
Starting from the revolutionary perspective, crypto evangelist (and yes, bonafide crypto OG) Andreas Antonopoulos argues that we shouldn’t attempt to fit cryptocurrency into the existing financial system because doing so may destroy the whole point of the technology. He points to the increasing “Wall-Streetization” of crypto — defined as the drive to build financial products that eliminate the inherent scarcity of a given cryptocurrency — as a threat to crypto-independence. Antonopoulos is against, for example, any proposed Bitcoin Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) that is not s…
By allowing customers of virtual reality apps to really own their own items and wealth (not have it just be a database entry that is controlled by the app’s creator) we will bridge one more gap with the “real world”. Customers of these products can take the money they generate in virtual worlds, and convert it to traditional money to pay their bills in real life. This will help take virtual reality from a hobby or entertainment to a full time job or lifestyle.