dr.fred

Connor @connorxmr The Parallel Economy Is Already Here… and It Runs on Monero Monero is often discussed in terms of privacy, censorship resistance, or cypherpunk ideals, but one framing I rarely see is the idea of a parallel economy; a fully independent, private, and resilient economic system running alongside (and outside) the traditional financial world. I think this “parallel economy” label is actually one of Monero’s strongest selling points, especially for reaching people who aren’t hardcore dissidents. It’s less confrontational than “fuck the banks” rhetoric, yet it still conveys real, tangible utility. Most normies can intuitively grasp why someone might want an economic layer that governments, corporations, and payment processors can’t easily monitor, freeze, or shut down. When you look at what’s already live or in development, the parallel-economy angle feels undeniable: @xmrbazaar – a decentralized marketplace that works entirely in Monero Monero.eco – directory of real-world businesses and services that accept XMR @MonericaProject – directory for a real Monero circular economy Upcoming game changers @XMRmap - interactive mapping of XMR accepting businesses @MoneroHub - interface for guiding new users on using Monero All of these are pieces of an actual alternative economy that already functions today; not in ten years, not in theory, but right now. You can buy VPNs, domain names, hosting, physical goods, and even services from freelancers without ever touching a bank or KYC exchange. Calling it a “parallel economy” makes the use-case immediately obvious to regular people: it’s not just magic internet money for nerds; it’s a parallel financial rail you can opt into when the mainstream one becomes hostile, unreliable, or overly surveilled. Yet for some reason the Monero community almost never uses this framing. We lean hard into the technical privacy arguments (which are valid and important) but miss the chance to speak in broader, more relatable terms. “Parallel economy” feels like low-hanging rhetorical fruit that could bring in a much wider audience without diluting the project’s core principles.

snow peso measured in another fake money:

btc bros thanksgiving this year

Tom Crown @TomCrown · 20h when trump said no tax on crypto he meant thered be no profits to tax

CoinMamba @coinmamba · 6h Just looked at BTC chart and next support is homeless shelter.

the purchasing power of btc is already much lower than 4 years ago and regardless btc is selling off violently what does that mean?

why is btc selling off every day?

btc is now worth less than 4 years ago the argentine peso is harder money than btc

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rich pensioners or poor pensioners ? Vivek Sen @Vivek4real_ 6h 🇺🇸 FLORIDA PENSION FUND JUST REVEALED BUYING $47,000,000 WORTH OF MICROSTRATEGY $MSTR STATES ARE BUYING #BITCOIN 🚀

notafbihoneypot @notafbihoneypot · Nov 16 ive paid for my laptop with xmr ive paid for my vpn with xmr ive paid for my email with xmr ive paid for food with xmr. all Privately and yet people will still use xrp and zcash?????????????????????????????????????????? and bitcoin???????????????????????????

walmart shares gained 100% in 4 years if you had bought wmt at the peak in 2021 you would be up 100% today if you had bought btc at the peak in 2021 you would be up 21% today wmt was one of the worst underperformers of the stockmarket in the last 4 years

btc is now up 21% in more than 4 years worse performance than walmart shares brain damaged imbeciles still selling it

most are in btc for the number go up

btc is hitting a new low every day why do you think that is?

saylor, his wallstreet friends and the politicians involved turned a wonderful project called bitcoin into a shitcoin

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