let them play. playtime ends with instantX...
Been reading that since rc3, rc4, rc5, code review, open source...
Wake up, it can only go north with market adoption which will take some time but is slowly happening.
specifically, what will be the catalyst for mass market adoption?
I ment dark markets. 2 of them already adopting/testing it. If that works well for them and btc will get more regulated then we will be adopted by all dark markets which would be a natural demand. If of course there is no big/better competitors.
It would certainly be an uphill battle for mass adoption. Between all the regulations and AML laws now coming to light on BTC and the negative connotations of "Dark" in the name, seems highly unlikely traction will happen on that front, unless the coin gets rebranded and there are favorable changes to regs (doubtful). I'd certainly be happy with BTC remaining primary (never thought DRK would overtake it) and those that value privacy can use DRK as a vehicle to get there. Further, the "underground" markets comprise of about 1.8 trillion USD annually. If DRK could achieve 1% of that 1% (hell, even less), that's still an attractive valuation. Certainly leads to a favorable risk:reward here... and that's simply on a privacy, e-cash feature. Start using the masternode network for decentralized, trustless currency exchanges or VPNs and you have even more potential.
People want instant transactions. You would have that with DRK. Further, sitting in piles of BTC won't generate you income like setting up a masternode or participating in a masternode share.