TxAG#2011 said:

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Took a large position in Sushi. Couldn't ignore Haska on this one. They've been hard at work on it also.

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LITH (token not finance) just got the final opinion letter for their utility (vs security). Next stop LITX and Tier 1 exchanges.

I was ready to pull the trigger today but the price popped before my lockout period ended on the rest of my Luna.

NTXAg10 said:

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I was ready to pull the trigger today but the price popped before my lockout period ended on the rest of my Luna.

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I've just read through the AMA from the governance team. The reality of a multi-chain bridge owned by the users is really something. I didn't care for this project until Daniele (spell token guy) got involved.

@danielesesta @SushiSwap @arca AMA recap:
- $Sushi already has strong fundamental basis. 2022 is going to be defining year for crypto.

- Legal implications of proposal. Danni wants no legal entity in charge. The entity he wants to create will be a subcontractor to the DAO.

— Gregg (🎩,🎩) (@FichaCapital) December 30, 2021

CrottyKid said:

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How much emphasis do you put on whether you are investing in ISO 20022 compliant cryptos?

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Based on the complete silence on this, I guess I have my answer.

CrottyKid said:

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CrottyKid said:

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How much emphasis do you put on whether you are investing in ISO 20022 compliant cryptos?

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Based on the complete silence on this, I guess I have my answer.

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None. Why would I?

If you care about utility (i.e., more transactions per second, lower fees, speedy transaction confirmation, and lower energy consumption), it seems like working with existing financial institution coding language and database format standards would be a plus.

I gather that I am the only one who thinks it matters. That's good to know.

CrottyKid said:

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If you care about utility (i.e., more transactions per second, lower fees, speedy transaction confirmation, and lower energy consumption), it seems like working with existing financial institution coding language and database format standards would be a plus.

I gather that I am the only one who thinks it matters. That's good to know.

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Definitely not. In fact, it's most likely a hindrance.

Ok. Thanks for the input.

CrottyKid said:

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If you care about utility (i.e., more transactions per second, lower fees, speedy transaction confirmation, and lower energy consumption), it seems like working with existing financial institution coding language and database format standards would be a plus.

I gather that I am the only one who thinks it matters. That's good to know.

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Okay so I'll bite. ISO20022 is designed to supplant swift. It will certainly be important for standard transfers between financial institutions. But many blockchain projects are specially designed to not use financial institutions (see for example, satoshi Bitcoin white paper on 'peer to peer' payments.). So integrating with legacy financial institutions would be a minus, not a plus.

So many ppl in crypto don't care about the blockchains being used for $ transfers between banks. Also, the chains that highlight compliance with this ISO (e.g. Ripple), tend to be more centralized and thus have a poor reputation with many ppl in crypto that prize decentralization.

I would also argue that, in my opinion, helping banks transfer funds is a very low value use case compared to many of the other things that blockchains can do.

Good points. Thanks.

CrottyKid said:

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Good points. Thanks.

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Sure thing. Thanks for adding actual questions and discussion to the thread! Always makes it way more interesting and I learn so much from other people posting questions and answers. Would be very happy to hear from anyone that might disagree (or agree) with my take.

CRV rocket continues

Hoping for the same from matic

TxAG#2011 said:

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TxAG#2011 said:

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Took a large position in Sushi. Couldn't ignore Haska on this one. They've been hard at work on it also.

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TxAG#2011 said:

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CRV rocket continues

Hoping for the same from matic

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Only thing in my portfolio that's green the last few days

Anyone else notice how bearish everyone seems to be on BTC in favor of ETH and SOL-type cryptos?

I'm starting to worry about bitcoin's future a bit.

NTXAg10 said:

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Don't invest in it and buy SOL/ETH then. You seem to post a post like this about once a week. The only thing I can figure is you want someone to tell you to hold the line, rather than relying on your own convictions, which suggests you might need to grow a spine if you're going to stay 90% BTC.

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Just trying to start a little conversation!

mrmill3218 said:

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Anyone else notice how bearish everyone seems to be on BTC in favor of ETH and SOL-type cryptos?

I'm starting to worry about bitcoin's future a bit.

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Haven't seen anyone bearish on BTC. But I don't really follow many folks on crypto Twitter.

Nothing about Bitcoin has changed fundalmentally. It missed some lofty prices models, but it doesn't mean it will be a dog forever.

mrmill3218 said:

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Anyone else notice how bearish everyone seems to be on BTC in favor of ETH and SOL-type cryptos?

I'm starting to worry about bitcoin's future a bit.

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I've noticed an almost increasing 'maxi' split. There seem to be increasingly hard lines taken by BTC maxis, but also at the same time really hard lines taken by some ETH maxis. Opinion seems a bit all over the place IMO and depends where in CT you go.

Sounds like much of everything right now.

The FUD takes its turn across the different cryptos. It really gets amplified during pullbacks and turns apocalyptic during a bear market cycle where the assets decline 70-90%.

It's nerve racking but so is everything else in society right now.

I've been thinking more and more about privacy focused crypto, mainly XMR. I put some money in when I first started playing around (not a lot but some). Is there anything being built as a replacement or alternative that is "better"? I like how it's been around a while and solves a problem of wanting transactions private that a lot of people want but I haven't paid attention to a lot of alternative coins for a long term hold.

BQ2001 said:

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I've been thinking more and more about privacy focused crypto, mainly XMR. I put some money in when I first started playing around (not a lot but some). Is there anything being built as a replacement or alternative that is "better"? I like how it's been around a while and solves a problem of wanting transactions private that a lot of people want but I haven't paid attention to a lot of alternative coins for a long term hold.

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Litecoin will be the largest market cap crypto with a privacy functionality when Mimblewimble activates this month.

https://wenmweb.com/

I'm not suggesting you should/shouldn't buy LTC, just providing info in response to your post.

This

Relevant bc it's the fairest launch of a bitcoin affinity token (to my knowledge) and acts as a testbed for the big guy, helping lead the way through the segwit wars.

More from Buterin. Not surprising. ETH will always need L2 to help but it still won't correct all the security issues if ithey do scale.

https://cryptobriefing.com/ethereum-layer-1-not-ready-for-direct-mass-adoption-vitalik-buterin/

BQ2001 said:

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I've been thinking more and more about privacy focused crypto, mainly XMR. I put some money in when I first started playing around (not a lot but some). Is there anything being built as a replacement or alternative that is "better"? I like how it's been around a while and solves a problem of wanting transactions private that a lot of people want but I haven't paid attention to a lot of alternative coins for a long term hold.

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Do people really want or need private transactions? Nobody I know would need that in their life. People don't even need the currency coin transactions when they have Visa.

Further, if the privacy thing ever became a legitimate problem, world governments would just ban them from exchanges and outlaw them. Most of them would be down 95% in an instant.

Agreed.
Look into what Cardano has planned for privacy movie forward.

LatinAggie1997 said:

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Agreed.
Look into what Cardano has planned for privacy movie forward.

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lol. Is there anything Cardano doesn't have planned?

No. Charles has been clear that moving slowly was for multiple reasons. To develop the best (we'll researched) technology that will be secure, fast, adaptable, and interoperable. They also planned for regulations, privacy, and longevity.