My crypto journey started in late 2012 when I encountered Bitcoin on the Internet while reading about the free banking system for my high school thesis..
The 24h casino is exhausting, but some communities are still grassroots and stick to the Cypherpunk's manifesto, dreaming to build a future where decentralization work and privacy is preserved. Far from the NGU mindset too many have. Those communities are small, and you have to go deep down the rabbit hole to find them, but once you do they are eye opening and worth investing a lot of time.
I'm both sad and glad for you for this next chapter. After a while, it does feel like there isn't much of a use case in crypto outside of speculation, especially post-crash when the curtains are drawn.
The best part here is when you wrote that it's a technology waiting for an application/use case. Made me feel that it should be the other way round for something to really take off.
Thanks for your comment! The killer application of blockchain technology is to create tokens and financial instruments, which is cool except that it's today only for gambling :/
Thanks for your comment. I should have asked you a couple months ago haha. Joke apart, the technology is fascinating and full of potential. I think the time to market is off regarding use cases that add value to the world. I don't see myself building a gambling house even if it's today a significant market.
Thanks Raph! Most people only read the Linkedin excerpt leading them to think that I'm anti-crypto, which I'm not. I just don't find the current use cases compelling enough to build in the space. I might come back in few decades!
The 24h casino is exhausting, but some communities are still grassroots and stick to the Cypherpunk's manifesto, dreaming to build a future where decentralization work and privacy is preserved. Far from the NGU mindset too many have. Those communities are small, and you have to go deep down the rabbit hole to find them, but once you do they are eye opening and worth investing a lot of time.
Good luck with your next endeavors!
Thanks for your comment. Do you have any communities/product in mind that I can check out?
I'm both sad and glad for you for this next chapter. After a while, it does feel like there isn't much of a use case in crypto outside of speculation, especially post-crash when the curtains are drawn.
The best part here is when you wrote that it's a technology waiting for an application/use case. Made me feel that it should be the other way round for something to really take off.
Thanks for your comment! The killer application of blockchain technology is to create tokens and financial instruments, which is cool except that it's today only for gambling :/
Thanks a lot Nico for those interesting insights. It’s funny because I had pretty much the same experience with crypto and so the same conclusion 😊
Thanks for your comment. I should have asked you a couple months ago haha. Joke apart, the technology is fascinating and full of potential. I think the time to market is off regarding use cases that add value to the world. I don't see myself building a gambling house even if it's today a significant market.
I read your LinkedIn post before but this "long version" adds some interesting details to the story :)
Thanks Raph! Most people only read the Linkedin excerpt leading them to think that I'm anti-crypto, which I'm not. I just don't find the current use cases compelling enough to build in the space. I might come back in few decades!
Yes I understand, it definetly makes sense.