Beware of BlackRock and its ilk. If the world’s largest asset managers continue to accumulate Ether, Ethereum’s native cryptocurrency, at unprecedented rates, the network will face two key existential threats, according to Vitalik Buterin. Buterin spoke at a panel at the Funding the Commons side event at Devconnect conference in Buenos Aires alongside computer scientist Roger Dingledine, who co-founded the privacy software Tor Project . During the talk, attended by DL News, Buterin laid out how institut ...

RT Rehan Nek (@RehanNek)What is Starknet?Starknet is the compute layer/GPU of crypto!Inventor of ZK STARK technology.Powered DyDx, ImmutableX, Sorare and more.Today,3 out of top 10 perp dexes are powered with our tech.Most complex fully onchian games are on Starknet.Tomorrow,Privacy (Zcash L2 potentially👀)BTCfi (already offering best yield on BTC)Decentralisation (Only L2 to make big strides here)COME BUILD WITH US!Especially if you have an ambitious idea that needs long term believers and massive compute. ...

Cross-Chain Infrastructure & Technology - HyperBridge is reshaping how blockchains communicate, acting as undersea cables for crypto [1] - HyperBridge aims to remove trust from the system, addressing failures of traditional bridges [1] - Decentralization and openness are crucial for survival in the blockchain space [1] - The discussion includes lessons from working with Ethereum and Polkadot co-founder Gavin Wood [1] - HyperBridge's breakthrough involves a novel approach to cross-chain communication [1] Business & Investment - The podcast explores how to convince teams to bet on HyperBridge [2] - It also covers HyperBridge's pitch to convince investors [2] - The discussion touches on making HyperBridge a sustainable system [2] Philosophy & Motivation - The podcast delves into the philosophy behind building open, verifiable systems and rejecting gatekeeping [1] - Growing up in Nigeria shaped the founder's drive to build trustless systems [1]

RT Justin Drake (@drakefjustin)Progress toward real-time proving for Ethereum L1 is nothing short of extraordinary.In May, SP1 Hypercube proved 94% of L1 blocks in under 12 seconds using 160 RTX 4090s. Five months later Pico Prism proves 99.9% of the same blocks in under 12 seconds, with just 64 RTX 5090s. Average proving latency is now 6.9 seconds.Performance has outpaced Moore's law ever since Zcash pioneered practical SNARKs a decade ago. Today's Pico Prism results are a striking reminder of that exponen ...

Decentralisation. ...

RT A₿del ∞/21M (@dimahledba)Starknet All Core Devs call. What do you notice anon ?Yeah only 2 people from StarkWare in this call, out of 28.Other L2s dare speaking about decentralisation lmao.Starknet is the only L2 with a credible path to decentralisation.It's the only one with actual client diversity on almost every component of the protocol.It's the only one with a real ecosystem of core devs that are outside of the lab company, with many different companies, teams and contributors.So not only Starknet i ...

Industry Focus - Decentralization is considered important [1] Technology - Starknet is mentioned [1]

Imagine surviving a bear market, holding through the FTX collapse, only to see “transaction paused” when you need your funds most.That isn’t decentralisation, its a single point of failureThat’s exactly what we are here to fix. ...

Leadership & Strategy - Gavin Wood returns as CEO of Parity Technologies to lead Polkadot's next rollout phase, driven by market readiness and Polkadot 2.0 [4] - Wood emphasizes that protocols should be independent of individual figures, advocating for decentralized decision-making [4][5] - Polkadot's governance model aims to distribute decision-making power widely [5] Technology & Innovation - Wood focused on JAM, a significant evolution of Polkadot's protocol design, during his time away from the CEO role [3] - JAM is envisioned as a "magic internet supercomputer" designed to tackle complex problems [5] - The industry is critiqued for distractions like "fart coins," diverting focus from building user-centered value [5] Vision & Philosophy - True progress involves building systems that empower individuals without relying on centralized intermediaries [7] - Curiosity is highlighted as a key driver for innovation and progress [7] - Wood believes charismatic leaders have no place in crypto [4]

3 words: Decentralisation is coolYour turn! ...