No.  The math is not patentable, and no ASIC would use Intel IP for AES.  It would implement AES differently.

The difference is modest, now that people have adapted to using Monero efficiently (not sending payments with lots of unnecessary decimal places for example). Go look right now. Many real transactions using ring signatures (now required) on the live network are <1 KB. Some are larger of course. Median block size last 800 blocks 3500 bytes, average transactions per block 3.5. Average tx size after subtracting block headers is <1 KB.

The bigger increase in transactions size will come with the (pruneable) range proofs of RingCT. The same issue would affect BTC if it added CT and if not then achieving any kind of privacy (though not as good) requires engaging in mixing, chained coinjoins, etc. which reintroduce the size penalty in the form of more transactions.

There is no free lunch.

Buying opportunity for me.

Monero is nice but 0.01 is a bit more reasonable current price would be pure labor to maintain. Hopefully the fomo hype calms down a bit and the lambs don't get too slaughtered.

THIS is why I will never sell my XMR for a long while! Well put mate!

^^That^^

It is a difficult paradigm shift for the masses still. There have been zero assets to compare with Monero, so it makes it that much more difficult. I got into BTC when I read the whitepaper, a membership and knowledge about this forum came much later unfortunately otherwise I would have been a bit more financially successful (rocket had left the station) and I was just left admiring the math.

When the CryptoNote whitepaper came out, I knew what was in store. I also pleaded with @thankful_for_today to make changes initially, both in forum and in IRC but that was one headstrong dude. I miss @tacotime's presence these days. We were both OPs in the initial IRC channel that we later surrendered to the current team. Good times.  

I bet the CN team are all pleased with the hard work and continued research publications that come out from the current team regardless of the external animosity at times. The cryptography is top notch math.

Even Ethereum has published a lot of good papers. But there is no way that a model of distribution like that will see long term success. It has to be meaningful blood and sweat with respect to mining and verification for it to make sense and it is going to take a while for everyone to get off that train. This is also a big short coming and narrow sightedness of zcash. Awesome math, bad model. They will be flipped for Bitcoins and that is where it will end. XMR is going to be the real wealth.

I disagree. XMR at $30-$50 will see far more "investments" ( compared to the current prices) from the network we are talking about here. They won't see it at the moment, and won't let their network see it (scamcoiners that is). Currently the ones who are getting in know exactly what is going on and what is in store for the future. They are not going to make a splash about it. Roger Ver seems to be an exception to this, and I very much doubt his authenticity as well given that this is a potential conflict of interest. He may be genuinely diversifying but hard to say.

We both own xmr I'm just being realistic whilst that was just douche talk.

Another realist. We have seen this before, plenty of times. Some have left the thread though, so hats of to you for sticking around  but no need for "douche"baggery.