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   by synapse_soap 5y ago

   App devs can build any app they want on top of these web3 protocols, but their apps may have to pay a fee to interact with those protocols. The fee incentivizes the actors that host (run nodes for) the protocol. That fee may or may not be p
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   by synapse_soap 5y ago

   Google Docs - not just a UX, built on the Google ecosystem with its existing network of users and massive amounts of data TikTok - not just a UX, but a massive social network, again with lots of data. In a decentralized world, there will be
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   by synapse_soap 5y ago

   It's true that there's currently some regulatory arbitrage, but it's more than that. Our financial systems and products have been slow to change and have unnecessary friction and rent-seeking. Companies with competencies in f
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   by synapse_soap 5y ago

   I think the focus on data openness is overly simplistic. Blockchains like Ethereum, Solana, and Tezos are attracting a lot of brainpower and capital. This is occurring because of price action, for sure, but also because of their ability to