So, your current methods of pegging to bitcoin are either replacing the whole Bitcoin with TruthCoin/VoteCoin, or sidechains? I'm not trolling, I'm not making fun. I'm honestly asking.
We're getting offtopic here, but Gavin also went after side chains. Sorry for nitpicking and derailing the thread
Here's a quote from his Bit-thereum article:
(merged-mined chain, and new script opcodes = technologies required to establish a sidechain)
QuoteThat was a replacement for Ethereum, not side chains!
We're getting offtopic here, but Gavin also went after side chains. Sorry for nitpicking and derailing the thread

QuoteBut... but... doesn't it have to be more complicated than that? New Bitcoin Script opcodes? Contract code in the blockchain? A merged-mined chain or new colored coin or something?
I don't think so. Bitcoin already provides a global currency and distributed ledger-- there is no need to re-invent those wheels. Combining real-world information with Bitcoin is where things start to get really interesting.
(merged-mined chain, and new script opcodes = technologies required to establish a sidechain)