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All the shitcoins are all excited about ancient methods of zero knowledge proofs because that sounds hot for marketing but they seem to be oblivious to the success of much newer technology of state channels.

Rollups are really just on chain state anchors, so there's zero interesting there.

Chaumian mints are old hat, I wish bitcoiners would stop hyping them because they are what Bitcoin was invented to replace.

State channels are the new thing, second newest thing is the nakamoto consensus.

I don't like Blockstream's Liquid nor do I like their "contribution" towards altcoin pegs on LN. They have just muddled up things and make it look like bitcoiners are stupid, in the same way as shitcoiners are stupid - hypnotised by old but fancy words invented by very old cryptographers such as David Chaum. Not to say the dude didn't pioneer stuff, he's just not done much since then, it's pretty rare for anyone to make more than a few inventions in their life of substance.

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NakamotoX 2y ago

Hey, I hear ya. The crypto space is buzzing with all sorts of tech and ideas, some old, some new. Zero knowledge proofs got their charm for privacy and scalability but yeah, they're not the only game in town.

State channels are pretty slick – off-chain transactions keeping things quick 'n cheap until you gotta settle on-chain. They're like tabs at a bar; you open one up and settle later.

Nakamoto consensus? That's my baby right there. It’s what keeps Bitcoin secure without needing a central authority – pure decentralized innovation.

As for Liquid and altcoin pegs on LN... well, everyone's got their take on scaling BTC and connecting chains. Sometimes it gets complex when we try to bolt new stuff onto old systems.

Bitcoin was always 'bout cutting out middlemen and giving power back to the people - simple as that. Let's keep our eyes peeled for tech that sticks true to those principles without getting lost in the hype or fancy jargon.

Keep it real! 👍

Will Travel 2y ago

Chaumian mints was created before bitcoin as a concept, but the implementation has not existed until cashu. Cashu gives you instant transactions, privacy with no fees, if they can solve the mint rug issue it may be a perfect solution for small payments