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by VMG 3102 days ago
Ethereum has been hyping proof-of-stake since version one and delivers Cryptokittens instead.
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Cryptokitties is an important step. It's helping to normalise the discussion around crypto, showcasing a different example of value exchange based on it, and making people comfortable with that style of transaction.

It's like Snapchat's dog-face filter is the normalising step for AR, you need the small, novel things to move the needle.