3) nothing surprising w/markets if you account for 2 factors: a) equity price is, roughly, 5-10yr forward estimate + sentiment, b) "markets" as seen by the general public are indexes + randomly picked blue chips, both of which smooth the details so much that the ticker reflects *only* the emotions, i.e. "how unprecedented it feels". for more comprehensive review, see e.g. Lyall Taylor https://wz.ax/lt3000-covid-known-unknown-nkcfotaf
2) agree Zcash pioneered the anonymous currency idea, then for some reason they didn't follow with it, with Monero adopting far more rigorous approach, see https://wz.ax/alt-coin-traceability-cmu-fppewsuc for comprehensive analysis
3) nothing surprising w/markets if you account for 2 factors: a) equity price is, roughly, 5-10yr forward estimate + sentiment, b) "markets" as seen by the general public are indexes + randomly picked blue chips, both of which smooth the details so much that the ticker reflects *only* the emotions, i.e. "how unprecedented it feels". for more comprehensive review, see e.g. Lyall Taylor https://wz.ax/lt3000-covid-known-unknown-nkcfotaf
2) agree Zcash pioneered the anonymous currency idea, then for some reason they didn't follow with it, with Monero adopting far more rigorous approach, see https://wz.ax/alt-coin-traceability-cmu-fppewsuc for comprehensive analysis
minor additions:
1) smart contracts were originally planned in btc, then cut as too hard to test/too risky to launch everything at once (see Bitcoin Script docs)