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New Badges LIVE on App.Axie

The Lunacian • 0 implied HN points • 01 Feb 24
🕹 Technology Blockchain Gaming Analytics
  1. Eight new badges introduced on App.Axie for achievements like part evolution and ascension.
  2. New activity and analytics tabs added to App.Axie for tracking floor price, owner distribution, and more.
  3. Ronin team updating address prefixes from ronin: to 0x for better Ethereum alignment.

Conducting the ETH Census

Coin Metrics' State of the Network • 0 implied HN points • 30 Jan 24
🔮 Crypto Technology Blockchain Data Analysis Economics Innovation
  1. Calculating Ethereum's total supply is a complex task due to its multi-layered system.
  2. The total supply of ETH as of January 20th, 2024, was 120,179,693.24908, but accurate tracking is essential to avoid double counting.
  3. Accurate supply metrics impact various aspects like wealth distribution, market capitalization, and index creation in the cryptocurrency space.

21 ₿itcoin orange Pillen für Nocoiner

DarthCoin’s Bitcoin Guides • 0 implied HN points • 08 Jan 24
🔮 Crypto Bitcoin Blockchain Wallets Investing Security
  1. Start your Bitcoin education by reading the Bitcoin Whitepaper and 'The Bitcoin Standard'. Attend Bitcoin meetups to learn more.
  2. Choose a secure Bitcoin wallet carefully and store your wallet seed in a safe place.
  3. Always prioritize self-education in Bitcoin and be cautious of scams. Trust yourself, verify everything, and maintain control over your own finances.
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Why Electronic Negotiable Instruments are Technically Possible

Vitarbi • 0 implied HN points • 30 Mar 23
🕹 Technology Security Blockchain Digital Payments
  1. There is a way to prevent falsification, forgery, and duplication of electronic promissory notes and bills of exchange online.
  2. Delivery of electronic negotiable instruments is a key operational challenge as it determines the validity of the instrument.
  3. Using non-fungible token (NFT) form can solve the double-spend problem for electronic negotiable instruments and ensure their integrity and distinct identity.

Ethereum’s Dencun Upgrade

Coin Metrics' State of the Network • 0 implied HN points • 06 Feb 24
🕹 Technology Blockchain Smart Contracts
  1. The Ethereum Dencun upgrade is a significant advancement that enhances scalability and security for the network.
  2. EIP-4844 introduces 'blob-carrying transactions' to improve data availability scaling and shift demand towards Layer-2 solutions.
  3. Upgrades such as EIP-4788, EIP-7514, and EIP-7045 impact validators, staking operations, and security within the Ethereum ecosystem.

Building on a Subnet solution by Ava Labs

CodeLink’s Substack • 0 implied HN points • 12 Sep 23
🕹 Technology Blockchain Developers Gaming Tools Prototyping
  1. Avalanche Subnets allow developers to create customized blockchains for specific needs, enhancing performance and security.
  2. Using Kurtosis makes setting up Avalanche Subnets quicker and simpler for deploying blockchain applications.
  3. Developers can easily deploy and play multiplayer games on a local Avalanche subnet with step-by-step guidance.

The Investor Dilemma: Rely on Gut or Data to Select the Most Promising Ideas to Invest In

The Otonomist • 0 implied HN points • 31 Jan 24
💼 Business Investing Artificial Intelligence Startups Data Analysis Blockchain
  1. Decide whether to trust your intuition or rely on data when choosing investments.
  2. Leverage online platforms and data analysis to identify the best projects for investment.
  3. Use modern technologies like Language Models and Machine Learning to select the most promising agents for investment.

Introducing Sponsored Transactions on Ronin!

Ronin’s Newsletter • 0 implied HN points • 10 Feb 24
🕹 Technology Blockchain Cryptocurrency
  1. Sponsored transactions are being introduced on Ronin mainnet with the Neo upgrade and Miko hardfork.
  2. Sponsored transactions involve one address making a transaction that is paid for by another, offering new possibilities for game studios and players in Web3 gaming.
  3. The Neo upgrade and Miko hardfork are scheduled for February 26th at 7:00 UTC, so validators and RPC node operators should upgrade to Neo before that date.

The Spatial Web is Coming — Part 4

Spatial Web AI by Denise Holt • 0 implied HN points • 13 Oct 22
🕹 Technology Web 3.0 Spatial Web Blockchain AI
  1. Web 3.0 envisions a common network where everything is connected, blurring the line between the physical and digital worlds.
  2. The future Web 3.0 will involve a fully networked interface, powered by advanced technology like KOSM AI.
  3. To stay relevant in the future Web 3.0, companies and individuals must be part of this all-encompassing network of everything.

The Spatial Web is Coming — Part 3

Spatial Web AI by Denise Holt • 0 implied HN points • 12 Oct 22
🕹 Technology Spatial Computing Artificial Intelligence Blockchain Smart Contracts
  1. The Spatial Web Foundation and VERSES Technologies are building a new computing technology stack with three tiers - Interface, Logic & Data focused on merging AR & VR experiences with the physical world.
  2. VERSES Technologies' AI Operating System called KOSM™ enables cognitive computing methods for processing spatial and UX data, and includes Artificial Intelligence based on the 'Free Energy Principle.'
  3. Distributed Ledger Technologies like Blockchain, with Smart Contracts at their core, offer secure automation of transactions, providing trust, security, and privacy crucial for a prosperous Web 3.0 experience.

The Spatial Web is Coming — Part 1

Spatial Web AI by Denise Holt • 0 implied HN points • 10 Oct 22
🕹 Technology AI AR VR IOT Blockchain
  1. The Spatial Web involves the convergence of technologies like AR, VR, AI, and IoT in a unified network for a seamless experience.
  2. Many Web3 technologies lack a common language protocol, causing them to be isolated and not fully interconnected.
  3. For the future Spatial Web browsing experience, a unique protocol like HSTP is needed to connect physical and virtual entities for a smarter, more integrated world.

Read Write Own

Residual Thoughts • 0 implied HN points • 11 Feb 24
🕹 Technology Blockchain AI Internet Social media Decentralization
  1. Generative AI complicates internet information ownership, making web3 tech important for solutions.
  2. Web3 aims to address concentration of wealth and power in big tech, offering more distributed value and power.
  3. Decentralized web3 apps need to improve user experience to compete with centralized apps, and realistic timeframes for value creation need to be considered.

Navigating the Avalanche: An Introduction to the Avalanche Network

Coin Metrics' State of the Network • 0 implied HN points • 13 Feb 24
🕹 Technology Blockchain Cryptocurrency Tokenomics
  1. Avalanche is a blockchain network with unique architecture and features like subnets, making it versatile for a wide range of applications like DeFi and gaming.
  2. The AVAX token is central to Avalanche, used for transaction fees, network security through staking, and has shown notable success with market capitalization peaking at $30B.
  3. Avalanche's consensus mechanism, called Avalanche Consensus, is structured to handle high throughput with fast transaction speeds, enhanced scalability, and a permissionless approach different from traditional blockchains.

Decentralization on Ronin

Ronin’s Newsletter • 0 implied HN points • 16 Feb 24
🕹 Technology Blockchain Ethereum Game Development Cryptocurrency
  1. Decentralization fortifies Ronin's security by distributing power and control across multiple participants, reducing vulnerabilities.
  2. Decentralization on Ronin aims for antifragility, ensuring the protocol can thrive even without the core team, but there are trade-offs like slower processes.
  3. Ronin is progressively enhancing decentralization with roles like validators, governors, and game developers each playing key parts in maintaining a resilient network.

Steemit Until Valentine’s Day

The False Consensus Effect • 0 implied HN points • 22 Jan 22
🎨 Art & Illustration Social media Blockchain Paintings Community
  1. Consider trying out Steemit for a new social media hobby and potential to earn crypto through activities like posting and commenting.
  2. Powering up on Steemit can increase your influence and the value of your blog, helping you potentially earn.
  3. The author found Steemit to be a more genuine platform than traditional social media, where creativity is valued and rewarded.

@adlrocha - Running LLMs and ML in Wasm

@adlrocha Weekly Newsletter • 0 implied HN points • 18 Feb 24
🕹 Technology AI Programming Blockchain Startups Hardware
  1. The post discusses exploring new runtimes for AI, particularly in relation to running LLMs and ML models in Wasm and heterogeneous runtimes.
  2. There's a Byte-sized bites section with links to interesting reads and discussions on topics like blockchain impact, new programming languages, and infrastructure decisions.
  3. The author shares a link to enable Hibernate on a Linux laptop to prevent loss of battery power when the laptop is closed.

Breaking Byzantine Fault Tolerance

Coin Metrics' State of the Network • 0 implied HN points • 27 Feb 24
🕹 Technology Blockchain Cryptocurrency Network Security Economic Analysis Market Trends
  1. The Total Cost to Attack (TCA) metric introduced in the research is a valuable tool for assessing the economic viability of potential threats to Bitcoin and Ethereum networks.
  2. Analyzing the economics of potential attacks on blockchain networks highlights significant economic disincentives for attackers, with the costs to compromise Bitcoin ranging from $5B to $20B and Ethereum's cost estimated around $34 billion, proving to be prohibitively high.
  3. The study emphasizes the security mechanisms of major blockchain networks like Bitcoin and Ethereum, indicating a promising future for the cryptocurrency industry amidst market growth.

The Machines Arena Skins are now NFTs on Ronin

Ronin’s Newsletter • 0 implied HN points • 29 Feb 24
🔮 Crypto NFTs Gaming Blockchain Web3
  1. The Machines Arena skins are now mintable as NFTs on Ronin, allowing you to trade them with other players.
  2. The Machines Arena team has received awards for their game development, including Best Web3 Game from the GDWC.
  3. Players can earn rewards by signing up for The Machines Arena's Season 3 Closed Beta Test, including exclusive skins that can also be minted as NFTs.

How to Fork Algorand's Pure Proof-of-Stake Blockchain

zach's tech blog • 0 implied HN points • 29 Feb 24
🕹 Technology Blockchain Cryptocurrency Decentralization Security
  1. Proof of Stake (PoS) blockchains like Algorand face a tradeoff between decentralization and security, unlike Proof of Work (PoW) blockchains.
  2. Algorand aims to prevent forking with innovative cryptographic techniques and by requiring honest money control, but assumptions about user behavior bring in security concerns.
  3. Further decentralization in Algorand can make the network more vulnerable to bribery attacks, showing a tradeoff between security, decentralization, and scalability.