gm,
We took a longer time off during the slow X-Mas season, so today, we share links from the last 3 weeks.
Here are the top Kiwi picks:
News:
DevCon 7 is going to be held in Bangkok [submitted by timdaub.eth]
Etherscan acquires Solscan to expand blockchain data services [submitted by mishaderidder.eth]
Sound.xyz introduced protocol rewards [submitted by mishaderidder.eth]
Mirror.xyz also introduced protocol rewards [submitted by rvolz.eth]
ZORA lets users mint on different chains without bridging [submitted by mishaderidder.eth]
Signal facing collapse after CIA cuts funding [submitted by mishaderidder.eth]
Essays:
Vitalik calls for making Ethereum Cypherpunk Again [submitted by timdaub.eth]
Ethereum OG shared a strong essay explaining why we should demand incorruptible blockchains [submitted by thatalexpalmer.eth]
OP Badgeholder reflects on RetroPGF Round 3 [submitted by timdaub.eth]
Polynya argues that smart contracts aren't that smart [submitted by mishaderidder.eth]
Barnabe dives deep into liquid staking [submitted by mishaderidder.eth]
Rm suggests that our Attention is Halving [submitted by annoushka.eth]
Dark Star shows that centralized systems aren't broken, they just concentrate the power too much [submitted by macbudkowski.eth]
Polynya shares a brief history of crypto [submitted by mishaderidder.eth]
2015 essay explaining why HTTP is broken and why we need distributed web [submitted by macbudkowski.eth]
Art:
NFTs evolved and are doing well, according to the data shared by USV [submitted by timdaub.eth]
Giga shared 10 Theses for Onchain Art Markets in 2024 [submitted by gigabvgatti.eth]
Psychologist answers "Why do people collect?" [submitted by mishaderidder.eth]
Security:
Vitalik proposes a simple version of a 2-out-of-3 seed phrase split [submitted by timdaub.eth]
Safe team explains what Address Poisoning Scam is and how we could protect ourselves [submitted by mishaderidder.eth]
Products:
Open Source Alternative to Rewind.ai [submitted by polluterofminds.eth]
You can now delegate casting authority with Farcaster Delegator [submitted by timdaub.eth]
U3 is a new tool for aggregating media, you can also use it to check kiwi [submitted by qiaoliang.eth]
You can take a look at your last year on Farcaster with Farcaster Wrapped [submitted by macbudkowski.eth]
Proof of concept of a potentially big UX unlock - ZeroTrust Accounts [submitted by mraz125.eth]
DeSci wiki lets you dive into the world of Decentralized Science [submitted by macbudkowski.eth]
For devs:
Reminder that refactoring is about features [submitted by maurelian.eth]
DesignKit lets you write html elements in code (like SwiftUI but for web) [submitted by thatalexpalmer.eth]
A brief data availability and retrievability FAQ based on Eric Wall's discussions [submitted by lilping.eth]
Daimo explains how their USDC Bundle Compression makes AA efficient on L2s [submitted by timdaub.eth]
Tinychain is the smallest blockchain in the world; meant for testing [submitted by thatalexpalmer.eth]
A collection of some great solarpunk fonts [submitted by library.clinamenic.eth]
Non-crypto Essays:
An inspiring essay by Sam Altman titled "What I wish someone had told me" [submitted by destiner.eth]
Elon Musk explains his 5-step process for improving things in 2 minutes [submitted by macbudkowski.eth]
Some napkin maths showing why you should build in deep tech [submitted by timdaub.eth]
Gray Mirror responds to Andreessen with a techno-pessimist manifesto [submitted by gillesdc.eth]
We got some data to tell us who is the average digital nomad in 2024 [submitted by timdaub.eth]
Substack writers say that Substack shouldn’t decide what we read [submitted by timdaub.eth]
If you'd like to learn more about Kiwi and our community, you can dig in here.
