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And in fact they did just this when their vaults started bleeding money on an unfavourable position (JellyJelly). They handed out a closed source binary and the validators ran it i…

Hyperliquid being on chain in the traditional sense is fiction. You have a closed source piece of software run by closely controlled "validators" with additionally centralised comp…

I think you would be surprised just how close to this depth of field look you can get with phone cameras these days. Its mostly digitally enhanced but it takes a real good eye to t…

Slightly off topic: Is the git frontend [1] open source? If not, are there some very light self hosting ones like it? [1] https://thelig.ht/code/

The Collection: https://rarible.com/twitter?tab=created License: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E5I6YHGXoAYcat0?format=jpg&name=...

It doesn't by itself, but it's a much better start. You can simply match up addresses with activity from other digital systems. That link is present in a global, transparent, up to…

Do you see any reason why the GBA couldn't perform the role of a hardware wallet? Secure element excluded of course.

A cryptocurrency is generally more easily spendable in an open market. The sell potential that a founder has with 75% of the supply is massive. If I created a coin today and sold 1…

I can't remember the last time I could use paper cash. Beyond your daily groceries, everything is usually exclusively paid for digitally. Surveillance on daily spends is not valuab…

Transacting the coin itself rarely has any energy footprint. It's the security of the network that requires the mining and that is very separate to signal using it. Unless the idea…

This is so great to see. One of the big issues with IPFS was that ultimately the end users were mostly using public http gateways and not contributing by "pinning" the content. Tha…

> A common defense in favor of Signal is, “But it’s all open source!”. Sure is, but on what basis do I trust them? ... The open source aspect for me means 2 things. - I can verify …

What I struggle to understand is why the capital can be used with no fee (dydx - 2 wei). Why would someone contribute to such a pool that pays no interest as opposed to staking or …

This practice is called "Brand bidding" and is actually extremely common among competitors. Occasionally companies will mutually agree to not participate. It's actually surprising …

I took 5 seconds to verify my balance and 5 more seconds to share this with you: https://btc.monokh.com/address/tb1qfapwkjkhe5vh592ypym6qj8k5... In just about every way, digital bi…

An asset being speculated on does not rule that it does not have inherent value. Every asset has a speculative component, just look at the stock market. > The beauty of a fiat curr…