For over a decade, Bitcoin has promised to be a peer-to-peer electronic cash system. Yet, its adoption for everyday, non-custodial payments remains a distant goal. The vision of self-sovereign finance, central to Satoshi Nakamoto's original belief, has been hampered by practical realities.  Bitcoin's main layer is too slow and expensive for a cup of coffee. [...]The post ByteStream: The New Kid on the Block  appeared first on The Coin Republic.