RE: Why Qtum is a dominate player in the future of Crypto! x86 baby!
With so many infrastructure protocols out there I have not had time to get my head around them all (I am not a coder, just someone who is very keen to see where blockchain tech can take us) up until now Qtum has been one that has slipped through my research net. I say till now as I agree, the concept of a smart contact protocol being able to function across the two may players is something that sounds awesome. I truly believe that interoperability is a very important component of any successful ecosystem moving forward. Am I to understand that Qtum has the ability to move smart contracts between the two chains? or is it simply (not that I think that it is simple) that it has the ability to deal with each chain separately? one more question if I may, do you know if the platform intends to expand its repertoire to th likes of Neo et al. Cheers for the post and serious food for thought, I will definitely be looking at Qtum more closely . J
Yes, your thinking is spot on! Qtum has the ability to move smart contracts between the two chains. And it doesn't just stop there. The thing is, I know a lot of people love Wanchain and it's ambitious goal of cross-chain support across everything. However, I feel that's SUPER ambitious, whereas we have Qtum which already exists and it's actually working. This is kinda what I alluded to about a project that has the right amount of ambition and focus. And yes, Qtum will expand and with x86 support feature many languages like NEO. I can't wait until we see C# support on Qtum for example.
To make this super clear. Qtum helps bridge the gap but is its own chain in its own right. A community member wrote up a really nice explanation I want to post here:
"@moxie Are you the moxi who wrote the article? There is some false information on that page. In the comment section moxi writes: "Yes, your thinking is spot on! Qtum has the ability to move smart contracts between the two chains. ", which isn't true. Qtum is built using Bitcoin and Ethereum code but operates independently of both networks (Bitcoin isn't even touring complete with their Scrypt system). When Qtum says they bridge the gap between the two communities, what they are trying to say is that due to the fact they borrow code from both projects, both their ecosystems are compatible with QTUM's i.e. Bitcoin payment gateways can be made to support Qtum aswell with minor modifications and Ethereum Smartcontracts can also be very easily ported to QTUM. People from both communities can be united in the Qtum project. I think a lot of people don't really understand this."
Thanks Moxi, I will pop over to their site and see what I can gleam, or can you suggest where I may be best suited to get info updates? I will hit the follow as I am sure you will have more to say yourself. Cheers J
Qtum's discord channel "QtumNexus" is really good!