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		akerro on Feb 17, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Iota cryptocurrency shuts down entire network afte... It doesn't matter. IOTA isn't a cryptocurrency, but a decentralized messaging platform. Coin is a funding mechanism, it's more like matrix.org on financial steroids, rather than bitcoin.

duskwuff on Feb 17, 2020 | [–]

Can you name any applications that are using this "decentralized messaging platform"? Or point to any technical demonstrations of its capabilities?

alfiedotwtf on Feb 18, 2020 | | [–]

"decentralized"

> the IOTA Foundation shut down "Coordinator,"

FIFY: centralized

bawolff on Feb 18, 2020 | [–]

Lol "on financial steroids" you say that as if it sounds like a good thing.

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