[andric]

The phase after the hype dies down is called “The Slope of Enlightenment”. Hopefully that’s true for crypto, since the space has incubated a lot of good but poorly-executed ideas.

Microsoft helping climb the slope of enlightenment doesn’t sound like a half-bad idea.

[himinlomax]

Still waiting to see a single lawful useful application of crypto that's better than any alternative.

[hugs]

My hunch is that someday crypto will be accrued and used like frequent flyer miles or credit card rewards points. But the "better than any alternative" part is that they'll be more fungible than rewards points.

[noman-land]

Dare I say the Ethereum Name Service?

https://ens.domains

[paulryanrogers]

Considering KYC requirements, volatility, and environmental impact not sure how crypto money in browser would be a net benefit for anyone except speculators and crypto exchanges.

[sebzim4500]

If people are paying with stablecoins on top of ETH (like the ERC20 version of USDC, for example) then neither volatilty nor environmental impact is a serious problem.

The lack of KYC is a feature not a bug.

[wussboy]

> speculators and crypto exchanges

I’m pretty sure those are the two demographics that crypto is for.

[drexlspivey]

> not sure how crypto money in browser would be a net benefit for anyone except speculators and crypto exchanges.

How about the people who want to, you know buy stuff with crypto? Metamask has 10m+ downloads on the chrome store

[sshine]

> not sure how crypto money in browser would be a net benefit for anyone

When USD comes crashing down, not everyone has access to gold.

If there's one thing worse than absurd volatility, it's hyperinflation.

[newZWhoDis]

Basically all KYC and bank surveillance laws should be repealed. People deserve privacy.

[mistrial9]

considering that the Tax Authorities have money today, while 'bros are looking for some.. I would guess that MSFT is on the side of the money.. that means, track your INCOME and the TAX that is due. mark my words