Ask HN: Why do negative crypto articles dominate on HN?
Many of us were excited when bitcoin came out, about both the technology, and the concept of a currency that sovereigns can&#x27;t control. The problem is, blockchain &#x2F; cryptocurrency failed to deliver in any practical way, and as a concept was hijacked by scammers, so the only real hype now is from people trying to bypass securities laws so they can scam you.<p>Find a way I can actually electronically teleport money to pay for something without a trusted authority, without volatility and fees and scams, and I&#x27;ll be all over it. But most of us went up and down the hype cycle on bitcoin years ago, and are just watching it&#x27;s vestigial promise be used to promote a scam, so we&#x27;re negative about it.