Crypto expert and author of Civ Kit, an app that allows users to build their decentralized marketplace, Ray Youssef recently used his X account (formerly known as Twitter) to part his stance on Ethereum and its impact on Bitcoin adoption.
Youssef’s comments about Ethereum’s influence on Bitcoin’s growth trajectory were both striking and fraught with implications for the future.
Ethereum’s Challenge to Bitcoin’s Growth
On August 23, Ray Youssef, also founder of the Built With Bitcoin Foundation, expressed his opinion that despite the shared goals with Bitcoin, Ethereum is a major hurdle to Bitcoin’s wider adoption.
In particular, the crypto expert noted, “ETH has been the biggest obstacle to Bitcoin adoption.” Youssef’s reasoning? He suggests that Ethereum’s challenges overshadow its parallels with Bitcoin. The fundamental problems, according to Youssef, lie in the inherent characteristics of Ethereum.
Youssef further strengthened his stance, highlighting the potential of CivKit, a platform he believes could mimic the requirements of a financial model. By doing so, he suggests that this would effectively filter out deceptive components and leave them to scammers.
ETH has been the biggest obstacle to Bitcoin adoption. At first I saw the point in copying, but the negatives far outweigh the positives. #civkit will replicate what is needed with ultrasound, fair money and leave the rest to the scammers.
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— Ray Youssef (@raycivkit) August 23, 2023
Building on this, Youssef recently pointed out the potential role of BRICS countries, including Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, in shaping the future of P2P Bitcoin markets.
Civ Kit and Drivechain: The Innovations in the Crypto Space?
In April, a white paper introducing Civ Kit, a product endorsed by Youssef and other Bitcoin enthusiasts Antoine Riard and Nicholas Gregory. This tool aims to create a resistant, decentralized peer-to-peer marketplace.
Combining the Nostr architecture with the Lightning Network, Civ Kit promises enhanced privacy and security, with features such as decentralized identity, blocked transactions, and a P2P messaging protocol.
However, the conversation that initially prompted Youssef’s tweet centered on a discussion between researcher Timoleon Moraitis and Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin.
This conversation, marked by Bitcoin expert Pierre Rochard, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin revealed a lack of interest in Drivechain, a feature that allows Bitcoin to operate in secondary chains called “sidechains.”
Rochard commented on the significance of this conversation, noting that Buterin’s position could be taken as an argument informal “veto” of the relevance of Drivechain.
I don’t agree with the individual arguments on both sides of this debate, but it’s great to learn from others, especially when we disagree.
This conversation is interesting because Vitalik is the ideal ‘customer’ for Drivechains. If he doesn’t want it, it’s almost a veto. pic.twitter.com/uxG2aFnUvj
— Pierre Rochard (@BitcoinPierre) August 22, 2023
In a further twist, Buterin offered his thoughts on the changing dynamics of Proof-of-Work (PoW) blockchains since 2019, stating that BTC miners no longer dominate this landscape.
Buterin highlighted the shift in power dynamics, noting that even with a majority, miners cannot force acceptance of invalid blocks into the main chain. He underlined that the controlling power now lies with the users.
Despite the feud between Bitcoin and Ethereum, both assets have been on a continuous downward trend for the past seven days. Ethereum, in particular, is down 6.6% at the time of writing, while Bitcoin is down 7.2% with a current market price of $26,555.
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