A Prediction: WAVES vs. PayPal and such

[TPTB_need_war]

Some more info on Kushti https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1387944.msg14373167#msg14373167

He can't afford lighting:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMSA5W7jx1E#t=566

Note his Scorex was apparently commissioned by Charles Hoskinson (an Ethereum founder) at IOHK.oi. Old timers might remember Charles and I lamenting on Bitcointalk in 2013 (when Charles was with Bitshares) that we couldn't code in Scala for crypto projects.

[mxxxxxx]

Some more info on Kushti https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1387944.msg14373167#msg14373167

He can't afford lighting:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMSA5W7jx1E#t=566

Note his Scorex was apparently commissioned by Charles Hoskinson (an Ethereum founder) at IOHK.oi. Old timers might remember Charles and I lamenting on Bitcointalk in 2013 (when Charles was with Bitshares) that we couldn't code in Scala for crypto projects.

Charles is aware of Waves development.

[bezbezbez]

Waves Whitepaper

http://wavesplatform.com/whitepaper_v0.pdf

[MicroGuy]

After seeing this thread, I suddenly began to think of the future of WAVES. It will be better than bitcoin, to be sure, as a payment system. And if bitcoin has proven itself to be a better payment method than Western Union, why not WAVES will prove itself to be better than the most of the payment systems? There you go with my prediction now: Within the 4 year period after its launch, the WAVES platform will surpass all of the payment systems except for the most established top 4, when their daily volume is compared.

That all depends on adoption, which is the point where a lot of cryptocurrencies choke.

Exactly. Creating a cryptocurrency is much like making a film or writing a song. It's difficult to know which ones will gain traction and become a hit!

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[d5000]

I've read the whitepaper and I'm not that impressed. What I like is the modular design, as already was pointed out.

But the other two main "selling points" are asset-to-asset trading and hidden order books. Asset-to-asset-trading is not really revolutionary, and it will be implemented soon in all cryptocurrencies that are based on the Bitcoin code via enhancements like PeerAssets.

But what I really dislike are the hidden order books. These will make it even easier to scam asset holders than it is actually with Nxt and comparable platforms. A really big scam could damage the reputation of cryptocurrencies as a whole.

The so-called fiat integration is centralized and offers no advantage to Ripple and NXT.

So no, I think Waves will be perhaps a top-20 altcoin (in the initial P&D even top 10), but not more than this.

[tyz]

As a former Nxt enthusiast, I hope WAVES will succeed. The white paper is promising great things but as known from Nxt, the project could be a new step ahead when they do not try to implement the jack of all trades device as Nxt did. I think the chance is good to succeed by implementing the fiat/crypto interfaces. CoinoUSD has prooven that it works.

[KhalDrago]

I like how you will be able to withdraw fiat from the wallet through payment gateway, this is for many fiat user a huge deal. If it succeeds Waves will be very big and will get many new users and partnerships like Mycelium already did.

[$dakini]

As a former Nxt enthusiast, I hope WAVES will succeed. The white paper is promising great things but as known from Nxt, the project could be a new step ahead when they do not try to implement the jack of all trades device as Nxt did. I think the chance is good to succeed by implementing the fiat/crypto interfaces. CoinoUSD has prooven that it works.

The trick is to concentrate on one thing and do it succesfully.
I have high hopes for WAVES.

[Netnox]

As a former Nxt enthusiast, I hope WAVES will succeed. The white paper is promising great things but as known from Nxt, the project could be a new step ahead when they do not try to implement the jack of all trades device as Nxt did. I think the chance is good to succeed by implementing the fiat/crypto interfaces. CoinoUSD has prooven that it works.

The trick is to concentrate on one thing and do it succesfully.
I have high hopes for WAVES.

Agreed, most successful projects focus on 1 or 2 things and just do it right, see Bitcoin or famous apps. Waves will do the same thing.

[J1mb0]

Don't they understand the browser is dying along with the desktop!

Browsers aren't dying - they are wrapped in thin apps.

My point is that a browser GUI wallet will not by itself drive mass adoption. To drive mass adoption, you need a use case on mobile.

Yes, I get your point despite my flippant response! However I think the devs have the ability to develop & drive uptake on mobile platforms as well as desktop. And they have the financial resources, too.

[raphma]

i do like waves, but calm down OP. there is alot to improve before we start thinking it will be bigger than bitcoin.
let's see how its gonna be in their launch, what price the market will aprove and the next developments steps, but till the moment they are doing a great job, i've really liked their wallet, their websites and their support.

[criptix]

I just hope we will make a lot of $$