Orb is imho like touching grass.
While CT and other spaces is 99.99% price hype-panic.
In @orb there’s always a building excitement feeling.
No price talk. No stress. Just like touching grass.
Morning thought 🌄
"Be more concerned with your character than with your reputation, for your character is what you are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are."
Well-known venture capital firm a16z crypto has sent a message to cryptocurrency founders: You can finally breathe a sigh of relief when it comes to regulation.
a16z noted in a new post: "The good news is that there is now a path for constructive engagement with regulators and legislation that can bring regulatory clarity, and you should all feel empowered to explore all the breakthrough products and services supported by blockchain, including tokens."
The post, written by a16z crypto's head of policy and regulation and its general counsel, expressed optimistic expectations for the relaxation of regulation and governance in the cryptocurrency industry under the new administration, but the "vast majority" of speculation about the details of this system is just "noise."
The post specifically notes that token issuance is an activity founders can feel more confident about: “For many of you who have been put off using tokens to distribute project control and build community due to concerns about overregulation, now you should feel more confident that your project can use tokens as a legal, compliant tool.”
Authors Miles Jennings, Brian Quintenz, and Michele Korver also mentioned a16z’s plans for the next year: “Next year, we will advocate for clear regulatory frameworks that promote and support innovation and decentralization… We will also soon release new guidance on the use of Decentralized Nonprofit Associations (DUNAs) that are designed to be U.S.-based, insulate token holders from liability, manage tax and compliance requirements, and promote more economic activity,” and mentioned Wyoming’s unique law on DAOs.
While the post is generally optimistic, the authors also note that some actions may still fall foul of regulators, “While we may have more flexibility to experiment, we must not forget that the fundamental regulatory principles that apply to blockchain systems remain the same,” and advise founders to “continue to focus on eliminating centralized aspects or reliance on trust in your projects, as these areas will continue to receive regulatory scrutiny.”
This is not a settlement on Mars, but an image of a hotel in the Rum Valley in Jordan.
day 1 progress on ai agents interacting onchain.
This is leveraging coinBase’s AgentKit running locally on my macbook with a custom prompt I wrote for my Gal Wynn Cerebus.
So far it can create tokens, transfer assets and even swap ETH for memecoins.
It can even tweet its thought process to Twitter.
Today I will be researching langchain tools that can allow it to look up real time market data. Does anyone have a recommended approach for this?
Ann Patchett is a hugely popular writer. She was a Pulitzer finalist for her book The Dutch House. Her most recent novel, Tom Lake, was a New York Times bestseller. But she’s perhaps most well known for her 2001 book Bel Canto.
It tells the story of a group of strangers taken hostage somewhere in Latin America. It’s lyrical and heartbreaking and it has been adapted into an opera and a movie. Overall, it’s been a massively successful book. And Patchett recently decided to do a fascinating thing: She published an annotated version of Bel Canto with her own handwritten notes in the margins.
She calls out clunky turns of phrase, confusing plot points, repetitive language. She also gives herself credit for good writing and thoughtful observations about the human condition. But mainly, she is owning her shortcomings. Which feels like a bold quality that we need more of.
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Keir Starmer will join Emmanual Macron in Paris for the French Armistice Day service in a pointed show of European solidarity days after Donald Trump’s re-election, with Ukraine and defence on the agenda for private talks between the two leaders.
The visit will have a symbolic element with Starmer becoming the first UK leader to attend France’s national commemoration event since Winston Churchill in 1944.
No 10 and the Élysée are said to be hoping it would be a significant European moment for France and the UK, two leading Nato powers, amid fears on the continent of the future of the alliance after Trump’s re-election.
The prime minister will fly to Paris early on Monday to attend the event with French and British veterans to mark the 80th anniversary of the start of the liberation of France.