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Solang Welcomes Ethereum Developers to Solana as GameShift Revolutionizes Web3 Gaming

Daily Digest • 196 implied HN points • 20 Jul 23
🕹 Technology Cryptocurrency Blockchain Market Updates
  1. Solang is inviting Ethereum developers to build on Solana, strengthening its position in the crypto space.
  2. GameShift by Solana Labs is simplifying Web3 game development, potentially attracting more developers to the platform.
  3. Elon Musk's tweet about Dogecoin led to a $320 million increase in its value in just 15 minutes, showing the impact of influential figures on the crypto market.

Why Crypto Matters For Humanity's Future: A Basic Guide to Enlightening Open Minds

America 2.0 (by Gary Sheng) • 235 implied HN points • 17 Jun 23
🕹 Technology Cryptocurrency Blockchain Fundraising
  1. Crypto democratizes financial sovereignty, providing individuals with more control over their money.
  2. Crypto makes fundraising easier and more inclusive globally through tools like ICOs, STOs, and NFTs.
  3. Crypto enables powerful global coordination through smart contracts and blockchain technology, fostering decentralized collaboration.

SHARP? SuperChain? Layer-3s? Temporary Rollups? AHHHHHH

Cryptocurrency and Friends • 255 implied HN points • 02 Mar 23
🔮 Crypto Blockchain Ethereum Rollups
  1. Rollups on Ethereum help scale for mass adoption by utilizing trusted third parties like the bridge smart contract.
  2. Deploying off-chain systems on top of rollups can offer cost-effective execution and access to shared infrastructure.
  3. Projects deploying off-chain systems can choose between re-using the rollup's executors or appointing independent executors based on their needs.
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Review 2023 - Mining Economics

nicosmid • 39 implied HN points • 09 Jan 24
🔮 Crypto Bitcoin Mining Economics Blockchain
  1. Bitcoin's price in 2023 saw a 171.5% increase from the beginning of the year.
  2. The network difficulty increased significantly throughout the year by 103.6%.
  3. Hashprice stayed above $80/PH/Day due to a surge in transaction fees and Bitcoin's price increase in the last two months of 2023.

What Does It Mean to Decentralise a Rollup?

Cryptocurrency and Friends • 235 implied HN points • 16 Feb 23
🔮 Crypto Blockchain Decentralization Rollups Smart Contracts Trust
  1. Decentralization in rollups is about prioritizing one honest party over a majority of validators.
  2. Rollups use a trusted third party like a smart contract instead of an honest majority to determine truth.
  3. The goal of decentralization in rollups is to empower one honest party to make decisions for the entire system in critical moments.

I'm joining Asymmetric to invest in Bitcoin DeFi

The Held Report • 16 implied HN points • 27 Feb 24
💰 Finance Blockchain Investing Cryptocurrency Startups
  1. Dan Held is joining Asymmetric to invest in Bitcoin DeFi, focusing on Bitcoin L2s, Dapps, and Ordinals.
  2. Bitcoin's potential in DeFi is massive, with $1 trillion in value that can be unlocked, attracting new users and advancing adoption.
  3. Bitcoin DeFi is seen as the future, with the space expected to evolve and bring significant advancements in the crypto world.

Bitcoin Scoops Up Stranded and Excess Power

QTR’s Fringe Finance • 13 implied HN points • 07 Mar 24
🕹 Technology Bitcoin Green Energy Blockchain Cryptocurrency
  1. Bitcoin mining helps stabilize volatile green energy by absorbing excess electricity and supporting electricity grids.
  2. Having Bitcoin miners as 'consumers of last resort' can efficiently use excess power and reduce wasteful overbuilt capacity costs.
  3. Bitcoin miners bring economic benefits and sustainability to electricity grids by incentivizing additional generation and offering a win-win situation for all involved parties.

La prova di DreamStudio e SDXL 1.0

Vincos Newsletter • 157 implied HN points • 28 Jul 23
🕹 Technology AI Blockchain Social media Tech Companies Data Analysis
  1. A new version of Stable Diffusione, SDXL 1.0, was released and tested through DreamStudio.
  2. Twitter's branding changes and Elon Musk's ambitious transformation plans are generating discussions.
  3. Netflix and Disney are seeking machine learning experts for content production as actors express concerns about being replaced by digital simulations.

The Future of ESG Reporting in Developing Economies: Blockchain-Powered Accountability

Concordium Monthly Updates • 117 implied HN points • 06 Sep 23
🕹 Technology Blockchain Data Privacy Scalability
  1. ESG reporting in developing economies faces challenges like lack of awareness, resources, and regulatory frameworks.
  2. Concordium's blockchain technology offers transparency, accountability, and efficiency for ESG reporting.
  3. Concordium's use of sharding, ZKP, inbuilt identity layer, and layer 1 structure enhances ESG reporting in developing economies.

PYUSD

Confronting the Future • 137 implied HN points • 07 Aug 23
💰 Finance Blockchain Stablecoins Payments Regulation Crypto
  1. Stablecoins like PYUSD are becoming inevitable in the global financial landscape.
  2. Public blockchains erode monopolies and offer new options for value exchange.
  3. Introduction of PYUSD by PayPal will lead to legislative action, regulatory scrutiny, and talent demand in the stablecoin space.

📚Crypto Untangled

Untangled with Charley Johnson • 19 implied HN points • 11 Feb 24
🔮 Crypto Technology Blockchain Decentralization Smart Contracts Cryptocurrency
  1. Crypto industry needs to work on earning public trust and creating real value in the world
  2. To move forward, the crypto industry should focus on understanding how blockchains interact with social systems
  3. The e-book 'Crypto Untangled' aims to help people understand what's happening in the crypto world and encourage industry participants to address blindspots

Progressive Ownership: A Model for Application Tokens

Li's Newsletter • 60 implied HN points • 14 Nov 23
🕹 Technology Tokenization Cryptocurrency Blockchain Internet Web3
  1. Crypto has evolved through Proof of Work, ICOs, and Airdrops for token distribution, each with lessons on network growth.
  2. The concept of Progressive Ownership suggests using revenue sharing and allowing users to opt into ownership for sustainable growth.
  3. Building products that meet user needs, using revenue sharing, and transitioning loyal users to economic ownership are key steps in implementing Progressive Ownership.

Learning Series #1— A Closer Look at Concordium and Worldcoin

Concordium Monthly Updates • 98 implied HN points • 15 Sep 23
🕹 Technology Blockchain Identity Cryptocurrency Privacy Compliance
  1. Concordium emphasizes privacy and compliance through its identity verification process, showcasing a user-centric approach.
  2. Worldcoin aims to revolutionize access to the global economy with a unique digital identification platform but faces challenges with compliance and security.
  3. Concordium's diverse ecosystem facilitates innovation across various sectors, while Worldcoin focuses on Universal Basic Income through the World App.

Remember how Ethereum was supposed to be the 'World Computer'?

Bram’s Thoughts • 196 implied HN points • 05 May 23
🕹 Technology Blockchain Cryptocurrency Development Security Decentralization
  1. Ethereum's 'World Computer' idea with infinite on-chain scaling was never practical.
  2. Current Ethereum performance is lacking due to the limitations of Solidity and EVM.
  3. Ethereum development focuses more on exciting projects rather than addressing critical issues like security vulnerabilities in Solidity.

Adopción de Bitcoin usando Ecash

DarthCoin’s Bitcoin Guides • 19 implied HN points • 09 Feb 24
🔮 Crypto Bitcoin Blockchain Lightning Network Cryptocurrency Digital Payments
  1. Using Ecash with Cashu Mints is a way to help more people adopt and use Bitcoin, especially for those who may find it challenging to start directly with UTXO.
  2. Ecash is like digital gift cards that offer additional privacy and cryptographic proof of reserves, helping users make anonymous and instant electronic cash transactions.
  3. Cashu Mints allow users to exchange tokens privately without fees within the same mint, providing a convenient option for local communities to transact with each other.

Getting started with Zeus Mobile Node

DarthCoin’s Bitcoin Guides • 19 implied HN points • 05 Feb 24
🕹 Technology Cryptocurrency Lightning Network Blockchain
  1. Zeus Mobile Node now offers an embedded LND node on your mobile device, providing a private LN node option with persistent service and support for Taproot channels.
  2. The app features integrated LSP for easy LN payments, contact book for quick transactions, and support for LNURL, LN Address send and receive.
  3. Users can onboard with Zeus Node by setting up the embedded node, opening channels with Olympus LSP, or using onchain balance to transact over LN.

Comenzando con Zeus Mobile Node

DarthCoin’s Bitcoin Guides • 19 implied HN points • 05 Feb 24
🕹 Technology Cryptocurrency Finance Guides Blockchain
  1. This guide provides a step-by-step overview of using Zeus Mobile Node, a powerful LND node in a mobile device, particularly suited for Lightning Network newbies seeking a self-sovereign journey.
  2. Zeus Mobile Node now offers an integrated LND node feature, providing a private LN node experience with continuous LND service and Neutrino block filter synchronization for efficient operation.
  3. Key features of Zeus Node include private LND node, persistent LND service, Neutrino block filtering, simple Taproot channels, integrated LSP Olympus for instant LN transactions, and a built-in Point of Sale (POS) system for merchants.

Links #7

Splitting Infinity • 19 implied HN points • 02 Feb 24
🕹 Technology Community AI Language Models Blockchain Scientific research
  1. In a post-scarcity society, communities of hobbyists can lead to significant innovations driven by leisure time and interest rather than necessity.
  2. Drug discovery challenges stem from a lack of understanding of diseases and biology, proposing an alternative approach focusing on experimental drug use and patient data collection.
  3. Language models are scaling down for efficient inference, suggesting that combinations of smaller models may outperform training larger ones.

Most Bitcoin Inscriptions belong to a single person or entity

block21m • 159 HN points • 28 May 23
🔮 Crypto Bitcoin Blockchain Transactions Market Vulnerabilities
  1. 80% of Bitcoin inscriptions since March 2023 are controlled by a single person or entity with a specific public key
  2. This entity has influenced the blockchain significantly by controlling 64% of all inscriptions with a transaction fee total of 1056 BTC
  3. This high level of control showcases a vulnerability in the blockchain that could be exploited by entities with large amounts of Bitcoin

Quant Letter: January 2024, Week-4

The Parlour • 21 implied HN points • 23 Jan 24
🕹 Technology Quantitative Machine Learning Finance Blockchain Artificial Intelligence
  1. The blog post discusses various research papers on topics like financial risk modeling, interest rate models, and credit risk stress testing.
  2. New methods for predictive modeling in finance, including data-driven option pricing and generative modeling for financial time series, are introduced in the presented papers.
  3. The research covers diverse areas such as economics, crypto, and blockchain, offering insights on market responses, equity premium puzzles, and AI investment rankings in Latin America.

Actual Security vs. Security Theatre

Confronting the Future • 19 implied HN points • 28 Jan 24
🕹 Technology Blockchain Security Finance Regulation Cryptocurrency
  1. Using public blockchains can provide better detection of illicit finance compared to traditional financial systems.
  2. Focusing on actual security measures is more effective than engaging in security theater.
  3. Regulators, banks, and crypto communities need to work together to enhance financial security and combat illicit activities.

💥New Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Filing - Terraform Labs Pte. Ltd.💥

PETITION • 19 implied HN points • 24 Jan 24
💼 Business Bankruptcy Blockchain Litigation Cryptocurrency Legal
  1. Terraform Labs Pte. Ltd. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in Delaware after issues with its stablecoin, Terra USD.
  2. The company faces litigation from various parties including a class-action suit and SEC fraud claims.
  3. The bankruptcy filing is aimed at allowing the company to continue its business plan in the face of legal challenges.

No one wants to host their own LLM Model or Blockchain Node

Olshansky's Newsletter • 12 HN points • 19 Feb 24
🕹 Technology AI Blockchain Infrastructure API Inference
  1. Users prefer paying for cheaper, faster, and easier-to-use solutions rather than hosting their own LLM models or blockchain nodes.
  2. Infrastructure companies in AI and Web3 are competing in a race to provide cost-effective services in a commoditized market.
  3. Success in open-core ecosystems requires balancing between hardware operation and gateway services, with a focus on reliability, performance, and cost.