bitcoin: price is the product. ai stocks are outperforming. everyone uses ai, no one uses bitcoin. utility is not worth the volitility. self custody is for hobbyists. gold is outperforming. zcash: privacy is the product. self custody is necessary to use the product. it protects
@DBCrypt0 @dbadol2000 @MilkRoad defi relies on centralized stablecoins. “privacy layers” like near confidential txs rely on centralized TEEs. people have been claiming privacy would be added to blockchains for a decade or more if you want permissionless, provable privacy that
@nikshepsvn near confidential sends are facilitated by TEEs. better than nothing, but not trustless like zcash. also you can use near intents to spend $ZEC privately even if the recipient wants a transparent coin. near is great but its not replacing zcash


