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he already specified it in is his comment: > In the case of USDC it allows USD to exist on the blockchain so that it can interact with smart contracts.

if you wanna question whether smart contracts are useful or not feel free, I sure do, but drop the smarminess when the answer to your question lies within the first paragraph.



Yes, strangely enough, that is exactly what I’m questioning!

They are a terrible idea whose time came and went around 2017.


You are not really questioning, as that would imply you are interested in and/or listening to answers.

It’s more accurate to say that you are “proclaiming”, which is perfectly fine, but doesn’t make for great conversation




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