The FAQs are the bottom are amazing. Seems to cover just about every HN objection ever:
> Does Keybase itself have Lumens?
Thus far, SDF has supported us with cash — "dirty fiat" — which is what it takes to build software. But yes, we will hold Lumens later.
> But Stellar is not Turing complete
Ok
> Hodl on a second - aren't these anchored currencies the same thing as "tethers" (USDT)? I hear bad things about them.
Sort of. How Stellar's view of real-world currencies is different:
you choose which issuing parties to trust. No one seems to know if Tethers are redeemable.
the exchange itself is decentralized; you can change your trust lines whenever you like, and you can trade away the rubbish.
This is very different from being stuck in a centralized exchange with one questionable currency-pegged token.
> What about Keybase profiles' support of Bitcoin and Zcash addresses?
This won't change. We continue to be big fans of Zcash (for all the reasons mentioned here), Ethereum (for its flexibility), and Bitcoin (for its relative stability). We're also excited for Filecoin.
We really are pro cryptocurrency across the board.
> Where can I learn about Stellar?
Here's a Talk at Google about it. After the video, you could read the Stellar Consensus Protocol paper. And here's their blog post announcing their support of us.
> Won't this distract the Keybase team from its other work?
All of our existing product (chat, teams, files, identity, etc.) should only get better, with more total resources put into them.
> So are you launching a coin, like MobileCoin or Kik's?
No. We will be helping Stellar in general, not launching our own coin.
> Have you ever heard of the Dutch tulip craze?
It sounds familiar. Have you ever heard of proof by example?
> Does Keybase itself have Lumens?
Thus far, SDF has supported us with cash — "dirty fiat" — which is what it takes to build software. But yes, we will hold Lumens later.
> But Stellar is not Turing complete
Ok
> Hodl on a second - aren't these anchored currencies the same thing as "tethers" (USDT)? I hear bad things about them.
Sort of. How Stellar's view of real-world currencies is different:
you choose which issuing parties to trust. No one seems to know if Tethers are redeemable. the exchange itself is decentralized; you can change your trust lines whenever you like, and you can trade away the rubbish. This is very different from being stuck in a centralized exchange with one questionable currency-pegged token.
> What about Keybase profiles' support of Bitcoin and Zcash addresses?
This won't change. We continue to be big fans of Zcash (for all the reasons mentioned here), Ethereum (for its flexibility), and Bitcoin (for its relative stability). We're also excited for Filecoin.
We really are pro cryptocurrency across the board.
> Where can I learn about Stellar?
Here's a Talk at Google about it. After the video, you could read the Stellar Consensus Protocol paper. And here's their blog post announcing their support of us.
> Won't this distract the Keybase team from its other work?
All of our existing product (chat, teams, files, identity, etc.) should only get better, with more total resources put into them.
> So are you launching a coin, like MobileCoin or Kik's?
No. We will be helping Stellar in general, not launching our own coin.
> Have you ever heard of the Dutch tulip craze?
It sounds familiar. Have you ever heard of proof by example?
> Any advice on storing cryptocurrency today?
Advice we've gotten is the Ledger Nano S.
> WHAT ABOUT MONERO??
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