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Re:A16Z is re-registering as a financial advisor, renouncing... by epanchin on Wednesday April 03, 2019 @12:27AM (#19560738)
Much easier to charge users using their own credit cards. Don’t see what crypto is solving here?

In your email example, what is the advantage to you over charging a subscription? How do you create ongoing revenue?

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Re:A16Z is re-registering as a financial advisor, renouncing... by seibelj on Wednesday April 03, 2019 @12:40AM (#19560804)
No one profited from the creation or success of the SMTP protocol except those who created services that operated on top of it.

Similarly, someone creates a new open-source project and AWS hosts it and earns all the money.

Blockchain allows you to create protocols that actually profit as more people use the base layer. This is a brand new thing.

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