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Brazilian farmers tokenized dairy cows to get loans, bypassing bank limits (coindesk.com)
bernardom 19 minutes ago [-]
Brilliant idea, but why the crypto? Couldn't you simply do the collar + web connection... without crypto?
asxndu 2 minutes ago [-]
With what platform? Stripe, Visa and Banks that arbitrarily ban users?
tiffanyh 29 minutes ago [-]
Using livestock as collateral is one of the oldest ways to obtain a loan.
guess_who_is_it 42 minutes ago [-]
coindesk only promotes ztrash
tamimio 22 minutes ago [-]
This is how economy should work, based on physical tangible assets that owned/existed, not some imaginary value based on whatever speculation, that what ruined housing market, what inflated stocks and allowed cons to get wealthier, it’s also why a lot of companies make fake job posting or pr stunts, it’s all to inflate that imaginary market currency then use it to get a real cash, that should be illegal and is a form of Ponzi scheme fraud, if a house as-built cost is 70k, it shouldn’t be sold for 800k, and the owner shouldn’t be able to use that speculative value to get a 600k loan.
WalterBright 4 minutes ago [-]
It sounds like you're suggesting a barter economy. It works like this:

1. Bob grows oranges, and wants shoes

2. Ted hunts for meat, and wants oranges

3. Sam makes shoes, and wants meat

The only way this can work is to have a 3-way transaction. But with a money system, the money is traded without needing a 3-way transaction. It's much more efficient.

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