Certainly more than simple p2p transactions.

If I were to guess, he would have imagined a finance built upon cryptocurrency where one no longer need to depend on traditional finance which defi is aspiring to.

Understood, it is not perfect, and will never be. That's just how world works, that's why progress is never ending.

where this leads us? Time will tell.

I think Satoshi wouldn't stop working if he chose not to disappear. Bitcoin probably didn't end as it is. There will probably more innovations to make sure it fits to what the people really need and to make sure there is adoption. I don't think everything will end as a very simply economy P2P transactions. There will probably more decentralized financial innovations, probably applications also and others. One thing is for sure though, Satoshi would be developing all things decentralized. There is no fake decentralization.

It's hard to say what he would do because we don't know who he is and don't really know his true intentions behind creating Bitcoin. It seems like a pretty pointless discussion.

Satoshi would weep after seeing centralized shitcoins like Ethereum and Cardano with massive premines and fundamental flaws in their protocols that at the same time are being sold at high prices while they have no usage whatsoever in the real world.

Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies have gone from nothing to a two-trillion dollar economy. There wouldn't be as much of a need for him to continue to develop it as an existential money problem, because there are many torch-bearers who can do a better job.

If Satoshi were alive today and not enjoying retirement, I doubt he would be interested in cryptocurrencies full-time but aim to address greater existential challenges using decentralisation. I'd think he would enjoy working with nostr, a decentralised social network that uses bitcoin cryptography methods. There are many social challenges that can be addressed with decentralised technologies like this. For example, standard political voting should incorporate cryptographic verification features, and yet I've not yet seen a solution implemented, which is an opportunity lost.

Exactly, because what else could a person say when he saw that people are constantly looking for a replacement for Bitcoin, and everything that was created after Bitcoin is completely contrary to his idea. However, someone as intelligent as him would surely understand what motivates people to invest in altcoins, although at the same time they know that behind all these projects there are people who put profit first.

You see, even the OP thinks that some of these projects have something big and significant in their future development projections, and after E moved to POS, no one realized how much that project went backwards, even though it was never of any real value.

Do you mean in general or only when it comes to cryptocurrencies? I would disagree with you, whether it's about central banks or centralized cryptocurrencies.


The biggest disadvantage of Bitcoin is that it is not adapted to the extent that it is understood by the majority of the population, whose level of financial literacy generally does not go beyond taking out a plastic card from a wallet and remembering a 4-digit PIN. The greatest popularity is based on trust, which is based on decentralization, which is something that no other cryptocurrency has.

Regarding the slowness of transactions, if you were a beginner I wouldn't be surprised by such a comment, but if 10 minutes on average is what you call slow, that's quite fast enough for me. Of course for all those who have no idea what fee and mempool are, transactions can be really slow, but that's not a problem that should be blamed on Bitcoin.


Do you think that new xx tokens/cryptocurrencies every day have a positive impact on the crypto market? Are you one of those waiting for a new king on the throne or do you think that the resourceful and enterprising 1% should get rich at the expense of the remaining 99%? These innovations, as you call them, are nothing but a bunch of nonsense and false promises.

Not at all blaming bitcoin! It is my main financial reserve and savings for the future. So there's no way I am going to blame bitcoin. But in the real world, we have multiple options available to pay instantly and without any fees (from the sender). Just do research on what IMPS is and then you will understand the level of innovation already available in today's world. Bitcoin will never be able to reach there. Bitcoin is a great reserve currency, but not as great as a method of the local transaction. For cross-border transactions, obviously, bitcoin is way ahead of the mainstream options available. That's exactly what I want to point out - centralized doesn't always mean bad things.

In the current era of speed and convenience, bitcoin doesn't stand a chance to become a preferred payment method. It's hard to admit for me as well but that doesn't change the truth!


Oh hell no! I never wanted this mess in the market. Every single day, some nonsense tokens are getting listed in the market where people are gambling to get rich. That's nonsense! 99% of the new tokens and coins are useless, but that 1% always stands out and that's what we need to encourage.

I suppose Satoshi would have study anonymous transactions. I guess he might have developed the Pandora Cash protocol because, well, digital currency should not be tracked by gov.

If I were him, I would do nothing. He left the project to the community, the project is still going, it's still strong, no matter what happened in the last 10-12 years, and many things happened. Maybe he'd like to speed up the adoption somehow, that's the only problem in my opinion, but just like all good things, they take time.