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DN-BBY OP t1_jecu8sa wrote

Answer: Because "defi" doesn't matter in the context of currency / store of value.

No government will ever give up control of monetary policy, so selling an asset class like it's out side of government control and will grant you independence as a good thing is just plain nonsense. It's basically the same rationale as gold bugs saying that when the world ends, you just need to buy gold and guns. While gold does have inherent value, when the world ends, gold is useless.

Same with defi. The government will always want control, so there will never be a dominant currency with anonymity or under no one's control. It will always be a side show. And those that advocate it probably are criminals at heart and just want to money launder.

Now defi as a concept is great! Just not a good sales point for crypto currencies. Just like hoarding gold when nukes go off is not a good selling point for gold.

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