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Quote from: legiteum on Today at 01:45:16 PM

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How do you perceive the role of blockchain technology in global geopolitics?

Could the success of blockchain projects like Solana be considered a form of soft power exerted by the US?

The only significant difference between Bitcoin and the other top-10 currencies, from the standpoint of the average consumer, is the price. All of these products do exactly the same thing. If there are technical difference between Bitcoin and Solana, for instance, they are not visible in any way to almost all of the users of these products.

This is unlike, say, electric car technology, wherein there are cars with greater range, a cheaper price, more performance, faster charging, and longer lifespan--and much more.

Cryptocurrencies have very limited practical use and are simply investment instruments for nearly all of their users.

As such, I would say there's no geopolitical significance to these products at all.

would love to read on what the community has to say, does Blockchain/Crypto have use cases outside of simply being an investment instrument?

No is my answer.
But I'm not including Bitcoin in that Blockchain/Crypto category in this case because
we all know the benefits Bitcoin provides.

In terms of geopolitical tools used by the US and Russia with Solana and Ethereum,
I dont care because I dont have either. Ethereum is centralised and Solana probably is
too, that alone goes against Bitcoin. So yea if they are going to be used as Geopolitical
tools, let them have them.