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> *don’t extend far beyond fraud, gambling, or purchasing illegal goods. There are many use cases outside of these. See Cross-border payments, censorship-resistance, trust networks…

> The normies are into crypto because of hype and FOMO. Hype and FOMO are indeed drivers of growth, but those alone would not explain why rates of crypto adoption are highest in co…

> * I would assume that the same would apply for gold above some reasonable value (e.g. a really big gold necklace :) ).* Whereas with Bitcoin, it is much more difficult to confisc…

> evading tax, money laundering etc. And evading oppressive governments. Disobeying the law is not always a "bad" thing.

> * You don’t store wealth in currency. * Do you have a bank account with money in it? If so you are using currency as a store of value. This is a very common use case. > Only poor…

What is your definition of decentralization? What is it based on?

You're right, my generalization is too early. It is based on crypto's correlation with the overall stock market since it is seen as an investment, which has always returned positiv…

> * being physical is actually an advantage (easier to secure in a way that they can understand and verify). * Because gold is physical it is not easy to transport, and can more ea…

> the masses aren't interested in this Having a store of value is in fact appealing to the masses, especially those with weak national currencies. We know this because the rates of…

If we are defining value, I would not say that value is equivalent to intrinsic value, or else the phrase "intrinsic value" would be redundant. Currencies have value even though th…

Both. There are ongoing developments in Decentralized Finance and Identity Networks on Ethereum that are reinventing more parts of the current financial system, as well as the shif…

I'd like this to, but to me it's still unclear whether Bitcoin's potential will be just as a reserve currency and store-of-value (like Gold), or also as a unit of account and mediu…

There's a difference between being known by the mainstream and being used by the mainstream. Bitcoin is the former, but not yet the latter. It appears that Bitcoin's main use case …

Just like a dollar, digital currency would be liable to your central bank, whereas the digital forms of payment that you use now are liable to your bank. So a digital currency woul…

Interest in crypto comes in cycles, and with each new cycle there are more incumbents that want to get involved. This bear market may have been particularly worrying for the indust…

What do you think is some of the more “modern and efficient material” we should be learning in school now? Things that come to mind: - Keyboard typing - Converting between binary a…

There are so many links that I'd like to save, but built-in bookmarking features from browsers like Chrome are bare and not easy to use do to the nested structure. What I usually d…

I know Miami hosts many crypto conferences, but I’m surprised you’d choose it over NYC or SF. Do you think that Miami is under appreciated compared to those cities or it really is …

Definitely cryptocurrencies…

A lot of things… the technological innovation, the developer ecosystem, the potential to change how society is structured. To me the core innovation of Ethereum is having programma…

As a young person looking to get immersed in the crypto ecosystem, what’s the best place to live for this?

Also a good experience that would strengthen my CS knowledge and pays some. Thanks for the suggestion!

Thanks for the advice, I will look further into this--I'm sure there are plenty of opportunities for tutoring online or through craigslist/nextdoor.

The role description said that there'd be a small amount of equity included but so far we haven't discussed it. Should I bring this up with the founders?

I found the listing on angel.co, a website for finding jobs at startups. I applied to many paid positions, but for the vast majority of them I never heard back, and I was becoming …