Cryptocurrencies add nothing useful to society, says chip-maker Nvidia

[Kent Sharkey]

The Guardian[^]:

Tech chief says the development of chatbots is a more worthwhile use of processing power than crypto mining

They added a fair bit to their bottom line though

[den2k88]

Now that no craptocoin uses proof-of-work, obviously.

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[Kevin McFarlane]

It's the underlying [blockchain technology](https://sl.bing.net/igAygrFquui) that adds value more so than the currencies themselves. But media tends to focus just on the currencies.

Kevin

[abmv]

the Hypocrisy.....

Caveat Emptor. "Progress doesn't come from early risers – progress is made by lazy men looking for easier ways to do things." Lazarus Long

[Dan Neely]

translation: He's salty that etherium switched from proof of pollution to proof of plutocracy shrinking his next bubble windfall by an order of magnitude.

Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, weighing all things in the balance of reason? Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful? --Zachris Topelius