Nobel Prize winner and author Paul Krugman expressed his frustration with Venmo, a centralized payment processor.
"I've been using Venmo for years, but now it won't allow me to make payments. I spent a long time in chat with representatives, and they told me that they can't explain why — or fix it. The software has taken control." Krugman wrote in the Tweet.
Too busy to tweet. But not to vent. I've been using Venmo for years, but now it won't allow me to make payments. I spent a long time in chat with representatives, and they told me that they can't explain why — or fix it. The software has taken control.
— Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) March 8, 2023
Shortly after, a group of bitcoin enthusiasts bombarded his tweet, asserting that Krugman was beginning to recognize the significance of payment systems that are resistant to censorship.
"everyone will be in crypto, eventually." Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao replied.
were you trying to buy drugs or assassination? pic.twitter.com/5qghQizEu9
— Neeraj K. Agrawal (@NeerajKA) March 8, 2023
"And tweeting got results. A representative called and we seem to be up again." Krugman added in reply.
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