From the eighteen minute mark: We still need nodes to be simpler for people to set up, and for the hardware to be less demanding to make it more accessible. If we can optimise the software more (or it becomes a reality where phones are powerful enough) - nodes on a mobile phone, connected to data will be incredible. Nodes would be popping up everywhere.
The one great thing about HIVE is definitely what you've spoken about (to rewind to points you made earlier in the video) - is that immutability. The fact that trust is built upon trustless trust, and the ability to look back, to audit, and make a decision for yourself.
Twenty five minute mark: blockchains that are run as a business means they'll fail. Most businesses do fail.
I agree with you about hive - if it were to vanish, I wouldn't know what to do, I wouldn't know where to go. There's no "place" that I could throw my creative efforts toward.
Your passion is evident in your voice. I wish others could feel the same way.
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