@feld
> Bitcoin wasn't used by 4 billion people within 5 years or something lol
It hasn't proved useful for everyday transactions, or much else really, besides being the subject of a new tulip mania.
I was very excited about the potential of blockchains when I read the BC white paper in 2011, and about the potential of DAO when I learned about "smart contracts". But having watched what's unfolded, I see no reason to think that potential will be realised as non-state currency.