I am suspicious of python smart contracts. If you're taking that approach lua or JS would be seem infinitely better.
This sounds cool though: "Maximally Vetted Delegate Chain that permits Simplified Payment Verification (SPV)".
Are they honoring AGS/PTS?
Maybe we should bring them into a developer mumble? Fuzz?
I actually disagree. I think Python is better for smart contracts because of readability. You could make a case that perhaps more people know Javascript but Javascript is infinitely more complicated syntax than Python which for smart contracts would not be desirable.
It's fair for debate but I hope with Bitshares we go with many different scripting languages including Python so developers can choose what they prefer.
I think DPoS is the new standard in terms of technology. There are many ways which you can improve on or modify certain aspects of the model for different communities but the core aspects are the best in their class. DPoS is the most democratic and efficient way of providing security and while I can think of different ways to do voting (I prefer direct democracy instead of delegated) and we can have debates over which scripting language, the overall model is the same.