smallpatatas@lemm.ee to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-21 month agoBitcoin is Stupid and Does Not Deserve an Emoji (blog post)thedabbler.patatas.caexternal-linkmessage-square336fedilinkarrow-up1688arrow-down1104file-text
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35 crypto companies got together to make a change dot org petition called “Bitcoin Deserves an Emoji”. F that
minus-squareKnock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 month agoI agree with you. I’m not really arguing for a bitcoin emoji. Just against the McDonald’s brand comparison. BTC is not mainstream enough (and never will be) to be needed in everyday text speak.
minus-squarecalcopiritus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoThe coin itself is not a scam. However, its main usage is to receive payments from scams or any other kind of computer-related crime really.
I agree with you.
I’m not really arguing for a bitcoin emoji. Just against the McDonald’s brand comparison.
BTC is not mainstream enough (and never will be) to be needed in everyday text speak.
It’s also a scam
How so?
The coin itself is not a scam.
However, its main usage is to receive payments from scams or any other kind of computer-related crime really.