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Ask HN: What's New in Crypto?
Few seem focused on it anymore, which means that there's probably a bunch of interesting innovations underway. I know that there are some well-informed true believers lurking here. What's new in crypto?
- farwaabbas 5mo agoComments like heres an actual project I am working on and why the tech matters usually gets attention.
- LogicCraft678 5mo agoA lot of the innovation now is happening in scaling
- cpach 5mo agoUhm… cryptography or cryptocurrency?
- Someone1234 5mo agoI assume cryptocurrency, since OP mentioned "true believers." There isn't cryptography true-believers, it is just mathematical proofs with sometimes good or bad code wrapping it.
- Leena-ch 5mo agoZK infra is finally practical for small teams. EIP- 4844 made L2 fees cheap enough to actually experiment
- adrianwaj 5mo agoI just left a previous comment https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48242955 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48242955 I think they'll be advances in taxation: it'll be simpler, fairer and easier. And that may make a UBI more doable.
- dnnddidiej 5mo agoFollow up: are we getting more efficient? Are the more energy efficient chains taking off?
- boundless88 5mo agoAgent payment will be an important development direction for crypto in the future. Compared to traditional fiat payments, digital currencies have some inherent advantages.
- OscarDK 5mo agoStablecoins and tokenized real-world assets are the only clearly useful things right now.
- Cider9986 5mo agoMonero is the best cryptocurrency for people that prioritize privacy and freedom.
- baigy 5mo agoThe bond market is about to get introduced to Bitcoin Bonds in Q3 of this year. I.e. bonds with yield denominated in btc.