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Any examples of those non shady businesses with real products that real people are using for stuff beyond betting on some crypto assets?

by mrtksn 3y ago

hanniabu 3y ago
Here's a list of some: https://gist.github.com/hanniabu/32b0f933618a3229efe3fbc01cbb03df https://gist.github.com/hanniabu/32b0f933618a3229efe3fbc01cb...
- mrtksn 3y ago
  Why do you go around and post the same link? I did not ask for list of crypto projects anyway, I asked for actual products that actual people use beyond betting on the underlaying asset crypto asset.
  - hanniabu 3y ago
    You clearly didn't look at the list. Most of the items aren't speculative.
  - codezero 3y ago
    It’s funny though because one of the first examples is a cool product called proof of presence protocol. To make an analogy to video games it’s like badges for doing a raid but more like a badge for going to a conference that’s saved in your digital wallet. These kinds of products are also used to “feature gate” other real life events or products or services. Kind of like a member card but it can be used pretty dynamically and it’s product agnostic.
codezero 3y ago
The answer is that it’s sparse. It’s still very early. Scammers and grifters were dominant on the Internet for decades, massive businesses were built on spam and popup ads, something every user universally hated. I could give a few examples but I think it’s still at an early enough stage that they won’t appeal to the general public any more than internet chat did to the general public in the mid 90s. It’s still too early. It’s fine to ignore emerging tech that you find annoying or useless. I just tend to be attracted to it because it’s quite fun to be along for the ride to see it become more mainstream and useful. Not everything succeeds. :) prime example from my previous time in web2 SaaS: box subscription companies were a popular growth and acquisition model but ended up not being sustainably aligned with what people actually wanted: consistent and reliable products they love.
- mrtksn 3y ago
  I don't think HN is the general public, I'm just curious if there is a real use case beyond cryptocurrency to bet on. There are some interesting stuff, for example I really want BAT and Brave Browser happen, it's just doesn't appear so far(although the browser has plenty of real users because it's actually a good browser). Try me, maybe I will understand?
tornato7 3y ago
The biggest real use is right now is (IMO) USDC for payments. It's a much better experience than banking rails, from the cheap & instant settlements to the traceable accounting and programmable security controls.

Any examples of those non shady businesses with real products that real people are using for stuff beyond betting on some crypto assets?

by mrtksn 3y ago

Any examples of those non shady businesses with real products that real people are using for stuff beyond betting on some crypto assets?

hanniabu 3y ago

Here's a list of some: https://gist.github.com/hanniabu/32b0f933618a3229efe3fbc01cbb03df https://gist.github.com/hanniabu/32b0f933618a3229efe3fbc01cb...

mrtksn 3y ago
Why do you go around and post the same link? I did not ask for list of crypto projects anyway, I asked for actual products that actual people use beyond betting on the underlaying asset crypto asset.
- hanniabu 3y ago
  You clearly didn't look at the list. Most of the items aren't speculative.
- codezero 3y ago
  It’s funny though because one of the first examples is a cool product called proof of presence protocol. To make an analogy to video games it’s like badges for doing a raid but more like a badge for going to a conference that’s saved in your digital wallet. These kinds of products are also used to “feature gate” other real life events or products or services. Kind of like a member card but it can be used pretty dynamically and it’s product agnostic.

codezero 3y ago

The answer is that it’s sparse. It’s still very early. Scammers and grifters were dominant on the Internet for decades, massive businesses were built on spam and popup ads, something every user universally hated. I could give a few examples but I think it’s still at an early enough stage that they won’t appeal to the general public any more than internet chat did to the general public in the mid 90s. It’s still too early. It’s fine to ignore emerging tech that you find annoying or useless. I just tend to be attracted to it because it’s quite fun to be along for the ride to see it become more mainstream and useful. Not everything succeeds. :) prime example from my previous time in web2 SaaS: box subscription companies were a popular growth and acquisition model but ended up not being sustainably aligned with what people actually wanted: consistent and reliable products they love.

mrtksn 3y ago
I don't think HN is the general public, I'm just curious if there is a real use case beyond cryptocurrency to bet on. There are some interesting stuff, for example I really want BAT and Brave Browser happen, it's just doesn't appear so far(although the browser has plenty of real users because it's actually a good browser). Try me, maybe I will understand?

tornato7 3y ago

The biggest real use is right now is (IMO) USDC for payments. It's a much better experience than banking rails, from the cheap & instant settlements to the traceable accounting and programmable security controls.