Why is building crypto protocols more akin to space flight engineering than web apps?
Replied byMert Mumtaz
Co-Founder & CEO at Helius
Niche: Cryptocurrency
Revenue: Not Publicly Disclosed/month
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Started: 2022
When a consumer web app has a bug, the developers can push a quick fix with minimal impact. But on a blockchain protocol securing billions of dollars, a single bug can cause catastrophic financial loss instantly. Crypto code must be written and tested to the extreme standards of pacemakers or space flight software.
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