Speculating on Potential Directions and Goals for Blockchain Development in the Next Five Years
Author: Huang Shiliang Original Link: https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/LWzrQenRhz2UkaVbGhzMmA The blockchain industry has been a bit sluggish recently, with prices down, but more worrying than the price is the sense that the broader blockchain community seems to have lost its direction for development. One of the topics that seems to have been debated for the longest and most intensely this year on X is whether meme coins are a legitimate subject of discussion, with people like Vitalik Buterin, major VCs, and KOLs all joining the debate. The main viewpoints are divided: one side believes that memes are noise or even a negative influence on blockchain, while the other side argues that memes represent the essence of cryptocurrencies and blockchain. Another major focus is the attention on organizations like the Federal Reserve, SEC, and Wall Street. Regardless of whether the original intent of cryptocurrencies was to oppose these institutions, the fact that the industry is revolving around the...