> Those truly decentralized currencies are choking out themselves with slow transaction speeds and high transaction fees all on their own That may be the case

> Those truly decentralized currencies are choking out themselves with slow transaction speeds and high transaction fees all on their own That may be the case with Bitcoin/Core, but it's not the case with currencies like Bitcoin Cash. Every payment I make is snappy as hell. Ethereum has some nice ideas but ultimately poor leadership and bad hype management; some of its better ideas, like smart contracts, are being worked into other currencies. Facebook argued Zero was a bridge from no internet to full internet, but then everyone learned that Facebook intended for the "internet" to just mean their own ecosystem.