0/ The latest @epicenterbtc podcast discussing #Tezos with @ArthurB and @breitwoman was fascinating. Here were some of the most compelling arguments they presented as well as some of the key highlights for me 👇🏽
1/ In a world where SC platforms use transactional throughput as a "mark of beauty", Tezos believes the best way to scale (for now) is with L2 solutions. They're still working on L1 upgrades, but this approach is a major departure from most SC platforms and IMO a refreshing view.
2/ The Breitmans don't agree with the narrative that scaling is holding dapps back from becoming successful. According to them, the reason that dapps haven't gone mainstream is due to product-market fit, plus the fact that decentralization is only useful in specific cases.
Bitcoin has a great chance of becoming Gold 2.0 and a digital Store of Value but it has just about a near-zero chance of becoming money and certainly not in our lifetimes.
1/ Sovereign states issue money. Wars are fought over money. Militaries use violence and acts of terror over money. Innocent people die over money.
2/ If you are betting on Bitcoin becoming money, you are strapping yourself in for warfare and violence.
What do you think the odds are that Bitcoin people overthrow all of the world’s governments and create global money?
{Thread} What the hell is OCaml and why does it differentiate Tezos?
Meta: Programming languages are an extremely nebulous topic, especially for those without technical expertise. However, they're actually quite important when it comes to evaluating and understanding smart contract platforms.
OCaml is a general-purpose programming language that optimizes for two qualities: (i) expressiveness and (ii) safety
If you don't know what those qualities are in this context, check out:
{Thread} In honor of @AugurProject launching today and some complaints about the user experience -- here are some of my favorite apps early in their lifecycles too.