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I think a competitive market is the main goal. Having several different options is a good thing. I would like for ethereum to succeed, just like I want EOS, steem and Dragon chain to also. I think having strong alternatives to traditional methods is great. If nothing else it will force the banks to re-examine their way of doing business

Ethereum has got to step up it’s game in other for EOS not to overtake it. Yeah you’re right , the news has been about EOS and I agree with you that without ethereum, EOS will be a non success. Now it’s time for ethereum to rise to its appropriate position else it’s in for a long battle.

Going to be interesting to see sharding vs other scaling methods. While I still think the LN is better for speed, sharding might be the only way Dapps can scale. Unless Lapps have more complex smart contracts. Some Devs are working on it....but IDK

If ethereum is able to achieve a million transaction per second it would be really good. It would serve as anothet major source of carrying out reliable transaction aside visa and this could pivot it beyond Bitcoin itself

Cough let not forgot that bitcoin has it own scaling plan as well that can beat 1 million tos. Right now it going to be who can deliver the tech faster,safer, and "quickly"

I really hope so, I am invested in it and believe in the project :)

Reasons why Ether will struggle...

  1. Transaction Fees - Regardless of Size
  2. Barriers to Innovation - Miner Support, Fork Risks, Funding
  3. Solidity Programming Language - Too Expensive, Not Widely Understood

If the Ether team is willing to risk a fork, they can implement massive changes.
Slapping a transaction layer ontop of a chain is literally a band-aid.