Vitalik reflects that Ethereum's core value lies first in serving as a censorship-resistant public bulletin board that provides data availability for all kinds of crypto protocols; second in importance is payments, with Ethereum plus ZK payment channels ranking among the best payment systems designed for API scenarios; and only last comes smart contracts, which then open the door to a vast range of potential application areas. https://t.co/SDUfiWdvqB ...

“Enforceable international law may become synonymous with decentralized smart contracts, at least in the context of international trade. And beyond trade, crypto protocols provide transnational protection for civil liberties like freedom of speech and privacy. This is not yet the entirety of what the rules-based order purports to protect, but the ability to guarantee free speech and free markets to anyone with an internet connection is a major step forward.”From 2021: https://t.co/F0HeYoB7j9 ...

Is there a canonical list somewhere that tracks legitimate crypto protocols (aka ones that people actually care about) that haven't had a TGE yet?The DeFi Llama page of tokenless protocols leaves a bit to be desired atm ...

RT s4mmy (@S4mmyEth)It’s no surprise that 5 protocols on this list are AI driven:1) @Almanak__: Agentic yield vaults that are earning 18%+. There are more complex strategies available to those with “kitchen access”.I’ll pull together a guide on this one - if you pay attention to the @cookiedotfun cSNAPs leaderboard it’ll show smart money is covering this tokenless protocol.2) @USDai_Official: I’ve been covering synthetic dollars with yield derived from AI infra for several months. This will have its hay day ...

RT s4mmy (@S4mmyEth)It’s no surprise that 5 protocols on this list are AI driven:1) @Almanak__: Agentic yield vaults that are earning 18%+. There are more complex strategies available to those with “kitchen access”.I’ll pull together a guide on this one - if you pay attention to the @cookiedotfun cSNAPs leaderboard it’ll show smart money is covering this tokenless protocol.2) @USDai_Official: I’ve been covering synthetic dollars with yield derived from AI infra for several months. This will have its hay day ...