RT Nick Szabo (@NickSzabo4)Corporatism vs. socialism: an awful dichotomy, like Odysseus having to choose between having his ships destroyed by rocks if he steered them a bit too far north, and being sucked in by a whirlpool if they went a bit too far south.Innovations at large social scales -- and I daresay I helped a bit with that myself -- have often been a great economic boon for mankind. Innovations in contract law, property law, financial markets, and related areas have, after maturation, often turned ...

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RT Parviz پرویز Malakouti-Fitzgerald (@ParvizMalakouti)@NickSzabo4 Reduce the legible content that goes on the blockchain therefore reduce the legal attack surface? ...

New Platform Launch - Wormhole Labs launched Sunrise, a new Solana-native listing platform [1] - Sunrise enables assets to launch on the Solana blockchain with immediate day-one liquidity [1] Initial Listing - Monad's native MON token is the first asset to be listed on Sunrise [1]

There are libraries full of laws governing a very wide variety legible content online, and extremely few, if any, lawyers in the crypto space who have strong experience in them and are also strongly familiar with the unique nature of most blockchains (e.g. the often extreme functional disruption that comes from deleting data once it is on a blockchain). Here is just the tip of the the tip of the iceberg -- a small fraction of relevant U.S. federal law -- not even considering the 50 State laws, the 100s of f ...

Core Insights - Grayscale Investments has launched the Grayscale XRP Trust ETF (GXRP) on NYSE Arca, structured as an exchange-traded product rather than a traditional ETF, which means it does not have the same regulatory protections [1] - The launch of GXRP is seen as a significant step for investors looking for easier access to XRP, aiming to provide efficient tracking and exposure to the asset while broadening investor access to the XRP ecosystem [2] - The introduction of GXRP coincides with the XRP Ledger surpassing 4 billion processed transactions, highlighting its operational reliability and durability [3] Company Developments - Grayscale's GXRP was initially launched as a private placement in September 2024, and its transition to public markets indicates growing institutional interest in established blockchain networks [2] - Amplify ETFs has also launched the Amplify XRP 3% Monthly Premium Income ETF (XRPM), which is the first XRP-based option income ETF, designed to balance income generation with capital appreciation [7] Industry Context - The XRP Ledger (XRPL) has been operational since 2012, focusing on cross-border payments and high-throughput financial activities, featuring capabilities like token issuance and a decentralized exchange [4] - XRP, as the native digital asset of XRPL, is crucial for transaction fees, ensuring network security and utility, and acts as a bridge asset for seamless currency movement [5][6]

RT Nick Szabo (@NickSzabo4)In BitTorrent, content is typically broken up among multiple nodes, and can only be obtained by assembling different pieces from multiple nodes. If the police confiscate a BitTorrent server, they will typically find no legible version of the illegal content. With blockchains a given whole piece of content is typically found on one server, although it may or may not be broken up into different transactions or even different blocks. As a result the entire, legible illegal content ca ...

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The DTCC regime, which has been in place for decades, means it’s no longer necessary to record every single share transfer. Instead, the clearinghouse keeps track of the stock held by different brokerages on behalf of their customers and settles up transactions between those brokerages the next business day.“Once upon a time there were leather-bound journals that said who owns all the stock,” explains Robert Leshner, a former economist who now runs the tokenization firm Superstate. “Then, people said, ‘This ...