"To not die, Bitcoin must become more used. The current thesis accepted by most “maximalists” is that Bitcoin will continue to be thought of as an investment and its price will keep increasing, the price movements will bring more attention to it in a virtuous cycle. Eventually enough people will want to hold it so they will start accepting it as a payment for goods and services and then it can start to be used as money."
Today we dive into Fiatjaf's contribution to the sidechains, drivechains and scaling bitcoin to billions series as a follow up to James Obeirne's piece. Bitcoin can still fail, but what would make bitcoin fail and how can we avoid it? Is there a solution we've been sitting on untapped? Could drivechains prevent the undesirable future where the whole world simply ends up trusting custodians? Let's explore in today's episode.
Check out the original article at:
The place of Drivechain in Bitcoin’s future – Fiatjaf
If you haven't been following this article series, then don't forget to check out last few reads for context at the links below:
James OB - Anthony towns - Blockstream - Drivechains
Check out our awesome sponsors and the offers they have for the Audible crew!
-------------------------
"One of the sad signs of our times is that we have demonized those who produce, subsidized those who refuse to produce, and canonized those who complain." — Thomas Sowell
--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message
"If Bitcoin were built on a proof-of-stake model, where the more coins you have the more votes you have on how the network functions,...
"The precursors of money, along with language, enabled early modern humans to solve problems of cooperation that other animals cannot – including problems of...
"Today historians focus on the symptoms of Rome’s fall, the consequences: The moral decay, the economic decline, the fall in public safety, the multiplying...