Quote from: mendace on Today at 06:02:28 PM

This is because ~~cryptocurrencies~~ are not controlled by a central authority and are essentially decentralized

There are so many cryptocurrencies that are centralized and controlled by a group of people or a few whales who can censor other users. It is BTC that is censorship resistant, permissionless and not controlled by a central authority.

Quote from: Weezenhofnar on May 07, 2023, 07:23:07 PM

Governments that banned cryptocurrencies are now unable to stop transactions from happening, giving people a chance to escape poverty and establish themselves in the middle class.

BTC is not a means to escape poverty or to move to the middle or wealthy class, you people should stop having this kind of thought, it is the wrong one and a part of the reason why some people are spamming the network right now. If you are unable to use BTC, what you miss out on is using a permissionless currency, you miss out on controlling your own money or moving it the way you like.