Bitcoin Post-Maximalism (posted 2018)

Paul Sztorc argues that Bitcoin's dominance and network effects have weakened, and that Altcoins now offer real value through cheap blockspace and permissionless experimentation. He cites Bitcoin's market share falling from over 90% to about 45%, with a low of 32% in the most recent period. He also argues that the Bitcoin community has become resistant to measurement and falsification, and that sidechains, such as his drivechain proposal, remain largely ignored despite being a potential resolution to the scaling conflict.