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I'm somewhat skeptical, but also honestly curious: what game-changing applications came out of the blockchain/web3 hype craze?


The area I was briefly interested in was in the fintech/lending space. Not an expert though. I saw some cool ideas out of it at that time and interviewed several rounds with a company in that space.


One for the few interesting ones is Polymarket, the betting platform.


Drug and firearm escrow services.


That and crypto-blackmailing.

I am convinced that the only use case for cryptocurrencies is criminal activities.




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