I tend to agree. At first, with no money, it was all cypherpunk purist heaven. Then came the BTC, then in-fighting.

crrdlx

Thanks for writing this up. The only times I remember hearing about Grin were because of Mimblewimble, but really I didn't know much about it.

It sounds like some of the problems had more to do with the donated bitcoin than with the actual protocol/coin. Perhaps it is evidence that the Bitcoin genesis is truly hard to duplicate (even if you don't premine and try not to have a governance structure, people are just too aware of the speculative value of new projects to let them grow organically).

bitcoin

Grin lesson for bitcoin?

Thanks for writing this up. The only times I remember hearing about Grin were because of Mimblewimble, but really I didn't know much about it.

It sounds like some of the problems had more to do with the donated bitcoin than with the actual protocol/coin. Perhaps it is evidence that the Bitcoin genesis is truly hard to duplicate (even if you don't premine and try not to have a governance structure, people are just too aware of the speculative value of new projects to let them grow organically).