RE: Understanding Independence in the Context of an Alternative Monetary System

I think there's still a long way to go especially when it comes to regulation for which the Central Bank is still very much a big part of it. While blockchain technology is indeed groundbreaking, adoption would still take some time and start with relatively minor uses cases.

One other reason why I expect this to be slow is due to laws and policies. Unless we get people into Congress to craft forward-looking and future-proof laws, innovation can get stunted due to lack of fit with the current system.

Anyway, I still believe in the capabilities of blockchain, but just to manage expectations, it's something that has yet to break into mainstream. I even hope Hive would get bigger and have more adoption. :)