gibsons77

Also known as the oracle problem. Some platforms find solutions to this in a decentralized way, see Augur. The solutions to real world data being inputted into a blockchain is an economic one.

Is Elixxir just another dPoS system?

I have a question. Why do cryptocurrencies illicit such strong responses from both sides?

There's a way to store this in an immutable and trustless manor, but the B word gets a lot of push back around here.

"When will this internet hype finally die?"

I don't see this ever being an issue, frankly.

Right. Perhaps comparing the coo to checkpoints isn't an apt analogy. However, the intent is the same. Without a coo, transactions would be probabilistic and confirmed once they went above a cumulative weight threshold, but the transaction volume is still too low to prevent a Sybil attack, hence the coo. It's still an open question whether or not the tangle can function coo-less, but it makes for an interesting experiment.

Right, but that's thanks to innovation in the digital media space and subscription models, not necessarily regulatory pressure.

Hence the word analogous. They are both training wheels for their respective networks.

You've just described Bisq

Sounds like torrents all over again, i.e. a giant waste of resources. Criminals will always be one step ahead of the DOJ or any other regulatory body.

IOTA is moving towards an open source coordinator (released today on github), and eventually coordicide (which is what it sounds like). It's been the goal of the project from day one. Bitcoin had checkpoints when it started; the coordinator is analogous to checkpoints. Wouldn't touch XRP with a ten foot pole, though.

And also not accurate.

That's just due to liquidity. The peg is maintained through arbitrage, so of course if you have low liquidity you're going to have fluctuations around the peg.