Look guys, I have no idea who Leamsi is, but reading this conspiracy theory nonsense I suspect he does not have the best interests of the Internet Computer | ICP ecosystem at heart. @Leamsi perhaps you would like to prove us wrong by telling us who you are, what your background is, and why you are whipping up these strange storms of FUD and disinformation?
Every day, I and others at DFINITY are battling real challenges. People who know me know that I am honest and have only one focus: helping this ecosystem to succeed. I work tirelessly despite endless attacks by shady and sketchy people hiding in the shadows - who usually turn out to be funded by competitors, or have their own selfish agendas. So please excuse my skepticism here.
I simply do not have time to get drawn into discussing batshit conspiracy theories. And I will not. Other than to ask who the hell is Leamsi, because everyone needs to understand more where this is coming from.
For the record. The ICA is meant to be a members organization, but there are two challenges that have put its development on the back burner: (1) there are far more important things for the team to be working on right now, (2) we could not transfer legal ownership of ICP to the ICA for tax reasons; essentially that it would involve a gift, and in Zürich, where DFINITY is based, a substantial gift tax would be involved. So for now it controls voting neurons for security purposes (distribution of keys etc) and that’s it. We have ideas about how to fix this, and develop the organization, but it’s going to be a major undertaking, and we don’t have the bandwidth right now. Period.
As everybody can see, the Network Nervous System controls the Internet Computer, and it’s completely transparent. It has been a HUGE success, allowing the Internet Computer to evolve in real time. There is nothing like it in blockchain. Every other chain gets updated by a secret cabal of insiders, or a coordinating for-profit company, getting “validators” (running on cloud) to update. If that’s what people want, they can go to another chain.
We are moving into an absolutely brutal market situation, in which Ponzi economics, and blockchains that have learned how to sell chimeras, have turned everything on its head. We at DFINITY will remain focused on doing our best to help the ecosystem through this incredibly difficult time, and out the other side in a winning position for the benefit of everyone involved - which is our not-for-profit purpose. We will focus our time and efforts accordingly. For those at the sharp end, there are very real challenges we are grappling with seven days a week under insane pressure. We will not waver, but it’s time for those hellbent on injecting poison and toxicity into our ecosystem to leave, or explain more about who they are and why they are saying the things they are.
That’s all I have to say, as I have to get back to work.