The importance of full-stack openness and verifiability(including applications, operating systems, hardware, and bio)https://t.co/FRb3V4TK6U ...

Addendum for pedants 😛Yes stage 1 means that a security council with a 75% vote can override the onchain code. However, stage 1 also requires that a quorum-blocking (>=26%) portion of the council sits outside the org that is managing the L1.Hence, the org cannot unilaterally censor or steal via a security council vote, so they are not a custodian.See also here for the math on when switching to stage 2 (even 100% security council vote cannot override functioning onchain code) makes sense: https://t.co/igIEJ3 ...

Base is doing things the right way: an L2 on top of Ethereum, that uses its centralized features to provide stronger UX features, while still being tied into Ethereum's decentralized base layer for security.Base does not have custody over your funds, they cannot steal funds or stop you from withdrawing funds (this is part of the L2beat stage 1 definition).You can see Base's status as an L2 on l2beat: https://t.co/bBrvnbxSgDI feel like many people have been confused by recent cynicism and think that things l ...

Importantly, low-risk defi is often very synergistic with a lot of the more experimental applications that we in ethereum are excited about. ...

Low-risk defi used to be constrained by regulatory barriers and smart contract safety risks. Both problems have greatly improved.For many people worldwide, defi today is in some cases already safer than tradfi. https://t.co/ZC9NKF2DbA ...

RT binji (@binji_x)@VitalikButerin low risk defi has already provided a ton of IRL value for people in crypto, from health insurance to weddings and houses, and now it is primed to meet the rest of the world.s/o @divine_comedian , @DeFi_Dad & @maxlomu for sharing their stories, much more to come! https://t.co/3DToms52zq ...

RT binji (@binji_x)search was the bridge between the internet and everyday people’s daily lives, low-risk defi is the same for ethereum.anyone, anywhere can safely compound wealth and build a life with it.and its value isn’t just in numbers but in futures and stories made possible. ...

RT Stani.eth (@StaniKulechov)Low-risk DeFi is Ethereum’s workhorse: simple, powerful, and universally useful. One day, Aave could be distributing yield to billions across the globe. ...

Low-risk defi can be for Ethereum what search was for Googlehttps://t.co/6xIxCrOToQ ...

RT Ethereum Foundation (@ethereumfndn)0/ The Ethereum Foundation is committed to supporting the ‘Columbia-Ethereum Research Center on Blockchain Protocol Design’ by matching up to $500,000 in donations each year for the first three years. ...