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Bitcoin is Stupid and Does Not Deserve an Emoji (blog post) (thedabbler.patatas.ca)

submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by [email protected] to c/technology

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35 crypto companies got together to make a change dot org petition called "Bitcoin Deserves an Emoji".

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 months ago (1 children)

https://unicode.org/emoji/proposals.html#Faulty_Comparison

The existence of other emoji can’t justify the inclusion of a new emoji. Those emojis are old, and it’s unlikely they would’ve been approved under Unicode’s current guidelines.

[–] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In 6 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I agree with you.

I'm not really arguing for a bitcoin emoji. Just against the McDonald's brand comparison.

BTC is not mainstream enough (and never will be) to be needed in everyday text speak.

[–] poo -4 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

It's also a scam. But those who fell for it and NFTs want to downtown cuz mad

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

How so?

[–] calcopiritus 2 points 3 months ago

The coin itself is not a scam.

However, its main usage is to receive payments from scams or any other kind of computer-related crime really.