Linus Torvalds has said that cryptocurrencies are simply "a great vehicle for scams"
  • Linus Torvalds, creator of Linux, does not believe in cryptocurrencies, calling them a vehicle for scams and a Ponzi scheme.
  • Torvalds was once rumored to be Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto, but he clarified it was a joke and denied owning a Bitcoin fortune.
  • Torvalds also dismissed the idea of technological singularity as a bedtime story for children, saying continuous exponential growth does not make sense.
  • Frank Ring@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1424·
    1 month ago

    Linus creates kernels. Nothing to do with cryptocurrency. Tech is tech, but I wouldn’t necessarily listen to him about other things than kernels and computers. For example, he doesn’t even believe in FOSS, and he openly supports Google because of Android, Chromebooks and ChromeOS using Linux.

    • Engywuck@lemm.eeEnglish
      52·
      1 month ago

      This. One could find a lot of smart people “believing” in crypto (whatever this means), while being unrelated to them, and their opinion would mean nothing as well.

      • Frank Ring@lemmy.worldEnglish
        3·
        1 month ago

        Of course, Linus is a kernel expert. Not crypto. I have nothing against him. I wouldn’t listen to the US president about kernel either. If you need crypto advice, listen to a crypto expert. Not sure why my comment gets downvoted but it seems common sense to me.