Runes | A Degenerate Casino on the Bitcoin Blockchain Creative

Runes and Ordinals ‘Artist’ Creator, Casey Rodarmor has just invented two of the most dramatically impactful protocols in the blockchain industry's history and embraces cryptocurrency's speculative and gambling nature.

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In this installment of "The Protocol," hosts Brad Keoun, the founding editor of The Protocol Newsletter, and tech journalists Sam Kessler and Margaux Nijkerk, 

are joined by Casey Rodarmor to discuss the launch of Runes, a protocol on the Bitcoin blockchain that allows users to create and trade meme coins. Casey expresses skepticism about the usability of layer two solutions and the potential for stablecoins on Bitcoin.

Takeaways |

• Casey Rotemar believes that many projects in the crypto space make false claims about utility and are ultimately worthless.
• Runes embraces the speculative and gambling nature of cryptocurrency, positioning itself as a degenerate casino.
• Casey discusses the potential regulatory concerns and the ability of Bitcoin to withstand a nation-state attack. Bugs were found before the launch of Runes and Ordinals, including a divide-by-zero bug and issues with high-fee transactions and the mint logic.
• Getting Bitcoin soft forks adopted can be challenging, but there are new BIP editors who are helping to merge proposals and improve the process.
• Casey is skeptical about the usability of layer two solutions and believes that developing on top of Bitcoin without modifying the base layer is often the best approach.
• There is potential for stablecoins on Bitcoin, but Casey is unsure if there is enough market demand for them.
• The names of some of the runes created by the community can be offensive, but there are also creative and funny names emerging.
• Casey is interested in developing a file-sharing protocol unrelated to blockchain or cryptocurrency, with a focus on improving the user experience.

Chapters

00:00 Introduction and Background

05:58 Runes: A Degenerate Casino on the Bitcoin Blockchain

13:58 Bitcoin's Strengths and Ethereum's Weaknesses

27:58 Bugs and Challenges Before the Launch

35:26 The Potential for Stablecoins on Bitcoin

41:59 Creative and Offensive Rune Names

49:57 Developing a User-Friendly File-Sharing Protocol

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