Fireside Chat with Arthur and Kathleen Breitman
What are Arthur and Kathleen hopeful to see on Tezos in 2021?
TQuorum 2020 officially came to a close last week, and to help us cap off the year, we were joined by Arthur and Kathleen Breitman who offered us a retrospective on some of the developments in the ecosystem this year, and while not making any Tezos predictions, they did share what they were hopeful to see develop next year.
They touched on how Tezos looks today compared to their original vision outlined in the Tezos position paper, with Arthur commenting that, while it’s not explicitly stated, he still has hope that “Tezos will take over the world” in terms of global adoption.
Kathleen gave us an update on Emergents, a blockchain-based digital card game, explaining that they had tested the game among Magic: The Gathering players. On that front, she said, “the main takeaway from 2020 is the team built a fun game.”
Arthur gave us an update on Checker, token stabilization software, compared Tezos vs Ethereum in terms of initial scaling strategies, and explained why developers with a long-term perspective who want to start building on a blockchain might be drawn to Tezos.
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Session Notes
0:12
Arthur and Kathleen Breitman took the TQuorum virtual stage for an open conversation about current projects on Tezos and the blockchain ecosystem with TQ Tezos 's President and Co-founder, Alison Mangiero.
1:01
Q: [Tezos News] Arthur, could you explain what is Checker?
3:25
Q: [Tezos News] In terms of the state of the Checker codebase, where exactly does that stand right now?
4:22
Q: [Tezos News & Tezos Game] Kathleen, could you tell us a little bit about when we can expect to see an update from the Coase team on Emergents and where that stands?
6:32
Q: [Tezos News] How does Tezos today compared to the vision you had for it at the beginning?
10:50
Q: [Tezos News] We’ve talked about Proof of Stake security, self-amending mechanism, and many upgrades on Tezos. Is there anything you’re particularly excited about or envision seeing in terms of what comes next? Is there anything left in the position paper to make good on? What are we thinking about now?
15:30
Q: [Tezos News] Outside of these upgrades, are there any works done by the community that you’re excited to see in 2021?
19:10
Q: How exactly are you spending your time in terms of interacting with people in the community?
21:21
Audience Q&A Session:
Moderator Alison asks Arthur and Kathleen questions from community members.
Q: [Tezos News] Kathleen, since you talked about making Tezos easier to use and spending more time on user-friendliness during our first TQuorum Session, what advances do you think have been made to improve this area? What should we focus on next year?
23:17
Q: [Tezos Predictions] Are you considering the Real Estate sector as an important opportunity for Tezos for further applications of the protocol? What are other interesting areas that you believe the Tezos teams should focus on?
30:38
Q: [Tezos vs Ethereum] How is Tezos going to compete with platforms like ETH2, Avalanche, Cardano? What will make Tezos stand out going into 2021 and beyond?
35:30
Q: [Tezos Dapps & Tezos vs Ethereum] What do you recommend to developers wanting to get involved in developing apps? Where are the on-ramps for training? What platforms are ripe to build on? Beacon? Taquito? Why will developers be more willing to choose Tezos as opposed to Ethereum?
39:40
Q: [Tezos News] Arthur, how is checker different from Kolibri USD? What kind of applications would be possible once Checker is deployed?
40:36
Q: [Tezos News & Tezos Predictions] How do we increase brand awareness and adoption in the finance community specifically?
41:50
Q: [Tezos News] What are some best ways to build community while we are virtual?
45:07
Q: [Tezos News & Tezos Game] Kathleen, do you think the Tezos ecosystem is now mature to support games like Emergents? What could be improved upon?
52:15
Closing remarks
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