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Get a GOOD hardware wallet. I was pig slaughtered for abt $104,000 in 2021 bc I didn’t use a cold wallet. $75 cost me $100K+ Fuck thieves. And sim swappers. That’s how they got me. Took them MONTHS tho.. Jesus. Glad it’s over. My OpSec is top notch now.
>400 trades per minute is crazy. It is definitely in the DeFi world but nowhere close to crazy in the centralized ecosystem. We are constrained by the blockspace available on the mainnet and we also have to compete against other transactions to get included in the block. We would be able process a lot more TXs on layer 2s and I am quite excited of stresstesting our system there. ​ >What are the long term plans and aspirations you guys have? Our mission is to dethrone the CeFi exchanges and flip the trading volume in favor of DEXes. It's absolutely crazy that over 85% of "decentralized" assets are getting traded in the databases of centralized systems. Almost all new users who get into crypto do so through Binance or other top exchanges first. Any trickle down user number to DeFi is a pittance, if at all it happens. To shift this narrative, we need to build GOOD DeFi products that offer a superior experience to their CeFi counterparts, and also have the right infrastructure for the market markers to offer the most competitive rates.
I'm sorry I really don't see why banks need to use Ripple technology for any of this. They have their own network. And now they have FedNow. Ripple seems to be trying to occupy a niche that doesn't exist. Bitcoin has a clear usecase. it's a permissionless unstoppable ledger. What is the niche of Ripple? Who asked for Ripple? I've used bitcoin personally thousands of times. I've used Ethereum even more. I actually use ethereum on a daily basis. I have no idea what I would use XRP for. Of course you are saying I'm not the target customer, but in 10 years I've yet to understand who the target customer is. IF there is some very specific niche that Ripple fills in the financial system which cannot be filled by some other product better than great for them, but this appears yet to have played out. I'm not someone who likes defending the status quo or beating someone when they are down, but my opinion of Ripple has never changed whether it is up or down. It just so happens that it also was the only major crypto to not hit it's all time high during the bull run and the price action has been poor. I don't even care if the price action is GOOD on a crypto IF it's garbage I'll still call it garbage. Pepe is a garbage meme coin that will die. Yes, you can make a lot of money off these coins, but the fundamentals always win in the end. I made a lot of money off of Shiba Inu and sold right at the top. I'm not complaining about that. I'll go on dexscreener and trade meme coins if I have nothing better to do, but at the end of the day I see no value in Ripple as a blockchain or as a way to make dumb money. There are better options for both. Opportunity cost is a real cost.
Not BS at all. Can see for yourself in realtime right here: https://mempool.space/lightning Lightning network nodes have been in decline since mid 2022. And you have it the wrong way round, a bear market is GOOD for lightning. In a bull market lightning will do worse and worse and as price rises this will only get worse. Maybe learn to actually research properly before accusing others of blatant lies.
I am not insulted by your message to hold your own keys. But I am baffled at your refusal to see how the ETF could be a legitimate benefit to bitcoin and to bitcoiners, people like my dad (boomer gen) with an old school retirement account who want to hold bitcoin in that account can now do so, and that is a GOOD thing. Fight me. **In addition to this, people can buy bitcoin and move to HWW.** You can hold your own keys **AND** use the ETF in your retirement account if you have one. The fact that you see the above as somehow a bastardization of the hold your own keys concept is confounding. I just don't understand why you won't admit that you can do both and doing so is good for the investor. Yes, they can and probably will try to play games with bitcoin. I believe many have already tried or are currently trying to do so. But, I am not worried at all. Why? Because I wholeheartedly agree with the "Not your keys not your coin" narrative. I agree with you on that front 100%. I just don't see why you're so averse to someone being able to finally leverage bitcoin in an old school retirement account they've had for decades. I think you're just being overly dismissive because it doesn't totally align with your understanding of bitcoin and you're upset that people see this as a boon rather than a burden as you do.
JPM a few days ago: BITCOIN BAD! SATOSHI GONNA KILL THE BITCOINS! JPM now: BITCOIN GOOD! NO MOAR SELL BITCOIN! ONLY NUMBER GO BIG! They really think (or know) we're stupid.
Don't drink the kool aid and believe all the stories in subreddits, people don't tell the full story, and they also never go o nto those subs to give GOOD news
I know, it's why I believe NFTs have a use case Kinda nuts that a singular entity like Riot could remove/change/delete purchases that I had spent IRL dollars on Yes, it's part of the user agreement one clicks when they start to play, but...doesn't mean it's a GOOD user agreement LOL
THATSS RIGGHTT!!😎😎😎 I WILL DCA AT ANY PRICE!!!😩😫😤🤩🤩🤩 CAN I GET A AMEN FROM MY FELLOW CRYPTO BRO’S???😲🙄😯🥱😵😵💫🫨🫨🫨 LETS DCA AT 45K AND ACT LIKE BITCOIN WAS NEVER 15K A YEAR AGO🥵🥵🥵🥵 MY AVARAGE BUY IS 68K, 45K IS GOOD FOR MY DCA🤯🤯🤯😱😱😱 WHO NEED DCA AT 15k??? NOT ME🍆🍆🍆🍆
If he uses that power, he would no longer have it. He spends his coins, the price gets cheaper for a bit. But then now he suddenly has no more bitcoins. No more power. It's not the same thing as the power government's have over money. If they unlock billions of fiat, they can just do it again. Satoshi using the Bitcoins will be GOOD for Bitcoin, not bad
X for doubt. To pay the debt is to invite hyper inflation. To cancel the debt is to fuck the taxpayer for generations. There is no escape from the debt spiral. If there was a GOOD way to do so, the Fed/Treasury would be broadcasting it and using it as justification.
Actual thought is his arguments against Bitcoin are precisely valid. Next step, if Bitcoin is not a cryptocurrency anymore you should decide yourself. Traditional finances is OK. Monero is GOOD. Bitcoin is TROJAN.
> even lived on it for half that time (with no fiat to my name) Yes, If you do TXNs periodically with a GOOD wallet that does proper dust calculations, they should combine the small UTXOs into larger change ones during the normal course of operations. > Annual UTXO consolidation?!? Likely only applies to those doing low dollar ( < $50 ) DCA. Since you are already doing periodic transactions, your wallet is doing it's proper function. But low dollar DCA's left in cold storage for years at end do need to be periodically evaluated if they are approaching dust levels as fees fluctuate.
Exactly agree with you. Bitcoin ETF 2024 as well as Bitcoin Futures 2018 are all the Trojan horses. See what a deep shit Bitcoin has turned to: exactly opposite it was designed for. Bitcoin was designed to BREAK all the KYC censorship of state authorities, NOT to SET that censorship!!! Open your eyes, and completely cancel all your relation with Bitcoin. If you still need a Crypto, use Monero instead. It is designed and stays exactly the Bitcoin it MUST be. Total coin supply of Monero will remain less than Bitcoin coin supply till year 2040. If you prefer traditional financial instruments like bonds and assets, you are right too. Traditional finances is OK. Monero is GOOD. Bitcoin is a TROJAN.
ETF means they're shorting and dumping using tradfi tools. "BUT THIS IS GOOD NEWS"
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Overly confident brand saying they are unhackable I'll be back on the first day to announce they have been hacked, and then send a screenshot of my wallet or whichever one of y'all manage to do it. GOOD LUCK FOLKS
ETFs ARE NOT GOOD FOR CRYPTOS. So, of course it's going to happen. Not all ETFs are bad, and there are some albeit minimal reasons for them to exist, but specifically for cryptos which are already digital, there is 0 reasons. What you are seeing is a show to get you to think you want the ETFs. What you'll end up with is instead of exchanges where cryptos are trading setting the value, you'll get some paper bullshit derivative setting the price for the exchanges. It makes absolutely no sense whatsoever and I can't even imagine people cheering them on, other than they think somehow they are going to get rich. In which case you don't understand the purpose of crypto at all. Down vote me if you like, but that is how I see it.
GREED…IS GOOD 👍😀. (Quoting the 1980s..)
All of it. Yesterday. When it's UP. GOOD LUCK AND GODSPEED 👊
#Web3 Con-Arguments Below is an argument written by Blendzi0r which won 1st place in the Web3 Con-Arguments topic for a prior [Cointest](/r/CointestOfficial/wiki/cointest_policy) round. > **WHAT IS WEB3?** > > The term "Web3" (or, actually, Web 3.0) was coined by Gavin Wood in 2014. He described its four main concepts (static content publication, dynamic messages, trustless transactions and an integrated user-interface) in [this post](https://gavwood.com/web3lt.html). Gavin is one of the biggest names in the cryptocurrency industry, as he is the creator of Polkadot and he was one of the founders of Ethereum. In his opinion, Web3 is going to change how the Internet works by making it "truly decentralized and more democratic". > > **BYE AMAZON, BYE ALPHABET, BYE META?** > > In an ideal scenario, Web3 is supposed to challenge the tech giants and take away their dominance. But how can it happen if the world is already dominated by those corporations to an extreme degree. How can the little guys be empowered when the big guys hold [so much wealth](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wealth_inequality_in_the_United_States). There is very little chance that Web3 can help us win the game that has been rigged from the start. > > When you look at some of the decentralized apps that use the idea of governance tokens (e.g. Uniswap, Compound and so on), they often had ICOs and are backed by early investors and Venture Capitals from the start. They are the ones who control them and they are the ones who will make most profit from them. Especially when they can stake their coins. The rich get richer and the dreams of the little guys screwing the big guy are brutally shattered. > > The idea behind Web3 seems utopian for another reason, too: people do not care. Why worry your head about privacy, dominance of corporations and wealth inequality when you can just consume products and enjoy life. Rapid advancements in technology in recent years have spoiled people. We want everything everywhere all at once which brings us to another point. > > **GOTTA GO FAST** > > One of the problems of cryptocurrencies is scalability or, to put it simply, speed of operation. You can have networks that are fast like Solana but then you risk it being shut down every now and then. Secure networks, like Bitcoin or Ethereum, are slow. > > Decentralized applications and websites face the same problem. Even Mastodon which does not use any token to run it, gets really slow if an instance (server) gets crowded. You can move to another instance but if Mastodon was to become as popular as Twitter, changing instances from time to time would be too inconvenient for most people. Therefore, if the technology behind decentralized apps does not improve, the vast majority of users will never trade their precious time for increased privacy or freedom. > > **ANY PRESS IS GOOD PRESS?** > > In one of his tweets, Elon Musk called Web3 "[a marketing buzz word](https://nitter.net/elonmusk/status/1472745072277995526?)". And there is much truth to that. Today, Web3 is indeed used by many shady projects exactly as a buzzword. Those projects have nothing to do with the basic concepts of Web 3 laid down by Gavin Wood. Those are usually the same projects that try to exploit other innovative ideas like cryptocurrency, NFT or metaverse for their own financial gain. As a consequence, for the general public NFTs are nothing more than ugly PNGs everyone can copy, cryptocurrencies are considered the easiest way to launder money and metaverse has Mark Zuckerberg's face. Now, when we consider that the term Web 3 is often associated with the above-mentioned concepts, it is no wonder that it usually has bad publicity in the mainstream media. And since most people's opinions are still formed by those media, it can seriously slow down the progress of Web3. Why? Because ignorants in large numbers can shape narratives. If Web3 in the eyes of many is associated with speculation, money laundering and destroying the environment – majority of investors and companies might stay away from it to avoid backlash from an angry mob. ***** Would you like to learn more? [Click here](/r/CointestOfficial/comments/z9o1nt/general_concepts_web3_conarguments_december_2022/) to be taken to the original topic-thread for this argument or you can scan through the [Cointest Archive](/r/CointestOfficial/wiki/cointest_archive##wiki_web3) to find arguments on this topic in other rounds. Since this is a con-argument, what could be a better time to promote the Skeptics Discussion thread? You can find the latest thread [here](/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/18uts4l/daily_crypto_discussion_december_31_2023_gmt0/).
Seems to me the stance from the likes of JPM, Jamie, Warren, Govt. etc .... is 1. Bitcoin BAD if in the hands of citizens. (AKA criminals by default until proven innocent) 2. Bitcoin GOOD if in the hands of big banks, centralized entities that Govt can control and censor OK Got it.
YOU ARE ALTTTAAARD, didnt read GOOD LUCK WITH UR SHIIT BAGS
with your current knowledg I suggest buying on exchange and storing it there. If your stack reach certain amount you will be forced to learn about hw wallets. GOOD LUCK
Sure I farm moons off responding to shills like you. It’s wonderful. You “bots” (non-thinkers) just parrot things that actual bots are programmed to come to Reddit and do. So thanks for pointing out the hypocrisy of the topic. Next you’ll tell me Fox News is unbiased and the military industrial complex is GOOD
In your reply you said that there are “plenty of coins with a fixed supply, decentralization, and strong governance” I asked you to give names of coins that fulfilled what you said AND also fulfill the 8 properties Bitcoin fulfills. If you’re going to say that Bitcoin will be replaced by another crypto, then that crypto must at least be AS GOOD as Bitcoin. Since Bitcoin fulfills the 8 properties I listed above, any crypto would ALSO need to fulfill those priorities to take market share from Bitcoin. Provide SPECIFIC cryptos from those “plenty of coins” that fulfill the 8 properties that I listed above? If you cannot provide proof of the argument that you are making, you are just bloviating.
Holding a falling investment is not all sunk costs. There could be many reasons why a GOOD investment goes down and still has long term viability. Holding can make sense.
I think you need 400% SHIT MAN I AINT GOOD AT NUMBERS, I was always a reading comprehension guy
A bit more trustworthy BUT GOOD LUCK with their support team if a problem arises.
And yet mit cracked one in a half hour remember, saying "It doesn't effect me because of the odds so NO SECURITY IS GOOD" is fking madness. That is why I have a hard time ornge pilling people, they all say "How do I put my own security on top of this, as all I have to do is try to import wallet and brute force it..." ​ And the funny thing is... they are right.
Easy, you have a month time. Rent a warehouse, Store them there efficiently. And pay the workers extra if they take your pennies as loan. Pay them GOOD. You have enough. 2^30*2*PI*0.01m*0.001m = 68000 m3 needed for the Volume of the pennies.
No ideology here, just logic >Commodity moneys have to actually sustain value before they can be useful for monetary transactions. You can’t have digital cash without a solid unit of account. Are you certain that crypto is commodity money? My understanding is that term applies to things like gold/silver/seashells. Commodity money gains value as acceptance increases and usage amplifies (simply hoarding it will not increase value, can even decrease the value). Of course laws of supply/demand of goods apply as well to create the value of money. Generally anything can be used as money, and it only has to be GOOD ENOUGH. Look at SBF trading fish in jail! DCA seems foolish in a market with so much volatility. A child can easily buy the dip. Market timing can be difficult but crypto is one of the easiest markets to time. Just my opinion. Satoshi is the OG theoretician of cryptocurrency. Definitely extremely intelligent guy (or team) who understood economics and Game Theory very well. He made a few mistakes with difficulty adjustment and coin supply emission but his main whitepaper concepts remain unchallenged. BTC maxies have tried to revise history and even tried to edit the whitepaper. That says something about their intentions...
#Web3 Con-Arguments Below is an argument written by Blendzi0r which won 1st place in the Web3 Con-Arguments topic for a prior [Cointest](/r/CointestOfficial/wiki/cointest_policy) round. If this topic is active, submit an entry in r/CointestOfficial and earn Moons if you win. Moon prizes are: 1st - 600, 2nd - 300, 3rd - 150, and Best Analysis - 500. > **WHAT IS WEB3?** > > The term "Web3" (or, actually, Web 3.0) was coined by Gavin Wood in 2014. He described its four main concepts (static content publication, dynamic messages, trustless transactions and an integrated user-interface) in [this post](https://gavwood.com/web3lt.html). Gavin is one of the biggest names in the cryptocurrency industry, as he is the creator of Polkadot and he was one of the founders of Ethereum. In his opinion, Web3 is going to change how the Internet works by making it "truly decentralized and more democratic". > > **BYE AMAZON, BYE ALPHABET, BYE META?** > > In an ideal scenario, Web3 is supposed to challenge the tech giants and take away their dominance. But how can it happen if the world is already dominated by those corporations to an extreme degree. How can the little guys be empowered when the big guys hold [so much wealth](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wealth_inequality_in_the_United_States). There is very little chance that Web3 can help us win the game that has been rigged from the start. > > When you look at some of the decentralized apps that use the idea of governance tokens (e.g. Uniswap, Compound and so on), they often had ICOs and are backed by early investors and Venture Capitals from the start. They are the ones who control them and they are the ones who will make most profit from them. Especially when they can stake their coins. The rich get richer and the dreams of the little guys screwing the big guy are brutally shattered. > > The idea behind Web3 seems utopian for another reason, too: people do not care. Why worry your head about privacy, dominance of corporations and wealth inequality when you can just consume products and enjoy life. Rapid advancements in technology in recent years have spoiled people. We want everything everywhere all at once which brings us to another point. > > **GOTTA GO FAST** > > One of the problems of cryptocurrencies is scalability or, to put it simply, speed of operation. You can have networks that are fast like Solana but then you risk it being shut down every now and then. Secure networks, like Bitcoin or Ethereum, are slow. > > Decentralized applications and websites face the same problem. Even Mastodon which does not use any token to run it, gets really slow if an instance (server) gets crowded. You can move to another instance but if Mastodon was to become as popular as Twitter, changing instances from time to time would be too inconvenient for most people. Therefore, if the technology behind decentralized apps does not improve, the vast majority of users will never trade their precious time for increased privacy or freedom. > > **ANY PRESS IS GOOD PRESS?** > > In one of his tweets, Elon Musk called Web3 "[a marketing buzz word](https://nitter.net/elonmusk/status/1472745072277995526?)". And there is much truth to that. Today, Web3 is indeed used by many shady projects exactly as a buzzword. Those projects have nothing to do with the basic concepts of Web 3 laid down by Gavin Wood. Those are usually the same projects that try to exploit other innovative ideas like cryptocurrency, NFT or metaverse for their own financial gain. As a consequence, for the general public NFTs are nothing more than ugly PNGs everyone can copy, cryptocurrencies are considered the easiest way to launder money and metaverse has Mark Zuckerberg's face. Now, when we consider that the term Web 3 is often associated with the above-mentioned concepts, it is no wonder that it usually has bad publicity in the mainstream media. And since most people's opinions are still formed by those media, it can seriously slow down the progress of Web3. Why? Because ignorants in large numbers can shape narratives. If Web3 in the eyes of many is associated with speculation, money laundering and destroying the environment – majority of investors and companies might stay away from it to avoid backlash from an angry mob. ***** Would you like to learn more? [Click here](/r/CointestOfficial/comments/z9o1nt/general_concepts_web3_conarguments_december_2022/) to be taken to the original topic-thread for this argument or you can scan through the [Cointest Archive](/r/CointestOfficial/wiki/cointest_archive##wiki_web3) to find arguments on this topic in other rounds. Pros and cons per topic will likely change for every new post. Since this is a con-argument, what could be a better time to promote the Skeptics Discussion thread? You can find the latest thread [here](/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/18ayc6h/daily_crypto_discussion_december_5_2023_gmt0/).
You would be better off investing it into Gold or Bulk Silver. They will always be there...Bitcoin or Digital Currency is not a tangible asset. It is only as good as there is still electricity and Internet. One Solar flare strong enough can wipe out your investment. I listened to the owners of an International Company as to what they invest in. They said number one is Precious Metals 2nd is Art 3rd is real estate. The problem with real estate is continual taxation. ( The problem I am currently facing with my home...I had it built 20 years ago and placed 100k down on it. This year the property tax quadrupled. And yes it is true, everyone in the neighborhood is also being hammered!) I invested in Gold and Silver back when it was very affordable. Oh BTW you can forget about ever getting your Social Security when you retire. The Government has been siphoning it off and it is on the verge of insolvency. Also, you may wish to take another look at the Dodd-Frank Act (second page fine print) This was passed into Legislation by then VP Biden under Obama. This allows the Government to seize any and all your assets, your savings, checking, IRA, 401k and safety deposit box whenever the Government wishes under any claim. Now that Biden became President he has been field testing this seizing assets of Banks. I was warned of it by a friend who worked at my bank. I had never heard of it....he said take everything out ASAP and he would explain later. I did that very day. A few days later the IRS came in a seized ALL THE ASSETS at that branch. No, the bank did nothing illegal. It was a Capitol One Bank in Fort Worth.....also it was not even mentioned in the news either. The sign at the bank told the depositor to call the phone number listed, bring an attorney and proof that all your income was earned legally. Huh? To this day, no one has been able to get in to an appointment....so they started a lawsuit against the Government. GOOD LUCK This has been going on in isolated areas all over the USA and THE MAINSTREAM NEWS IS NOT REPORTING IT. What do you think the hiring of 87,000 ARMED IRS AGENTS ARE FOR??? A simple audit???? No, the Government is about to start seizing assets. Also a friend of mine who is a famous actor informed me it happened at his bank in Beverly Hills.....they have a lawsuit going also. Now I got a call just a few months ago by the Bank that my house mortgage is at....they contacted me asking if it was possible for me to pay off my mortgage. Now I am puzzled and asked why. They then said they are not at liberty to discuss the reasons why...so I poked and asked if it had to do with the Dodd-Frank Act and they replied yes. Don't even think this is some conspiracy BS. All of you people are going to give smart remarks claiming this is rubbish. Well go ahead and do a deep dive and look for yourself. You cant use Google search. You have to use a search engine not controlled to block your searches or divert you to nonsense pages. Also under Obama was the Medicaid/Medicare Recovery Act passed too....this is anyone who has ever been on short term disability and received aid. The IRS will notify you that they made a mistake in how much they gave you in support and hit you with a huge TAX bill. THIS IT TRUE because this was aired on 60 Minutes last month. Also, did any of you notice Nikki Hailey telling the public that Social Security is broke? She said that Biden has signed into a secret legislation to raise the age of retirement to age 70 but no one under 65 currently will ever see their retirement even though it will be auto withdrawn from your paycheck for the rest of your life...but will NEVER SEE IT when you reach retirement. I am over 68 and have already been declined to receive my retirement....not some medical disability issue either. I have paid in for 55 years and now I am denied it and was told to apply at age 70. You see, the Government is not telling the public what is really going on....they are stalling, diverting your attention to tons of BS I warned people WHY the border is open and all these illegals are getting YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY. I also warned you people that Biden has publicly announced that the Ukrainian people will be getting their pension from the USA. That was on the news! That is our Social Security money......so why would this Administration be Intentionally be driving this welfare system into a faster insolvency? Think about it for awhile......remember the Dodd-Frank Act that will justify seizing everyone's assets? You can go ahead and mock me, so many have already after I warned people of some rapid changes coming.....those issues came true. Sure do not see anyone apologizing for poo pooing me when the warnings came true!
I have never played one i enjoyed, and i am a gamer. Problem is they design games around token/whatever.. Instead of designing a GOOD game that can integrate blockchain aspects
#Web3 Con-Arguments Below is an argument written by Blendzi0r which won 1st place in the Web3 Con-Arguments topic for a prior [Cointest](/r/CointestOfficial/wiki/cointest_policy) round. If this topic is active, submit an entry in r/CointestOfficial and earn Moons if you win. Moon prizes are: 1st - 600, 2nd - 300, 3rd - 150, and Best Analysis - 500. > **WHAT IS WEB3?** > > The term "Web3" (or, actually, Web 3.0) was coined by Gavin Wood in 2014. He described its four main concepts (static content publication, dynamic messages, trustless transactions and an integrated user-interface) in [this post](https://gavwood.com/web3lt.html). Gavin is one of the biggest names in the cryptocurrency industry, as he is the creator of Polkadot and he was one of the founders of Ethereum. In his opinion, Web3 is going to change how the Internet works by making it "truly decentralized and more democratic". > > **BYE AMAZON, BYE ALPHABET, BYE META?** > > In an ideal scenario, Web3 is supposed to challenge the tech giants and take away their dominance. But how can it happen if the world is already dominated by those corporations to an extreme degree. How can the little guys be empowered when the big guys hold [so much wealth](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wealth_inequality_in_the_United_States). There is very little chance that Web3 can help us win the game that has been rigged from the start. > > When you look at some of the decentralized apps that use the idea of governance tokens (e.g. Uniswap, Compound and so on), they often had ICOs and are backed by early investors and Venture Capitals from the start. They are the ones who control them and they are the ones who will make most profit from them. Especially when they can stake their coins. The rich get richer and the dreams of the little guys screwing the big guy are brutally shattered. > > The idea behind Web3 seems utopian for another reason, too: people do not care. Why worry your head about privacy, dominance of corporations and wealth inequality when you can just consume products and enjoy life. Rapid advancements in technology in recent years have spoiled people. We want everything everywhere all at once which brings us to another point. > > **GOTTA GO FAST** > > One of the problems of cryptocurrencies is scalability or, to put it simply, speed of operation. You can have networks that are fast like Solana but then you risk it being shut down every now and then. Secure networks, like Bitcoin or Ethereum, are slow. > > Decentralized applications and websites face the same problem. Even Mastodon which does not use any token to run it, gets really slow if an instance (server) gets crowded. You can move to another instance but if Mastodon was to become as popular as Twitter, changing instances from time to time would be too inconvenient for most people. Therefore, if the technology behind decentralized apps does not improve, the vast majority of users will never trade their precious time for increased privacy or freedom. > > **ANY PRESS IS GOOD PRESS?** > > In one of his tweets, Elon Musk called Web3 "[a marketing buzz word](https://nitter.net/elonmusk/status/1472745072277995526?)". And there is much truth to that. Today, Web3 is indeed used by many shady projects exactly as a buzzword. Those projects have nothing to do with the basic concepts of Web 3 laid down by Gavin Wood. Those are usually the same projects that try to exploit other innovative ideas like cryptocurrency, NFT or metaverse for their own financial gain. As a consequence, for the general public NFTs are nothing more than ugly PNGs everyone can copy, cryptocurrencies are considered the easiest way to launder money and metaverse has Mark Zuckerberg's face. Now, when we consider that the term Web 3 is often associated with the above-mentioned concepts, it is no wonder that it usually has bad publicity in the mainstream media. And since most people's opinions are still formed by those media, it can seriously slow down the progress of Web3. Why? Because ignorants in large numbers can shape narratives. If Web3 in the eyes of many is associated with speculation, money laundering and destroying the environment – majority of investors and companies might stay away from it to avoid backlash from an angry mob. ***** Would you like to learn more? [Click here](/r/CointestOfficial/comments/z9o1nt/general_concepts_web3_conarguments_december_2022/) to be taken to the original topic-thread for this argument or you can scan through the [Cointest Archive](/r/CointestOfficial/wiki/cointest_archive##wiki_web3) to find arguments on this topic in other rounds. Pros and cons per topic will likely change for every new post. Since this is a con-argument, what could be a better time to promote the Skeptics Discussion thread? You can find the latest thread [here](/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/18744v4/daily_crypto_discussion_november_30_2023_gmt0/).
#Web3 Con-Arguments Below is an argument written by Blendzi0r which won 1st place in the Web3 Con-Arguments topic for a prior [Cointest](/r/CointestOfficial/wiki/cointest_policy) round. If this topic is active, submit an entry in r/CointestOfficial and earn Moons if you win. Moon prizes are: 1st - 600, 2nd - 300, 3rd - 150, and Best Analysis - 500. > **WHAT IS WEB3?** > > The term "Web3" (or, actually, Web 3.0) was coined by Gavin Wood in 2014. He described its four main concepts (static content publication, dynamic messages, trustless transactions and an integrated user-interface) in [this post](https://gavwood.com/web3lt.html). Gavin is one of the biggest names in the cryptocurrency industry, as he is the creator of Polkadot and he was one of the founders of Ethereum. In his opinion, Web3 is going to change how the Internet works by making it "truly decentralized and more democratic". > > **BYE AMAZON, BYE ALPHABET, BYE META?** > > In an ideal scenario, Web3 is supposed to challenge the tech giants and take away their dominance. But how can it happen if the world is already dominated by those corporations to an extreme degree. How can the little guys be empowered when the big guys hold [so much wealth](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wealth_inequality_in_the_United_States). There is very little chance that Web3 can help us win the game that has been rigged from the start. > > When you look at some of the decentralized apps that use the idea of governance tokens (e.g. Uniswap, Compound and so on), they often had ICOs and are backed by early investors and Venture Capitals from the start. They are the ones who control them and they are the ones who will make most profit from them. Especially when they can stake their coins. The rich get richer and the dreams of the little guys screwing the big guy are brutally shattered. > > The idea behind Web3 seems utopian for another reason, too: people do not care. Why worry your head about privacy, dominance of corporations and wealth inequality when you can just consume products and enjoy life. Rapid advancements in technology in recent years have spoiled people. We want everything everywhere all at once which brings us to another point. > > **GOTTA GO FAST** > > One of the problems of cryptocurrencies is scalability or, to put it simply, speed of operation. You can have networks that are fast like Solana but then you risk it being shut down every now and then. Secure networks, like Bitcoin or Ethereum, are slow. > > Decentralized applications and websites face the same problem. Even Mastodon which does not use any token to run it, gets really slow if an instance (server) gets crowded. You can move to another instance but if Mastodon was to become as popular as Twitter, changing instances from time to time would be too inconvenient for most people. Therefore, if the technology behind decentralized apps does not improve, the vast majority of users will never trade their precious time for increased privacy or freedom. > > **ANY PRESS IS GOOD PRESS?** > > In one of his tweets, Elon Musk called Web3 "[a marketing buzz word](https://nitter.net/elonmusk/status/1472745072277995526?)". And there is much truth to that. Today, Web3 is indeed used by many shady projects exactly as a buzzword. Those projects have nothing to do with the basic concepts of Web 3 laid down by Gavin Wood. Those are usually the same projects that try to exploit other innovative ideas like cryptocurrency, NFT or metaverse for their own financial gain. As a consequence, for the general public NFTs are nothing more than ugly PNGs everyone can copy, cryptocurrencies are considered the easiest way to launder money and metaverse has Mark Zuckerberg's face. Now, when we consider that the term Web 3 is often associated with the above-mentioned concepts, it is no wonder that it usually has bad publicity in the mainstream media. And since most people's opinions are still formed by those media, it can seriously slow down the progress of Web3. Why? Because ignorants in large numbers can shape narratives. If Web3 in the eyes of many is associated with speculation, money laundering and destroying the environment – majority of investors and companies might stay away from it to avoid backlash from an angry mob. ***** Would you like to learn more? [Click here](/r/CointestOfficial/comments/z9o1nt/general_concepts_web3_conarguments_december_2022/) to be taken to the original topic-thread for this argument or you can scan through the [Cointest Archive](/r/CointestOfficial/wiki/cointest_archive##wiki_web3) to find arguments on this topic in other rounds. Pros and cons per topic will likely change for every new post. Since this is a con-argument, what could be a better time to promote the Skeptics Discussion thread? You can find the latest thread [here](/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/185hzo1/daily_crypto_discussion_november_28_2023_gmt0/).
#Web3 Con-Arguments Below is an argument written by Blendzi0r which won 1st place in the Web3 Con-Arguments topic for a prior [Cointest](/r/CointestOfficial/wiki/cointest_policy) round. If this topic is active, submit an entry in r/CointestOfficial and earn Moons if you win. Moon prizes are: 1st - 600, 2nd - 300, 3rd - 150, and Best Analysis - 500. > **WHAT IS WEB3?** > > The term "Web3" (or, actually, Web 3.0) was coined by Gavin Wood in 2014. He described its four main concepts (static content publication, dynamic messages, trustless transactions and an integrated user-interface) in [this post](https://gavwood.com/web3lt.html). Gavin is one of the biggest names in the cryptocurrency industry, as he is the creator of Polkadot and he was one of the founders of Ethereum. In his opinion, Web3 is going to change how the Internet works by making it "truly decentralized and more democratic". > > **BYE AMAZON, BYE ALPHABET, BYE META?** > > In an ideal scenario, Web3 is supposed to challenge the tech giants and take away their dominance. But how can it happen if the world is already dominated by those corporations to an extreme degree. How can the little guys be empowered when the big guys hold [so much wealth](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wealth_inequality_in_the_United_States). There is very little chance that Web3 can help us win the game that has been rigged from the start. > > When you look at some of the decentralized apps that use the idea of governance tokens (e.g. Uniswap, Compound and so on), they often had ICOs and are backed by early investors and Venture Capitals from the start. They are the ones who control them and they are the ones who will make most profit from them. Especially when they can stake their coins. The rich get richer and the dreams of the little guys screwing the big guy are brutally shattered. > > The idea behind Web3 seems utopian for another reason, too: people do not care. Why worry your head about privacy, dominance of corporations and wealth inequality when you can just consume products and enjoy life. Rapid advancements in technology in recent years have spoiled people. We want everything everywhere all at once which brings us to another point. > > **GOTTA GO FAST** > > One of the problems of cryptocurrencies is scalability or, to put it simply, speed of operation. You can have networks that are fast like Solana but then you risk it being shut down every now and then. Secure networks, like Bitcoin or Ethereum, are slow. > > Decentralized applications and websites face the same problem. Even Mastodon which does not use any token to run it, gets really slow if an instance (server) gets crowded. You can move to another instance but if Mastodon was to become as popular as Twitter, changing instances from time to time would be too inconvenient for most people. Therefore, if the technology behind decentralized apps does not improve, the vast majority of users will never trade their precious time for increased privacy or freedom. > > **ANY PRESS IS GOOD PRESS?** > > In one of his tweets, Elon Musk called Web3 "[a marketing buzz word](https://nitter.net/elonmusk/status/1472745072277995526?)". And there is much truth to that. Today, Web3 is indeed used by many shady projects exactly as a buzzword. Those projects have nothing to do with the basic concepts of Web 3 laid down by Gavin Wood. Those are usually the same projects that try to exploit other innovative ideas like cryptocurrency, NFT or metaverse for their own financial gain. As a consequence, for the general public NFTs are nothing more than ugly PNGs everyone can copy, cryptocurrencies are considered the easiest way to launder money and metaverse has Mark Zuckerberg's face. Now, when we consider that the term Web 3 is often associated with the above-mentioned concepts, it is no wonder that it usually has bad publicity in the mainstream media. And since most people's opinions are still formed by those media, it can seriously slow down the progress of Web3. Why? Because ignorants in large numbers can shape narratives. If Web3 in the eyes of many is associated with speculation, money laundering and destroying the environment – majority of investors and companies might stay away from it to avoid backlash from an angry mob. ***** Would you like to learn more? [Click here](/r/CointestOfficial/comments/z9o1nt/general_concepts_web3_conarguments_december_2022/) to be taken to the original topic-thread for this argument or you can scan through the [Cointest Archive](/r/CointestOfficial/wiki/cointest_archive##wiki_web3) to find arguments on this topic in other rounds. Pros and cons per topic will likely change for every new post. Since this is a con-argument, what could be a better time to promote the Skeptics Discussion thread? You can find the latest thread [here](/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/184p1n3/daily_crypto_discussion_november_27_2023_gmt0/).
>DataDash INVERSE COWEN ABOUT AS GOOD AS INVERSE CRAMER
First guy to get drunk and make a GOOD decision.
GOOD QUESTION because even iran and russia have problems iwth international reserve curremcies suuply like ERUOS PETRDOLLAR and STERLING ETC and are doing tranasaction in their own currencies because of the cost to their strageic import economies \[ones they have not managed ot diversogy or beocme self sufficent\] ​ so pay no ateention to the NATO geopol parrpts below bleating away at talking points from military and IMF stink tanks purporting ot be news at ATLANTIC MONTHLY whihc used ot be fair ly decent rag until DAVID FRUM neocon and insane zionist made a bllody coup there at behest of the stacked board
What about the GOOD cancerous tumors?
#Web3 Con-Arguments Below is an argument written by Blendzi0r which won 1st place in the Web3 Con-Arguments topic for a prior [Cointest](/r/CointestOfficial/wiki/cointest_policy) round. If this topic is active, submit an entry in r/CointestOfficial and earn Moons if you win. Moon prizes are: 1st - 600, 2nd - 300, 3rd - 150, and Best Analysis - 500. > **WHAT IS WEB3?** > > The term "Web3" (or, actually, Web 3.0) was coined by Gavin Wood in 2014. He described its four main concepts (static content publication, dynamic messages, trustless transactions and an integrated user-interface) in [this post](https://gavwood.com/web3lt.html). Gavin is one of the biggest names in the cryptocurrency industry, as he is the creator of Polkadot and he was one of the founders of Ethereum. In his opinion, Web3 is going to change how the Internet works by making it "truly decentralized and more democratic". > > **BYE AMAZON, BYE ALPHABET, BYE META?** > > In an ideal scenario, Web3 is supposed to challenge the tech giants and take away their dominance. But how can it happen if the world is already dominated by those corporations to an extreme degree. How can the little guys be empowered when the big guys hold [so much wealth](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wealth_inequality_in_the_United_States). There is very little chance that Web3 can help us win the game that has been rigged from the start. > > When you look at some of the decentralized apps that use the idea of governance tokens (e.g. Uniswap, Compound and so on), they often had ICOs and are backed by early investors and Venture Capitals from the start. They are the ones who control them and they are the ones who will make most profit from them. Especially when they can stake their coins. The rich get richer and the dreams of the little guys screwing the big guy are brutally shattered. > > The idea behind Web3 seems utopian for another reason, too: people do not care. Why worry your head about privacy, dominance of corporations and wealth inequality when you can just consume products and enjoy life. Rapid advancements in technology in recent years have spoiled people. We want everything everywhere all at once which brings us to another point. > > **GOTTA GO FAST** > > One of the problems of cryptocurrencies is scalability or, to put it simply, speed of operation. You can have networks that are fast like Solana but then you risk it being shut down every now and then. Secure networks, like Bitcoin or Ethereum, are slow. > > Decentralized applications and websites face the same problem. Even Mastodon which does not use any token to run it, gets really slow if an instance (server) gets crowded. You can move to another instance but if Mastodon was to become as popular as Twitter, changing instances from time to time would be too inconvenient for most people. Therefore, if the technology behind decentralized apps does not improve, the vast majority of users will never trade their precious time for increased privacy or freedom. > > **ANY PRESS IS GOOD PRESS?** > > In one of his tweets, Elon Musk called Web3 "[a marketing buzz word](https://nitter.net/elonmusk/status/1472745072277995526?)". And there is much truth to that. Today, Web3 is indeed used by many shady projects exactly as a buzzword. Those projects have nothing to do with the basic concepts of Web 3 laid down by Gavin Wood. Those are usually the same projects that try to exploit other innovative ideas like cryptocurrency, NFT or metaverse for their own financial gain. As a consequence, for the general public NFTs are nothing more than ugly PNGs everyone can copy, cryptocurrencies are considered the easiest way to launder money and metaverse has Mark Zuckerberg's face. Now, when we consider that the term Web 3 is often associated with the above-mentioned concepts, it is no wonder that it usually has bad publicity in the mainstream media. And since most people's opinions are still formed by those media, it can seriously slow down the progress of Web3. Why? Because ignorants in large numbers can shape narratives. If Web3 in the eyes of many is associated with speculation, money laundering and destroying the environment – majority of investors and companies might stay away from it to avoid backlash from an angry mob. ***** Would you like to learn more? [Click here](/r/CointestOfficial/comments/z9o1nt/general_concepts_web3_conarguments_december_2022/) to be taken to the original topic-thread for this argument or you can scan through the [Cointest Archive](/r/CointestOfficial/wiki/cointest_archive##wiki_web3) to find arguments on this topic in other rounds. Pros and cons per topic will likely change for every new post. Since this is a con-argument, what could be a better time to promote the Skeptics Discussion thread? You can find the latest thread [here](/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/17uoy99/daily_crypto_discussion_november_14_2023_gmt0/).
THIS IS A GOOD DAY! Hoping to see 10% growth by EOW.
#Web3 Con-Arguments Below is an argument written by Blendzi0r which won 1st place in the Web3 Con-Arguments topic for a prior [Cointest](/r/CointestOfficial/wiki/cointest_policy) round. If this topic is active, submit an entry in r/CointestOfficial and earn Moons if you win. Moon prizes are: 1st - 600, 2nd - 300, 3rd - 150, and Best Analysis - 500. > **WHAT IS WEB3?** > > The term "Web3" (or, actually, Web 3.0) was coined by Gavin Wood in 2014. He described its four main concepts (static content publication, dynamic messages, trustless transactions and an integrated user-interface) in [this post](https://gavwood.com/web3lt.html). Gavin is one of the biggest names in the cryptocurrency industry, as he is the creator of Polkadot and he was one of the founders of Ethereum. In his opinion, Web3 is going to change how the Internet works by making it "truly decentralized and more democratic". > > **BYE AMAZON, BYE ALPHABET, BYE META?** > > In an ideal scenario, Web3 is supposed to challenge the tech giants and take away their dominance. But how can it happen if the world is already dominated by those corporations to an extreme degree. How can the little guys be empowered when the big guys hold [so much wealth](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wealth_inequality_in_the_United_States). There is very little chance that Web3 can help us win the game that has been rigged from the start. > > When you look at some of the decentralized apps that use the idea of governance tokens (e.g. Uniswap, Compound and so on), they often had ICOs and are backed by early investors and Venture Capitals from the start. They are the ones who control them and they are the ones who will make most profit from them. Especially when they can stake their coins. The rich get richer and the dreams of the little guys screwing the big guy are brutally shattered. > > The idea behind Web3 seems utopian for another reason, too: people do not care. Why worry your head about privacy, dominance of corporations and wealth inequality when you can just consume products and enjoy life. Rapid advancements in technology in recent years have spoiled people. We want everything everywhere all at once which brings us to another point. > > **GOTTA GO FAST** > > One of the problems of cryptocurrencies is scalability or, to put it simply, speed of operation. You can have networks that are fast like Solana but then you risk it being shut down every now and then. Secure networks, like Bitcoin or Ethereum, are slow. > > Decentralized applications and websites face the same problem. Even Mastodon which does not use any token to run it, gets really slow if an instance (server) gets crowded. You can move to another instance but if Mastodon was to become as popular as Twitter, changing instances from time to time would be too inconvenient for most people. Therefore, if the technology behind decentralized apps does not improve, the vast majority of users will never trade their precious time for increased privacy or freedom. > > **ANY PRESS IS GOOD PRESS?** > > In one of his tweets, Elon Musk called Web3 "[a marketing buzz word](https://nitter.net/elonmusk/status/1472745072277995526?)". And there is much truth to that. Today, Web3 is indeed used by many shady projects exactly as a buzzword. Those projects have nothing to do with the basic concepts of Web 3 laid down by Gavin Wood. Those are usually the same projects that try to exploit other innovative ideas like cryptocurrency, NFT or metaverse for their own financial gain. As a consequence, for the general public NFTs are nothing more than ugly PNGs everyone can copy, cryptocurrencies are considered the easiest way to launder money and metaverse has Mark Zuckerberg's face. Now, when we consider that the term Web 3 is often associated with the above-mentioned concepts, it is no wonder that it usually has bad publicity in the mainstream media. And since most people's opinions are still formed by those media, it can seriously slow down the progress of Web3. Why? Because ignorants in large numbers can shape narratives. If Web3 in the eyes of many is associated with speculation, money laundering and destroying the environment – majority of investors and companies might stay away from it to avoid backlash from an angry mob. ***** Would you like to learn more? [Click here](/r/CointestOfficial/comments/z9o1nt/general_concepts_web3_conarguments_december_2022/) to be taken to the original topic-thread for this argument or you can scan through the [Cointest Archive](/r/CointestOfficial/wiki/cointest_archive##wiki_web3) to find arguments on this topic in other rounds. Pros and cons per topic will likely change for every new post. Since this is a con-argument, what could be a better time to promote the Skeptics Discussion thread? You can find the latest thread [here](/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/17ph49v/daily_crypto_discussion_november_7_2023_gmt0/).
Yeah I’m not happy moons were rugged, sure we had a lot of bots but we had more camaraderie people interacting creating dialogue and interest in crypto. That is a GOOD THING!
#Web3 Con-Arguments Below is an argument written by Blendzi0r which won 1st place in the Web3 Con-Arguments topic for a prior [Cointest](/r/CointestOfficial/wiki/cointest_policy) round. If this topic is active, submit an entry in r/CointestOfficial and earn Moons if you win. Moon prizes are: 1st - 600, 2nd - 300, 3rd - 150, and Best Analysis - 500. > **WHAT IS WEB3?** > > The term "Web3" (or, actually, Web 3.0) was coined by Gavin Wood in 2014. He described its four main concepts (static content publication, dynamic messages, trustless transactions and an integrated user-interface) in [this post](https://gavwood.com/web3lt.html). Gavin is one of the biggest names in the cryptocurrency industry, as he is the creator of Polkadot and he was one of the founders of Ethereum. In his opinion, Web3 is going to change how the Internet works by making it "truly decentralized and more democratic". > > **BYE AMAZON, BYE ALPHABET, BYE META?** > > In an ideal scenario, Web3 is supposed to challenge the tech giants and take away their dominance. But how can it happen if the world is already dominated by those corporations to an extreme degree. How can the little guys be empowered when the big guys hold [so much wealth](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wealth_inequality_in_the_United_States). There is very little chance that Web3 can help us win the game that has been rigged from the start. > > When you look at some of the decentralized apps that use the idea of governance tokens (e.g. Uniswap, Compound and so on), they often had ICOs and are backed by early investors and Venture Capitals from the start. They are the ones who control them and they are the ones who will make most profit from them. Especially when they can stake their coins. The rich get richer and the dreams of the little guys screwing the big guy are brutally shattered. > > The idea behind Web3 seems utopian for another reason, too: people do not care. Why worry your head about privacy, dominance of corporations and wealth inequality when you can just consume products and enjoy life. Rapid advancements in technology in recent years have spoiled people. We want everything everywhere all at once which brings us to another point. > > **GOTTA GO FAST** > > One of the problems of cryptocurrencies is scalability or, to put it simply, speed of operation. You can have networks that are fast like Solana but then you risk it being shut down every now and then. Secure networks, like Bitcoin or Ethereum, are slow. > > Decentralized applications and websites face the same problem. Even Mastodon which does not use any token to run it, gets really slow if an instance (server) gets crowded. You can move to another instance but if Mastodon was to become as popular as Twitter, changing instances from time to time would be too inconvenient for most people. Therefore, if the technology behind decentralized apps does not improve, the vast majority of users will never trade their precious time for increased privacy or freedom. > > **ANY PRESS IS GOOD PRESS?** > > In one of his tweets, Elon Musk called Web3 "[a marketing buzz word](https://nitter.net/elonmusk/status/1472745072277995526?)". And there is much truth to that. Today, Web3 is indeed used by many shady projects exactly as a buzzword. Those projects have nothing to do with the basic concepts of Web 3 laid down by Gavin Wood. Those are usually the same projects that try to exploit other innovative ideas like cryptocurrency, NFT or metaverse for their own financial gain. As a consequence, for the general public NFTs are nothing more than ugly PNGs everyone can copy, cryptocurrencies are considered the easiest way to launder money and metaverse has Mark Zuckerberg's face. Now, when we consider that the term Web 3 is often associated with the above-mentioned concepts, it is no wonder that it usually has bad publicity in the mainstream media. And since most people's opinions are still formed by those media, it can seriously slow down the progress of Web3. Why? Because ignorants in large numbers can shape narratives. If Web3 in the eyes of many is associated with speculation, money laundering and destroying the environment – majority of investors and companies might stay away from it to avoid backlash from an angry mob. ***** Would you like to learn more? [Click here](/r/CointestOfficial/comments/z9o1nt/general_concepts_web3_conarguments_december_2022/) to be taken to the original topic-thread for this argument or you can scan through the [Cointest Archive](/r/CointestOfficial/wiki/cointest_archive##wiki_web3) to find arguments on this topic in other rounds. Pros and cons per topic will likely change for every new post. Since this is a con-argument, what could be a better time to promote the Skeptics Discussion thread? You can find the latest thread [here](/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/17mhpnc/daily_crypto_discussion_november_3_2023_gmt0/).
It completely depends on what you believe when it comes to crypto. Is your question "will it skyrocket in price" probably, it has a few times in the past and has always found a new floor. So if you're looking to possibly get rich I would say, yeah, go ahead and YOLO. It's a gamble. Now, are you asking me if it is an actually GOOD currency/store of value? Let me address it in two parts. Currency In the beginning Bitcoin was a way to facilitate trade with a decentralized currency to circumvent government regulations and banking network. This is also what you would call the techno anarchists. Lots of people used the currency which is why it became popular in the first place. Later the price soared and many got rich off it. As the network has expanded bit coin, as it turns out, is horrible as a currency. There are three main reasons for myself why I would never choose it. Price stabilization Imagine you're trying to buy something and the price conversion fluctuates constantly, today by the thousands. It is impossible to buy anything as the price would change by the hour in huge swings. Compare this to normal currency where the price is stable which allows people to confidently purchase items, knowing that, if anything, the currency might only fluctuate by some fractions of a cent. Transaction cost This one is a huge problem for me. The network is facilitated by miners who can hold the network hostage. Depending on transfer costs it can be a huge chunk of money to send it anywhere. I remember once it would cost 50 USD to just send my Bitcoin off from an exchange. This is much better than Ethereum, where at the height it cost 400 USD for gas fees. An astronomical amount to simply move your money. Compare this to other cryptos like algorand where it cost very little to do the same thing. Why would I pick bitcoin? Even better, regular banking networks have fast transaction times, can be used anywhere in the world that accepts it etc. Ask yourself the question about currency in another country. What are you going to do when the vast majority of place do not accept your cryptocurrency? Banking networks are just much better, it doesn't matter that you are using another currency as the exchange is often very fast and fees are minimal to bon existent depending on the bank.do you really want to use a slow, expensive tech like Bitcoin instead? Insane.
Really? 8 days and that’s the best you have? GOOD ONE.
How were you disappointed? I have a hard time seeing how any coming cycle could be as GOOD as the previous one
Aight but…… you could’ve bought computer parts, guns/ammo, more “safer” investments, EATEN GOOD FOR LIKE 3months, maybe down payment on a house, I’m sure there is a lot to understand with your situation but man you bought all the hype beast stuff…..
“Buttcoiners” are fiat maximalists and worship the central banks of the world… I got banned there when I mentioned how the fiat system was a Ponzi scheme… they are sad and pathetic, and facts do matter to such people. They will continue to change the goal post to fit their BS narrative. Mainstream media has articles out say that INFLATION IS GOOD for the middle class… it’s so “good” that the child poverty rate has 2x and the suicide rates are now at record levels… more homelessness etc. A coworker of mine has had to sleep in her car a few times and she can’t find any good housing… living week to week… but to the fiat maximalist perverts, she doesn’t exist in their little world.
Never been so bullish on a project. Doing awesome things IRL FEELS GOOD MAN
#Web3 Con-Arguments Below is an argument written by Blendzi0r which won 1st place in the Web3 Con-Arguments topic for a prior [Cointest](/r/CointestOfficial/wiki/cointest_policy) round. If this topic is active, submit an entry in r/CointestOfficial and earn Moons if you win. Moon prizes are: 1st - 600, 2nd - 300, 3rd - 150, and Best Analysis - 500. > **WHAT IS WEB3?** > > The term "Web3" (or, actually, Web 3.0) was coined by Gavin Wood in 2014. He described its four main concepts (static content publication, dynamic messages, trustless transactions and an integrated user-interface) in [this post](https://gavwood.com/web3lt.html). Gavin is one of the biggest names in the cryptocurrency industry, as he is the creator of Polkadot and he was one of the founders of Ethereum. In his opinion, Web3 is going to change how the Internet works by making it "truly decentralized and more democratic". > > **BYE AMAZON, BYE ALPHABET, BYE META?** > > In an ideal scenario, Web3 is supposed to challenge the tech giants and take away their dominance. But how can it happen if the world is already dominated by those corporations to an extreme degree. How can the little guys be empowered when the big guys hold [so much wealth](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wealth_inequality_in_the_United_States). There is very little chance that Web3 can help us win the game that has been rigged from the start. > > When you look at some of the decentralized apps that use the idea of governance tokens (e.g. Uniswap, Compound and so on), they often had ICOs and are backed by early investors and Venture Capitals from the start. They are the ones who control them and they are the ones who will make most profit from them. Especially when they can stake their coins. The rich get richer and the dreams of the little guys screwing the big guy are brutally shattered. > > The idea behind Web3 seems utopian for another reason, too: people do not care. Why worry your head about privacy, dominance of corporations and wealth inequality when you can just consume products and enjoy life. Rapid advancements in technology in recent years have spoiled people. We want everything everywhere all at once which brings us to another point. > > **GOTTA GO FAST** > > One of the problems of cryptocurrencies is scalability or, to put it simply, speed of operation. You can have networks that are fast like Solana but then you risk it being shut down every now and then. Secure networks, like Bitcoin or Ethereum, are slow. > > Decentralized applications and websites face the same problem. Even Mastodon which does not use any token to run it, gets really slow if an instance (server) gets crowded. You can move to another instance but if Mastodon was to become as popular as Twitter, changing instances from time to time would be too inconvenient for most people. Therefore, if the technology behind decentralized apps does not improve, the vast majority of users will never trade their precious time for increased privacy or freedom. > > **ANY PRESS IS GOOD PRESS?** > > In one of his tweets, Elon Musk called Web3 "[a marketing buzz word](https://nitter.net/elonmusk/status/1472745072277995526?)". And there is much truth to that. Today, Web3 is indeed used by many shady projects exactly as a buzzword. Those projects have nothing to do with the basic concepts of Web 3 laid down by Gavin Wood. Those are usually the same projects that try to exploit other innovative ideas like cryptocurrency, NFT or metaverse for their own financial gain. As a consequence, for the general public NFTs are nothing more than ugly PNGs everyone can copy, cryptocurrencies are considered the easiest way to launder money and metaverse has Mark Zuckerberg's face. Now, when we consider that the term Web 3 is often associated with the above-mentioned concepts, it is no wonder that it usually has bad publicity in the mainstream media. And since most people's opinions are still formed by those media, it can seriously slow down the progress of Web3. Why? Because ignorants in large numbers can shape narratives. If Web3 in the eyes of many is associated with speculation, money laundering and destroying the environment – majority of investors and companies might stay away from it to avoid backlash from an angry mob. ***** Would you like to learn more? [Click here](/r/CointestOfficial/comments/z9o1nt/general_concepts_web3_conarguments_december_2022/) to be taken to the original topic-thread for this argument or you can scan through the [Cointest Archive](/r/CointestOfficial/wiki/cointest_archive##wiki_web3) to find arguments on this topic in other rounds. Pros and cons per topic will likely change for every new post. Since this is a con-argument, what could be a better time to promote the Skeptics Discussion thread? You can find the latest thread [here](/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/17hahld/daily_crypto_discussion_october_27_2023_gmt0/).
"Kraken's one of the GOOD ones" - This whole dumbass sub, 2021 to 2023 Christ, I love being right. Suck it bozos.
Bro you are fundamentally misunderstanding why bitcoin has value. It's a GOOD thing when the price to mine goes up, because less BTC enters the market. That makes all existing btc more valuable, and all the btc remaining on exchanges more scarce
SUPPLY & DEMAND (Econ 101) SUPPLY IS FIXED (Perfectly inelastic supply) DEMAND WILL ONLY EVER INCREASE (fiat debases & we like hard money) GIFFEN GOOD+ VEBLEN GOOD+ GRESHAMS LAW+ (whatever I can’t rmbr rn sorry) = new paradigm that is engineered 🤯 who knows what’ll happen
Consumption of energy doesn’t cause CO2 emissions. Energy production methods do. What you’re talking about is banning certain usages of the electricity. You have to have a good reason to say one use of the energy is better/more moral/beneficial than another. Something like porn consumes something like 500x more energy than POW. Or banning something like Christmas lights would have the same exact effect as banning POW. In order to make an even small case to ban POW, you’d have to start with the million other “wastes” of energy. You’d also have to come up with a way to determine what is a GOOD or BAD use of it. The fact is that we will always use MORE energy. Never in history have we used less. Restrictions will instead focus on HOW energy is produced, focusing on cleaner and more effective ways to produce it. If you’re actually arguing for the possibility of a POW ban and haven’t already “made up your mind” watch something like this for further clarification: https://youtu.be/5JHIq9eD-IA?feature=shared
I just got off jail and all I hear is bitcoin is freedom from everyone. I have no type of bank account I’m not even allowed to open after serving time. I CAN A GOOD Samaritan HELP ME SO THE FREEDOM??? I just created wallet. Any amount is a blessing ❤️❤️❤️. #BTCFORLIFE. 1Ma2qkj6XXbrcXStMNTjroRkbFoqpLXgdL
They make money on fees. Bitcoin pumping is GOOD for their ETF.
#Web3 Con-Arguments Below is an argument written by Blendzi0r which won 1st place in the Web3 Con-Arguments topic for a prior [Cointest](/r/CointestOfficial/wiki/cointest_policy) round. If this topic is active, submit an entry in r/CointestOfficial and earn Moons if you win. Moon prizes are: 1st - 600, 2nd - 300, 3rd - 150, and Best Analysis - 500. > **WHAT IS WEB3?** > > The term "Web3" (or, actually, Web 3.0) was coined by Gavin Wood in 2014. He described its four main concepts (static content publication, dynamic messages, trustless transactions and an integrated user-interface) in [this post](https://gavwood.com/web3lt.html). Gavin is one of the biggest names in the cryptocurrency industry, as he is the creator of Polkadot and he was one of the founders of Ethereum. In his opinion, Web3 is going to change how the Internet works by making it "truly decentralized and more democratic". > > **BYE AMAZON, BYE ALPHABET, BYE META?** > > In an ideal scenario, Web3 is supposed to challenge the tech giants and take away their dominance. But how can it happen if the world is already dominated by those corporations to an extreme degree. How can the little guys be empowered when the big guys hold [so much wealth](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wealth_inequality_in_the_United_States). There is very little chance that Web3 can help us win the game that has been rigged from the start. > > When you look at some of the decentralized apps that use the idea of governance tokens (e.g. Uniswap, Compound and so on), they often had ICOs and are backed by early investors and Venture Capitals from the start. They are the ones who control them and they are the ones who will make most profit from them. Especially when they can stake their coins. The rich get richer and the dreams of the little guys screwing the big guy are brutally shattered. > > The idea behind Web3 seems utopian for another reason, too: people do not care. Why worry your head about privacy, dominance of corporations and wealth inequality when you can just consume products and enjoy life. Rapid advancements in technology in recent years have spoiled people. We want everything everywhere all at once which brings us to another point. > > **GOTTA GO FAST** > > One of the problems of cryptocurrencies is scalability or, to put it simply, speed of operation. You can have networks that are fast like Solana but then you risk it being shut down every now and then. Secure networks, like Bitcoin or Ethereum, are slow. > > Decentralized applications and websites face the same problem. Even Mastodon which does not use any token to run it, gets really slow if an instance (server) gets crowded. You can move to another instance but if Mastodon was to become as popular as Twitter, changing instances from time to time would be too inconvenient for most people. Therefore, if the technology behind decentralized apps does not improve, the vast majority of users will never trade their precious time for increased privacy or freedom. > > **ANY PRESS IS GOOD PRESS?** > > In one of his tweets, Elon Musk called Web3 "[a marketing buzz word](https://nitter.net/elonmusk/status/1472745072277995526?)". And there is much truth to that. Today, Web3 is indeed used by many shady projects exactly as a buzzword. Those projects have nothing to do with the basic concepts of Web 3 laid down by Gavin Wood. Those are usually the same projects that try to exploit other innovative ideas like cryptocurrency, NFT or metaverse for their own financial gain. As a consequence, for the general public NFTs are nothing more than ugly PNGs everyone can copy, cryptocurrencies are considered the easiest way to launder money and metaverse has Mark Zuckerberg's face. Now, when we consider that the term Web 3 is often associated with the above-mentioned concepts, it is no wonder that it usually has bad publicity in the mainstream media. And since most people's opinions are still formed by those media, it can seriously slow down the progress of Web3. Why? Because ignorants in large numbers can shape narratives. If Web3 in the eyes of many is associated with speculation, money laundering and destroying the environment – majority of investors and companies might stay away from it to avoid backlash from an angry mob. ***** Would you like to learn more? [Click here](/r/CointestOfficial/comments/z9o1nt/general_concepts_web3_conarguments_december_2022/) to be taken to the original topic-thread for this argument or you can scan through the [Cointest Archive](/r/CointestOfficial/wiki/cointest_archive##wiki_web3) to find arguments on this topic in other rounds. Pros and cons per topic will likely change for every new post. Since this is a con-argument, what could be a better time to promote the Skeptics Discussion thread? You can find the latest thread [here](/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/17e73tf/daily_crypto_discussion_october_23_2023_gmt0/).
let's leave 30k behind for GOOD!
#Web3 Con-Arguments Below is an argument written by Blendzi0r which won 1st place in the Web3 Con-Arguments topic for a prior [Cointest](/r/CointestOfficial/wiki/cointest_policy) round. If this topic is active, submit an entry in r/CointestOfficial and earn Moons if you win. Moon prizes are: 1st - 600, 2nd - 300, 3rd - 150, and Best Analysis - 500. > **WHAT IS WEB3?** > > The term "Web3" (or, actually, Web 3.0) was coined by Gavin Wood in 2014. He described its four main concepts (static content publication, dynamic messages, trustless transactions and an integrated user-interface) in [this post](https://gavwood.com/web3lt.html). Gavin is one of the biggest names in the cryptocurrency industry, as he is the creator of Polkadot and he was one of the founders of Ethereum. In his opinion, Web3 is going to change how the Internet works by making it "truly decentralized and more democratic". > > **BYE AMAZON, BYE ALPHABET, BYE META?** > > In an ideal scenario, Web3 is supposed to challenge the tech giants and take away their dominance. But how can it happen if the world is already dominated by those corporations to an extreme degree. How can the little guys be empowered when the big guys hold [so much wealth](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wealth_inequality_in_the_United_States). There is very little chance that Web3 can help us win the game that has been rigged from the start. > > When you look at some of the decentralized apps that use the idea of governance tokens (e.g. Uniswap, Compound and so on), they often had ICOs and are backed by early investors and Venture Capitals from the start. They are the ones who control them and they are the ones who will make most profit from them. Especially when they can stake their coins. The rich get richer and the dreams of the little guys screwing the big guy are brutally shattered. > > The idea behind Web3 seems utopian for another reason, too: people do not care. Why worry your head about privacy, dominance of corporations and wealth inequality when you can just consume products and enjoy life. Rapid advancements in technology in recent years have spoiled people. We want everything everywhere all at once which brings us to another point. > > **GOTTA GO FAST** > > One of the problems of cryptocurrencies is scalability or, to put it simply, speed of operation. You can have networks that are fast like Solana but then you risk it being shut down every now and then. Secure networks, like Bitcoin or Ethereum, are slow. > > Decentralized applications and websites face the same problem. Even Mastodon which does not use any token to run it, gets really slow if an instance (server) gets crowded. You can move to another instance but if Mastodon was to become as popular as Twitter, changing instances from time to time would be too inconvenient for most people. Therefore, if the technology behind decentralized apps does not improve, the vast majority of users will never trade their precious time for increased privacy or freedom. > > **ANY PRESS IS GOOD PRESS?** > > In one of his tweets, Elon Musk called Web3 "[a marketing buzz word](https://nitter.net/elonmusk/status/1472745072277995526?)". And there is much truth to that. Today, Web3 is indeed used by many shady projects exactly as a buzzword. Those projects have nothing to do with the basic concepts of Web 3 laid down by Gavin Wood. Those are usually the same projects that try to exploit other innovative ideas like cryptocurrency, NFT or metaverse for their own financial gain. As a consequence, for the general public NFTs are nothing more than ugly PNGs everyone can copy, cryptocurrencies are considered the easiest way to launder money and metaverse has Mark Zuckerberg's face. Now, when we consider that the term Web 3 is often associated with the above-mentioned concepts, it is no wonder that it usually has bad publicity in the mainstream media. And since most people's opinions are still formed by those media, it can seriously slow down the progress of Web3. Why? Because ignorants in large numbers can shape narratives. If Web3 in the eyes of many is associated with speculation, money laundering and destroying the environment – majority of investors and companies might stay away from it to avoid backlash from an angry mob. ***** Would you like to learn more? [Click here](/r/CointestOfficial/comments/z9o1nt/general_concepts_web3_conarguments_december_2022/) to be taken to the original topic-thread for this argument or you can scan through the [Cointest Archive](/r/CointestOfficial/wiki/cointest_archive##wiki_web3) to find arguments on this topic in other rounds. Pros and cons per topic will likely change for every new post. Since this is a con-argument, what could be a better time to promote the Skeptics Discussion thread? You can find the latest thread [here](/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/17cpbe4/daily_crypto_discussion_october_21_2023_gmt0/).
#Web3 Con-Arguments Below is an argument written by Blendzi0r which won 1st place in the Web3 Con-Arguments topic for a prior [Cointest](/r/CointestOfficial/wiki/cointest_policy) round. If this topic is active, submit an entry in r/CointestOfficial and earn Moons if you win. Moon prizes are: 1st - 600, 2nd - 300, 3rd - 150, and Best Analysis - 500. > **WHAT IS WEB3?** > > The term "Web3" (or, actually, Web 3.0) was coined by Gavin Wood in 2014. He described its four main concepts (static content publication, dynamic messages, trustless transactions and an integrated user-interface) in [this post](https://gavwood.com/web3lt.html). Gavin is one of the biggest names in the cryptocurrency industry, as he is the creator of Polkadot and he was one of the founders of Ethereum. In his opinion, Web3 is going to change how the Internet works by making it "truly decentralized and more democratic". > > **BYE AMAZON, BYE ALPHABET, BYE META?** > > In an ideal scenario, Web3 is supposed to challenge the tech giants and take away their dominance. But how can it happen if the world is already dominated by those corporations to an extreme degree. How can the little guys be empowered when the big guys hold [so much wealth](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wealth_inequality_in_the_United_States). There is very little chance that Web3 can help us win the game that has been rigged from the start. > > When you look at some of the decentralized apps that use the idea of governance tokens (e.g. Uniswap, Compound and so on), they often had ICOs and are backed by early investors and Venture Capitals from the start. They are the ones who control them and they are the ones who will make most profit from them. Especially when they can stake their coins. The rich get richer and the dreams of the little guys screwing the big guy are brutally shattered. > > The idea behind Web3 seems utopian for another reason, too: people do not care. Why worry your head about privacy, dominance of corporations and wealth inequality when you can just consume products and enjoy life. Rapid advancements in technology in recent years have spoiled people. We want everything everywhere all at once which brings us to another point. > > **GOTTA GO FAST** > > One of the problems of cryptocurrencies is scalability or, to put it simply, speed of operation. You can have networks that are fast like Solana but then you risk it being shut down every now and then. Secure networks, like Bitcoin or Ethereum, are slow. > > Decentralized applications and websites face the same problem. Even Mastodon which does not use any token to run it, gets really slow if an instance (server) gets crowded. You can move to another instance but if Mastodon was to become as popular as Twitter, changing instances from time to time would be too inconvenient for most people. Therefore, if the technology behind decentralized apps does not improve, the vast majority of users will never trade their precious time for increased privacy or freedom. > > **ANY PRESS IS GOOD PRESS?** > > In one of his tweets, Elon Musk called Web3 "[a marketing buzz word](https://nitter.net/elonmusk/status/1472745072277995526?)". And there is much truth to that. Today, Web3 is indeed used by many shady projects exactly as a buzzword. Those projects have nothing to do with the basic concepts of Web 3 laid down by Gavin Wood. Those are usually the same projects that try to exploit other innovative ideas like cryptocurrency, NFT or metaverse for their own financial gain. As a consequence, for the general public NFTs are nothing more than ugly PNGs everyone can copy, cryptocurrencies are considered the easiest way to launder money and metaverse has Mark Zuckerberg's face. Now, when we consider that the term Web 3 is often associated with the above-mentioned concepts, it is no wonder that it usually has bad publicity in the mainstream media. And since most people's opinions are still formed by those media, it can seriously slow down the progress of Web3. Why? Because ignorants in large numbers can shape narratives. If Web3 in the eyes of many is associated with speculation, money laundering and destroying the environment – majority of investors and companies might stay away from it to avoid backlash from an angry mob. ***** Would you like to learn more? [Click here](/r/CointestOfficial/comments/z9o1nt/general_concepts_web3_conarguments_december_2022/) to be taken to the original topic-thread for this argument or you can scan through the [Cointest Archive](/r/CointestOfficial/wiki/cointest_archive##wiki_web3) to find arguments on this topic in other rounds. Pros and cons per topic will likely change for every new post. Since this is a con-argument, what could be a better time to promote the Skeptics Discussion thread? You can find the latest thread [here](/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/17cpbe4/daily_crypto_discussion_october_21_2023_gmt0/).
#Web3 Con-Arguments Below is an argument written by Blendzi0r which won 1st place in the Web3 Con-Arguments topic for a prior [Cointest](/r/CointestOfficial/wiki/cointest_policy) round. If this topic is active, submit an entry in r/CointestOfficial and earn Moons if you win. Moon prizes are: 1st - 600, 2nd - 300, 3rd - 150, and Best Analysis - 500. > **WHAT IS WEB3?** > > The term "Web3" (or, actually, Web 3.0) was coined by Gavin Wood in 2014. He described its four main concepts (static content publication, dynamic messages, trustless transactions and an integrated user-interface) in [this post](https://gavwood.com/web3lt.html). Gavin is one of the biggest names in the cryptocurrency industry, as he is the creator of Polkadot and he was one of the founders of Ethereum. In his opinion, Web3 is going to change how the Internet works by making it "truly decentralized and more democratic". > > **BYE AMAZON, BYE ALPHABET, BYE META?** > > In an ideal scenario, Web3 is supposed to challenge the tech giants and take away their dominance. But how can it happen if the world is already dominated by those corporations to an extreme degree. How can the little guys be empowered when the big guys hold [so much wealth](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wealth_inequality_in_the_United_States). There is very little chance that Web3 can help us win the game that has been rigged from the start. > > When you look at some of the decentralized apps that use the idea of governance tokens (e.g. Uniswap, Compound and so on), they often had ICOs and are backed by early investors and Venture Capitals from the start. They are the ones who control them and they are the ones who will make most profit from them. Especially when they can stake their coins. The rich get richer and the dreams of the little guys screwing the big guy are brutally shattered. > > The idea behind Web3 seems utopian for another reason, too: people do not care. Why worry your head about privacy, dominance of corporations and wealth inequality when you can just consume products and enjoy life. Rapid advancements in technology in recent years have spoiled people. We want everything everywhere all at once which brings us to another point. > > **GOTTA GO FAST** > > One of the problems of cryptocurrencies is scalability or, to put it simply, speed of operation. You can have networks that are fast like Solana but then you risk it being shut down every now and then. Secure networks, like Bitcoin or Ethereum, are slow. > > Decentralized applications and websites face the same problem. Even Mastodon which does not use any token to run it, gets really slow if an instance (server) gets crowded. You can move to another instance but if Mastodon was to become as popular as Twitter, changing instances from time to time would be too inconvenient for most people. Therefore, if the technology behind decentralized apps does not improve, the vast majority of users will never trade their precious time for increased privacy or freedom. > > **ANY PRESS IS GOOD PRESS?** > > In one of his tweets, Elon Musk called Web3 "[a marketing buzz word](https://nitter.net/elonmusk/status/1472745072277995526?)". And there is much truth to that. Today, Web3 is indeed used by many shady projects exactly as a buzzword. Those projects have nothing to do with the basic concepts of Web 3 laid down by Gavin Wood. Those are usually the same projects that try to exploit other innovative ideas like cryptocurrency, NFT or metaverse for their own financial gain. As a consequence, for the general public NFTs are nothing more than ugly PNGs everyone can copy, cryptocurrencies are considered the easiest way to launder money and metaverse has Mark Zuckerberg's face. Now, when we consider that the term Web 3 is often associated with the above-mentioned concepts, it is no wonder that it usually has bad publicity in the mainstream media. And since most people's opinions are still formed by those media, it can seriously slow down the progress of Web3. Why? Because ignorants in large numbers can shape narratives. If Web3 in the eyes of many is associated with speculation, money laundering and destroying the environment – majority of investors and companies might stay away from it to avoid backlash from an angry mob. ***** Would you like to learn more? [Click here](/r/CointestOfficial/comments/z9o1nt/general_concepts_web3_conarguments_december_2022/) to be taken to the original topic-thread for this argument or you can scan through the [Cointest Archive](/r/CointestOfficial/wiki/cointest_archive##wiki_web3) to find arguments on this topic in other rounds. Pros and cons per topic will likely change for every new post. Since this is a con-argument, what could be a better time to promote the Skeptics Discussion thread? You can find the latest thread [here](/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/17bxkaz/daily_crypto_discussion_october_20_2023_gmt0/).
#Web3 Con-Arguments Below is an argument written by Blendzi0r which won 1st place in the Web3 Con-Arguments topic for a prior [Cointest](/r/CointestOfficial/wiki/cointest_policy) round. If this topic is active, submit an entry in r/CointestOfficial and earn Moons if you win. Moon prizes are: 1st - 600, 2nd - 300, 3rd - 150, and Best Analysis - 500. > **WHAT IS WEB3?** > > The term "Web3" (or, actually, Web 3.0) was coined by Gavin Wood in 2014. He described its four main concepts (static content publication, dynamic messages, trustless transactions and an integrated user-interface) in [this post](https://gavwood.com/web3lt.html). Gavin is one of the biggest names in the cryptocurrency industry, as he is the creator of Polkadot and he was one of the founders of Ethereum. In his opinion, Web3 is going to change how the Internet works by making it "truly decentralized and more democratic". > > **BYE AMAZON, BYE ALPHABET, BYE META?** > > In an ideal scenario, Web3 is supposed to challenge the tech giants and take away their dominance. But how can it happen if the world is already dominated by those corporations to an extreme degree. How can the little guys be empowered when the big guys hold [so much wealth](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wealth_inequality_in_the_United_States). There is very little chance that Web3 can help us win the game that has been rigged from the start. > > When you look at some of the decentralized apps that use the idea of governance tokens (e.g. Uniswap, Compound and so on), they often had ICOs and are backed by early investors and Venture Capitals from the start. They are the ones who control them and they are the ones who will make most profit from them. Especially when they can stake their coins. The rich get richer and the dreams of the little guys screwing the big guy are brutally shattered. > > The idea behind Web3 seems utopian for another reason, too: people do not care. Why worry your head about privacy, dominance of corporations and wealth inequality when you can just consume products and enjoy life. Rapid advancements in technology in recent years have spoiled people. We want everything everywhere all at once which brings us to another point. > > **GOTTA GO FAST** > > One of the problems of cryptocurrencies is scalability or, to put it simply, speed of operation. You can have networks that are fast like Solana but then you risk it being shut down every now and then. Secure networks, like Bitcoin or Ethereum, are slow. > > Decentralized applications and websites face the same problem. Even Mastodon which does not use any token to run it, gets really slow if an instance (server) gets crowded. You can move to another instance but if Mastodon was to become as popular as Twitter, changing instances from time to time would be too inconvenient for most people. Therefore, if the technology behind decentralized apps does not improve, the vast majority of users will never trade their precious time for increased privacy or freedom. > > **ANY PRESS IS GOOD PRESS?** > > In one of his tweets, Elon Musk called Web3 "[a marketing buzz word](https://nitter.net/elonmusk/status/1472745072277995526?)". And there is much truth to that. Today, Web3 is indeed used by many shady projects exactly as a buzzword. Those projects have nothing to do with the basic concepts of Web 3 laid down by Gavin Wood. Those are usually the same projects that try to exploit other innovative ideas like cryptocurrency, NFT or metaverse for their own financial gain. As a consequence, for the general public NFTs are nothing more than ugly PNGs everyone can copy, cryptocurrencies are considered the easiest way to launder money and metaverse has Mark Zuckerberg's face. Now, when we consider that the term Web 3 is often associated with the above-mentioned concepts, it is no wonder that it usually has bad publicity in the mainstream media. And since most people's opinions are still formed by those media, it can seriously slow down the progress of Web3. Why? Because ignorants in large numbers can shape narratives. If Web3 in the eyes of many is associated with speculation, money laundering and destroying the environment – majority of investors and companies might stay away from it to avoid backlash from an angry mob. ***** Would you like to learn more? [Click here](/r/CointestOfficial/comments/z9o1nt/general_concepts_web3_conarguments_december_2022/) to be taken to the original topic-thread for this argument or you can scan through the [Cointest Archive](/r/CointestOfficial/wiki/cointest_archive##wiki_web3) to find arguments on this topic in other rounds. Pros and cons per topic will likely change for every new post. Since this is a con-argument, what could be a better time to promote the Skeptics Discussion thread? You can find the latest thread [here](/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/17bxkaz/daily_crypto_discussion_october_20_2023_gmt0/).
#Web3 Con-Arguments Below is an argument written by Blendzi0r which won 1st place in the Web3 Con-Arguments topic for a prior [Cointest](/r/CointestOfficial/wiki/cointest_policy) round. If this topic is active, submit an entry in r/CointestOfficial and earn Moons if you win. Moon prizes are: 1st - 600, 2nd - 300, 3rd - 150, and Best Analysis - 500. > **WHAT IS WEB3?** > > The term "Web3" (or, actually, Web 3.0) was coined by Gavin Wood in 2014. He described its four main concepts (static content publication, dynamic messages, trustless transactions and an integrated user-interface) in [this post](https://gavwood.com/web3lt.html). Gavin is one of the biggest names in the cryptocurrency industry, as he is the creator of Polkadot and he was one of the founders of Ethereum. In his opinion, Web3 is going to change how the Internet works by making it "truly decentralized and more democratic". > > **BYE AMAZON, BYE ALPHABET, BYE META?** > > In an ideal scenario, Web3 is supposed to challenge the tech giants and take away their dominance. But how can it happen if the world is already dominated by those corporations to an extreme degree. How can the little guys be empowered when the big guys hold [so much wealth](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wealth_inequality_in_the_United_States). There is very little chance that Web3 can help us win the game that has been rigged from the start. > > When you look at some of the decentralized apps that use the idea of governance tokens (e.g. Uniswap, Compound and so on), they often had ICOs and are backed by early investors and Venture Capitals from the start. They are the ones who control them and they are the ones who will make most profit from them. Especially when they can stake their coins. The rich get richer and the dreams of the little guys screwing the big guy are brutally shattered. > > The idea behind Web3 seems utopian for another reason, too: people do not care. Why worry your head about privacy, dominance of corporations and wealth inequality when you can just consume products and enjoy life. Rapid advancements in technology in recent years have spoiled people. We want everything everywhere all at once which brings us to another point. > > **GOTTA GO FAST** > > One of the problems of cryptocurrencies is scalability or, to put it simply, speed of operation. You can have networks that are fast like Solana but then you risk it being shut down every now and then. Secure networks, like Bitcoin or Ethereum, are slow. > > Decentralized applications and websites face the same problem. Even Mastodon which does not use any token to run it, gets really slow if an instance (server) gets crowded. You can move to another instance but if Mastodon was to become as popular as Twitter, changing instances from time to time would be too inconvenient for most people. Therefore, if the technology behind decentralized apps does not improve, the vast majority of users will never trade their precious time for increased privacy or freedom. > > **ANY PRESS IS GOOD PRESS?** > > In one of his tweets, Elon Musk called Web3 "[a marketing buzz word](https://nitter.net/elonmusk/status/1472745072277995526?)". And there is much truth to that. Today, Web3 is indeed used by many shady projects exactly as a buzzword. Those projects have nothing to do with the basic concepts of Web 3 laid down by Gavin Wood. Those are usually the same projects that try to exploit other innovative ideas like cryptocurrency, NFT or metaverse for their own financial gain. As a consequence, for the general public NFTs are nothing more than ugly PNGs everyone can copy, cryptocurrencies are considered the easiest way to launder money and metaverse has Mark Zuckerberg's face. Now, when we consider that the term Web 3 is often associated with the above-mentioned concepts, it is no wonder that it usually has bad publicity in the mainstream media. And since most people's opinions are still formed by those media, it can seriously slow down the progress of Web3. Why? Because ignorants in large numbers can shape narratives. If Web3 in the eyes of many is associated with speculation, money laundering and destroying the environment – majority of investors and companies might stay away from it to avoid backlash from an angry mob. ***** Would you like to learn more? [Click here](/r/CointestOfficial/comments/z9o1nt/general_concepts_web3_conarguments_december_2022/) to be taken to the original topic-thread for this argument or you can scan through the [Cointest Archive](/r/CointestOfficial/wiki/cointest_archive##wiki_web3) to find arguments on this topic in other rounds. Pros and cons per topic will likely change for every new post. Since this is a con-argument, what could be a better time to promote the Skeptics Discussion thread? You can find the latest thread [here](/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/17b5bjp/daily_crypto_discussion_october_19_2023_gmt0/).
That's a big brave move, I dunno if I'd support that. I'm a big bitcoin fan and only an amateur investor i have small amount of btc (so maybe someone with more experience in this space could advise better) I dunno if I'd be willing to allow my wife to gamble something that has worked for generations. Wouldn't be a great look to be the one to hand over basically an empty USB at the next wedding instead of generations of gold. The story, the history and the inherent duty of this ritual alone would make me say NOT A GOOD IDEA but I'm just a random internet person, I hope whatever decision you make works well foe you
*puts on Tim Cook voice* #GOOD MORNING
#Web3 Con-Arguments Below is an argument written by Blendzi0r which won 1st place in the Web3 Con-Arguments topic for a prior [Cointest](/r/CointestOfficial/wiki/cointest_policy) round. If this topic is active, submit an entry in r/CointestOfficial and earn Moons if you win. Moon prizes are: 1st - 600, 2nd - 300, 3rd - 150, and Best Analysis - 500. > **WHAT IS WEB3?** > > The term "Web3" (or, actually, Web 3.0) was coined by Gavin Wood in 2014. He described its four main concepts (static content publication, dynamic messages, trustless transactions and an integrated user-interface) in [this post](https://gavwood.com/web3lt.html). Gavin is one of the biggest names in the cryptocurrency industry, as he is the creator of Polkadot and he was one of the founders of Ethereum. In his opinion, Web3 is going to change how the Internet works by making it "truly decentralized and more democratic". > > **BYE AMAZON, BYE ALPHABET, BYE META?** > > In an ideal scenario, Web3 is supposed to challenge the tech giants and take away their dominance. But how can it happen if the world is already dominated by those corporations to an extreme degree. How can the little guys be empowered when the big guys hold [so much wealth](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wealth_inequality_in_the_United_States). There is very little chance that Web3 can help us win the game that has been rigged from the start. > > When you look at some of the decentralized apps that use the idea of governance tokens (e.g. Uniswap, Compound and so on), they often had ICOs and are backed by early investors and Venture Capitals from the start. They are the ones who control them and they are the ones who will make most profit from them. Especially when they can stake their coins. The rich get richer and the dreams of the little guys screwing the big guy are brutally shattered. > > The idea behind Web3 seems utopian for another reason, too: people do not care. Why worry your head about privacy, dominance of corporations and wealth inequality when you can just consume products and enjoy life. Rapid advancements in technology in recent years have spoiled people. We want everything everywhere all at once which brings us to another point. > > **GOTTA GO FAST** > > One of the problems of cryptocurrencies is scalability or, to put it simply, speed of operation. You can have networks that are fast like Solana but then you risk it being shut down every now and then. Secure networks, like Bitcoin or Ethereum, are slow. > > Decentralized applications and websites face the same problem. Even Mastodon which does not use any token to run it, gets really slow if an instance (server) gets crowded. You can move to another instance but if Mastodon was to become as popular as Twitter, changing instances from time to time would be too inconvenient for most people. Therefore, if the technology behind decentralized apps does not improve, the vast majority of users will never trade their precious time for increased privacy or freedom. > > **ANY PRESS IS GOOD PRESS?** > > In one of his tweets, Elon Musk called Web3 "[a marketing buzz word](https://nitter.net/elonmusk/status/1472745072277995526?)". And there is much truth to that. Today, Web3 is indeed used by many shady projects exactly as a buzzword. Those projects have nothing to do with the basic concepts of Web 3 laid down by Gavin Wood. Those are usually the same projects that try to exploit other innovative ideas like cryptocurrency, NFT or metaverse for their own financial gain. As a consequence, for the general public NFTs are nothing more than ugly PNGs everyone can copy, cryptocurrencies are considered the easiest way to launder money and metaverse has Mark Zuckerberg's face. Now, when we consider that the term Web 3 is often associated with the above-mentioned concepts, it is no wonder that it usually has bad publicity in the mainstream media. And since most people's opinions are still formed by those media, it can seriously slow down the progress of Web3. Why? Because ignorants in large numbers can shape narratives. If Web3 in the eyes of many is associated with speculation, money laundering and destroying the environment – majority of investors and companies might stay away from it to avoid backlash from an angry mob. ***** Would you like to learn more? [Click here](/r/CointestOfficial/comments/z9o1nt/general_concepts_web3_conarguments_december_2022/) to be taken to the original topic-thread for this argument or you can scan through the [Cointest Archive](/r/CointestOfficial/wiki/cointest_archive##wiki_web3) to find arguments on this topic in other rounds. Pros and cons per topic will likely change for every new post. Since this is a con-argument, what could be a better time to promote the Skeptics Discussion thread? You can find the latest thread [here](/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/179kr8a/daily_crypto_discussion_october_17_2023_gmt0/).
Do you guys know any GOOD songs about crypto? Not the cringy crypto dev raps on events, but like crypto themed songs? Does that even exist?
#Web3 Con-Arguments Below is an argument written by Blendzi0r which won 1st place in the Web3 Con-Arguments topic for a prior [Cointest](/r/CointestOfficial/wiki/cointest_policy) round. If this topic is active, submit an entry in r/CointestOfficial and earn Moons if you win. Moon prizes are: 1st - 600, 2nd - 300, 3rd - 150, and Best Analysis - 500. > **WHAT IS WEB3?** > > The term "Web3" (or, actually, Web 3.0) was coined by Gavin Wood in 2014. He described its four main concepts (static content publication, dynamic messages, trustless transactions and an integrated user-interface) in [this post](https://gavwood.com/web3lt.html). Gavin is one of the biggest names in the cryptocurrency industry, as he is the creator of Polkadot and he was one of the founders of Ethereum. In his opinion, Web3 is going to change how the Internet works by making it "truly decentralized and more democratic". > > **BYE AMAZON, BYE ALPHABET, BYE META?** > > In an ideal scenario, Web3 is supposed to challenge the tech giants and take away their dominance. But how can it happen if the world is already dominated by those corporations to an extreme degree. How can the little guys be empowered when the big guys hold [so much wealth](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wealth_inequality_in_the_United_States). There is very little chance that Web3 can help us win the game that has been rigged from the start. > > When you look at some of the decentralized apps that use the idea of governance tokens (e.g. Uniswap, Compound and so on), they often had ICOs and are backed by early investors and Venture Capitals from the start. They are the ones who control them and they are the ones who will make most profit from them. Especially when they can stake their coins. The rich get richer and the dreams of the little guys screwing the big guy are brutally shattered. > > The idea behind Web3 seems utopian for another reason, too: people do not care. Why worry your head about privacy, dominance of corporations and wealth inequality when you can just consume products and enjoy life. Rapid advancements in technology in recent years have spoiled people. We want everything everywhere all at once which brings us to another point. > > **GOTTA GO FAST** > > One of the problems of cryptocurrencies is scalability or, to put it simply, speed of operation. You can have networks that are fast like Solana but then you risk it being shut down every now and then. Secure networks, like Bitcoin or Ethereum, are slow. > > Decentralized applications and websites face the same problem. Even Mastodon which does not use any token to run it, gets really slow if an instance (server) gets crowded. You can move to another instance but if Mastodon was to become as popular as Twitter, changing instances from time to time would be too inconvenient for most people. Therefore, if the technology behind decentralized apps does not improve, the vast majority of users will never trade their precious time for increased privacy or freedom. > > **ANY PRESS IS GOOD PRESS?** > > In one of his tweets, Elon Musk called Web3 "[a marketing buzz word](https://nitter.net/elonmusk/status/1472745072277995526?)". And there is much truth to that. Today, Web3 is indeed used by many shady projects exactly as a buzzword. Those projects have nothing to do with the basic concepts of Web 3 laid down by Gavin Wood. Those are usually the same projects that try to exploit other innovative ideas like cryptocurrency, NFT or metaverse for their own financial gain. As a consequence, for the general public NFTs are nothing more than ugly PNGs everyone can copy, cryptocurrencies are considered the easiest way to launder money and metaverse has Mark Zuckerberg's face. Now, when we consider that the term Web 3 is often associated with the above-mentioned concepts, it is no wonder that it usually has bad publicity in the mainstream media. And since most people's opinions are still formed by those media, it can seriously slow down the progress of Web3. Why? Because ignorants in large numbers can shape narratives. If Web3 in the eyes of many is associated with speculation, money laundering and destroying the environment – majority of investors and companies might stay away from it to avoid backlash from an angry mob. ***** Would you like to learn more? [Click here](/r/CointestOfficial/comments/z9o1nt/general_concepts_web3_conarguments_december_2022/) to be taken to the original topic-thread for this argument or you can scan through the [Cointest Archive](/r/CointestOfficial/wiki/cointest_archive##wiki_web3) to find arguments on this topic in other rounds. Pros and cons per topic will likely change for every new post. Since this is a con-argument, what could be a better time to promote the Skeptics Discussion thread? You can find the latest thread [here](/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/1782ndb/daily_crypto_discussion_october_15_2023_gmt0/).
NO GOOD DEED GOES UNPUNISHED. Good job OP. GFY or die. That’s what I like to say ;)
Yes, they did FOR A GOOD FUCKING REASON you ignorant dipshit. Go look it up. Jesus fucking Christ
GOOD VIBES are back bois moons are pumping daily is active we still alive portfolio red but its ok at least MOONS ARE PUMPING!!
FINALLY a positive story... Watching these news flow day by day, it's a relief to see something GOOD happen for once!
#Web3 Con-Arguments Below is an argument written by Blendzi0r which won 1st place in the Web3 Con-Arguments topic for a prior [Cointest](/r/CointestOfficial/wiki/cointest_policy) round. If this topic is active, submit an entry in r/CointestOfficial and earn Moons if you win. Moon prizes are: 1st - 600, 2nd - 300, 3rd - 150, and Best Analysis - 500. > **WHAT IS WEB3?** > > The term "Web3" (or, actually, Web 3.0) was coined by Gavin Wood in 2014. He described its four main concepts (static content publication, dynamic messages, trustless transactions and an integrated user-interface) in [this post](https://gavwood.com/web3lt.html). Gavin is one of the biggest names in the cryptocurrency industry, as he is the creator of Polkadot and he was one of the founders of Ethereum. In his opinion, Web3 is going to change how the Internet works by making it "truly decentralized and more democratic". > > **BYE AMAZON, BYE ALPHABET, BYE META?** > > In an ideal scenario, Web3 is supposed to challenge the tech giants and take away their dominance. But how can it happen if the world is already dominated by those corporations to an extreme degree. How can the little guys be empowered when the big guys hold [so much wealth](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wealth_inequality_in_the_United_States). There is very little chance that Web3 can help us win the game that has been rigged from the start. > > When you look at some of the decentralized apps that use the idea of governance tokens (e.g. Uniswap, Compound and so on), they often had ICOs and are backed by early investors and Venture Capitals from the start. They are the ones who control them and they are the ones who will make most profit from them. Especially when they can stake their coins. The rich get richer and the dreams of the little guys screwing the big guy are brutally shattered. > > The idea behind Web3 seems utopian for another reason, too: people do not care. Why worry your head about privacy, dominance of corporations and wealth inequality when you can just consume products and enjoy life. Rapid advancements in technology in recent years have spoiled people. We want everything everywhere all at once which brings us to another point. > > **GOTTA GO FAST** > > One of the problems of cryptocurrencies is scalability or, to put it simply, speed of operation. You can have networks that are fast like Solana but then you risk it being shut down every now and then. Secure networks, like Bitcoin or Ethereum, are slow. > > Decentralized applications and websites face the same problem. Even Mastodon which does not use any token to run it, gets really slow if an instance (server) gets crowded. You can move to another instance but if Mastodon was to become as popular as Twitter, changing instances from time to time would be too inconvenient for most people. Therefore, if the technology behind decentralized apps does not improve, the vast majority of users will never trade their precious time for increased privacy or freedom. > > **ANY PRESS IS GOOD PRESS?** > > In one of his tweets, Elon Musk called Web3 "[a marketing buzz word](https://nitter.net/elonmusk/status/1472745072277995526?)". And there is much truth to that. Today, Web3 is indeed used by many shady projects exactly as a buzzword. Those projects have nothing to do with the basic concepts of Web 3 laid down by Gavin Wood. Those are usually the same projects that try to exploit other innovative ideas like cryptocurrency, NFT or metaverse for their own financial gain. As a consequence, for the general public NFTs are nothing more than ugly PNGs everyone can copy, cryptocurrencies are considered the easiest way to launder money and metaverse has Mark Zuckerberg's face. Now, when we consider that the term Web 3 is often associated with the above-mentioned concepts, it is no wonder that it usually has bad publicity in the mainstream media. And since most people's opinions are still formed by those media, it can seriously slow down the progress of Web3. Why? Because ignorants in large numbers can shape narratives. If Web3 in the eyes of many is associated with speculation, money laundering and destroying the environment – majority of investors and companies might stay away from it to avoid backlash from an angry mob. ***** Would you like to learn more? [Click here](/r/CointestOfficial/comments/z9o1nt/general_concepts_web3_conarguments_december_2022/) to be taken to the original topic-thread for this argument or you can scan through the [Cointest Archive](/r/CointestOfficial/wiki/cointest_archive##wiki_web3) to find arguments on this topic in other rounds. Pros and cons per topic will likely change for every new post. Since this is a con-argument, what could be a better time to promote the Skeptics Discussion thread? You can find the latest thread [here](/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/17506yp/daily_crypto_discussion_october_11_2023_gmt0/).
#Web3 Con-Arguments Below is an argument written by Blendzi0r which won 1st place in the Web3 Con-Arguments topic for a prior [Cointest](/r/CointestOfficial/wiki/cointest_policy) round. If this topic is active, submit an entry in r/CointestOfficial and earn Moons if you win. Moon prizes are: 1st - 600, 2nd - 300, 3rd - 150, and Best Analysis - 500. > **WHAT IS WEB3?** > > The term "Web3" (or, actually, Web 3.0) was coined by Gavin Wood in 2014. He described its four main concepts (static content publication, dynamic messages, trustless transactions and an integrated user-interface) in [this post](https://gavwood.com/web3lt.html). Gavin is one of the biggest names in the cryptocurrency industry, as he is the creator of Polkadot and he was one of the founders of Ethereum. In his opinion, Web3 is going to change how the Internet works by making it "truly decentralized and more democratic". > > **BYE AMAZON, BYE ALPHABET, BYE META?** > > In an ideal scenario, Web3 is supposed to challenge the tech giants and take away their dominance. But how can it happen if the world is already dominated by those corporations to an extreme degree. How can the little guys be empowered when the big guys hold [so much wealth](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wealth_inequality_in_the_United_States). There is very little chance that Web3 can help us win the game that has been rigged from the start. > > When you look at some of the decentralized apps that use the idea of governance tokens (e.g. Uniswap, Compound and so on), they often had ICOs and are backed by early investors and Venture Capitals from the start. They are the ones who control them and they are the ones who will make most profit from them. Especially when they can stake their coins. The rich get richer and the dreams of the little guys screwing the big guy are brutally shattered. > > The idea behind Web3 seems utopian for another reason, too: people do not care. Why worry your head about privacy, dominance of corporations and wealth inequality when you can just consume products and enjoy life. Rapid advancements in technology in recent years have spoiled people. We want everything everywhere all at once which brings us to another point. > > **GOTTA GO FAST** > > One of the problems of cryptocurrencies is scalability or, to put it simply, speed of operation. You can have networks that are fast like Solana but then you risk it being shut down every now and then. Secure networks, like Bitcoin or Ethereum, are slow. > > Decentralized applications and websites face the same problem. Even Mastodon which does not use any token to run it, gets really slow if an instance (server) gets crowded. You can move to another instance but if Mastodon was to become as popular as Twitter, changing instances from time to time would be too inconvenient for most people. Therefore, if the technology behind decentralized apps does not improve, the vast majority of users will never trade their precious time for increased privacy or freedom. > > **ANY PRESS IS GOOD PRESS?** > > In one of his tweets, Elon Musk called Web3 "[a marketing buzz word](https://nitter.net/elonmusk/status/1472745072277995526?)". And there is much truth to that. Today, Web3 is indeed used by many shady projects exactly as a buzzword. Those projects have nothing to do with the basic concepts of Web 3 laid down by Gavin Wood. Those are usually the same projects that try to exploit other innovative ideas like cryptocurrency, NFT or metaverse for their own financial gain. As a consequence, for the general public NFTs are nothing more than ugly PNGs everyone can copy, cryptocurrencies are considered the easiest way to launder money and metaverse has Mark Zuckerberg's face. Now, when we consider that the term Web 3 is often associated with the above-mentioned concepts, it is no wonder that it usually has bad publicity in the mainstream media. And since most people's opinions are still formed by those media, it can seriously slow down the progress of Web3. Why? Because ignorants in large numbers can shape narratives. If Web3 in the eyes of many is associated with speculation, money laundering and destroying the environment – majority of investors and companies might stay away from it to avoid backlash from an angry mob. ***** Would you like to learn more? [Click here](/r/CointestOfficial/comments/z9o1nt/general_concepts_web3_conarguments_december_2022/) to be taken to the original topic-thread for this argument or you can scan through the [Cointest Archive](/r/CointestOfficial/wiki/cointest_archive##wiki_web3) to find arguments on this topic in other rounds. Pros and cons per topic will likely change for every new post. Since this is a con-argument, what could be a better time to promote the Skeptics Discussion thread? You can find the latest thread [here](/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/173dxb9/daily_crypto_discussion_october_9_2023_gmt0/).
#Web3 Con-Arguments Below is an argument written by Blendzi0r which won 1st place in the Web3 Con-Arguments topic for a prior [Cointest](/r/CointestOfficial/wiki/cointest_policy) round. If this topic is active, submit an entry in r/CointestOfficial and earn Moons if you win. Moon prizes are: 1st - 600, 2nd - 300, 3rd - 150, and Best Analysis - 500. > **WHAT IS WEB3?** > > The term "Web3" (or, actually, Web 3.0) was coined by Gavin Wood in 2014. He described its four main concepts (static content publication, dynamic messages, trustless transactions and an integrated user-interface) in [this post](https://gavwood.com/web3lt.html). Gavin is one of the biggest names in the cryptocurrency industry, as he is the creator of Polkadot and he was one of the founders of Ethereum. In his opinion, Web3 is going to change how the Internet works by making it "truly decentralized and more democratic". > > **BYE AMAZON, BYE ALPHABET, BYE META?** > > In an ideal scenario, Web3 is supposed to challenge the tech giants and take away their dominance. But how can it happen if the world is already dominated by those corporations to an extreme degree. How can the little guys be empowered when the big guys hold [so much wealth](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wealth_inequality_in_the_United_States). There is very little chance that Web3 can help us win the game that has been rigged from the start. > > When you look at some of the decentralized apps that use the idea of governance tokens (e.g. Uniswap, Compound and so on), they often had ICOs and are backed by early investors and Venture Capitals from the start. They are the ones who control them and they are the ones who will make most profit from them. Especially when they can stake their coins. The rich get richer and the dreams of the little guys screwing the big guy are brutally shattered. > > The idea behind Web3 seems utopian for another reason, too: people do not care. Why worry your head about privacy, dominance of corporations and wealth inequality when you can just consume products and enjoy life. Rapid advancements in technology in recent years have spoiled people. We want everything everywhere all at once which brings us to another point. > > **GOTTA GO FAST** > > One of the problems of cryptocurrencies is scalability or, to put it simply, speed of operation. You can have networks that are fast like Solana but then you risk it being shut down every now and then. Secure networks, like Bitcoin or Ethereum, are slow. > > Decentralized applications and websites face the same problem. Even Mastodon which does not use any token to run it, gets really slow if an instance (server) gets crowded. You can move to another instance but if Mastodon was to become as popular as Twitter, changing instances from time to time would be too inconvenient for most people. Therefore, if the technology behind decentralized apps does not improve, the vast majority of users will never trade their precious time for increased privacy or freedom. > > **ANY PRESS IS GOOD PRESS?** > > In one of his tweets, Elon Musk called Web3 "[a marketing buzz word](https://nitter.net/elonmusk/status/1472745072277995526?)". And there is much truth to that. Today, Web3 is indeed used by many shady projects exactly as a buzzword. Those projects have nothing to do with the basic concepts of Web 3 laid down by Gavin Wood. Those are usually the same projects that try to exploit other innovative ideas like cryptocurrency, NFT or metaverse for their own financial gain. As a consequence, for the general public NFTs are nothing more than ugly PNGs everyone can copy, cryptocurrencies are considered the easiest way to launder money and metaverse has Mark Zuckerberg's face. Now, when we consider that the term Web 3 is often associated with the above-mentioned concepts, it is no wonder that it usually has bad publicity in the mainstream media. And since most people's opinions are still formed by those media, it can seriously slow down the progress of Web3. Why? Because ignorants in large numbers can shape narratives. If Web3 in the eyes of many is associated with speculation, money laundering and destroying the environment – majority of investors and companies might stay away from it to avoid backlash from an angry mob. ***** Would you like to learn more? [Click here](/r/CointestOfficial/comments/z9o1nt/general_concepts_web3_conarguments_december_2022/) to be taken to the original topic-thread for this argument or you can scan through the [Cointest Archive](/r/CointestOfficial/wiki/cointest_archive##wiki_web3) to find arguments on this topic in other rounds. Pros and cons per topic will likely change for every new post. Since this is a con-argument, what could be a better time to promote the Skeptics Discussion thread? You can find the latest thread [here](/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/172kuqq/daily_crypto_discussion_october_8_2023_gmt0/).
Who's a good coin? WHO'S A GOOD COIN? You're a good coin!
GOOD. Let’s go ahead and count that juror as a guaranteed ‘guilty’ vote!
Yes yes yes as long as inflation is higher than interest rates, DEBT IS GOOD
If I understand “go full retard” correctly, I think that’s what I’m doing😂 Single, struggling mama here, and I don’t have much to diversify with… I’m reading financial information daily, (knowing nothing when I started), signed up for Fundrise to participate in crowd investing in real estate (almost no return on a small amount), and saw the S&P index only offering just so much return, which is not that fantastic on small amounts of money. Then when the FTX thing happened and the price of Bitcoin FELL, I got excited and went down the Bitcoin rabbit hole and Orange pill’d myself. Now if I ever get a spare $100 bucks, that my young daughter doesn’t need and bill needs are met, I dump it into BTC. Super happy the BTC prices are low for now. Doesn’t make sense to diversify with so little, and I feel so GOOD whenever I can put ANY spare cash into Bitcoin. I’ll survive if I lose it, but no diversification for me and I guess that’s full retard? 😆 If you don’t mind the possibility of losing some cash OP, and I don’t think you will in the long run, I think you’d be well off in the future with some Bitty (Bitcoin) - maybe half into Bitty and play with the rest? I can’t yet get my 18-year-old nephew interested in BTC and it sounds like you’re ahead of the game being 20 with money to invest. Study Bitcoin and go for it.👍
GOOD LUCK, just curious has anyone contacted you about any sort of pay back?
#Web3 Con-Arguments Below is an argument written by Blendzi0r which won 1st place in the Web3 Con-Arguments topic for a prior [Cointest](/r/CointestOfficial/wiki/cointest_policy) round. If this topic is active, submit an entry in r/CointestOfficial and earn Moons if you win. Moon prizes are: 1st - 600, 2nd - 300, 3rd - 150, and Best Analysis - 500. > **WHAT IS WEB3?** > > The term "Web3" (or, actually, Web 3.0) was coined by Gavin Wood in 2014. He described its four main concepts (static content publication, dynamic messages, trustless transactions and an integrated user-interface) in [this post](https://gavwood.com/web3lt.html). Gavin is one of the biggest names in the cryptocurrency industry, as he is the creator of Polkadot and he was one of the founders of Ethereum. In his opinion, Web3 is going to change how the Internet works by making it "truly decentralized and more democratic". > > **BYE AMAZON, BYE ALPHABET, BYE META?** > > In an ideal scenario, Web3 is supposed to challenge the tech giants and take away their dominance. But how can it happen if the world is already dominated by those corporations to an extreme degree. How can the little guys be empowered when the big guys hold [so much wealth](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wealth_inequality_in_the_United_States). There is very little chance that Web3 can help us win the game that has been rigged from the start. > > When you look at some of the decentralized apps that use the idea of governance tokens (e.g. Uniswap, Compound and so on), they often had ICOs and are backed by early investors and Venture Capitals from the start. They are the ones who control them and they are the ones who will make most profit from them. Especially when they can stake their coins. The rich get richer and the dreams of the little guys screwing the big guy are brutally shattered. > > The idea behind Web3 seems utopian for another reason, too: people do not care. Why worry your head about privacy, dominance of corporations and wealth inequality when you can just consume products and enjoy life. Rapid advancements in technology in recent years have spoiled people. We want everything everywhere all at once which brings us to another point. > > **GOTTA GO FAST** > > One of the problems of cryptocurrencies is scalability or, to put it simply, speed of operation. You can have networks that are fast like Solana but then you risk it being shut down every now and then. Secure networks, like Bitcoin or Ethereum, are slow. > > Decentralized applications and websites face the same problem. Even Mastodon which does not use any token to run it, gets really slow if an instance (server) gets crowded. You can move to another instance but if Mastodon was to become as popular as Twitter, changing instances from time to time would be too inconvenient for most people. Therefore, if the technology behind decentralized apps does not improve, the vast majority of users will never trade their precious time for increased privacy or freedom. > > **ANY PRESS IS GOOD PRESS?** > > In one of his tweets, Elon Musk called Web3 "[a marketing buzz word](https://nitter.net/elonmusk/status/1472745072277995526?)". And there is much truth to that. Today, Web3 is indeed used by many shady projects exactly as a buzzword. Those projects have nothing to do with the basic concepts of Web 3 laid down by Gavin Wood. Those are usually the same projects that try to exploit other innovative ideas like cryptocurrency, NFT or metaverse for their own financial gain. As a consequence, for the general public NFTs are nothing more than ugly PNGs everyone can copy, cryptocurrencies are considered the easiest way to launder money and metaverse has Mark Zuckerberg's face. Now, when we consider that the term Web 3 is often associated with the above-mentioned concepts, it is no wonder that it usually has bad publicity in the mainstream media. And since most people's opinions are still formed by those media, it can seriously slow down the progress of Web3. Why? Because ignorants in large numbers can shape narratives. If Web3 in the eyes of many is associated with speculation, money laundering and destroying the environment – majority of investors and companies might stay away from it to avoid backlash from an angry mob. ***** Would you like to learn more? [Click here](/r/CointestOfficial/comments/z9o1nt/general_concepts_web3_conarguments_december_2022/) to be taken to the original topic-thread for this argument or you can scan through the [Cointest Archive](/r/CointestOfficial/wiki/cointest_archive##wiki_web3) to find arguments on this topic in other rounds. Pros and cons per topic will likely change for every new post. Since this is a con-argument, what could be a better time to promote the Skeptics Discussion thread? You can find the latest thread [here](/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/16z7xfc/daily_crypto_discussion_october_4_2023_gmt0/).
**GOOD**. i've done that a few times. the cost to become a successful trader is high highly recommend to read "trading in the zone" by mark douglas, over and over until it's memorized. take a break relax regroup recalibrate reload *re-engage* i got you: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdTMDpizis8](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdTMDpizis8)
#GOOD MORNING _speaks in tim cook_