Executive Summary: 6 Crypto Innovations That Cannot Be Uninvented
In this article, I explain 6 crypto innovations including Bitcoin, stablecoins, decentralization, DeFi, NFTs, and DAOs that are here to stay despite market downturns. I analyze their growing real-world adoption and irrevocable impacts across finance, culture, and society.
Summary: The article examines six crypto innovations - Bitcoin, stablecoins, decentralization, DeFi, NFTs, and DAOs - that are here to stay despite market downturns, explaining their growing adoption and irrevocable impacts.
Bitcoin as legal tender and collateral:
- Adopted as legal tender in El Salvador and CAR, accepted by merchants like McDonald's.
- Considered digital commodity and store of value even if not widely used as payments.
Stablecoin settlements:
- Growing rapidly and unstoppably as better alternative to unreliable local currencies.
- Could extend US dollar dominance if properly regulated.
Re-decentralizing the internet:
- Blockchains enable decentralized apps and infrastructure to combat big tech control.
- ENS, file storage, and hardware innovations driving decentralization.
Decentralized finance:
- Loans, swaps, stablecoins now normal but didn't exist few years ago.
- Expanding real world use cases like tokenizing assets and collateralized loans.
NFTs:
- Redefined digital ownership and gained cultural significance.
- Improving tech and new use cases will drive more adoption.
DAOs:
- Early days but hold potential for coordinating people and causes online.
- Investment clubs, public goods funding, and activism use cases.
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