Created to solve real world needs, blockchain’s goal has been to bring equality and inclusion—and then consumerism came into the picture.
In his speech at the recently held TOKEN2049 event in Hong Kong, Dr. Craig Wright pointed out how HODLing became the new form of hoarding. According to the nChain chief scientist, a huge number of blockchain and cryptocurrency startups have been taking advantage of the hype and value spikes caused by HODLers.
“HODLing is probably the most despicable, evil thing to do with Bitcoin. It is not saving, it is hoarding. Bitcoin is a payment system. It is cash. It is to be used to help people spend money,” he said. “People can actually spend and use, not hoard so that in ten years, they can go, ‘look! I’ve got more of something than I can hold.’”
Contrary to what ICOs would have you believe, Wright said tokenization is supposed to be a medium through which the world can create an “on-demand economy,” essentially an Uber for everything that you need—even luxury items. Tokenization, he explained, should be used for the efficient, high-speed production of supplies made on demand with a traceable and verifiable supply chain on the blockchain.
“Everything that is common now used to be a luxury—toilets were a luxury 100 years ago. Victorian England—if you had a flush toilet, you were rich. Now no one would buy a house in the West without a toilet,” Wright said.
If done right, tokenization could herald a new revolution that would open the floodgates to inclusion and global interaction.
“This is a world that is becoming more and more global—that is a good thing,” Wright said. “As we start trading with people, we start building relationships and having to understand them.”
Watch Dr. Craig Wright’s speech at TOKEN2049 here:
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