Reddit is killing blockchain-based Community Points | TechCrunch (techcrunch.com)

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Citing scaling issues, Reddit is shutting down its blockchain-based Community Points in favor of prioritizing other rewards programs.

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[-] TokyoMonsterTrucker@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 3 years ago

Wow, it's almost as if using a blockchain to do mundane tasks is hideously inefficient and stupid, and is solely the result of tech bros groupthinking onto the latest buzzword driven bandwagon and high-fiving about line go up.

tldr; fuck crypto and fuck blockchains

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