The US will then continue developing solution with and for it, eventually building the next big thing, revolutionizing a market.
Wouldn't that then place the EU in a position of a consumer until they can then catch up eventually, if that would even be possible?
source? I dont use coinbase because of higher costs and all the US shenanigans with other people's data
They certainly don't.
Coinbase is one of the, if not THE most expensive exchange on the planet.
Their infra stack is a disaster, and their feature set, espectially when it comes to transacting with non-US bank is a freaking nightmare.
Only the captive US market that can't use EU-based exchanges is forced to use coinbase.
...glances at Greece
I have both the feeling that we should have just dropped them to not have a weight on us, and I am empathic to the people who lived there (who were avoiding taxes as well, so that may not be the correct feeling I should have)
I was rather trying to show the mixture of "why bother, just let them go" and "there are real people out there" that was expressed several times (and that was feeling as well).
Once they understand the notion of separation of church and state at a cultural level, that may become a possibility again.
This will likely be a very long while though.
I never stated that it was. Turkey is meaningless in regards to the future of crypto, just like Germany or Peru is. But the EU has a power of regulation which affects a somewhat significant amount of earth's population, so it makes sense to play with the thought of it.
Blanket statements like this verge on being racist. Totally okay if you state your reasons, and I would also agree that Turkey, in its current political and economic climate is far away from EU compatibility. But, when you say "hopefully never", you indicate that there's something categorically wrong with Turkey joining EU and most people would think race or religion.
In short: Please don't do blanket statements.