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The Great Promotion

Requests for Startups • 1 HN point • 21 Jun 23
🕹 Technology AI Autonomous Agents Marketplaces IOT Blockchain
  1. Autonomous agents are non-human entities that can assign tasks, operate independently, search for information, and remember things.
  2. As AI evolves, individuals will have the opportunity to become managers of complex operations with the help of autonomous agents, reducing the need for large teams.
  3. Challenges with autonomous agents include reliability, personalization, security, and the need for user-friendly deployment tools and incentive mechanisms for agent resource allocation.
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Compliance and Transparency of Immutable Functions in Diamonds

EIP-2535 Diamonds • 1 implied HN point • 07 Apr 23
🕹 Technology Blockchain Transparency Compliance Functions Data
  1. The EIP-2535 Diamond standard emphasizes the importance of emitting and returning immutable functions for transparency.
  2. Transparency is crucial to prevent confusion and incorrect data about immutable functions in diamonds.
  3. Ensuring compliance with EIP-2535 Diamond standards avoids situations where functions are unintentionally duplicated or incorrectly referenced.

Summary: The Network State

Unstable Orbits • 0 implied HN points • 27 Mar 23
🕹 Technology Internet Cryptocurrency Blockchain Artificial Intelligence Virtual reality
  1. The Network State concept involves a highly aligned online community that can gain recognition from existing states.
  2. History is crucial for startup societies as they aim to address moral deficits with historically-informed solutions.
  3. Decentralization, recentralization, and the shift from nation states to network states are impacted by factors like technology, culture, and societal paradigms.

Building A Token That Won't Fail

Athena Scale • 0 implied HN points • 30 Mar 23
🔮 Crypto Tokens Blockchain Cryptocurrency Decentralized
  1. The majority of blockchain startups issue tokens that may not be sustainable in the long term.
  2. Tokens fail when they promise to be a currency for the protocol and a store of value for investors simultaneously.
  3. To create a successful token, consider making it represent a share of the project's revenue and focus on long-term growth rather than quick gains.

Account Abstraction Explained

skry • 0 implied HN points • 13 Apr 23
🕹 Technology Blockchain Cryptocurrency Smart Contracts Ethereum Innovation
  1. Account Abstraction proposes a new Ethereum standard using smart contracts instead of keys, improving usability and facilitating user adoption.
  2. Account Abstraction solves issues by simplifying Ethereum user experience, allowing for multifactor accounts and easier transaction signing.
  3. Account Abstraction works through components like Bundlers, UserOperations, and Smart Contract Accounts, transforming how transactions are managed.

ACR #21: Boom or doom?

Africa Crypto Report (ACR) • 0 implied HN points • 24 Apr 23
💰 Finance Crypto Investment Regulation Blockchain Funding
  1. Crypto venture capital investment in Africa grew over 400% in 2022 to about $474 million.
  2. Seychelles and South Africa secured 81% of African funding, with crypto exchanges and custody platforms claiming 52% of the money.
  3. Africa's share of global blockchain venture funding rose from 0.3% in 2021 to 1.8% in 2022, but there are still regulatory challenges and a funding gap for blockchain startups in the continent.

New Year, Same Stories 🌷

Association of Cryptocurrency Journalists and Researchers • 0 implied HN points • 16 Feb 23
🔮 Crypto Blockchain Cryptocurrency
  1. The crypto and blockchain industry continues to experience dramatic events and impact from major players like FTX and Alameda.
  2. Top stories in January 2023 highlighted issues like unregistered securities, AI-generated content, and crypto exchange controversies.
  3. Crypto research in January covered topics like zero-knowledge proofs, stablecoin analysis, and Ethereum network upgrades.

Off to the right start?

Africa Crypto Report (ACR) • 0 implied HN points • 09 May 23
🔮 Crypto Blockchain Cryptocurrencies Regulations Digital Assets Taxation
  1. The Nigerian government approved the National Policy on Blockchain, indicating a significant step in utilizing blockchain technology in the country.
  2. The frameworks by the government distinguish between blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, aiming to shift the focus to broader blockchain applications.
  3. Questions remain unanswered about cryptocurrency regulations in Nigeria, as the government has taken measures against crypto since 2021.

🚀 Innovators' Edge: AI startups, tech hype navigation, LPs, scouting & funding opportunities

Lolita's Newsletter • 0 implied HN points • 16 May 23
🕹 Technology AI Blockchain Startups Investment Tech Trends
  1. Understanding the Gartner hype cycle can help with making investment decisions and managing expectations about new technologies.
  2. AI is in the Slope of Enlightenment phase of the hype cycle, presenting a good investment opportunity.
  3. Blockchain may be in the Trough of Disillusionment phase, but Web 3 development is in its early stages, offering potential for decentralized app growth.

The Steps to Understand Bitcoin, Then Saito - Without Any Prior Knowledge

muk’s Newsletter • 0 implied HN points • 30 May 23
🔮 Crypto Blockchain Security Decentralization
  1. Bitcoin's security relies on Proof of Work, where miners compete to add blocks to the longest chain, preventing double-spending attacks.
  2. Saito introduces a unique approach by rewarding nodes based on the transactions they collect, fostering collaboration and deterring attacks through economic incentives.
  3. Saito's design ensures that attackers always lose money when trying to manipulate the network, making sustained attacks financially unsustainable and safeguarding against 51% attacks.

ACR #25: Can Blockchain Solve Food Security?

Africa Crypto Report (ACR) • 0 implied HN points • 06 Jun 23
🕹 Technology Blockchain Agriculture Marketplace Supply Chain Cryptocurrency
  1. Blockchain is being used in Africa to improve transparency and efficiency in the food supply chain.
  2. eFama App by Coronet Blockchain helps farmers connect directly with buyers, ensuring product quality and eliminating intermediaries.
  3. The application aims to help farmers achieve product quality assurance, access markets directly, and build sustainable businesses.

The Reason Blockchain Is Not Mainstream Yet.

Athena Scale • 0 implied HN points • 22 Jun 23
🔮 Crypto Blockchain Technology Finance Business Investment
  1. Blockchain technology is in the process of moving towards mainstream adoption, beginning with innovators and early adopters.
  2. The Chasm phase in technology adoption, characterized by hype and potential scams, poses a significant challenge for blockchain to reach the Early Majority.
  3. For blockchain to become mainstream, it needs to address issues like security, scams, and gain approval from risk-averse Late Majority and Laggards.

Coin Metrics’ State of the Network: Issue 217

Coin Metrics' State of the Network • 0 implied HN points • 25 Jul 23
🔮 Crypto Regulation Blockchain Securities Market Analysis
  1. Determining which cryptocurrencies are considered securities remains a complex and critical issue in the evolving regulatory landscape.
  2. On-chain metrics provide valuable insights but are not the sole criteria for classifying assets as securities.
  3. Clear securities regulations could bring transparency and compliance measurements to the crypto industry, with on-chain data playing a potentially crucial role.

The AWS of Web3, V2

Coinsights • 0 implied HN points • 28 Aug 23
🕹 Technology Blockchain Developers Rollups Crypto
  1. Layer 2 blockchains help scale Ethereum by processing transactions outside of Layer 1.
  2. The OP Stack by Optimism simplifies the deployment of optimistic rollups and is gaining popularity due to Ethereum compatibility, developer-friendliness, partnerships, and the vision for a superchain.
  3. Concerns with the OP Stack include slow transaction finality, potential spikes in transaction fees, lack of sequencer decentralization, and competition from other solutions like Arbitrum.

BITCOIN IS (possibly) BEING 51% ATTACKED

muk’s Newsletter • 0 implied HN points • 16 Sep 23
🕹 Technology Blockchain Cryptocurrency Cybersecurity Bitcoin
  1. Bitcoin may be under a possible 51% attack, which can provide attackers with the power to reverse transactions and control block production.
  2. Understanding the basics of Nakamoto Consensus helps in comprehending the vulnerability to 51% attacks in Bitcoin and the importance of hashpower in the network.
  3. A 51% attacker can aim to gain 100% control over block rewards by manipulating block production and slowly squeezing out other miners, posing a threat to the open nature of the network.

Step 1: Intro to Impact DAOs

Crypto Good • 0 implied HN points • 05 May 23
🔮 Crypto DeFi Blockchain Web3 Tokenomics
  1. Impact DAOs are decentralized organizations focused on doing good for people and the planet.
  2. Core purpose is crucial and should drive all actions, not just be an afterthought.
  3. Advantages of Impact DAOs include global participation, borderless setup, and decentralized decision-making.