes on our doorsteps? Or when 3D TVs were the future of entertainment, pushed so aggressively that manufacturers stopped making non-3D models for a while? Where are they now? Rotting covered in dust in […]

hamishcampbell.com/techshit-hy

hamishcampbell.com#Techshit Hype – #NothingNew – Hamish Campbell
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✏️ Nobody will read this, but I just wanted to vent for once and have a post like this out there because I needed to write it somewhere.

🩷 It still brings me so much joy that Zoë Straub remains my top artist—a fact that's been true since, May 14, 2016; yes, that date is etched in my soul.

🙄 She is signed to Global Rockstar, her father's record label, and Global Rockstar used to be okay in my book, but when they started selling NFTs, I just went insane, ya know, in a 'makes me question everything' kind of way.

🤦 CEO Christof Straub explained that NFTs can help artists monetize content, build stronger fan engagement, and make processes more efficient. Straub also claimed that NFTs allow for higher artist royalties compared to streaming.

🚫 If I didn't make it clear, I hate NFTs as much as everyone else does.

💽 Since she primarily releases on capitalist garbage like Spotify and Apple Music, I'm left digging for her new releases in used markets like Discogs, eBay, and local shops. Alternatively, there's always the reliable, slightly less ethical option of using yt-dlp once the tracks appear on YouTube.

⭐ Zoë Straub remains my top artist to this day, and back on August 20, 2021, I had over 20,196 plays of Zoë Straub, totaling 58,086 minutes, as seen in screenshots I have left from stats.fm before I deleted my account on the capitalist garbage named Spotify.

📈 I've probably tripled those numbers in the past four years, but today, I don't track my music listening habits as I used to; it's annoying and dumb.

- zoe-official.com
- globalrockstar.com
- youtu.be/wnQiw4e02g8

Senator #KirstenGillibrand (D-NY) is basically a wholly owned subsidiary of #Coinbase, #a16z, and the rest of the US crypto industry (as this Op-Ed in CoinDesk makes abundantly clear).

Unfortunately she never got the memo about how the preferred nomenclature is now “#tokenization” and “RWAs” because “#Web3” just makes people think of monkey JPGs / #NFTs.

What’s really happening here is that Circle / Coinbase are trying to get the US Government to legislate #Tether out of their market. While I support this goal I don’t think legitimizing Circle’s #USDC - who are, if anything, worse about compliance than Tether - is good policy.

coindesk.com/opinion/2025/02/1

capitol hill washington
CoinDesk · Why We Need a Bipartisan Stablecoin Bill – GillibrandThe new Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act lays the groundwork for a new era of American exceptionalism, says Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, of New York.

💾 It took one plucky competitor to disintegrate the overinflated #AI bubble. Hope these losers all end up in the (also very successful) metaverse to cry and piss.

Hopefully the sunset of AI is near and we'll forget it as fast as we did with #NFTs.

"While the crypto world has been loudly all in for Trump, his memecoin stunt was a bridge too far for some. Crypto venture capitalist and enthusiastic Trump supporter Nic Carter, who was attending the ball when the token was launched, told Politico, “It’s absolutely preposterous that he would do this ... They’re plumbing new depths of idiocy with the memecoin launch.” He later told the AP, “Now, on the cusp of getting some liberalization of crypto regulations in this country, the main thing people are thinking about crypto is, ‘Oh, it’s just a casino for these meme coins’.” An influential crypto industry lawyer tweeted: “Trump dropping his own memecoin means he has the wrong people in his ear re crypto policy. I’m now getting very concerned about the Trump presidency.”6 Others expressed concern that the memecoin would make the whole industry look like a grift to outsiders who may be learning about it for the first time, and some joked that they missed former SEC Chairman Gary Gensler’s regulatory approach already.
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In my view, the memecoin launch only adds to Trump’s long list of already very serious conflicts of interest. The two memecoins are in addition to multiple NFT projects by both Donald and Melania Trump, the World Liberty Financial project from which Trump earns a substantial percentage of the revenue, and Trump’s disclosed ETH holdings. There are also ethical issues around influence buying and the emoluments clause, and the president’s crypto tokens, NFT projects, and publicly disclosed wallet addresses are yet more avenues that those hoping to curry favor with the president could use to funnel money in his direction, as with his hotels and other business ventures during his first term in office."

citationneeded.news/issue-75/

Citation Needed · Issue 75 – Absolutely preposterousTrump horrifies even some of his crypto-steeped fans by launching a memecoin before his inauguration, and a flurry of activity from the new administration signals what’s in store for the crypto world in the next four years.
#USA#Trump#Crypto