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1. spacem+(OP)[view] [source] 2026-01-30 16:28:05
Fees are negligible if you move to a L2 (even on L1s like Solana). Crypto is also permissionless and spending can be easily controled via smart contracts
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2. zinoda+Q51[view] [source] 2026-01-30 22:02:27
>>spacem+(OP)
Permissionless doesn't mean much if it's not anonymous (central authority wants to stop you from doing x; sees you doing x with non-anonymous coin, punishes you).

I understand the appeal of anonymous currencies like Monero (hence why they are banned from exchanges), but beyond that I don't see much use for crypto

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3. spacem+rT3[view] [source] [discussion] 2026-01-31 21:59:41
>>zinoda+Q51
Literally described the use case - a medium of exchange between agentic entities at massive global scale
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4. zinoda+lp4[view] [source] [discussion] 2026-02-01 03:15:04
>>spacem+rT3
Yeah, but doing it with non-anonymous crypto just seems worse in every way than doing it with a database?
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5. spacem+8x4[view] [source] [discussion] 2026-02-01 05:07:53
>>zinoda+lp4
Fail to see how you can do it with a database with existing financial rails - the costs are too high
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6. zinoda+uA4[view] [source] [discussion] 2026-02-01 05:56:54
>>spacem+8x4
All the same financial rails apply to crypto - enforcement is just lagging a bit.

E.g., you could do what World of Warcraft does - Gold can be earned/exchanged in game, and can also interact with the real world in nebulous ways. Using the hyper advanced technologies of relational databases and ignoring financial legislation, they have enabled ultra-high-throughput microtransactions, with the added benefit of not spraying the public ledger on to the desk of every law enforcement agency on the planet.

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