Authenticating Charles Hoskinson

Key Insights:

• Cardano’s TVL increased 166% QoQ and 693% YoY. Cardano’s TVL ranking increased from 34th at the beginning of 2023 to 11th.

• Cardano’s stablecoin value increased 37% QoQ and 673% YoY. iUSD remained the market cap leader, but alternative solutions such as USDM are approaching mainnet.

• ADA’s price increased 127.2% QoQ, outpacing the overall crypto market’s increase of 53.8%.

• The specifications for Midnight were released, such as the use of Substrate. Midnight is a data-protection-focused partner chain/sidechain.

• Core infrastructure — such as SanchoNet, Hydra, and Mithril — continued development and testing.

Today's rant about the backwards, fearful institutions that are throwing a wrench in the spokes of algo-stablecoin innovation.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.bleh.au/post/1311371

> Binance Code and Internal Passwords Exposed on GitHub for Months > > Comment > > I hope nobody loses their shirt over this. > > Summary > > * Sensitive data exposed: Internal code, infrastructure diagrams, passwords, and other technical information were publicly accessible on GitHub for months. > * Source unclear: Unclear if an outside hacker or Binance employee accidentally uploaded the data. > * Potential risk: Information could be used by attackers to compromise Binance systems, though Binance claims "negligible risk". > * Data details: Included code related to passwords and multi-factor authentication, diagrams of internal infrastructure, and apparent production system passwords. > * Binance response: Initially downplayed the leak, later acknowledged data was theirs but downplayed risk. > * Current status: Data removed from GitHub via copyright takedown request. > * Unclear if any malicious actors accessed the data. > >

Charles elaborates on the state of decentralized twitter and verified tweets.

> Join us for a year-end celebration on Essential Cardano 360! > > As 2023 comes to a close, we're taking a journey through some of the highlights that made this year truly remarkable for the Cardano ecosystem. > > From the groundbreaking research at IOG to the launch of transformative projects from an array of builders, Cardano has seen unprecedented growth and success throughout the year. We'll be revisiting key moments, acknowledging the contributions of the Cardano community, and highlighting the achievements that shaped the age of Voltaire. > > From Valentine Upgrade, Wanchain's launch of the first cross-chain bridge, and global CIP-1694 workshops to Rare Evo, Cardano Summit and recent Cardano Ballot - let’s relive it all. > > As we bid farewell to 2023, we're excited about what the future holds for Cardano. From governance advancements to technological developments, the journey continues. We extend our gratitude to the Cardano360 show viewers, contributors, and the entire Cardano community for your support. Wishing everyone happy holidays from the IOG team! 🎉

> “This is the first major milestone in a series of iterations that’s going to evolve and grow Midnight from testnet to mainnet. What’s really exciting is we are at a point that we can have a frank conversation about the development model of Midnight. This is just the beginning.” > > – Charles Hoskinson, CEO, IOG

cross-posted from: https://infosec.pub/post/4512931 >https://nitter.net/ergo_platform/status/1720491727914463662 > > > Again, your inconsistencies with implementations and practice are hurting your data accuracy, period...and from the outcry of others on our previous post, it's clear it is widespread. > > > > Take @ethereum and @PancakeSwap in the below chart, blue line is market cap. Their 1:1 chain migrations had minimal effect. Now, look at #Ergo in the beginning, clearly #CMC's method of data display here is showing something that is not. > > > > Read about Ergo's early days here and EFYT: docs.ergoplatform.com/mining… > > > > CMC argues that it was a 1:1 swap, however...the total supply was drastically different, and they are ignoring that. > > > > Total Supply > > EFYT: 1,970,945 > > Erg: 97,739,924 > > The ratio here is almost 50:1 > > > > To anyone interested in accurate data, the chart should look similar to the blue market cap line in the picture below for Ergo. > > > > - @coingecko's solution was to start from mainnet. > > > > Solution: Fix the chart according to total supply ratio, or, start from mainnet and link to the EFYT chart in a note above the current chart. > > > > Inaccurate data can have a massive effect on adoption and their "first look" of a project as well as devs and businesses looking to purchase CMC's data feeds. Let's get it fixed! > > > > https://nitter.net/ergo_platform/status/1720821527363338449?s=46&t=unlmaZgiDE_T6t5A5mx21Q > > > You’ve now made a statement to other projects who want accurate data on #CMC: “Don’t question us, or we will make it worse”. Your updated note on our chart is a clear sign you prefer “don’t you dare correct us” rather than have data that is represented with accuracy. > > > > Your lack of understanding of total supply in relation to a 1:1 migration is downright worrisome. > > > > Please reflect our data properly. To clear up twisting our words for their benefit and their unprofessionalism, here is the full support chain: checkvist.com/p/dxdsOg9cQr7f… > > > > #cryptocurrency, @IOHK_Charles , @RichardMcCrackn , @cardano_whale , @SpectrumLabs_ , @nonkyc_exchange , @RosenBridge_erg we need your help to fight the bully. Please help us find a louder voice so that #CMC knows they can’t push around projects, even demanding money, as they see fit. > > > > Previous suggestion: > > vxtwitter.com/ergo_platform/… >

A post in the Cardano forum alerted me to the existence of this Matrix community, centered around Cardano.

I’ll put a link in the sidebar, as I feel that this Matrix room is one of the only instances of FOSS technologies being used for community discussion in the Cardano ecosystem besides this one.

It kind of blows my mind how dependent on centralized, closed-source technologies a community centered around a decentralized, open source technology is.

Discussions have started regarding extending lemmy's stack to serve our purposes for a decentralized, immutable, auditable forum for official governance discussion.

I'd love it if everyone could chime in on this topic.

I made this comment in the thread of this story.

> Probably a very unpopular thing to say: It would be interesting to see a middleman-free, decentralized version of Lyft/Uber where payments and ride-hailing are done with crypto and blockchain/smart contracts, driver ID’s using using DID’s, anonymized on-chain using homomorphic encryption. The hardest problem that I forsee with that tech is with dispute resolution. The idea stems from the opinion that the gig economy is great but the real problem (in matters not related to conflict resolution) is that the middleman takes a huge cut of the fare in exchange for doing almost nothing.

I was hoping that we could have a discussion about the pro's and cons of a crypto implementation of ride-sharing apps like Lyft and Uber.

For me, I don't think we'll see any implementation of this idea anytime soon because there are a lot of near-impossible issues for a decentralized organization to deal with in regards to conflict resolution.

However from my perspective, almost all other aspects of this tech seem to benefit from the elimination of a greedy middleman that does nothing other than connect two independent parties (one looking to get hired to drive and the other looking to get a ride in exchange for money).

Actually, this is a good reminder that the average person who hates NFT's is a complete hivemind idiot, equating all NFT's to moonboi scams when NFT's are simply UUID's for blockchain technologies.

From all technical points of view, the network works perfectly.

I've attached some interesting graphs to prove it. More info: https://cexplorer.io/

!block filling / capacity block filling / capacity

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!TPS progress and potential cap with same tx structure TPS progress and potential cap with same tx structure

x-posted from Reddit.

Why not start the week by sharing what makes our Lace wallet so special? ❣️

With an exciting future ahead of us, I’d like to invite you to help educate more and more users about self-custody wallets and spread the word. 🗣️

The Lace team prepared an infographic that pictures the essential features of Lace in a friendly and clear way. 🕶️

> In this very first episode of Mindplex Community Podcast, Dr. Mihaela Ulieru is joined by none other than Cardano's visionary founder, and CEO of IOG, Charles Hoskinson, to explore his dreams for the world, for Cardano, and for himself.

cross-posted from: https://infosec.pub/post/703765

> Could this be a potential instance operator stake pool tie-in?!?! That would be an excellent application for increasing the revenue of the instance operators and it would also force each instance to become more reliable. > > This prospect obviously excites me but I do remember a recent argument I read about the Cobra Effect. A game-theoretically designed voting reward/punishment system based on real-life rewards would have a massive effect on current dynamics of interaction. It would also help regular people earn money from creating decentralized community that is free from advertising influence.

Decentralized, autonomous funding mechanism for innovation and culture with automated withdrawal for approved proposals. Safe, fair, inclusive network neighborhood that empowers communities.

cross-posted from: https://infosec.pub/post/598701

> Video to Elon: How to Build Decentralized Twitter Using Doge and Cardano for Profit and Pleasure

We’re super excited to announce all the shiny new features and improvements that come with our newest Lace release. Buckle up, as we have some big news!

Sending digital assets is easier than ever

This is the big one! Transferring digital assets to other wallets is now even easier with ADA Handle. And easy is good, right? Now, instead of typing the wallet’s address, you can just enter $ along with the handle name, e.g. $adalovelace. Users can even personalize their handles and mint within the preview testing environment, so your wallet becomes even more you.

View your multi-address wallets

Get ready for another big one! As promised, we’ve found a way for you to be able to view and use multi-address HD wallets, like Daedalus, from within Lace. Look out for the one-time option to discover assets which will pop up when you restore a wallet in Lace.

Even more good stuff

We’re constantly looking for ways to make Lace as good as it possibly can be. Lace 1.3 is more responsive, so your browser view now adjusts to fit your screen size, enabling you to view Lace alongside other apps.

And if you’re reading all this and yet to give Lace a go, what are you waiting for? There’s never been a better time to try Lace.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/952336

> Sunday Panorama for the #CardanoCommunity \[Documentary\] Cardano Developers Hackathon Stories \[Teaser\], Argentina 2022 https://youtu.be/\_MBtxc7e1L4 via @YouTube Please check out the first two chapters and let us know what you think. The third one is coming soon :)! > > Part 1: https://youtu.be/qkDhWJacW\_g > > Part 2: https://youtu.be/riV\_TnHH8j8