Crypto isn't ready for mass adoption, but it'll never be unless we use it now.
You can't build theoretical end-user products. You need real users to break things, get mad at you, and make you fix them.
Great "end-of-the-world" vibes on this show. CBDCs are coming this year, be ready! Thanks Scott!
Live with Scott Cunningham!
Live in about 40 minutes, Scott Cunningham comes back on the Digital Cash Rundown to talk the US CBDC rollout, Operation Chokepoint, etc. Grabbing a coffee, then let's go!
Liberty needs a win, any win, to build on. The Free State Project is the first major win.
Future liberty wins around the world are built on this first win.
Next Friday the 24th at 4pm EST/9pm UTC Seth For Privacy comes on the Zcash Podcast. If you're interested in a fair and nuanced discussion into the finer points of privacy in crypto that doesn't hold back, put this one on your calendar.
The Monero community is a lot better than it was back in 2017 (when I got death threats), but still has a bunch of work to do. Between this and bullying Cake Wallet away from supporting Zcash, there's absolutely no excuse for this kind of behavior.
https://twitter.com/sethforprivacy/status/1636448525671079938
Yeah, definitely long-term I'd hate to have fiat value. Shorter-term, some people like escaping the volatility.
What do you guys think of stablecoins? Temporary tool? The future? Pure trash? 🤔
The Federal Reserve announced FedNow, its new digital payment rail, launches this year.
CBDC hits in July. You ready to start living on crypto yet?
The Maya Protocol seriously picked an epic banking crisis as the time to launch 🤣
Perfect! DeFi rises from CeFi's ashes! 🔥
If you can, get at least one friend to download a crypto wallet, send them some crypto, show them how to use it.
People's memories are short, and they will forget this banking crisis.
Of course it starts from the ground up, and Joe the Plumber types make money for the bigger players.
And yes, I could make it just spending crypto with people and businesses that don't need to cash out for fiat ever (I've done it before). It would just be trickier.
This bank collapse explicitly targeted crypto-friendly banks.
NONE of the services I use to live on crypto were affected.
Yeah, we're here to stay, sorry.😎
Crypto people freaked out about bank closures potentially affecting exchanges.
Meanwhile THORChain just processed its 10 millionth successful decentralized asset swap 🔥
DeFi is the way. Onwards!
Which community has more relentless online shills, Nano or Bitcoin SV?
Hell hath no fury like someone who got screwed for playing by the rules against someone who didn't and turned out fine.