[xutopia]

I connected to the internet with a 14.4k modem and I'm connected to fiber today. Bitcoin is in its infancy. It's a matter of time until it reaches the levels we require for handling all the transactions that we want to happen.

[mmgutz]

I have no doubt the block chain is the future and one backed by governments. I think Bitcoin and Ethereum are the MySpace before something better came along. They have so many issues that better technology will win out. Being first doesn't guarantee anything nor better technology for that matter but in this case crypto is all about technology not just an experience.

[bluetwo]

Yes, and you connected with AOL and used Netscape to search with Yahoo to buy music from CD-Now.

[__MatrixMan__]

But how much of the code that used to support your 14.4k modem is still used to support your fiber connection today?

It seems likely that the dominant currency of the future will be heavily inspired by Bitcoin--but will it be the same blockchain Bitcoin uses today?

Seems unlikely to me.

[icedchai]

We'll assume he was using PPP or SLIP when he had a 14.4k modem. TCP/IP has been around for 30+ years. So, yes, a lot of that code is still "supporting" his fiber connection.