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<blockquote style="position: relative; padding-left: 55px;"><section><a href="https://thefolklore.cafe/users/juergen_hubert/statuses/113468318637264889">Jürgen Hubert (juergen_hubert@thefolklore.cafe)'s status on Tuesday, 12-Nov-2024 22:57:00 JST</a><a href="https://thefolklore.cafe/@juergen_hubert" title="juergen_hubert@thefolklore.cafe"><img src="https://gnusocial.jp/avatar/94546-48-20230203192217.webp" width="48" height="48" alt="Jürgen Hubert" style="position: absolute; left: 0; top: 0;">Jürgen Hubert</a><div><a href="https://hachyderm.io/@mekkaokereke/113466173792113669" rel="in-reply-to">in reply to</a><ul><li><li><a href="https://gnusocial.jp/user/38697" title="mekkaokereke@hachyderm.io">mekka okereke :verified:</a></li></ul></div></section><article><p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/@mekkaokereke">@mekkaokereke</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/@molly0xfff">@molly0xfff</a> </p><p>As far as I can tell, there is only one legitimate use case for crypto currencies: Payment for sex workers - because "conventional" online payment systems all seem to screw them over, a trend that is likely to continue in the next few years.</p><p>The _illegitimate_ use case is, of course, money laundering for organized crime. It's no accident that all those organized crime rings holding websites and IT infrastructure hostage demand payment in crypto currencies...</p></article><footer><a rel="bookmark" href="https://gnusocial.jp/conversation/3981285#notice-7787259">In conversation</a><time datetime="2024-11-12T22:57:00+09:00" title="Tuesday, 12-Nov-2024 22:57:00 JST">about 6 months ago</time> <span>from <span><a href="https://thefolklore.cafe/@juergen_hubert/113468318637264889" rel="external" title="Sent from thefolklore.cafe via ActivityPub">thefolklore.cafe</a></span></span><a href="https://thefolklore.cafe/@juergen_hubert/113468318637264889">permalink</a></footer></blockquote>

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Jürgen Hubert (juergen_hubert@thefolklore.cafe)'s status on Tuesday, 12-Nov-2024 22:57:00 JSTJürgen Hubert
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- mekka okereke :verified:
@mekkaokereke @molly0xfff
As far as I can tell, there is only one legitimate use case for crypto currencies: Payment for sex workers - because "conventional" online payment systems all seem to screw them over, a trend that is likely to continue in the next few years.
The _illegitimate_ use case is, of course, money laundering for organized crime. It's no accident that all those organized crime rings holding websites and IT infrastructure hostage demand payment in crypto currencies...
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