Bill Gates trashes hyperloop and cryptocurrencies in AMA

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Bill Gates isn't a fan of tech's popular buzzwords: cryptocurrency and hyperloop. The Microsoft co-founder hosted his sixth Reddit AMA on Tuesday, and didn't hold back on his answers. 

Gates doesn't like what most people find appealing about cryptocurrencies: anonymity.

"The Governments ability to find money laundering and tax evasion and terrorist funding is a good thing," he wrote, "I think the speculative wave around ICOs and crypto currencies is super risky for those who go long." 

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