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The fork-wars of old will never happen again, IMO, on any chain of significance. These days, fork winners will be decided by the stablecoin operations they host

The fork-wars of old will never happen again, IMO, on any chain of significance. These days, fork winners will be decided by the stablecoin operations they host. If ETH forks, for instance, hash power will follow whichever chain Jeremy Allaire deems the winner.

inter_netuser 5y ago
Do you consider nuclear energy sustainable? It's probably not renewable (well, neither is the Sun on large enough timescale), but do you believe nuclear, either fission or fusion, will play a large role in the future?
- arcticbull 5y ago
  You make it sound like I need a new hobby - which I might haha. > Do you consider nuclear energy sustainable? Low-carbon, yes. Sustainable, yes. Renewable, not until we productionize extraction of uranium from seawater. [1] > ... but do you believe nuclear, either fission or fusion, will play a large role in the future? Fusion if we can crack it, totally. Seems like a clear winner. Fission probably will if there's some political will behind it, but not unless there's a change in sentiment. [1] https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamesconca/2016/03/24/is-nuclear-power-a-renewable-or-a-sustainable-energy-source/?sh=21ad8e9f656e https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamesconca/2016/03/24/is-nuclea...
  - tomp 5y ago
    This article is complete FUD. > of which the following sources are considered to be renewable in other words, it attempts to define the world "renewable" along favoured political ideologies. From Wikipedia: > Advances in breeder reactor technology could allow the current reserves of uranium to provide power for humanity for billions of years, thus making nuclear power a sustainable energy TL;DR: nuclear is just as renewable as solar (beyond any likely duration of the human civilisation).
    - arcticbull 5y ago
      I saw the renewability as more of a thought exercise, because I agree with you, there's more than enough nuclear feedstock to keep us going indefinitely.
Avshalom 5y ago
So literally one guy has control of Ethereum?
- inter_netuser 5y ago
  and every other PoS chain that relies on USDC and major exchanges. So probably more than 1 guy. maybe 5-10.
  - oblio 5y ago
    And how is that better than a government?
    - rufusroflpunch 5y ago
      It’s not. There is a huge gulf between Bitcoin and the rest of the crypto space. Bitcoin is certifiably decentralized hard money with an ossified monetary policy. I believe it is reasonable to conclude that something like Bitcoin can only happen once. The rest of crypto space isn’t really trying to be money, or is only pretending to be.
      - lgvld 5y ago
        & what about Monero?
        danlugo92 5y ago
        Regardless of Monero's technicals, new upcoming updates to BTC will infuse with privacy, therefore making Monero et al redundant. BTC is also getting smart contracts soon, which makes ETH redudant as well, but it will take a while before it catches up in terms of possible complexity of the contracts.

inter_netuser 5y ago

Do you consider nuclear energy sustainable? It's probably not renewable (well, neither is the Sun on large enough timescale), but do you believe nuclear, either fission or fusion, will play a large role in the future?

arcticbull 5y ago
You make it sound like I need a new hobby - which I might haha. > Do you consider nuclear energy sustainable? Low-carbon, yes. Sustainable, yes. Renewable, not until we productionize extraction of uranium from seawater. [1] > ... but do you believe nuclear, either fission or fusion, will play a large role in the future? Fusion if we can crack it, totally. Seems like a clear winner. Fission probably will if there's some political will behind it, but not unless there's a change in sentiment. [1] https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamesconca/2016/03/24/is-nuclear-power-a-renewable-or-a-sustainable-energy-source/?sh=21ad8e9f656e https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamesconca/2016/03/24/is-nuclea...
- tomp 5y ago
  This article is complete FUD. > of which the following sources are considered to be renewable in other words, it attempts to define the world "renewable" along favoured political ideologies. From Wikipedia: > Advances in breeder reactor technology could allow the current reserves of uranium to provide power for humanity for billions of years, thus making nuclear power a sustainable energy TL;DR: nuclear is just as renewable as solar (beyond any likely duration of the human civilisation).
  - arcticbull 5y ago
    I saw the renewability as more of a thought exercise, because I agree with you, there's more than enough nuclear feedstock to keep us going indefinitely.

Avshalom 5y ago

So literally one guy has control of Ethereum?

inter_netuser 5y ago
and every other PoS chain that relies on USDC and major exchanges. So probably more than 1 guy. maybe 5-10.
- oblio 5y ago
  And how is that better than a government?
  - rufusroflpunch 5y ago
    It’s not. There is a huge gulf between Bitcoin and the rest of the crypto space. Bitcoin is certifiably decentralized hard money with an ossified monetary policy. I believe it is reasonable to conclude that something like Bitcoin can only happen once. The rest of crypto space isn’t really trying to be money, or is only pretending to be.
    - lgvld 5y ago
      & what about Monero?
      - danlugo92 5y ago
        Regardless of Monero's technicals, new upcoming updates to BTC will infuse with privacy, therefore making Monero et al redundant. BTC is also getting smart contracts soon, which makes ETH redudant as well, but it will take a while before it catches up in terms of possible complexity of the contracts.