Hey, I'm new here. Be gentle with me. This is not spam.
I contribute to several projects, the main ones being SPR, VTR & to a much lesser extent now DASH.
I got a PM from someone on this thread asking about ServiceNodes, SPRs version of Master Nodes.
I run a thread for
'Imagineering' the types of products ServiceNodes can operate.
As we all know, there are nearly 600 projects on Coinmarketcap, 540 of which are mineable. Then there are probably another 50-100 projects that are off the radar.
I can't imagine that all these projects will be able to compete with Bitcoin on the currency front. Some might, but given the amount of integration work required by merchants, payment processors and other contributors such as ATMs, what are the chances of really competing as a global currency?
This is the reason why I joined the SPR team. ServiceNodes mean you can create products and services that can run off your own projects currency or token; in addition to being able to accept Bitcoin or other currencies.
People are more likely to use a specialist service than a specialist currency. So I think services are the next big wave and the route to mass adoption.
There are many different services that can be operated through a decentralised network. DMD can create, for example, a diamond escrow service that tracks serial numbers laser scanned into verified diamonds. People using this service would pay DMD escrow and verification agents in DMD meaning they would have to buy DMD with fiat.
Stolen diamonds would have to remain off the DMD escrow service as the laser scanned serial number would be flagged and the original owners identified by the escrow agents. People buying diamonds could check the serial numbers on their phones before they buy. That means that stolen diamonds would become worthless.
Escrow agents could be appointed to the network on the basis of having to buy a franchise, and maintaining that franchise would mean paying fees to the network and keeping a good rating score.
Whatever service DMD would want to introduce, it can do so on the SPR ServiceNode network. You don't have to create your own masternode network. Focus instead on the product you would want to develop knowing that you would be able to plug into a ready made decentralised network.
Just a thought.