A crypto Cyanogen is probably possible in 2020. An open source Android fork built to accommodate crypto.
— balajis.com (@balajis) September 29, 2020
Similar to what Brave did with Chrome. Make a crypto wallet as core to the offering as the browser. And build everything around that. https://t.co/GRIWXzrxDr
Google’s Centralization: A Growing Pain Point
Earlier this month, BeinCrypto reported that Google and Apple both suspended Epic Games’ developer accounts on the Play Store and AppStore. This was done because the developer introduced an in-app direct purchase option on Fortnite that bypassed both in-app purchases (IAP). Epic promptly sued both companies, and the case remains in litigation. On Sept 28, Google then announced that all Play Store developers have until Sept 30, 2021, to comply with its new policy, which mandates the use of its IAP system. Already Google faces a federal antitrust investigation by the US Department of Justice, as well as antitrust probes by at least seven state attorneys general and a House Judiciary antitrust subcommittee.Some worry that Google and Apple see crypto and its decentralization as an existential threat to their centralized revenue harvesting models. Coinbase founder Brian Armstrong recently wrote an open letter to Apple, where he listed these concerns and accused the company of restricting access to DeFi apps.I was a huge fan of Android in the beginning. It was mainly open source, with a bit of Google here and there.
— Luis Cuende 🦅 (@licuende) September 29, 2020
Now it’s basically Google, with a bit of open source here and there. Same story as with Chrome — so we need the Brave of Android! https://t.co/zDrCZn52S1
A Crypto CyanogenMod to the Rescue?
Abandoned in 2013, the CyanogenMod project developed an open-source variant of Google’s Android OS, which ran on up to 50 million mobile devices around the world at one point. Buterin’s appeal for the crypto space to develop its own operating systems and escape Google’s growing monopoly seems to have struck a chord with Balaji, who suggested that a crypto CyanogenMod could be the way forward.According to Balaji, such a solution could adopt Brave’s methodology by starting with one crypto-focused product and expanding out from there. In his view, this solution could eventually end up becoming an expanded next-generation handheld identity, security, and payment management solution. https://twitter.com/balajis/status/1310864088201703426Honestly we should just build our own app store and ideally experiment with decentralized reputation systems to push out the scams but without that becoming a backdoor for centralized middlemen.
— vitalik.eth (@VitalikButerin) September 29, 2020
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