It won’t be a better world if there’s no private property or freedom of speech or freedom to breed or freedom of thought.

The instant these freedoms are forfeited, the world becomes worse.

What’s that called?

https://www.swift.com/news-events/press-releases/swift-unlocks-potential-tokenisation-successful-blockchain-experiments

https://www.swift.com/news-events/press-releases/global-banks-use-swift-trialling-live-digital-asset-transactions-2025

https://www.fintechfutures.com/blockchain-crypto-digital-assets/more-banks-nuzzle-up-to-swift-s-nostro-blockchain-project

https://www.jpmorgan.com/kinexys/index

https://www.ulam.io/blog/blockchain-in-banking-use-cases-and-examples

Banks are not typically replacing Swift, they are using Swift with a blockchain validator.

There are a number of banks working on this. Not just testing but in production, now.

The news… also… banks that I work with. https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/44961/hsbc-and-ant-international-laud-results-of-blockchain-based-tokenized-deposit-transfers

I’m talking about stuff like this: https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/44961/hsbc-and-ant-international-laud-results-of-blockchain-based-tokenized-deposit-transfers

So Mastercard is not doing blockchain, but plenty others are. https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/44961/hsbc-and-ant-international-laud-results-of-blockchain-based-tokenized-deposit-transfers

Because 1) blockchain is far more secure than the older methods of xfer, 2) blockchain is faster than the current methods, and 3) blockchain is cheaper than the current methods.

I work with a few banks who are actively using this already and others who are developing the technology. Not sure where you get your information, but I can tell you first hand that banks and credit card company absolutely are using crypto right now.

Someone is a luddite. Crypto is now used by banks and credit card companies for xfer.

Excuse me. It’s the best looking dumpster on the road.

I know. It hasn’t changed

It’s really too bad that Mapquest still looks like it’s from the 90s

Maybe they should join forces

To your second point, I think you’re somewhat right about that. However it’s a weird mix of traditional Republican values and this new Nationalism. Republicans were traditionally for a small federal government (except military of course)

That Trump is neither conservative (in any way) nor cares at all about any traditional Republican values

That’s an insult to lasagna

ELI5 how to use ChatGPT and Bard

Wasn’t one of my favorite bands, but Iistened to them regularly.

Lead singer of As I Lay Dying hired someone to kill his wife. (Guy he hired was actually a cop, so he went to prison)

Most of the activities of the state happen to be anti-capitalist though.

So… Yes. We can separate the two because if the state ceased it’s anti-capitalist activities, this wouldn’t be a problem.