A16z’s recent $70 million throw at EigenLayer, in particular for EigenCloud. They’re betting everything on verifiable computation. This idea lets you verify off-chain happenings right on-chain. EigenDA, EigenVerify, EigenCompute – it all seems so cutting edge. I’m getting a strong smell of déjà vu. Is this going to be the...
Enter Own, the new Web3 social platform that aims to deliver TikTok-like quick-loading, short-form content with crypto payments and blockchain-powered transparency. A crucial question lingers: Is logging everything on the Base Layer 2 blockchain a genuine revolution for content ownership, or just a brilliantly disguised marketing ploy with potentially dangerous...
The SEC’s hardline approach to crypto regulation has resulted in an industry-wide chilling effect. This is particularly impactful to retail investors and the vibrant creator economy in Southeast Asia, pored over in detail by Ripple’s case. Now it is time to recognize the harm and map a path ahead to...
We stand at a precipice. The unyielding advance of Artificial Intelligence offers unprecedented progression, but equally includes the harbingers of a dystopian reality. Bias in algorithms, mass manipulation, job displacement — these are all very real concerns. Irresponsible AI advancement is driving all of this and cutting off millions from...
