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Is it just me or are more and more stories which look like fluff pieces for ZCash coming up on the HN frontpage? If they were a startup, I'd guess they were pre
by madmax108 9y ago
Is it just me or are more and more stories which look like fluff pieces for ZCash coming up on the HN frontpage? If they were a startup, I'd guess they were prepping for an IPO/acquisition. Most of them have titles with rhetorical questions, and come across as marketing pieces more than anything else.
Really weird.
- sowithit 9y agoI actually found it interesting to read Zooko's opinions about the market opportunity (namely, replacing fiat currencies in countries where they are unstable) and why governments might not hate Zcash (namely, because transactions can contain identifying information as they are encrypted). I don't actually agree with him, and I question if he truly believes those answers, but I was interested to read his public opinions.
- Legogris 9y agoAlong the same line, you get public endorsements and comments from people like Snowden and Assange. ZCash, as opposed to f.e. Monero, is a private company and consciously spending time, money and effort on brand-building and PR. Nothing really weird with that IMO.
- zooko-at-zcash 9y agoFor the record, someone who gives an interview to a journalist almost never gets a say over what headline it gets published under. Did you read the article? I really liked the way it came out! Also for the record, we didn't ask Assange or Snowden to start accepting donations in Zcash or anything. Or at least, I didn't. It's quite possible some other members of the Zcash community did without my knowledge. [New account because I can't remember my password and when I ask it to the reset the password on zooko-zcash it says "sorry there is no valid email address associated with that account". Maybe it thinks "zooko@z.cash" is not a valid email address.]