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The Irish Government is set to launch the Sham Coin, Irelands first official cryptocurrency, as it aims to become number 1 crypto nation in EU (irishtechnews.ie)
submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by RegularJoe@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world
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[–] MantisToboggon@lazysoci.al 41 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Fitting name.

[–] tyler@programming.dev 36 points 3 months ago (1 children)

(That’s the joke)

[–] MantisToboggon@lazysoci.al -2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

What joke?

[–] surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 13 points 3 months ago (1 children)

The April fools joke

[–] MantisToboggon@lazysoci.al -2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Huh?

[–] Jakeroxs@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

It's a fake headline

[–] MantisToboggon@lazysoci.al 0 points 3 months ago

What now?

[–] roofuskit@lemmy.world 24 points 3 months ago

A bit on the nose for a crypto coin.

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 23 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)

We live in a simulation, and they're fucking with us.

Edit: oh right, I keep forgetting news agencies are jokes.

[–] SunshineJogger@feddit.org 21 points 3 months ago

Looking at yesterday's date.....

[–] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 1 points 3 months ago

🙄

[–] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 22 points 3 months ago

It's weird being almost a day ahead of most Lemmy users, it's 3pm on the 2nd over here.

[–] RagingSnarkasm@lemmy.world 22 points 3 months ago

Sham Coin

Just going to go ahead and scream the quiet part out loud, eh?

[–] melsaskca@lemmy.ca 16 points 3 months ago

This sounds like another lepree con.

[–] J52@lemmy.nz 10 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Haha, def fake. The Irish would be honest enough to call it Scam Coin.

[–] InvertedParallax@lemm.ee 4 points 3 months ago

Feckoin.

[–] cupcakezealot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 3 months ago (1 children)

missed opportunity to call it the sham wow.

[–] Bakkoda@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 months ago

Your gonna love my block nuts

[–] AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

You dropped the 'e'

[–] mannycalavera@feddit.uk 2 points 3 months ago

Shamerock? 🤔