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 ...

Core Argument - The document critiques both corporatism and large-scale socialism, viewing them as detrimental to cultural well-being [1][3][5][6] - It advocates for a shift in focus from large-scale institutions (corporations, governments) to smaller social scales (families, local communities) [4][5][6] - The document emphasizes the importance of protecting long-standing traditions, religions, and communities from disruptions caused by globalization and large institutions [6] Proposed Solutions - Promote trust-minimized institutions at a global scale, leveraging technologies like blockchains, smart contracts, and AI to improve global economies [2] - Reduce reliance on trust in strangers by refocusing attention on smaller social scales [4] - Prioritize the formation, growth, and protection of families and communities with shared understandings and traditions [6] Economic Considerations - The document suggests de-emphasizing GDP and economic productivity as primary goals, instead prioritizing the protection of smaller-scale institutions [5] - It calls for economic institutions to safeguard more important aspects of life and culture at smaller social scales [5]

RT Token Terminal 📊 (@tokenterminal)As @KyleSamani likes to remind us:"Blockchains are asset ledgers. They are used for moving value around!"Onchain traffic is going to 1,000x over the next few years as more high-quality assets, like stocks, get tokenized. https://t.co/ygktIwmV3B ...

Robinhood CEO @vladtenev on betting that blockchains would become financial platforms when everyone else saw them as toys.“When we started, this was actually contrarian because most people you talked to were trading JPEGs and playing around with DeFi experiments onchain.”“It was a little bit of a leap to imagine a world where a blockchain is your primary financial platform.”“How could you trust your finances with this platform? It’s so new. What if it gets hacked?”“So we kind of made a bet that blockchains ...

RT Nick Szabo (@NickSzabo4)"Code is law", not "code is all the law." eBay, Uber, blockchains, etc. create new rules that control burden of traditional lawsuit. ...

RT Nick Szabo (@NickSzabo4)"Code is law", not "code is all the law." eBay, Uber, blockchains, etc. create new rules that control burden of traditional lawsuit. ...

Hashing explainedOne‑way math that fingerprints data and secures blockchains.Read more 👇https://t.co/t2yfpEfv8H ...

🔐 The future of privacy starts at the @MidnightNtwrk Summit!Tune into Cypher Day! We'll explore privacy at every level for blockchains, institutions, and the general public on November 17th from 12:55 p.m. - 5:10 p.m. GMT!🔗 https://t.co/BaKCopdKJL https://t.co/V6qoigLvVk ...

8/ At Devcon 6, @secparam gave a talk titled “Scalability is Boring, Privacy is Dead? ZK Proofs — What Are They Good For?”The talk considers ZK proofs and blockchains as a tool both for cryptocurrency and broader applications.https://t.co/tUYyy8p0M8 ...

RT Ichigo | helius.dev (@0xIchigo)The Solana Virtual Machine (SVM) will stand as one of the most significant contributions in the history of blockchains.However, there are conflicting definitions, and people cry about the lack of a magical spec.So, I cleared things up.Available on the @heliuslabs blog https://t.co/hWSNIwkTan ...