> But at the time, there wasn’t an obvious way for Twitter’s founders and management team to benefit from a protocol-based business model. > innovative new pro

> But at the time, there wasn’t an obvious way for Twitter’s founders and management team to benefit from a protocol-based business model. > innovative new protocols emerge that are based on this new business model. I think it is wrong to think about it in terms of "business model". Protocols (such as HTTP) do not have any business model, but they evolve just fine. Replacement for twitter will eventually emerge, but I do not think it will be controlled by single entity. Why use crypto-currency to pay for tweets, if you can embed entire twitter into blockchain?