After reading this thread with an objective mind set...
I came in thinking everything crypto including Bitcoin is non sense doomed to inevitably go back to zero from which it came, and....
No new arguments were presented in support, only the same flawed logic, babble and nonsense was repeated here
Since 2008, not a single viable "use case" has been found other than greater fool gambling. There is plenty of commentary out there from technology experts of which i am not, stating that there is nothing Blockchain does that a database does not do much much better. That is the evidence, in the real world. Yet it is interesting that i am often told that if i did research, i would understand. I have in fact conducted a sufficient amount of research to draw a logical conclusion from.
Regarding regulation of the"industry". To the extent that gambling and gaming require regulation, yes that could be useful to protect consumers from scams. As an asset class or capital market, how do you regulate a scam? It's not so much regulation that is needed rather it's prosecution under existing laws.
On the proof of waste energy consumption front.. it should be made illegal imo and the world would be a better place for humans
As a store of value, there is none. It is literally the only thing you can buy that has an infinite supply. I can make Bitcoin 2.0 and on to infinity. Same goes for any other made up asset
My hated for crypto stems from the behavior and mentality of the crypto bros. Generally an assortment of the most cringe worthy aspects of human personality. A