Hi guys,
So, after receiving the 1045th SPAM email claiming that a hacker has hacked my computer and has a naughty video of me and will send it to my contact list, lest I pay him to the specified BTC address, I got annoyed. I checked the address, sure enough, some fools had paid him. It's very depressing.
Which leads to my question: Are cryptocurrencies actually used for any normal transactions? Have you actually used cryptos in such a manner?
By normal I mean those that:
- are not meant as speculative investments (buy BTCs for money, sell for money, receive more money)
- are not crime related (i.e. buy BTCs, transfer to iffy people, receive meth)
- donations are borderline
While I'm all for the idea of cryptocurrencies, it seems that the main use these days is supporting crime of various sorts, and investment speculation. It effectively ceased to be a replacement for currency.
Thanks,
David