hactar42 ( @hactar42@lemmy.ml ) English41•2 months agoHow many times are people going to fall for this? Someone launches a new crypto and hypes it up, a bunch of random people buy into the hype, prices take a huge nose dive, repeat ad nauseam.
orize ( @orize@lemmy.dbzer0.com ) English8•2 months agoBecause there will always be a new naive generation (aside from those severely mentally ill), a share of people will ALWAYS fall for it. Every year, new people will fall for it
So don’t be surprised, be informed.
mountainriver ( @mountainriver@awful.systems ) English7•2 months agoIt’s scamming the true believers and creates an obfuscated channel for the oligarchs to deliver the carrots / bribes. When Trump launched his memecoin and got a question he waved at the tech billionaires and said “it’s peanuts for these guys”. Unfortunately nobody followed up with asking if that meant those guys were the ones transferring money to Trump through the memecoin.
Soyweiser ( @Soyweiser@awful.systems ) English7•2 months agoYeah this is why we have regulations and consumer protection, or should have.
V0ldek ( @V0ldek@awful.systems ) English4•2 months agoI’m sure a bunch of people buy knowing it’ll collapse, but thing they’re so smart and savvy they’ll sell it just in time to get rich
TheBrideWoreCrimson ( @TheBrideWoreCrimson@sopuli.xyz ) English4•2 months agoIf you are not an insider, don’t buy, simple as that. And even if you think you are, are you really? Were you invited to the lavish opening party with the flamingos and the dancers at the huge mansion with two pools and all that? If not, then you are at the bottom of the totem pole, much like anybody else. Your designated role is to funnel your own money upward.
V0ldek ( @V0ldek@awful.systems ) English6•2 months agoWere you invited to the lavish opening party with the flamingos and the dancers at the huge mansion with two pools and all that?
If yes then you’re definitely the mark.
The real test is whether you’re included in the 5 person Signal group they coordinate the date and time to dump
selokichtli ( @selokichtli@lemmy.ml ) English2•2 months agoI mean, with all due respect, mostly these memecoins aren’t promoted by presidents of countries with sized economies as investment opportunities.
swlabr ( @swlabr@awful.systems ) English14•2 months agoLibra
could have sworn that this was the zuckcoin that was making the rounds a few years ago. I looked it up, they rebranded to “diem” due to legal issues before cancelling it altogether.
froztbyte ( @froztbyte@awful.systems ) English10•2 months agoLibra-now-Diem, yeah. it was a full-on attempt to take the reins of value transmission and storage (“be the economy, be the bank”), beyond just coin
(also written about by david (which I haven’t read (yet?) because handwave all my usual things on fire))
swlabr ( @swlabr@awful.systems ) English7•2 months agoTwo scams for the name of one. Double Zuck Grifting!!!
Sebeck0401 ( @Sebeck012@feddit.nl ) English2•2 months agoThat’s really weird. I’ve heard that his economy reforms are actually working.
David Gerard ( @dgerard@awful.systems ) English12•2 months agoi’m sure they’re working for someone
mountainriver ( @mountainriver@awful.systems ) English8•2 months agoEconomic Shock Doctrine works great for the oligarchs. Less well for everyone else. So it’s not strange that Milei wants to scam his supporters and hand oligarchs a direct way to show their gratitude.
Amoeba_Girl ( @Amoeba_Girl@awful.systems ) English4•2 months agoThat’s weird. I’ve heard you were a spambot.
Sebeck0401 ( @Sebeck012@feddit.nl ) English1•2 months agoIf you have some other insightful video that argues against the one I posted please share. The video I posted represents the (quite shallow) depth of my knowledge on the subject of the economic and political situation in Argentina. 🤷
Edit: found this explaining the crypto issue, interesting. https://youtu.be/KFHWFeHYhok
froztbyte ( @froztbyte@awful.systems ) English3•2 months agoread the sidebar, you weird fuckwit
Sebeck0401 ( @Sebeck012@feddit.nl ) English1•2 months agoNo idea what’s going on or what I did wrong. I browse by “all”. All I get is insults 🤷
froztbyte ( @froztbyte@awful.systems ) English2•2 months agowe already have hilbert curves, you don’t need to go fill space just because it’s there
Montreal_Metro ( @Montreal_Metro@lemmy.ca ) English0•2 months agoThey dug up a guy from the 70s to run the country.