Date: January 15th, 2018 3:55 AM Author: avocado corner
i'm going to say that it will still gain in absolute market capitalization but that there will be 1-4 other smart contract blockchains which will be vying for its throne. it seems somewhat unlikely that it will cede its #1 position though certainly not out of the question. i can definitely see it being tenuous by eoy. exact figures are hard, but i'll just throw out 3-4k by eoy with another smart contract blockchain approaching 1/2 - 3/4 of ethereum's total market cap. candidates: cardano, tezos, eos, zilliqa, stellar lumens, iota, or even raiblocks. OR some dark horse which would be super exciting (radix?? hashgraph??). fuck ripple.
Date: January 15th, 2018 4:27 AM Author: avocado corner
i need to research the gossip protocol further. to my understanding it can only work well in consortium / private blockchains, but i am not certain it will be constrained to that indefinitely.