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Welcome to the Trust Me Bro newsletter where Lens Protocol, Web3, AI and the joy of beer unite 🎙️

Welcome back to our newsletter. Ready for a quick rundown of Lens-related updates and more? Let's dive in 

Hey Lens fam 👋🏽 Gateway Miami is gearing up to set the stage on fire during Miami Art Week, and Lens Protocol is right there in the spotlight, ready to elevate the digital art experience.

by teaming up with NFT Now, bringing a fusion of creativity and technology to the vibrant atmosphere of Miami Art Week.

NFTNOW, the creative powerhouse, caught up with some incredible artists who are set to showcase their latest works. The Lens x NFT Now activation promises an exclusive opportunity to claim Clem, the tropical Fini, whose moods sync with your Lens Protocol activity. Sick, ain't it?

 at Gateway Miami, a showstopper exhibition featuring 600 unique art pieces in the Ekos Genesis Art Collection. This collection boasts 1/1 digital art by visionaries like David Maisel, founder of Marvel Studios & Mythos Studios, and artists Michael Turner & Peter Steigerwald. 

 to be part of this artistic extravaganza.

The crypto scene is warming up, and web3 is stepping into the spotlight right on cue for Gateway Miami. Imagine this: the fabulous Faena Forum in South Beach is turning into a vibrant digital art garden. 

Lens Protocol is right there, rubbing shoulders with big names like 

Expect a great venue, fireside chats, keynote speakers, and a dose of surprise announcements from all the participants. This year's theme, "

" celebrates the creativity and resilience of artists in full bloom. Like our garden, IYKYK 

Make sure your calendar is marked for Gateway Miami 2023. Lens Protocol, NFT Now, and a myriad of creative minds are gearing up to turn Miami Art Week into an unforgettable experience. 

Planning to be in Miami? Drop us a line and, if you make it to the event, share your pics with us 🙌🏼

Lens V1 posts are back for collection 🤝🏽

During the migration from Lens V1 to V2, a snag emerged – the inability to collect posts shared pre-V2. This caught the attention of some Lens OGs who had been actively posting and reposting the issue.

But guess what? There's good news! The Lens Devs Team, led by the one and only 

, swiftly intervened and worked their magic to solve the issue 

This is not the case anymore; you can now collect V1 follow-only publications!

Now, collecting those cherished V1 posts is back on the menu, showcasing the collaborative spirit of the Lens community and its Devs in tackling web3 challenges 

Last but not least, we need to give a huge shoutout to 

https://hey.xyz/posts/0x06-0x01e9-DA-cc95bcf4

Here's some quick updates from the One Man Show 

 just got even more exciting with some fresh features on the menu.

1 - Add or remove profile managers 🤝🏽

(If you are not using Buttrfly yet, you can check it and download it here : 

 week is still in full swing. Haven't shared your favorite AI-generated Lens collectibles yet? Now's the perfect moment!

 Drop those mesmerizing AI art links in the comments and let the creativity flow. Winner will take 5 WMatic home! Nominations are open until next week! 

 Don't miss out on the chance to support our talented creators and be part of AI art celebration, by collecting the post for as little as 0.25 WMatic.

This one is a great post! Here's the lowdown 👇🏼

 took a stroll through a German forest with his four-legged buddy, decided to film it and it turned into a wild adventure 

He found mini creatures, a sneaky salamander, and decided to taste some forest mushrooms 

Things got interesting, to say the least 

 The cherry on the top? The narration! Picture David Attenborough, but more laid-back!

This isn't your usual documentary; it's a chill and amusing forest exploration! 

World's Top 5 Beers 2023: Sip Around the Globe

Hey beer enthusiasts! In a world where beer unites us all, let's take a journey through the globe's most beloved brews. With a market valued at a whopping $790 billion, beer is the universal language of celebration and friendship.

According to Brand Finance, Heineken leads the pack as the world's most valuable beer brand, valued at a staggering $7.6 billion. Corona Extra follows closely at $7.4 billion, showcasing the global preference for high-quality premium lagers.

The beer community on Untappd has spoken! Check-ins reveal a mix of American and European favourites. Guinness Draught leads the pack, proving that this macro stout transcends borders, capturing the hearts of beer enthusiasts worldwide.

GlobalData Consumer's sales data unveils the best-selling beer brands worldwide. From Snow to Budweiser, these beers have achieved international acclaim.

 Sip your Heineken in Amsterdam, raise a beachy toast with Corona, or chill with a Snow in China. Cheers to these global thirst-busters!

So, what's your favourite beer from these lists? Let us know 

Big thanks for diving into this week's newsletter with us 

Show some love by collecting, sharing, and hitting subscribe.

TMB #07

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Ouroboros Research

Ouroboros Flows and Positioning Chartbook,

 a weekly compendium dedicated to providing a balanced view of the most noteworthy Flows and Positioning charts. None of the following is financial advice.

We continue to stay cautious at these levels. The inability of 

 and Binance's DOJ clearance to drive the market firmly to new highs suggests a diminishing impact of such catalysts, warranting caution. Additionally, on-chain data suggests that miners continue to sell into these levels. Our observation of CVDs and volumes further reinforces this; a view that there is a large size limit seller above $38K. 

- Both stablecoin market cap and global liquidity continues to tick up. 

Alt casino is back. Alts OI approaching prior highs. 

- BTC OI is increasing with a positive uptick in funding, upside speculation is creeping back in BTC.

Saylor's bid. Miners continue to sell. Global liquidity long term supporti 

Ouroboros Flows & Positioning Chartbook #4

Thumbs' Update

I've always been a leftist. My single mom was a union member, I leveraged student loans and other socialist benefits throughout my life to get to where I am today, and I believe strongly that 

One thing that has changed throughout the years is my belief that the state (which many conflate incorrectly with leftism) is capable of reflecting the will of the people or providing for their needs. I came to the realization that centralization, in any form, is undoubtedly a corrupting force.

The irony of this newfound belief is that for years I told anarchist friends that there was no way their ideals could materialize, that anarchy instinctively gives way to chaos and that in chaos violence thrives. I felt that if we removed the centralized power, there could be no countervailing force to protect this idyllic anarchy from those who would enforce a new feudalism. I feared a Mad Max, anarcho-capitalist future, where the greedy reign supreme. At times, I still do.

However, one thing has happened since I got into crypto. I discovered the beauty of decentralization; how when the given the tools, individuals can protect themselves from the overreaching state or corporate entity, and how, with this protection in place, they could choose what they truly wanted to be or to do. In a surprising number of cases they chose to do the unexpected...

There's a lot of misconceptions about anarchism. In the June 2023 issue of this newsletter, titled "

At the time I had just finished a short but succinct book by Noam Chomsky called 

. It features excerpts from his essays, books, and speeches and references to a number of iconic moments in anarchist history. I definitely recommend it.

Recently I picked up another text on this subject: an english version of a french book whose translated title is 

. In it, Francis Dupuis–Déri, a professor of political science, specializing in anarchy debates with his father the merits of anarchism, citing historical movements, academic writings, and rationalist arguments.

It was through this book that I learned about Pyotr ("Peter") Kropotkin, the geographer and anarchist philosopher who debated Marx and other prominent socialist and communist. Like 

 who I wrote about in “All Together Now,”

Elements of anarcho-communism, anarcho-syndicalism, and market socialism can be found throughout crypto, even while many of its loudest proponents decry these ideologies. But debating the merits of socialism versus capitalism is not something I intend to do in this particular issue of the newsletter. Rather I've brought up Kropotkin because of a specific book that he wrote.

Kropotkin's work in the sciences led him to examine the writings of Darwin and his contemporaries through a socialist lens. In one of his most well-known books, Mutual Aid: A Factor of Evolution (available for free 

), he points to the flaws in what would later be come to be known as 

, Darwin himself backtracked on the idea of survival of the fittest from his earlier work 

—on which social darwinists base their entire worldview.

He argued that Darwin could point to far more examples of pluralism in nature than of individualism. Species that survive often do so by providing forms of 

Kropotkin was using science to explain the virtues of socialist and communist principals. And while I won't claim his assertions are without their own flaws, one thing feels true to me: helping others feels natural, moral, and right; whatever any of those words truly means.

I suspect that this is why, when blockchain technology entered the fray, it wasn't long before people came up with ways to use it for collective, not just personal gain; for support, not just transactionality.

Regardless of your feelings about the term, we in the midst of the transition to web3. This is in part because so much of the web can now interact with blockchain, and in part because so much of the web (outside of twitter, google, and facebook's platforms) can interoperate. You see I would argue that data portability is as much a feature of “web3” as blockchain. And it all began with Bandcamp.

Well perhaps, not Bandcamp, but it was an idea, forged in the successes of that platform, fuelled by the dream of direct artist-to-fan relationships that inspired a movement, no exodus, from gate-kept marketplaces who stole the lion's share and could make or break an artist's career, to so-called “patronage platforms.” The most notable of these platforms, is Patreon (although Substack comes close).

The idea is simple: you like what I do? Support me, so that I can continue to do so. This works well for established creators who can bring an audience with them, releasing themselves from the shackles of big platforms' terms of service and monopoly rents. But, interestingly, these platforms provide something that the algorithmic feeds and ad-powered models can't: a sustainable business model for niche creators.

I've written a lot about my belief in the patronage model, including why I believe web3 is a better home for it, and why blockchain is the perfect tool for creatives. I consolidated the majority of these opinions into my blog post ”

In that post I talk about an idea I've espoused on social media dozens of times: that NFTs are nothing more than a proof-of-payment, which makes them the perfect technology for patronage. Think about it: each time I write these articles, if you like what you read, you can mint them on Mirror or Paragraph, support my work financially, and get an onchain collectible that essentially says to everyone who sees it that you are a fan, a believer, a patron.

Every time you encounter an NFT of a song, an artwork, a piece of writing, etc you can decide, all hype aside, whether or not you want to support the person who minted that NFT. If the answer is yes, and you can afford to, you know what to do. If the answer is no, then you'll have to either decide if you want to speculate on its future value, or quell your fomo some other way.

Blockchain cryptocurrencies can be sent near instantly across borders to anyone with a wallet. That means they are, by far, the best means of providing support of the most socially acceptable variety: charitable giving.

We've seen the power of this unleashed since the war in Ukraine began with organizations like The Giving Block coming to the forefront to provide cryptocurrency donation services for traditional non-profits. In fact, if you want to support Palestinians in their time of need—aside from calling on your politicians to demand a permanent ceasefire—you can use The Giving Block to donate to the UNRWA (

) to name just a couple of organizations.

Because of the way cryptocurrency works, allowing for peer-to-peer payments, it's also perfect for direct giving in circumstances where you know the address of the person or group you want to support. Just be aware of the consequences of publicly surveilled blockchains and absurdly capricious regulators. It’s in your best interest to be aware of rules around international money transfers in your jurisdiction before sending crypto. And obviously you want to know who you're sending to and not support anyone doing anything illegal or against your own principals and morals.

As Kropotkin suggested, support is an inherent social behaviour, so its no wonder that with the advent of blockchain technology that online social communities sprung up and created tools for onchain mutual aid. There are a number of such tools but perhaps the most well known are 

The key distinction between onchain mutual aid and onchain venture capital (as we see with ICOs) is the expectation of profit. Givers on platforms like Gitcoin are helping to reward and finance underfunded projects, usually in the open-source world. They provide funding, without the expectation of any return, for what are called 

Essentially public goods are those which are freely available and not limited in supply like air. Digitally speaking, we think of open-source software as a public good but interestingly, since the advent of funding mechanisms like Gitcoin, the discussion about “what is a public good” has evolved.

People wonder if a public good can have a fee attached, if it can be profitable, if it has to be broadly useful or if niche goods, when available for everyone, qualify. This is even more contentious thanks to Optimism, or to be more specific, the Optimism Collective.

The third round of Optimism's Retroactive Public Goods Funding (RPGF3) experiment is currently in the voting phase and debates about what qualifies as a public good are getting heated. In many ways, the debate is about what should be funded at all. Is it those things that match the strictest definition of a public good? Do voters consider financial need?

It's a complex subject and I won't claim to have the answers. But I will say that I believe there are some projects which are definitely worth considering for votes. These projects offer something of value, for free, like, for example, educational content, and are not funded by some larger, more extractive entity.

Of course, I'm being a bit tongue in cheek. You see I am a nominee for RPGF3 in the Education category. Several months ago, I looked for good content about Optimism's modular OP Stack and what it would mean for the future of Optimism as well as the rest of the Ethereum ecosystem. I couldn't find a single article that did a good job of explaining this complex system. So what did I do? I spent a full month, perusing every doc, gathering every blog post, watching every video from developer conferences, and listening to every podcast episode, and I wrote what I believe is still the most informative and easy to read explainer on the OP Stack to date.

The secret to scaling Ethereum is open-source, modularity, and Optimism.

Foundation: Bedrock & The OP Stack, Explained

I implore you to read that article, and to any voters reading, if you believe that article and my other educational content adds value to the Optimism ecosystem, please consider voting for me.

This project is still woefully underfunded.

In last month's newsletter, I talked about my experimental crowdfunding campaign to try to raise money to buy a laptop. For years, I've been creating all my content on a work-issued macbook that I may soon lose access to.

Unfortunately that campaign came to an end without reaching its goal and only one of the people who pledged support decided to carry on with their support afterwards. On the bright side, something completely unexpected happened in the middle of all this.

First, I had received the Celestia airdrop, and while I sold it immediately (a decision that would later prove to be 

), I was able to set several hundred dollars aside in savings. Then, unexpectedly, one of my Mirror articles was featured in a quest on Layer3, and a number of people decided to collect the article.

PoolTogether is the pinnacle of of prize savings

This is What Saving Looks Like

In fact, that article, all about PoolTogether v5, became by most collected article by far earning me over $1000, which I combined with basically every dollar of my savings to purchase a refurbished Macbook Air M2.

So while the campaign was not exactly successful and I am still in a financially tough position, I am no longer reliant on a work laptop and thus have a certain amount of security to continue this project into the foreseeable future. So thank you to everyone who minted that article 

I've already been using my new laptop to make content, including my first Youtube video in a year! Check it out 

Don't forget to like and subscribe! And if you want to collect this video as an NFT, 

If you like what you've read and seen and you want to contribute to help me replenish my savings and fund other costs of this project like website domain renewal, software subscriptions, gas costs etc, consider minting my articles on Mirror.

Alternatively you can mint my patronage NFT on 

. I worked together with a skilled animator named Joshua Franco, who worked on Robot Chicken and several other shows, to create a charming animation out of real clay which serves as the visual for this onchain token of support.

In the future, this token could unlock special perks like airdrops and token-gated extras, but for now it offers one unique perk...

This month's question comes from the incredibly talented 

 in last month's newsletter. elle contributed to the laptop crowdfunding, and I'm beyond grateful for the generosity, not to mention the excellent question. So let's get into it!

This is such a perfect question, especially with all that's been happening around OpenAI. I think we're all worried that AI is going to be in the hands of people who really don't care about the quality of its inputs or outputs or the safety of its use cases.

I could answer your question sarcastically, by simply saying "yes," but I won't do that. At least not in so few words 

You know, I always say about web3 that “it's just the internet.” It's an evolution of what came before; a stepping stone towards whatever comes next. I think in a lot of ways this era of AI can be viewed in the same way.

Some people might be inclined to call this era “AI 1.0” but I think that's giving too much credit to Sam Altman and not enough credit to Alan Turing. Even if we ignore the 20th century advancements that paved the way for modern AI, that modernity should still be considered nearly 20 years old.

The techniques that GPT and Dall-E use are the closely related to what we've seen in so many other places, without ever calling it AI. YouTube's caption generation, Facebook's facial recognition and tagging, Snapchats "augmented reality" filters all make use of deep-learning, large language models, and computer vision. The core strength of OpenAI's software, however, is the interface.

It looks like a chat window, complete with the illusion that the AI is typing its response. This makes it feel human. Sometimes disturbingly so. But it's still just a really good 

 large language model. The uncanny humanness of it, combined with tons of marketing, and market mania has led to a huge influx of capital, and so the pace of advancement has accelerated and will likely continue to accelerate for years to come.

So back to your question: do I think AI is good or bad for the internet? Yes.

It will undeniably be both. In ways that create their own unique externalities. The way we solve each of the negative outcomes will determine whether we view it in a more positive or negative light, but regardless of our views, there will undoubtedly be as much good as there is bad.

And as far as indiscernible bot activity: that's another resounding yes. But, you know, look at spam email. It's horrible. But we accept that it exists and we have found ways to circumvent it. We'll just need to add some tools to help us filter the spam and teach ourselves not to engage with scams.

The thing is, the internet was always a dangerous place, so the important thing is to arm ourselves with knowledge, skepticism, patience, and kindness. In other words: humanity. So long as we have these tools, we should be just fine poking around the AI-hivemind that is the future internet.

I hope that answered your question. If not, I'm sure GPT-4 can do a better job 

I feel like I've been talking forever though, so let's wrap this up with some...

In October, venture capitalist Marc Andreesen wrote a so-called Techno-Optimist's Manifesto which was not so much about techno-optimism as it was an incessantly pro-capitalist scrawl. I read that long and repetitive piece of crap twice start to finish and it left me less bullish technology than I have ever been.

Fortunately, I wasn't alone in that sentiment and there have been countless critiques of Andreesen's "manifesto." There have also been so many memes and parodies; my favourite is 

A few days ago, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin shared his take on techno-optimism. While I don't agree with all of it, it's far more coherent and well-reasoned than its inspiration. I read it three times, and I would say that if you read one piece on techno-optimism, make it this one 

My own feelings about techno-optimism are warm, but nuanced. I believe in a future that is vastly brighter than the present thanks to radically transformative technology, and I believe in humans and humanity. I reject the mentality that the best we should try to do is to keep the world roughly the same as today but with less greed and more public healthcare.

My techno-optimism

Next up, I wanted to share this little blog post from Cory Doctorow, the prolific writer and author of 

The post, called "The (open) web is good, actually" ponders where we lost the soul of the internet, it's open roots. Here's a quote from the article that I loved.

The great irony of the platformization of the internet is that platforms are intermediaries, and the original promise of the internet that got so many of us excited about it was disintermediation - getting rid of the middlemen that act as gatekeepers between community members, creators and audiences, buyers and sellers, etc.

Pluralistic: The (open) web is good, actually (13 Nov 2023)

And finally, something completely different. Ever since Elon took over twitter, I've found social networks tire me out, mentally. I think it's good, like a sign that I've broken the addiction or the spell that held me captive on the feed. I find myself wanting to do other things. I take a phone-free hour every day now. I go for more walks, read more, and recently started playing video games again.

I own a Nintendo Switch and I've been enjoying the recent remake of Mario RPG, a game that I absolutely loved to play on the Super Nintendo when I was young. As I'm over halfway done, I decided to take a break and I've been playing a newly discovered (but actually old) gem of a game: The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap for Gameboy Advance.

 because I was so surprised that I'd never played this game before. I can't put it down, I'm enjoying it so much. So my recommendation, besides that you should go out and get yourself an emulator and a rom of this game (sorry not sorry, Nintendo), is that you should check out this wonderfully nerdy episode of the Vergecast about video game preservation and emulation 

The flagship podcast of horizontal scan lines.

The fight to save old games - The Vergecast

And with that, happy holidays, and until the new year,

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Building for good.

Thumbs Update: Pillars of Support

Just Another Crowd

Links, commentary, occasional rants by Sean Bonner sent out irregularly.

His songs were simultaneously beautiful and horrific, heartbreaking and lustful. From The Nips, to The Pogues, to The Popes. Glorious. Disgusting. The picture that he painted of life, from the down trodden to the rebels to the lovers to the adventurers, was more vivid and authentic than anything his peers were doing at the time.

Contrast “A Pair of Brown Eyes” with “Boys From The County Hell” with “Old Main Drag” with “Sunny Side of the Street” and try to find that musical and topical range anywhere else. I dare you. Shane could write in a way that made a homeless drunk sound glamorous and aspirational, effortlessly bouncing between politics to religion to sex to every other aspect of the human experience. Poppy upbeat songs about the broken underbelly of it all right into slow beautiful songs about lost love. He could make straight edge kids want to drink whiskey with a song. God I fucking loved this guy. His ‘Friends of Shane’ is the only fanclub I ever joined, and in hindsight regret how many times I wrote in asking if Shane had been to a dentist recently.

I was introduced to The Pogues with “If I Should Fall From Grace With God” and it shattered my entire idea of what punk rock was and could be, and set me off on a journey that would lead from Gainesville Florida to decrepit pubs in the back alleys of Cork, and basement record stores in Dublin. It’s possible that I may have taken some of the same roads that I did if I’d never heard of Shane but I think it would have been far less likely.

 if you want to read more of my thoughts on him.  I was just telling Jason Dooley that I remember the first time I saw Shane and The Popes in Chicago I was disappointed when the show started because he shuffled out on stage and was so obviously drunk already. Right away I started thinking of every other experience where I’d seen a band come out drunk and just suck. But not here, immediately I was like ‘holy crap’ the band was sharp and on it, and there was a dude who kept bringing Shane out lit cigarettes and beers mid song, without missing a beat, and he delivered completely. Shane actually puked during a song, right in the middle on stage, but wasn't phased at all and kept going right into the next verse. It was the most rock and roll thing I've ever seen, to this day. Long live Shane.

I also wrote about a show that I didn't go to recently

, it's actually less about the show and more about wrestling with personal anxiety and growing up and fitting in and finding a place you belong, and also not fitting in there anymore. It's seriously introspective but maybe some of you will relate to it. It was a hard piece to write, but I think it helped. I forgot how much writing like this has always been my best therapy.

One final music bit, if you like lofi and hiphop then you need to immediately check out the new track from 8TARI. 

So this was a wild one. I'm a fan of Jerry Saltz, I'm also a fan of Refik Anadol. I own work by both of them. I don't love everything they've done, but I like more than I dislike, and agree more than I disagree. This year Refik has had a big piece installed in the lobby at MoMA in NY and back in February Jerry reviewed it for New York Magazine. 

. More accurately, he said he didn't see what all the fuss was about, that he felt it was mediocre and became predictable 30 seconds in. I disagree, but he's certainly welcome to his own opinion.

Now, in most other cases when a well known art critic gives a high profile work a "meh" review one of a few things happens. Most often, nothing happens, people understand that different people have different opinions and get on with their lives. Sometimes an artist will use a bad review as motivation, in a kind "I'll show them!" way and funnels that emotion back into their work. Very rarely you end up with someone naked in a street waving a gun and screaming. None of that happened here. This is even crazier.

If you are unfamiliar, in addition to reviewing art in NY, Jerry Saltz frequently travels and gives talks. I saw him speak in Los Angeles in the mid 2000's and it was delightful. I still laugh thinking about how he said the very first thing he thinks every time he meets someone is "could I be married to this person?" and then based on that answer decides how the conversation will progress. Anyway, during COVID the talk circuit dried up and Jerry really leaned into social media. Now, dude was almost 70 so that's quite the feat in and of itself, but even better is that he often used it self depreciatingly. He'd latch on to criticism of his reviews and "pick fights" with people, often involving him photoshopping himself into hilarious photos. It was usually obviously tongue in cheek, and he developed quite a following by doing it.

So anyway, he gives Refik a "meh" review and goes about his life. But the internet doesn't just let that slide, Refik has a posse and they are pissed and they demand Jerry take back everything he said and issue a new review saying Refik is a genius or whatever. Jerry lols. Because, yeah right. So he starts having fun with this and starts on Twitter calling Refik's work a screensaver which makes the Refik fanbois even angrier. This goes on for months, with the occasional barb here and there setting the whole thing off again. Finally, earlier this month things came to a head when 

Refik replied to Jerry directly on Twitter

. This was not his best moment, and probably not Jerry's either. Refik took the "you never talked to me" stance and Jerry took the "I never talk to an artist before writing about their work" stance and Refik took the "you don't matter!" stance and it just devolved from there. 

A lot of Refik fans jumped on Jerry, saying he was a nobody just trolling for engagement which is not true, and a lot of Jerry fans jumped on Refik saying he isn't a real artist. It got nasty. And this is the point that I'm taking way too long to get to - Jerry wrote about Refik's art, not about Refik. But this turned into personal attacks in all directions and is an example of how polarized the world has become, that for so many people the only way to deal with an opinion they don't agree with is to entirely demonize the other person. There was no "Jerry is a thoughtful critic who just didn't like this piece" it was all "Jerry is an idiot" and there was no "Refik is a talented artist but this piece doesn't work for me" it was all "Refik is a moron with a computer."

It's sad honestly. I miss the days when you could like someone and just disagree with them on something. Or separate a piece of work that you don't like from the person who made it. I don't like this all or nothing thing we have now. It's a bad look for everyone, and we lose all the nuance and rich discussion that you get when people who respect each other can discuss a topic to which they've reached conflicting conclusions. Anyway, the result here is that 

Refik announced he is now in discussion with Jerry and they've kind of made up personally

. Which not puts all their fans who took a scorched earth stance in an awkward position.

 which is kind of like a blockchain tamagotchi. Well, exactly like a blockchain tamagotchi. I mean, that's what it is, it's a tamagotchi on the blockchain. It's on Base, an Ethereum L2 and if you are into that kind of thing it's sort of fun. I have one invite code for whoever wants it ( fp-49iauru ) and if that gets used and someone else wants one just ping me online somewhere and I'll find another. But also, manage the expectation. You get a pet and have to feed it or it dies. And you can bonk other pets, but there's not a ton more happening right now. 

Next month I'll be briefly swinging through Miami for a day of Art Basel and Crytpopunk adventures, then bouncing to Los Angeles to try and clear some stuff out of storage. Looking to quickly sell some music equipment, maybe some art and furniture. If we know each other in person keep an eye on my instagram and get ready for high five hand shake cash money exchanges. No shipping, no holding, in person only, fast fast fast.

OK, that's all for today kids. I hope you are well.

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maribz

 (con el apoyo del equipo de investigación de EigenLayer)

En la entrada de hoy, vamos a descubrir algunas ideas y tareas interesantes que los operadores de EigenLayer pueden ejecutar y explicar: cómo pueden impulsar rápidamente la innovación abierta descentralizada.

EigenLayer es sencillo. Crea un mercado de trabajo para que los más de 900.000 operadores de Ethereum y más (es decir, ordenadores de todo el mundo que ejecutan el software de Ethereum) realicen más tareas descentralizadas para ganar recompensas adicionales. Serán castigados y fulminados si ejecutan maliciosamente las nuevas tareas.

El restablecimiento se produce cuando los inversores delegan su participación en estos operadores para proporcionar seguridad económica, de forma que la participación total recortable > beneficio de la corrupción del operador.

En este sentido, cualquier protocolo que necesite un conjunto de ordenadores descentralizados que realicen tareas para ellos puede emplear operadores de EigenLayer (operadores de Ethereum y ordenadores que opten por ejecutar más tareas a través de EigenLayer) y crear rápidamente su propio conjunto de redes descentralizadas.

 el staking multicadena latinoamericano, que está revolucionado el ecosistema de prueba de participación de Ethereum, con la mejor tecnología DVT, auditorías y comunidad, ahora fijando el curso del financiamiento en bienes públicos. Primer LST de Aurora y líder en Near, así que brillan con su experiencia. Ayúdanos a descentralizar la capa de consenso.

Actualmente, los rollups sólo admiten modos lentos. Para los optimistic rollups, las transacciones tardan siete días en liquidarse, y para los rollups zk, son 12 min. Esto está muy bien, pero ¿qué ocurre si quieres realizar operaciones rápidas y atómicas o acciones que requieran una liquidación y confirmación instantáneas?

Fast Finality es un sistema que permite a cualquier rollup y L2 declarar que un bloque específico de transacciones puede llevar a un compromiso de estado concreto. Esto significa esencialmente que cualquier cosa que creas que está liquidada en la blockchain lo está en realidad y puede liquidarse casi instantáneamente (de lo contrario, habrá mucho dinero y participación cortada).

Con Fast Finality, los rollups pueden funcionar ahora tanto en modo rápido como lento.

En "modo rápido", los nodos de esta capa pueden validar instantáneamente las confirmaciones, garantizando la seguridad económica si la mayoría está de acuerdo. Cuando pasamos al "modo lento", las confirmaciones pasan por un periodo de impugnación, que se utiliza cuando hay sospechas de comportamiento malicioso.

Mejora de la seguridad de blockchain frente a reorganizaciones (Reorgs) aprovechando la confianza económica de Ethereum. Utilizando un cliente ligero, los operadores de Ethereum confirman que el encabezado del último bloque finalizado no ha sido doblemente firmado.

La nueva norma de confirmación de transacciones requiere la finalización por parte de la cadena y una atestación de las partes interesadas de Eigenlayer. Obtener la resistencia a la reorganización de Ethereum depende del establecimiento de la confianza económica a través de EigenLayer.

Shamir Secret Sharing ayuda a los usuarios a dividir los secretos entre varias partes y a liberarlos sólo cuando se cumple una condición. Esto puede lograrse utilizando operadores de nodo EigenLayer que se comprometen a almacenar secretos, y pueden ser recortados si no liberan el secreto cuando se cumple la condición.

Actualmente, algunos protocolos están explorando el uso de TEE (Entornos de Ejecución de Confianza) como forma alternativa de garantizar algunos cálculos, como la ejecución de subastas privadas o la garantía de que algunos datos son a prueba de manipulaciones.

Los protocolos pueden mejorar su seguridad aprovechando los TEE y construyendo una red TEE descentralizada, conocida como Comités TEE, a través de EigenLayer.

La combinación de TEE y comités mejora estrictamente la fiabilidad de cualquier comité sin TEE, exigiendo tanto la connivencia de la mayoría con el comité como una violación del modelo de seguridad del TEE para comprometer el sistema. Múltiples modelos TEE, como Intel SGX, ARM TrustZone, y Amazon Nitro, pueden ser requeridos dentro del Comité TEE, exigiendo la firma de cada modelo.  EigenLayer proporciona confianza descentralizada, mientras que la confianza económica se puede pedir prestada cuando es posible el recorte.

Los comités TEE también ofrecen privacidad, lo que los hace adecuados para escenarios que requieren integridad del programa y privacidad simultáneamente.

Las pruebas de los detractores introducen un enfoque innovador para gestionar las pruebas en la cadena, dando prioridad a la eficiencia y la rentabilidad. En este sistema, las pruebas se aceptan inicialmente de forma optimista, sin verificación inmediata en la cadena, con el supuesto de que las partes conocidas como "detractores" sólo interactuarán con las pruebas cuando identifiquen errores. Una desventaja de las pruebas de los detractores es que deben funcionar en un modelo más sólido, ya que requiere suposición, sincronía, resistencia a la censura y al menos una parte honesta.

Sin embargo, las pruebas de Naysayer son especialmente adecuadas para sistemas de pruebas con estructuras repetitivas o aplicaciones de varias rondas y encuentran aplicación en pruebas de apertura de compromisos polinómicos FRI, esquemas de firma digital segura poscuántica y barajados verificables.

Por último, difieren de las pruebas de fraude en que se centran en identificar desacuerdos en la evaluación del circuito del verificador, lo que las hace significativamente más eficientes.

La mayoría de las aplicaciones tienen un disyuntor incorporado, llamado de forma diferente según el protocolo, pero en principio, es la capacidad de pausar todo un protocolo o desactivar funciones específicas. Al considerar este concepto, imaginemos que esta responsabilidad pudiera descargarse en los validadores de Ethereum. La red de nodos supervisaría esta función de interrupción del circuito y, si el protocolo se comportara mal -se pausara demasiado tarde o se pausara cuando no fuera apropiado hacerlo-, podría ser eliminado.

Utilizar la red de confianza de Ethereum para supervisar el protocolo, fomentando el buen comportamiento y desalentando el malo.

Existe una dependencia inherente a los servicios de RPC como Alchemy e Infura, en los que se presume que los datos proporcionados son exactos y fiables. Sin embargo, estos servicios no son infalibles y siempre existe un pequeño riesgo de que los datos se vean comprometidos o sean falsos.

El RPC descentralizado es un diseño de AVS que no sólo gestionaría estos servicios, sino que también afirmaría las firmas, añadiendo una capa adicional de responsabilidad. Este sistema reforzaría la confianza identificando cualquier discrepancia o error en los datos y responsabilizando a las partes implicadas.

Los puntos de verificación desempeñan un papel crucial en la mejora de la seguridad y la eficiencia del sistema PoS de Ethereum. Ayudan a prevenir ataques, reducen los requisitos de almacenamiento de datos para los validadores y garantizan la seguridad y estabilidad del historial de Ethereum. Entra en juego la subasta de slots, un concepto en el que la próxima selección de validadores puede subastar sus slots de antemano.

Durante cada periodo de control, se da a conocer al público la siguiente selección de próximos validadores, y cada uno de estos validadores podría subastar su propio slot con antelación, eliminando la necesidad de pasar por MEV-Boost durante su slot de proponente.

Este planteamiento proporcionaría a los operadores mejores ejecuciones en diversos periodos de tiempo y contribuiría a una gestión más eficaz de los riesgos de ejecución. La aplicación implicaría compromisos de validador, tanto fuera de la cadena como dentro de ella, con posibilidad de recorte.

La criptografía de umbral ofrece una solución potencial para las aplicaciones que protegen contra el "front-running" selectivo y mejoran la privacidad en la cadena. El concepto básico consiste en utilizar un mensaje cifrado como ejemplo, en el que al menos k de n firmantes pueden resolver el descifrado, pero menos de k no pueden hacerlo.

 debe ser grande, y se necesita un conjunto de firmantes descentralizado para mitigar tanto los ataques de colusión como los de liveness. Este conjunto descentralizado de nodos puede heredarse de EigenLayer.

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