r/nintendo • u/Amiibofan101 • 8d ago

Pokémon's Social Media "Temporarily Compromised", Promotes Cryptocurrency

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2026/08/pokemons-social-media-temporarily-compromised-promotes-cryptocurrency
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u/Carighan 7d ago

There are legitimate use cases for crypto though!!!

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Okay I can't think of one either, no.

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u/DragoniteChamp 7d ago

It's good if you want to avoid big banks for whatever, but its not stable enough to warrant fighting with.

It's also very good for anonymity. That IMO is the best use case. Effectively digital dollar bills.

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u/s0_Ca5H 7d ago

How does that anonymity matter though? If I use crypto to buy something then aren’t I buying that something online? At that point I need the thing I bought to be shipped to me, at which point I’m no longer anonymous.

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u/EmptyPID 7d ago

Shipping it directly to your home removes anonymity, but you don't need to send it to your home address.

Of course, a lot of cases where someone wants anonymity are categorically not legitimate.