⬇️ My Thoughts ⬇️
GPT-4 outperforms both, carbon-based financial analysts (humans) and purpose-specific ANNs While the former is understandable, the latter is surprising. The broader context of an LLM appears to be more important than the specialized multi-dimensionality of an ANN
🔴 GDP is a useless metric 🔴 A country may resort to debt, inject that debt into the economy, and see nominal GDP figures raise, without producing value. This is a recipe for an economic bubble Debt-to-GDP ratio presents a much clearer picture (smaller is better)👇
I invite you to check your country's net exports as a % of GDP and be surprised 😳 GDP comprises of numerous measures, some of which don't have any relation to the produced value Net exports provide a more objective measure of self-sustainability and relative value
Additional insights from a practical perspective can be found here 👇 🔗
🚀 BRICS Digital Currency: Cryptocurrency on a Public Blockchain 🪙 In this article, we explore how the #BRICS currency can be implemented on a public #blockchain and challenge the claims made in "Digital Money Options for the BRICS" for #Web3 🧵👇
🔍 Ever wondered how zkSNARKs & zkSTARKs ACTUALLY work under the hood? 🤔 🔐 These #ZeroKnowledge protocols offer a novel way to PROVE computations without revealing the computation itself! 🤯 ⛓️ Native match with #blockchain 🧵 Let's dive in 👇 http
zkSNARKs & zkSTARKs: Disrupting Verifiable Computation Explore how these #ZeroKnowledge protocols SURPASS the #EVM's model, opening a world of possibilities for #Web3 applications Deep dive ARTICLE Let's unravel the key insights
Great idea! A use-case leveraging one of the unique value-propositions of the verifiable computational model offered by Zero-Knowledge Proofs and recursive zkSNARKs
It's easy to blame it on the devs or the ecosystem. A fair assessment compares solutions within the ecosystem. Good, innovate and disruptive solutions? Likely a dev issue. If not - the ecosystem. Remember to take the critical mass into consideration
Individuality isn't about opposing the majority. It's about thinking for yourself In product, it's not about doing something or avoiding something. It's about doing what increases value, and not doing what diminishes value
Very interesting to see the #BitcoinEFT used as a liquidity exit And only a few days ago the supply APY on most FIAT stable coins was over 20% on #AAVE You could mistake this for a bullish sign, in an apparent short of FIAT for #crypto Always analyze the big picture
A good software engineer follows the best practices. A great software engineer follows the best practices which are compatible with the goal, the mission, and the vision. In practice this makes suboptimal architecture acceptable in exchange for flexibility.
The point of software is to be able to iterate fast. 100% of software can be replaced with hardware, but nobody wants to hardcode circuits (except for the #ZK crowd 😄). Iteration is its value proposition This is why software products that take years to deliver don't make sense
A little trip into circular dependencies in TypeScript will make you appreciate Python's local imports even more
Just to re-iterate on this further: the iPhone's 0-click exploit broke the ARM processor's authentication mechanism for pointers, thus allowing the malware to perform arbitrary signatures of arbitrary pointers, thus breaking their authentication & integrity guarantees http
A small insight into the meticulous care that is necessary in designing #DeFi tokens with sound economic value principles ⬇️
🟢 The first battery of tests has just been launched! 🔵 Authenticated metadata commitments are coming too. This will allow for a cryptographic association between metadata and the geolocation 🟣 Such features are infeasible without the recursive zkSNARK architecture of $MINA
#DeFi only makes sense with private data. This is infeasible on Ethereum, but trivial on $MINA. Zero-Knowledge will lead to mass adoption of #DeFi, enabling its Cambrian explosion. Of course, you can also bridge $MINA to Ethereum. This is by design. Big things are coming.
The negative connotation associated with 'weirdness' is a product of insecurity and fragile ego. Always remember: your ego can be trained and developed through deliberate mental and physical effort.