Crypto Scam Debate

The cluster centers on discussions accusing cryptocurrency of being a scam or rife with scammers, with some users defending crypto as a legitimate technology often misused for fraud.

πŸ“‰ Falling 0.1x Finance & Crypto
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Sample Comments

tonetheman β€’ Aug 31, 2025 β€’ View on HN

Anything with crypto has a scam smell

knownjorbist β€’ Oct 19, 2021 β€’ View on HN

Crypto is full of scammers and its hard to tell the difference sometimes! How is this a scam, though?

eqmvii β€’ Jan 16, 2022 β€’ View on HN

crypto scams in general are out of control.

risyachka β€’ May 22, 2022 β€’ View on HN

Crypto is a tool.Is it often used for scam? Yes. But so is email.Just like stocks can fall 99% in a day. It stock s cam? No.The problem is that users dive into it without understanding the risks. Also, there should be (and will be) more regulations around it.But it is as far from the scam as it gets.

Tao3300 β€’ Oct 21, 2023 β€’ View on HN

Tell me again about how crypto is not a scam?

pstuart β€’ Oct 21, 2023 β€’ View on HN

Tell me again about how crypto is not a scam?

fsflover β€’ Jan 7, 2024 β€’ View on HN

Being "mostly scams" doesn't make cryptocurrencies useless. Otherwise you may also say the same about cash, Tor, darknet, emails and many other things.

Rovoska β€’ Jul 15, 2022 β€’ View on HN

Crypto people will do anything to avoid admitting it’s all a scam

mikhael28 β€’ Feb 23, 2023 β€’ View on HN

Have people not realized that crypto is a scam?

puranjay β€’ Jun 20, 2019 β€’ View on HN

Crypto is filled with scammers and until these vultures are removed from the ecosystem, the field will remain a joke