LT42 Interesting stuff but he only really answers the ‘What do people use it for right now?’ question for a few seconds with the 50K hotels and wine mentioned (so basically, not much). The rest is spent discussing technical stuff and why it’s better than Ethereum (but not out yet) or their digital ID project in Ethiopia (which is interesting for sure).
It’s interesting that it supports Haskell and other programming languages rather than just solidity. That could certainly get developers interested in things. The lower the barrier of entry, the better but I think it’s more likely that developers will release across multiple block chains if they need to (in the same manner as android / iPhones have the same apps and most games are released all consoles) rather than picking one. Sure you’ll get some exclusive apps only available on Cardano but there will be an Ethereum equivalent.
It may very well be a success in the future. He says himself, check it out when smart contracts come out. But right now it’s got a distinct vapourware feeling about it imo. Still, always happy to be proved wrong.
