• marduk@lemmy.sdf.org
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    2 months ago

    Strange hill for them to die on… A quick search makes it obvious that CBDCs use cryptography

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      2 months ago

      Strange hill to die on. A quick search makes it obvious that credit cards use cryptography.

      Hey dude, cryptography != cryptocurrency. Cryptography just says “yes, this person made this transaction, I am sure of it as a computer because this math checks out”.

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        2 months ago

        Wait, so you’re telling me that every time I swipe my VISA and smugly explain to the cashier that I’m a crypto bro, I’ve been the fool all along? Please excuse me while I begin to question everything in my life

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      2 months ago

      yup, they must have realized the hole they’re digging isn’t getting any shallower.