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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]

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