It was supposed to be a financial revolution. Instead, crypto has become an environmentally disastrous gift to con artists, says academic David A Banks
In this sense cryptocurrency is just like cash. It can be a blessing or a curse depending on your situation.
It’s possible to build a banking system, with chargebacks and insurance and all the rest, on top of any currency. It doesn’t exist AFAIK for bitcoin yet. But there’s nothing stopping governments or businesses from introducing it.
You could also argue that bitcoin doesn’t need any of that because it’s inherently more secure than the banking system. But that’s maybe another day’s argument.
It happened to bitcoin too.
In this sense cryptocurrency is just like cash. It can be a blessing or a curse depending on your situation.
It’s possible to build a banking system, with chargebacks and insurance and all the rest, on top of any currency. It doesn’t exist AFAIK for bitcoin yet. But there’s nothing stopping governments or businesses from introducing it.
You could also argue that bitcoin doesn’t need any of that because it’s inherently more secure than the banking system. But that’s maybe another day’s argument.