Nano has the tech, the dev team, the community, and the scarcity. I think it's a definite sleeper and should grow pretty rapidly once this defi craze fizzles. Here's their whitepaper.
Hive would be perfect for web shops. I guy I knew was trying to get this established on Steemit, he had created a eCommerce site called Peerhub that was working but, for some reason, it never took off. I haven't talked to him for years. A standalone payment system that could be easily integrated with current websites would be an absolute goldmine. I often think about how much retailers would save in a year not having to pay swipe fees for major credit cards. The retailer could pass half those savings onto the customer for paying in crypto. Some one really needs to do this. @roelandP?
Yeah, my accepting Hive won't make a huge difference in the grand scheme of things but I hope to help educate people and maybe start a ripple effect. My payment process for this is super old school. I would give someone a wallet address via email. I need to check into a system that would be more efficient.
Hahaha... But its a start! :)
I remember that name, and probably looked into it back in the days. Its not available anymore though. That's one of the huge problems I see btw. Too many techies trying something, but lacking on business sense to bring the tech to adoption. Too many of those projects around HIVE as well. Too little working together.
Thats a good one: I'll reach out to him. Hopefully he's interested.
PeerHub was hoping to be a decentralized version of eBay, I think. It was a really good idea but kind of just left to languish. I had a few books on there but never sold one thing.
I agree a lot of folks throw their energy into building things and then lose interest. This is in large part what happened to Steemit. It's like they enjoy the building process more than actually running and building the business. Maybe these people should play to their strengths and build the foundation of the business, the DApp, etc. and then auction it off to someone who has the business acumen to take it to the next level.
Roeland is a very solid guy. I know he's busy these days, if he can't help maybe he can steer you in the right direction.
I still don't know how it'll work in the decentralised world, the matching of the right skills to take an idea to something solid, a business..
A shame PeerHub didnt survive, since we need marketplaces; We is crypto space with HIVE part of it, maybe the center, when possible :) Some time ago Tradezy was created around the AUDcoin (Aussie Digital token; an ECR one). Not sure how this service is going, but they idea is that people can buy products with fiat (p2p) and crypto tokens can be earned as a reward. Tradezy shows 2018 in their footer, telling something like: We are not that active therefore we dont update out webservice... Of course, thats my interpretation. Maybe we are not even close to the tipping point required for crypto to be used other than trading and collecting around some services such as HIVE. https://www.aussiedigital.io/#ecommerceI
Roeland seems to be very busy indeed. He created an App in the early days of Corona, to support those commercial terrace owners to get customers to be seated. Not sure how this app is going, but tried to bring this to some of my friends :)
The Nano team is working on an interesting concept that may allow the coin to more easily be accepted in the mainstream by large volume businesses. At the point of sale the fiat currency is instantly converted into Nano just long enough for the transaction to take place and then is converted to fiat at the other end in under a second. I think they're onto something if they can get enough businesses to adopt it.
Maybe we're still too early for decentralized marketplaces? I'm not sure. I see ideas like PeerHub taking off maybe five years down the road. I think ideas like the one Nano is working on, how crypto can be used in conjunction with existing businesses and infrastructure might be the next step. With the media so often focusing on the the negatives of crypto I think the community has some trust-building to do.
Yes, I heard about that App! Awesome that you're helping to spread the word. I think he's also launched a kombucha business there around Amsterdam.
Nano: I'll still need to have a look at it, but sounds they try to bring some future to crypto :)
Agree, in some years or more, crypto based webshops maybe increase in popularity, I do hope so :)
I think Nano is a sleeper with great potential but it's difficult to say what will catch on in the grand scheme of things. Take care @edje and have a great week!