DeFi in Ether vol.64
TL;DR
—$42.8B in DeFi this week with MakerDAO dominance 15.72%.
—Uniswap NFT marketplace aggregator live on mainnet. You can trade NFTs across major marketplaces to find more listings and better prices.
—Latest Aave News: Spotlight on Clutch, vote to deploy StakNet aTokens bridge, governance activity following bad debt, and more.
—Compound set borrowing caps on 10 assets in response to CRV-borrowing attack against Aave. Proposals 136 ‘CGP 2.0 by Questbook’ and 135 ‘Borrow Caps for Compound V2 Assets’ have passed successfully. Proposal 137 ‘Increase WETH Supply Cap in cUSDCv3’ has been queued.
—Synthetix Atomic Swaps V2 is live. The first two protocols to integrate with SNX Atomic Swaps are 1inch and Curve Finance.
—Bancor introduced Carbon. Carbon will generate protocol-earned fees that can be used to restore reserves in Bancor v2.1/v3. The Carbon Whitepaper is live.
—Maker Dai Savings Rate (DSR) increasing to 1%.
—Coinbase Wallet was forced to remove NFT transfers on iOS as Apple wanted transaction fees paid via in-app purchase (to collect their 30%).
— On 30 November, Gnosis underwent the Bellatrix hardfork upgrade for its Consensus Layer network. According to bordel.wtf, a website tracking the Gnosis merge, on the 7th of December at 23:44hrs UTC the Gnosis Beacon Chain will merge with Gnosis Chain. Gnosis.io is live.
—Highlights from 0xpo and ETHSanFrancisco. 0xpo — Crossroads 2022 recap.
—1inch Monthly Digest. 1inch Limit Order Protocol V3 was launched. The 1inch RabbitHole feature will protect MetaMask users from sandwich attacks, one of the most common ways of extracting MEV in DeFi.
—mStable officially released their Meta Vaults, a composable vault architecture built on ERC-4626.
—The latest Balancer Report is here.
—KyberSwap launches Aggregator on Solana. Kyber Network partners with Lido to bring the best wstETH liquidity to Ethereum Mainnet. THORSwap has integrated Kyber Network.
—dYdX V4 Milestone 2 is complete. The team has increased IMF to 20% for the following markets: 1INCH, CELO, COMP, ENJ, MKR, RUNE, SNX, and UMA.
—The following assets have now been added to the Enzyme universe: SHIB, cbETH, APE. Nexus Mutual is now offering insurance coverage on Enzyme’s v4 Sulu.
—Nexus Mutual has worked with Everstake to offer their users ETH Staking Cover to protect against major validator risks such as penalties, slashing events, and missed rewards. Recently, Aura and Enzyme v4 were both listed in the Nexus Mutual.
—Yearn’s new bribe platform for Curve gauge voting has been introduced. yBribe is a platform where vote-escrowed Curve (veCRV) holders can receive compensation from buyers interested in increasing CRV emissions to their Curve pool’s gauge.
—The Ren team has recently posted an update regarding how Ren will move forward from Alameda. Reminder that holders of Ren assets such as renBTC, renDOGE, renZEC. should bridge back their assets to the respective native chains ASAP, before the Ren 1.0 network is sunset next month.
—And more!
#DeFi #Defi_in_Ether #Ethereum https://medium.com/paradigm-research/defi-in-ether-49-in-defi-uniswap-nft-marketplace-aggregator-is-live-synthetix-atomic-swaps-v2-40538882f410
Biweekly update on the Ethereum DeFi ecosystem, 22nd November — 6th December$49B in DeFi, Uniswap Labs NFT marketplace aggregator is live, Synthetix Atomic Swaps V2 are here, Bancor introduced Carbon, mStable released Meta Vaults, The Gnosis merge on Dec 7, Kyber Network partners with Lido, dYdX V4 milestone 2 is complete, yBribe introduced, and much more!
TL;DR
—$42.8B in DeFi this week with MakerDAO dominance 15.72%.
—Uniswap NFT marketplace aggregator live on mainnet. You can trade NFTs across major marketplaces to find more listings and better prices.
—Latest Aave News: Spotlight on Clutch, vote to deploy StakNet aTokens bridge, governance activity following bad debt, and more.
—Compound set borrowing caps on 10 assets in response to CRV-borrowing attack against Aave. Proposals 136 ‘CGP 2.0 by Questbook’ and 135 ‘Borrow Caps for Compound V2 Assets’ have passed successfully. Proposal 137 ‘Increase WETH Supply Cap in cUSDCv3’ has been queued.
—Synthetix Atomic Swaps V2 is live. The first two protocols to integrate with SNX Atomic Swaps are 1inch and Curve Finance.
—Bancor introduced Carbon. Carbon will generate protocol-earned fees that can be used to restore reserves in Bancor v2.1/v3. The Carbon Whitepaper is live.
—Maker Dai Savings Rate (DSR) increasing to 1%.
—Coinbase Wallet was forced to remove NFT transfers on iOS as Apple wanted transaction fees paid via in-app purchase (to collect their 30%).
— On 30 November, Gnosis underwent the Bellatrix hardfork upgrade for its Consensus Layer network. According to bordel.wtf, a website tracking the Gnosis merge, on the 7th of December at 23:44hrs UTC the Gnosis Beacon Chain will merge with Gnosis Chain. Gnosis.io is live.
—Highlights from 0xpo and ETHSanFrancisco. 0xpo — Crossroads 2022 recap.
—1inch Monthly Digest. 1inch Limit Order Protocol V3 was launched. The 1inch RabbitHole feature will protect MetaMask users from sandwich attacks, one of the most common ways of extracting MEV in DeFi.
—mStable officially released their Meta Vaults, a composable vault architecture built on ERC-4626.
—The latest Balancer Report is here.
—KyberSwap launches Aggregator on Solana. Kyber Network partners with Lido to bring the best wstETH liquidity to Ethereum Mainnet. THORSwap has integrated Kyber Network.
—dYdX V4 Milestone 2 is complete. The team has increased IMF to 20% for the following markets: 1INCH, CELO, COMP, ENJ, MKR, RUNE, SNX, and UMA.
—The following assets have now been added to the Enzyme universe: SHIB, cbETH, APE. Nexus Mutual is now offering insurance coverage on Enzyme’s v4 Sulu.
—Nexus Mutual has worked with Everstake to offer their users ETH Staking Cover to protect against major validator risks such as penalties, slashing events, and missed rewards. Recently, Aura and Enzyme v4 were both listed in the Nexus Mutual.
—Yearn’s new bribe platform for Curve gauge voting has been introduced. yBribe is a platform where vote-escrowed Curve (veCRV) holders can receive compensation from buyers interested in increasing CRV emissions to their Curve pool’s gauge.
—The Ren team has recently posted an update regarding how Ren will move forward from Alameda. Reminder that holders of Ren assets such as renBTC, renDOGE, renZEC. should bridge back their assets to the respective native chains ASAP, before the Ren 1.0 network is sunset next month.
—And more!
#DeFi #Defi_in_Ether #Ethereum https://medium.com/paradigm-research/defi-in-ether-49-in-defi-uniswap-nft-marketplace-aggregator-is-live-synthetix-atomic-swaps-v2-40538882f410
Medium
DeFi in Ether: $49 in DeFi, Uniswap NFT marketplace aggregator is live, Synthetix Atomic Swaps V2…
Biweekly update on the Ethereum DeFi ecosystem vol.64, 22nd November — 6th December
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NS/ Silent synapses are abundant in the adult brain
—MIT neuroscientists discovered that the adult brain contains millions of ‘silent synapses’ — immature connections between neurons that remain inactive until they’re recruited to help form new memories.
—Researchers developed a new type of holographic microscope. It is said that the new microscope can achieve “see-through” the intact skull, and is capable of high-resolution 3D imaging of the neural network within a living mouse brain without removing the skull.
—A team of engineers at UC Santa Cruz has developed a new method for remote automation of the growth of cerebral organoids — miniature, three-dimensional models of brain tissue grown from stem cells. Cerebral organoids allow researchers to study and engineer key functions of the human brain with a level of accuracy not possible with other models. This has implications for understanding brain development and the effects of pharmaceutical drugs for treating cancer or other diseases.
—Neuroscientists have discovered that a specific type of brain cell could be a key player in making you feel the negative impacts of stress. More than 70% of adults will experience at least one traumatic experience, such as a life-threatening illness or accident, violent assault, or natural disaster, in their lifetimes and nearly a third will experience four or more, according to global data.
—A research team has discovered the underlying neural mechanism that allows us to feel empathy. The group’s study on mice hinted that empathy is induced by the synchronized neural oscillations in the right hemisphere of the brain, which allows the animals to perceive and share each other’s fear.
—LMU researchers demonstrate in a zebrafish model that two proteins prevent scar formation in the brain, thereby improving the ability of the tissue to regenerate.
—Researchers have discovered that removal of cilia from the brain’s striatum region impaired time perception and judgment, revealing possible new therapeutic targets for mental and neurological conditions including schizophrenia, Parkinson’s and Huntington’s diseases, autism spectrum disorder, and Tourette syndrome.
—A new study published by researchers at the University of Bath demonstrates the positive impact learning to play a musical instrument has on the brain’s ability to process sights and sounds, and shows how it can also help to lift a blue mood.
—Ketamine, an established anesthetic, and increasingly popular antidepressant, dramatically reorganizes activity in the brain, as if a switch had been flipped on its active circuits, according to a new study by Penn Medicine researchers. In a Nature Neuroscience paper released this month, the team described starkly changed neuronal activity patterns in the cerebral cortex of animal models after ketamine administration — observing normally active neurons that were silenced and another set that was normally quiet suddenly springing to action. This ketamine-induced activity switch in key brain regions tied to depression may impact our understanding of ketamine’s treatment effects and future research in the field of neuropsychiatry.
—Could the underproduction of poorly understood immune cells contribute to Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of cognitive decline? A Rutgers study in Nature Immunology suggests it may — and that increasing these cells could reverse the damage.
—‘Nature Neuroscience’ December issue is out.
—And more!
#NS #Neuroscience https://medium.com/paradigm-research/ns-silent-synapses-are-abundant-in-the-adult-brain-a6b5d0c9d56d
Neuroscience biweekly vol. 72, 23rd November — 7th DecemberTL;DR
—MIT neuroscientists discovered that the adult brain contains millions of ‘silent synapses’ — immature connections between neurons that remain inactive until they’re recruited to help form new memories.
—Researchers developed a new type of holographic microscope. It is said that the new microscope can achieve “see-through” the intact skull, and is capable of high-resolution 3D imaging of the neural network within a living mouse brain without removing the skull.
—A team of engineers at UC Santa Cruz has developed a new method for remote automation of the growth of cerebral organoids — miniature, three-dimensional models of brain tissue grown from stem cells. Cerebral organoids allow researchers to study and engineer key functions of the human brain with a level of accuracy not possible with other models. This has implications for understanding brain development and the effects of pharmaceutical drugs for treating cancer or other diseases.
—Neuroscientists have discovered that a specific type of brain cell could be a key player in making you feel the negative impacts of stress. More than 70% of adults will experience at least one traumatic experience, such as a life-threatening illness or accident, violent assault, or natural disaster, in their lifetimes and nearly a third will experience four or more, according to global data.
—A research team has discovered the underlying neural mechanism that allows us to feel empathy. The group’s study on mice hinted that empathy is induced by the synchronized neural oscillations in the right hemisphere of the brain, which allows the animals to perceive and share each other’s fear.
—LMU researchers demonstrate in a zebrafish model that two proteins prevent scar formation in the brain, thereby improving the ability of the tissue to regenerate.
—Researchers have discovered that removal of cilia from the brain’s striatum region impaired time perception and judgment, revealing possible new therapeutic targets for mental and neurological conditions including schizophrenia, Parkinson’s and Huntington’s diseases, autism spectrum disorder, and Tourette syndrome.
—A new study published by researchers at the University of Bath demonstrates the positive impact learning to play a musical instrument has on the brain’s ability to process sights and sounds, and shows how it can also help to lift a blue mood.
—Ketamine, an established anesthetic, and increasingly popular antidepressant, dramatically reorganizes activity in the brain, as if a switch had been flipped on its active circuits, according to a new study by Penn Medicine researchers. In a Nature Neuroscience paper released this month, the team described starkly changed neuronal activity patterns in the cerebral cortex of animal models after ketamine administration — observing normally active neurons that were silenced and another set that was normally quiet suddenly springing to action. This ketamine-induced activity switch in key brain regions tied to depression may impact our understanding of ketamine’s treatment effects and future research in the field of neuropsychiatry.
—Could the underproduction of poorly understood immune cells contribute to Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of cognitive decline? A Rutgers study in Nature Immunology suggests it may — and that increasing these cells could reverse the damage.
—‘Nature Neuroscience’ December issue is out.
—And more!
#NS #Neuroscience https://medium.com/paradigm-research/ns-silent-synapses-are-abundant-in-the-adult-brain-a6b5d0c9d56d
Medium
NS/ Silent synapses are abundant in the adult brain
Neuroscience biweekly vol. 72, 23rd November — 7th December
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What is the potential of biometrics for blockchain-based metaverse?
In the last decade, biometrics has made incredible breakthroughs in accuracy and privacy. Alongside decentralized blockchain technology, it has the potential to make metaverse identity management secure, private, simplified and seamless, transforming the industry landscape and accelerating the metaverse spread and crypto adoption.
Read this @Cointelegraph thorough guide by our own @sshshln for more details.
https://cointelegraph.com/metaverse-for-beginners/the-role-of-biometrics-in-the-metaverse
In the last decade, biometrics has made incredible breakthroughs in accuracy and privacy. Alongside decentralized blockchain technology, it has the potential to make metaverse identity management secure, private, simplified and seamless, transforming the industry landscape and accelerating the metaverse spread and crypto adoption.
Read this @Cointelegraph thorough guide by our own @sshshln for more details.
https://cointelegraph.com/metaverse-for-beginners/the-role-of-biometrics-in-the-metaverse
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The role of biometrics in the metaverse
What is the potential of biometrics for blockchain-based metaverse? In this article, we break it down for you.
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gm & happy ThursYAY!
Today we are pleased to announce the public launch of a long-awaited Paradigm Platform.
With the help of beta testers from our beloved community, we have prepared a solution that is to be interesting and useful for all beautiful minds. Paradigm Platform is not just a website or a blog but a full-fledged social network, where you can create an account and follow the topics and projects you are interested in.
On the Paradigm Platform, everyone can build a custom news feed for themselves! So if you are a polymath and homo universalis passionate about all practices rooted in modern tech and science, on the Paradigm Platform you will find a lot of exciting things for yourself. Just try!
To become a Paradigm Platform user and try the above-mentioned features, follow this link: http://paradigmresear.ch
Today we are pleased to announce the public launch of a long-awaited Paradigm Platform.
With the help of beta testers from our beloved community, we have prepared a solution that is to be interesting and useful for all beautiful minds. Paradigm Platform is not just a website or a blog but a full-fledged social network, where you can create an account and follow the topics and projects you are interested in.
On the Paradigm Platform, everyone can build a custom news feed for themselves! So if you are a polymath and homo universalis passionate about all practices rooted in modern tech and science, on the Paradigm Platform you will find a lot of exciting things for yourself. Just try!
To become a Paradigm Platform user and try the above-mentioned features, follow this link: http://paradigmresear.ch
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𝐒𝐓/ Rare sighting of luminous jet spewed by supermassive black hole
— Astronomers discover a bright optical flare caused by a dying star's encounter with a supermassive black hole.
— Scientists have observed the narrowing of a quasar jet for the first time by using a network of radio telescopes across the world. The results suggest that the narrowing of the jet is independent of the activity level of the galaxy which launched it.
— Astronomers have determined the source of an incredibly bright X-ray, optical and radio signal appearing from halfway across the Universe.
— Pioneering a new technique, researchers have peered into the extremely faint light that exists between galaxies to describe the history and state of orphan stars.
— Researchers have been able to make some key determinations about the first galaxies to exist, in one of the first astrophysical studies of the period in the early Universe when the first stars and galaxies formed, known as the cosmic dawn.
— As massive as the black hole at the center of the Milky Way, the behemoth is hosted by a dwarf galaxy less than 1 million light-years away. Invisible so far - maybe not for long.
— The impact experiment conducted on the asteroid Ryugu by the Japanese Hayabusa2 mission which took place two years ago resulted in an unexpectedly large crater. With the use of simulations, a team has recently succeeded in gaining new insights from the experiment regarding the formation and development of asteroids.
— Researchers detail an analysis method that could improve telescopes at the Simons Observatory by evaluating their performance before installation. This is the first time the optical performance of a telescope has been confirmed prior to its deployment.
— Studying an atomic clock on-board a spacecraft inside the orbit of Mercury and very near to the Sun could be the trick to uncovering the nature of dark matter.
— Scientists have developed a quantum experiment that allows them to study the dynamics, or behavior, of a special kind of theoretical wormhole.
— Upcoming industry events. And more!
#ST #Space https://medium.com/paradigm-research/st-rare-sighting-of-luminous-jet-spewed-by-supermassive-black-hole-8d81d5cc3f75
Space biweekly vol.66, 23d November - 9th DecemberTL;DR
— Astronomers discover a bright optical flare caused by a dying star's encounter with a supermassive black hole.
— Scientists have observed the narrowing of a quasar jet for the first time by using a network of radio telescopes across the world. The results suggest that the narrowing of the jet is independent of the activity level of the galaxy which launched it.
— Astronomers have determined the source of an incredibly bright X-ray, optical and radio signal appearing from halfway across the Universe.
— Pioneering a new technique, researchers have peered into the extremely faint light that exists between galaxies to describe the history and state of orphan stars.
— Researchers have been able to make some key determinations about the first galaxies to exist, in one of the first astrophysical studies of the period in the early Universe when the first stars and galaxies formed, known as the cosmic dawn.
— As massive as the black hole at the center of the Milky Way, the behemoth is hosted by a dwarf galaxy less than 1 million light-years away. Invisible so far - maybe not for long.
— The impact experiment conducted on the asteroid Ryugu by the Japanese Hayabusa2 mission which took place two years ago resulted in an unexpectedly large crater. With the use of simulations, a team has recently succeeded in gaining new insights from the experiment regarding the formation and development of asteroids.
— Researchers detail an analysis method that could improve telescopes at the Simons Observatory by evaluating their performance before installation. This is the first time the optical performance of a telescope has been confirmed prior to its deployment.
— Studying an atomic clock on-board a spacecraft inside the orbit of Mercury and very near to the Sun could be the trick to uncovering the nature of dark matter.
— Scientists have developed a quantum experiment that allows them to study the dynamics, or behavior, of a special kind of theoretical wormhole.
— Upcoming industry events. And more!
#ST #Space https://medium.com/paradigm-research/st-rare-sighting-of-luminous-jet-spewed-by-supermassive-black-hole-8d81d5cc3f75
Medium
ST/ Rare sighting of luminous jet spewed by supermassive black hole
Space biweekly vol.66, 23d November — 9th December
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L2 report vol. 11📚
—EIP-4844 (proto-danksharding for L2 scaling) will be implemented after Shanghai upgrade (May/June).
—Optimism announced Retroactive Public Goods Funding Round 2. Also, the team announced a public rehearsal of the migration of Optimism Goerli to Bedrock today, on December 12th. Coinbase also announced eligible customers can now send and receive ETH, DAI, and WBTC on Optimism.
—Tincho: Arbitrum bridge griefing attack, relayer could have unbounded gas consumption. Unmarshal adds support for Arbitrum. Arbitrum is now live on Axelar.
—API3 quantum randomness service is now available on Arbitrum Nova for a host of dApps to now use. BarnBridge DAO has just landed on Arbitrum.
—The MetisDAO Foundation released a report that dials into current sentiments surrounding remote work in the US and how current trends fit into the emergence of decentralized organizations and DACs. LayerZero Labs is now officially live on Metis Andromeda mainnet.
—Boba is now live with Goerli on mainnet. Boba announced a strategic partnership with Megaworld & welcome everybody into a brand new MegaWorld city, being built on Boba BNB L2.
—Polygon zkEVM achieving 99.5% EVM-equivalence. ‘Starbucks® Odyssey’ beta is now live on Polygon. Polygon is coming to The Graph.
—Aztec Connect has crossed 50,000 ETH shielded since launch. The first Aztec Content Contest introduced. Aztec’s brand imagery has been selected to be exhibited at the Society of Illustrators museum in New York City.
—StarkNet Mainnet alpha upgraded to v0.10.2: Expect an improved TPS in the upcoming StarkNet versions. New version of starknet.py (v0.10.2-alpha) has been released. Over 2600 ETH have been bridged to StarkNet so far.
—zkSync v2.0 L1 to L2 and L2 to L1 message passing. The zkSync team has won an award in zprize Open Division category for Accelerating MSM Operations on GPU/FPGA.
—Scroll announced a partnership with Covalent.
—LRC staking is officially coming to Loopring L2. Dark Mode is now live on the Loopring Wallet for iOS + Android.
—dYdX V4 Milestone 2 is complete. The team has increased IMF to 20% for the following markets: 1INCH, CELO, COMP, ENJ, MKR, RUNE, SNX, and UMA.
—Offers are live on ImmutableX. Nifty gateway goes live on Immutable. In partnership with MoonPay, Immutable announced NFT Checkout.
— Rhino.fi introducred DeFi aggregator. Announced cross-chain deposits.
—ZKSpace V1 Mainnet is now open for withdrawal. ZKSpace Football Metaverse event officially closed. Monthly Dev & Operation Report for November 2022.
—AaveAave <> StarkNet aTokens bridge goes live.
—Rainbow mobile wallet launches cross-chain swapping and bridging, including Arbitrum and Optimism.
—L2 stats. Check out how much it costs to use Layer 2.
—And more!
Read the full report on our blog, on Paradigm Platform.
#L2 #Layer2 https://medium.com/paradigm-research/l2-report-vol-11-51257942fb9d
A biweekly update on Layer 2 protocols, 28th November — 12th DecemberTL;DR
—EIP-4844 (proto-danksharding for L2 scaling) will be implemented after Shanghai upgrade (May/June).
—Optimism announced Retroactive Public Goods Funding Round 2. Also, the team announced a public rehearsal of the migration of Optimism Goerli to Bedrock today, on December 12th. Coinbase also announced eligible customers can now send and receive ETH, DAI, and WBTC on Optimism.
—Tincho: Arbitrum bridge griefing attack, relayer could have unbounded gas consumption. Unmarshal adds support for Arbitrum. Arbitrum is now live on Axelar.
—API3 quantum randomness service is now available on Arbitrum Nova for a host of dApps to now use. BarnBridge DAO has just landed on Arbitrum.
—The MetisDAO Foundation released a report that dials into current sentiments surrounding remote work in the US and how current trends fit into the emergence of decentralized organizations and DACs. LayerZero Labs is now officially live on Metis Andromeda mainnet.
—Boba is now live with Goerli on mainnet. Boba announced a strategic partnership with Megaworld & welcome everybody into a brand new MegaWorld city, being built on Boba BNB L2.
—Polygon zkEVM achieving 99.5% EVM-equivalence. ‘Starbucks® Odyssey’ beta is now live on Polygon. Polygon is coming to The Graph.
—Aztec Connect has crossed 50,000 ETH shielded since launch. The first Aztec Content Contest introduced. Aztec’s brand imagery has been selected to be exhibited at the Society of Illustrators museum in New York City.
—StarkNet Mainnet alpha upgraded to v0.10.2: Expect an improved TPS in the upcoming StarkNet versions. New version of starknet.py (v0.10.2-alpha) has been released. Over 2600 ETH have been bridged to StarkNet so far.
—zkSync v2.0 L1 to L2 and L2 to L1 message passing. The zkSync team has won an award in zprize Open Division category for Accelerating MSM Operations on GPU/FPGA.
—Scroll announced a partnership with Covalent.
—LRC staking is officially coming to Loopring L2. Dark Mode is now live on the Loopring Wallet for iOS + Android.
—dYdX V4 Milestone 2 is complete. The team has increased IMF to 20% for the following markets: 1INCH, CELO, COMP, ENJ, MKR, RUNE, SNX, and UMA.
—Offers are live on ImmutableX. Nifty gateway goes live on Immutable. In partnership with MoonPay, Immutable announced NFT Checkout.
— Rhino.fi introducred DeFi aggregator. Announced cross-chain deposits.
—ZKSpace V1 Mainnet is now open for withdrawal. ZKSpace Football Metaverse event officially closed. Monthly Dev & Operation Report for November 2022.
—AaveAave <> StarkNet aTokens bridge goes live.
—Rainbow mobile wallet launches cross-chain swapping and bridging, including Arbitrum and Optimism.
—L2 stats. Check out how much it costs to use Layer 2.
—And more!
Read the full report on our blog, on Paradigm Platform.
#L2 #Layer2 https://medium.com/paradigm-research/l2-report-vol-11-51257942fb9d
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𝐐𝐓/ Curved spacetime in the lab
— In a laboratory experiment, researchers have succeeded in realizing an effective spacetime that can be manipulated. In their research on ultracold quantum gases, they were able to simulate an entire family of curved universes to investigate different cosmological scenarios and compare them with the predictions of a quantum field theoretical model.
— Researchers have successfully extended the quantum phase difference estimation algorithm, a general quantum algorithm for the direct calculations of energy gaps, to enable the direct calculation of energy differences between two different molecular geometries. This allows for the computation, based on the finite difference method, of energy derivatives with respect to nuclear coordinates in a single calculation.
— Scientists have developed a quantum experiment that allows them to study the dynamics, or behavior, of a special kind of theoretical wormhole.
— Water that simply will not freeze, no matter how cold it gets - a research group has discovered a quantum state that could be described in this way. Experts have managed to cool a special material to near absolute zero temperature. They found that a central property of atoms - their alignment - did not 'freeze', as usual, but remained in a 'liquid' state. The new quantum material could serve as a model system to develop novel, highly sensitive quantum sensors.
— Machine learning drives self-discovery of pulses that stabilize quantum systems in the face of environmental noise.
— Recently, researchers have developed an integrated electro-optic modulator that can efficiently change the frequency and bandwidth of single photons. The device could be used for more advanced quantum computing and quantum networks.
— Researchers report the synthesis of semiconductor 'giant' core-shell quantum dots with record-breaking emissive lifetimes. In addition, the lifetimes can be tuned by making a simple alteration to the material's internal structure.
— It was believed that it was impossible to differentiate the enantiomers of a chiral molecule using helical light beams - until now that is. Researchers have developed a new chiroptical technique to differentiate the two non-superimposable mirror images of a chiral molecule. Its efficiency can even be scaled and controlled by using linear polarized helical light beams.
— Researchers have demonstrated a way to entangle atoms to create a network of atomic clocks and accelerometers. The method has resulted in greater precision in measuring time and acceleration.
— Quantum computers promise significantly shorter computing times for complex problems. But there are still only a few quantum computers worldwide with a limited number of so-called qubits. However, quantum computer algorithms can already run on conventional servers that simulate a quantum computer. A team has succeeded in calculating the electron orbitals and their dynamic development using an example of a small molecule after a laser pulse excitation. In principle, the method is also suitable for investigating larger molecules that cannot be calculated using conventional methods.
— And more!
Read the full report on our blog, on Paradigm Platform.
#QT #Quantum https://medium.com/paradigm-research/qt-curved-spacetime-in-the-lab-9f01e3377d96
Quantum news biweekly vol.41, 21st November - 13th DecemberTL;DR
— In a laboratory experiment, researchers have succeeded in realizing an effective spacetime that can be manipulated. In their research on ultracold quantum gases, they were able to simulate an entire family of curved universes to investigate different cosmological scenarios and compare them with the predictions of a quantum field theoretical model.
— Researchers have successfully extended the quantum phase difference estimation algorithm, a general quantum algorithm for the direct calculations of energy gaps, to enable the direct calculation of energy differences between two different molecular geometries. This allows for the computation, based on the finite difference method, of energy derivatives with respect to nuclear coordinates in a single calculation.
— Scientists have developed a quantum experiment that allows them to study the dynamics, or behavior, of a special kind of theoretical wormhole.
— Water that simply will not freeze, no matter how cold it gets - a research group has discovered a quantum state that could be described in this way. Experts have managed to cool a special material to near absolute zero temperature. They found that a central property of atoms - their alignment - did not 'freeze', as usual, but remained in a 'liquid' state. The new quantum material could serve as a model system to develop novel, highly sensitive quantum sensors.
— Machine learning drives self-discovery of pulses that stabilize quantum systems in the face of environmental noise.
— Recently, researchers have developed an integrated electro-optic modulator that can efficiently change the frequency and bandwidth of single photons. The device could be used for more advanced quantum computing and quantum networks.
— Researchers report the synthesis of semiconductor 'giant' core-shell quantum dots with record-breaking emissive lifetimes. In addition, the lifetimes can be tuned by making a simple alteration to the material's internal structure.
— It was believed that it was impossible to differentiate the enantiomers of a chiral molecule using helical light beams - until now that is. Researchers have developed a new chiroptical technique to differentiate the two non-superimposable mirror images of a chiral molecule. Its efficiency can even be scaled and controlled by using linear polarized helical light beams.
— Researchers have demonstrated a way to entangle atoms to create a network of atomic clocks and accelerometers. The method has resulted in greater precision in measuring time and acceleration.
— Quantum computers promise significantly shorter computing times for complex problems. But there are still only a few quantum computers worldwide with a limited number of so-called qubits. However, quantum computer algorithms can already run on conventional servers that simulate a quantum computer. A team has succeeded in calculating the electron orbitals and their dynamic development using an example of a small molecule after a laser pulse excitation. In principle, the method is also suitable for investigating larger molecules that cannot be calculated using conventional methods.
— And more!
Read the full report on our blog, on Paradigm Platform.
#QT #Quantum https://medium.com/paradigm-research/qt-curved-spacetime-in-the-lab-9f01e3377d96
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Biweekly update on Humanode vol.38
TL;DR
Hello, human nodes! Following our lovely tradition, we are here to provide you with a recap of the project’s news and updates of the past two weeks! This period was pretty fruitful for the teams and the community, so let’s point out some of the key updates.
The Humanode mainnet is up and running. It’s been nearly a month since the team launched the highly-anticipated crypto-biometric blockchain network where one human = one node = one vote that brings Sybil resistance and innovative governance models to the crypto industry using biometric technology. These weeks, the mainnet has hit more than 300 validators (307 at the time of writing) and the numbers keep increasing! On top of that, the first mainnet rewards have been distributed. Check out your balances!
The great news is, Humanode <-> Occam Incubation Initiative has been set up to help developers willing to develop on the Humanode chain become well-organized, prepared for VC interviews, complete successful funding rounds, and ultimately achieve an auspicious launch on the Humanode network. Check out the announcement blog post for more details!
Furthermore, Humanode has won 2 awards at HackerNoon’s Noonies2022! The project won the award for Blockchain Advancement of the Year for being the technology that will assist in pushing blockchain technology into a new stratosphere and won against Polkadot, Solana, Cosmos, Algorand, and Cardano in the battle for Breakout Blockchain of 2022 for being the Blockchain that is most likely to unseat Ethereum. Congratulations to the Humanode community and the team that aims to revolutionize Web3!
Human nodes, have you ever wondered what would happen if biometric identification solutions become mainstream without proper checks and balances? Read the freshly-published Humanide deep-dive through the rabbit hole of dystopian biometrics.
Moreover, in the latest blog post, the Humanode team looks at the evolution of biometrics technology and how it has progressed over time. They also discuss where this technology is headed and what new capabilities we can expect. Check it out!
Last weekend, the community’s gaming day took place. As for the first game, this time the team and human nodes played League of Legends. It was a lot of fun! Join the team next time!
And last but not least, the Humanode Poetry Contest under the theme “Biometric Evolution” has ended. Thanks to everyone who participated. Winners will be announced soon!
That’s all for today. Stay in the loop!
Read the full report on our blog, on Paradigm Platform.
#Humanode https://medium.com/paradigm-research/humanode-mainnet-hit-300-validators-first-mainnet-rewards-distributed-humanode-and-occam-52e78efdc68a
30th November — 14th DecemberMainnet hit 300+ validators, First mainnet rewards have been distributed, Humanode and Occam launch incubation initiative, Humanode chain in Subquery, Humanode won 2 awards at Hackernoon’s Noonies 2022, An article on dystopian biometrics, A deep dive into the evolution of biometrics, The Humanode poetry contest winners soon, and more!
TL;DR
Hello, human nodes! Following our lovely tradition, we are here to provide you with a recap of the project’s news and updates of the past two weeks! This period was pretty fruitful for the teams and the community, so let’s point out some of the key updates.
The Humanode mainnet is up and running. It’s been nearly a month since the team launched the highly-anticipated crypto-biometric blockchain network where one human = one node = one vote that brings Sybil resistance and innovative governance models to the crypto industry using biometric technology. These weeks, the mainnet has hit more than 300 validators (307 at the time of writing) and the numbers keep increasing! On top of that, the first mainnet rewards have been distributed. Check out your balances!
The great news is, Humanode <-> Occam Incubation Initiative has been set up to help developers willing to develop on the Humanode chain become well-organized, prepared for VC interviews, complete successful funding rounds, and ultimately achieve an auspicious launch on the Humanode network. Check out the announcement blog post for more details!
Furthermore, Humanode has won 2 awards at HackerNoon’s Noonies2022! The project won the award for Blockchain Advancement of the Year for being the technology that will assist in pushing blockchain technology into a new stratosphere and won against Polkadot, Solana, Cosmos, Algorand, and Cardano in the battle for Breakout Blockchain of 2022 for being the Blockchain that is most likely to unseat Ethereum. Congratulations to the Humanode community and the team that aims to revolutionize Web3!
Human nodes, have you ever wondered what would happen if biometric identification solutions become mainstream without proper checks and balances? Read the freshly-published Humanide deep-dive through the rabbit hole of dystopian biometrics.
Moreover, in the latest blog post, the Humanode team looks at the evolution of biometrics technology and how it has progressed over time. They also discuss where this technology is headed and what new capabilities we can expect. Check it out!
Last weekend, the community’s gaming day took place. As for the first game, this time the team and human nodes played League of Legends. It was a lot of fun! Join the team next time!
And last but not least, the Humanode Poetry Contest under the theme “Biometric Evolution” has ended. Thanks to everyone who participated. Winners will be announced soon!
That’s all for today. Stay in the loop!
Read the full report on our blog, on Paradigm Platform.
#Humanode https://medium.com/paradigm-research/humanode-mainnet-hit-300-validators-first-mainnet-rewards-distributed-humanode-and-occam-52e78efdc68a
Medium
Humanode: Mainnet hit 300+ validators, First mainnet rewards have been distributed, Humanode and Occam launch incubation initiative…
Biweekly update vol.38, 30th November — 14th December
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𝐑𝐓/ Soft robot detects damage, heals itself
— Engineers have created a soft robot capable of detecting when and where it was damaged — and then healing itself on the spot.
— Researchers have developed a synthetic system that responds to environmental changes in the same way as living organisms, using a feedback loop to maintain its internal conditions. This not only keeps the material’s conditions stable but also makes it possible to build mechanisms that react dynamically to their environment, an important trait for interactive materials and soft robotics.
— AI shows potential in creating literary art rivaling that of humans without human help. AI-generated haiku without human intervention was compared with a contrasting method. The evaluators found it challenging to distinguish between the haiku penned by humans and those generated by AI. Evaluators showed algorithm aversion when unconsciously giving lower scores to those they felt were AI-generated.
— Imagine a team of humans and robots working together to process online orders — real-life workers strategically positioned among their automated coworkers who are moving intelligently back and forth in a warehouse space, picking items for shipping to the customer. This could become a reality sooner than later, thanks to researchers who are working to speed up the online delivery process by developing a software model designed to make ‘transport’ robots smarter.
— A multi-institution research team has developed an optical chip that can train machine learning hardware.
— Machine learning drives self-discovery of pulses that stabilize quantum systems in the face of environmental noise.
— Researchers created OmniWheg, a robotic system that can adapt its configuration while navigating its surrounding environment, seamlessly changing from a wheeled to a legged robot.
— Researchers has developed a very simple, small, soft-bodied robot based on hair-clip technology.
— Researchers used deep reinforcement learning to steer atoms into a lattice shape, with a view to building new materials or nanodevices.
— Lightweight robotic leg prosthesis replicates the biomechanics of the knee, ankle and toe joint.
— Robotics upcoming events. And more!
Read the full report on our blog, on Paradigm Platform.
#Robotics #RT https://medium.com/paradigm-research/rt-soft-robot-detects-damage-heals-itself-463fbbea98d
Robotics biweekly vol.64, 29th November — 15th DecemberTL;DR
— Engineers have created a soft robot capable of detecting when and where it was damaged — and then healing itself on the spot.
— Researchers have developed a synthetic system that responds to environmental changes in the same way as living organisms, using a feedback loop to maintain its internal conditions. This not only keeps the material’s conditions stable but also makes it possible to build mechanisms that react dynamically to their environment, an important trait for interactive materials and soft robotics.
— AI shows potential in creating literary art rivaling that of humans without human help. AI-generated haiku without human intervention was compared with a contrasting method. The evaluators found it challenging to distinguish between the haiku penned by humans and those generated by AI. Evaluators showed algorithm aversion when unconsciously giving lower scores to those they felt were AI-generated.
— Imagine a team of humans and robots working together to process online orders — real-life workers strategically positioned among their automated coworkers who are moving intelligently back and forth in a warehouse space, picking items for shipping to the customer. This could become a reality sooner than later, thanks to researchers who are working to speed up the online delivery process by developing a software model designed to make ‘transport’ robots smarter.
— A multi-institution research team has developed an optical chip that can train machine learning hardware.
— Machine learning drives self-discovery of pulses that stabilize quantum systems in the face of environmental noise.
— Researchers created OmniWheg, a robotic system that can adapt its configuration while navigating its surrounding environment, seamlessly changing from a wheeled to a legged robot.
— Researchers has developed a very simple, small, soft-bodied robot based on hair-clip technology.
— Researchers used deep reinforcement learning to steer atoms into a lattice shape, with a view to building new materials or nanodevices.
— Lightweight robotic leg prosthesis replicates the biomechanics of the knee, ankle and toe joint.
— Robotics upcoming events. And more!
Read the full report on our blog, on Paradigm Platform.
#Robotics #RT https://medium.com/paradigm-research/rt-soft-robot-detects-damage-heals-itself-463fbbea98d
Medium
RT/ Soft robot detects damage, heals itself
Robotics biweekly vol.64, 29th November — 15th December
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𝗚𝗧/ Paper-thin solar cell can turn any surface into a power source
— MIT researchers developed a scalable fabrication technique to produce ultrathin, flexible, durable, lightweight solar cells that can be stuck to any surface. Glued to high-strength fabric, the solar cells are only one-hundredth the weight of conventional cells while producing about 18 times more power-per-kilogram.
— High efficiency solar cells are promising candidates to reduce carbon emissions and achieve carbon neutrality. In this regard, solution-processed copper indium gallium sulfur diselenide solar cells (CIGSSe) have generated significant interest owing to their excellent photovoltaic properties, such as high absorption of visible light, stability, and tunable bandgap. However, large scale, practical applications are limited by a two-fold challenge.
— Researchers have demonstrated a new way to create stable perovskite solar cells, with fewer defects and the potential to finally rival silicon’s durability.
— Tin sulfide (SnS) solar cells have shown immense promise in the rush to develop more environmentally friendly thin-film solar cells. Yet for years SnS solar cells have struggled to achieve a high conversion efficiency. To overcome this, a SnS interface exhibiting large band bending was necessary, something a research group has recently achieved.
— The energy and health challenges of the human population require the development of advanced materials. In this regard, 3D COFs with their net-like structures and unprecedented porosity show promise. But their synthesis from pre-designed building units is extremely challenging. To this end, researchers have now developed TUS-84, the first 3D COF with a unique scu-c network structure, with enormous potential in drug delivery and clean energy.
— Researchers have used gold extracted from electronic waste as catalysts for reactions that could be applied to making medicines.
— Electric cars — and their continued sales growth — are expected to have a greener, cleaner influence on air pollution and reduce early human mortality in most, if not all, U.S. metropolitan areas.
— An almost limitless supply of fresh water exists in the form of water vapor above Earth’s oceans, yet remains untapped, researchers said. A new study suggests an investment in new infrastructure capable of harvesting oceanic water vapor as a solution to limited supplies of fresh water in various locations around the world.
— By assessing so-called ‘flavors’ of El Nino events in past climate records and model simulations, researchers have a clearer picture of El Nino patterns over the past 12,000 years and are able to more accurately project future changes and impacts of this powerful force.
— A new study finds that the health benefits associated with wind power could more than quadruple if operators turned down output from the most polluting fossil-fuel-based power plants when energy from wind is available. However, compared to wealthier communities, disadvantaged communities would reap a smaller share of these benefits.
— And more!
Read the full report on our blog, on Paradigm Platform.
#GT #Greentech https://medium.com/paradigm-research/gt-paper-thin-solar-cell-can-turn-any-surface-into-a-power-source-954b090bf74a
Energy & Green technology biweekly vol.39, 2nd December — 16th DecemberTL;DR
— MIT researchers developed a scalable fabrication technique to produce ultrathin, flexible, durable, lightweight solar cells that can be stuck to any surface. Glued to high-strength fabric, the solar cells are only one-hundredth the weight of conventional cells while producing about 18 times more power-per-kilogram.
— High efficiency solar cells are promising candidates to reduce carbon emissions and achieve carbon neutrality. In this regard, solution-processed copper indium gallium sulfur diselenide solar cells (CIGSSe) have generated significant interest owing to their excellent photovoltaic properties, such as high absorption of visible light, stability, and tunable bandgap. However, large scale, practical applications are limited by a two-fold challenge.
— Researchers have demonstrated a new way to create stable perovskite solar cells, with fewer defects and the potential to finally rival silicon’s durability.
— Tin sulfide (SnS) solar cells have shown immense promise in the rush to develop more environmentally friendly thin-film solar cells. Yet for years SnS solar cells have struggled to achieve a high conversion efficiency. To overcome this, a SnS interface exhibiting large band bending was necessary, something a research group has recently achieved.
— The energy and health challenges of the human population require the development of advanced materials. In this regard, 3D COFs with their net-like structures and unprecedented porosity show promise. But their synthesis from pre-designed building units is extremely challenging. To this end, researchers have now developed TUS-84, the first 3D COF with a unique scu-c network structure, with enormous potential in drug delivery and clean energy.
— Researchers have used gold extracted from electronic waste as catalysts for reactions that could be applied to making medicines.
— Electric cars — and their continued sales growth — are expected to have a greener, cleaner influence on air pollution and reduce early human mortality in most, if not all, U.S. metropolitan areas.
— An almost limitless supply of fresh water exists in the form of water vapor above Earth’s oceans, yet remains untapped, researchers said. A new study suggests an investment in new infrastructure capable of harvesting oceanic water vapor as a solution to limited supplies of fresh water in various locations around the world.
— By assessing so-called ‘flavors’ of El Nino events in past climate records and model simulations, researchers have a clearer picture of El Nino patterns over the past 12,000 years and are able to more accurately project future changes and impacts of this powerful force.
— A new study finds that the health benefits associated with wind power could more than quadruple if operators turned down output from the most polluting fossil-fuel-based power plants when energy from wind is available. However, compared to wealthier communities, disadvantaged communities would reap a smaller share of these benefits.
— And more!
Read the full report on our blog, on Paradigm Platform.
#GT #Greentech https://medium.com/paradigm-research/gt-paper-thin-solar-cell-can-turn-any-surface-into-a-power-source-954b090bf74a
Medium
GT/ Paper-thin solar cell can turn any surface into a power source
Energy & green technology biweekly vol.39, 2nd December — 16th December
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How to add unlockable content to your NFT collection
Looking to add value to your NFT collection? Unlockable content could be for you. Learn more about the feature and how it can expand functionality in nonfungible tokens in our new article via @Cointelegraph.
https://cointelegraph.com/news/how-to-add-unlockable-content-to-your-nft-collection
Looking to add value to your NFT collection? Unlockable content could be for you. Learn more about the feature and how it can expand functionality in nonfungible tokens in our new article via @Cointelegraph.
https://cointelegraph.com/news/how-to-add-unlockable-content-to-your-nft-collection
Cointelegraph
How to add unlockable content to your NFT collection
In this article, we describe what unlockable content is, how it works, and how to add it to your NFT collection correctly.
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BT/ Liveness detection is coming to Apple, and gesture recognition on Google devices
—Intellectual property protection claims by Apple for liveness detection with fingerprints or face biometrics have been published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
—Gesture recognition lives on for Google devices. The Soli radar sensor found in Google’s Pixel 4 smartphone before fading from the product line is working much more effectively in the Nest Hub
—Hyundai unveils gesture-controlled door handle for automotive applications
—Beta for the Google mobile driver’s license app is out
—Facebook Dating uses Yoti age estimation to keep out minors
—Jumio and Keyless partner to use selfie biometrics for passwordless authentication
—Id3 biometric liveness detection startup Face-Alive emerges with planned CES appearance
—ID R&D demystifies biometric PAD terminology with a new paper to help educate customers, public
—Tech5 extends AirSnap face biometrics to webcams
—Biometric PAD developed by ITL, upgraded by ROC, tested by Israeli govt lab
—New biometric platform from Panini features dual fingerprint scanner certified by the FBI
—SiLC Technologies unveils new vision system for robotics, autonomous vehicles, cameras
—BIO-key brings its identity-bound biometrics to US govt integrator
—EU pilot funded to test biometric payments from digital wallets
—Secret Double Octopus release addresses phishing with passwordless MFA
—Aircuve adds fingerprint biometric capabilities for 2FA plays
—Privacy-preserving HR data-sharing tools developed by TrustBuilder, launched by Indicio
—NEC, Alcatraz AI deliver new facial recognition solutions for more efficient access control
—Callsign, Illuma unveil partnerships, SecureAuth rolls out authentication framework
—Onfido research shows ID documents’ targeted as Experian certified, OCR Labs partners
—Face biometrics from Veridas, CyberLink applied to events, banking
—Aircuve adds fingerprint biometric capabilities for 2FA plays
—Vert One integrates Smart Engines mobile ID document scanning and detection
—Blockchain pushes healthcare digital ID applications further in India, South Korea
—Sri Lanka to begin procuring digital ID equipment from India with Indian money
—ID cards face delays in the Philippines, launched in Kenya, use encouraged in Vietnam
—Lessons from Aadhaar for digital ID architecture, financing shared by Nilekani and ID4Africa
—Mandatory SIM-ID link fever spreads as Namibia unveils registration dates
—Australia launches myGov digital identity mobile app, ‘at long last’
—Half of Brazilians now using mobile ID, and biometrics use up
—Cayman Islands pass digital ID and ID card bills, Jamaica begins ‘zero-fail’ pilot
—Japanese researchers say they have registered for the United States patent on using electrocardiogram waveforms as a biometric identifier, but at almost the same time, a South —Korea-U.S. research team is warning that “incautious” ECG system design can leak personal data
—A small academic and corporate team of researchers say they have created a way to preserve the biometric privacy of people whose faces are posted on social media
—Biometric industry events. And more!
Read the full report on our blog, on Paradigm Platform.
#Biometrics #BT https://medium.com/paradigm-research/bt-liveness-detection-is-coming-to-apple-and-gesture-recognition-on-google-devices-828df00a4b6b
Biometrics biweekly vol. 54, 5th December — 19th DecemberTL;DR
—Intellectual property protection claims by Apple for liveness detection with fingerprints or face biometrics have been published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
—Gesture recognition lives on for Google devices. The Soli radar sensor found in Google’s Pixel 4 smartphone before fading from the product line is working much more effectively in the Nest Hub
—Hyundai unveils gesture-controlled door handle for automotive applications
—Beta for the Google mobile driver’s license app is out
—Facebook Dating uses Yoti age estimation to keep out minors
—Jumio and Keyless partner to use selfie biometrics for passwordless authentication
—Id3 biometric liveness detection startup Face-Alive emerges with planned CES appearance
—ID R&D demystifies biometric PAD terminology with a new paper to help educate customers, public
—Tech5 extends AirSnap face biometrics to webcams
—Biometric PAD developed by ITL, upgraded by ROC, tested by Israeli govt lab
—New biometric platform from Panini features dual fingerprint scanner certified by the FBI
—SiLC Technologies unveils new vision system for robotics, autonomous vehicles, cameras
—BIO-key brings its identity-bound biometrics to US govt integrator
—EU pilot funded to test biometric payments from digital wallets
—Secret Double Octopus release addresses phishing with passwordless MFA
—Aircuve adds fingerprint biometric capabilities for 2FA plays
—Privacy-preserving HR data-sharing tools developed by TrustBuilder, launched by Indicio
—NEC, Alcatraz AI deliver new facial recognition solutions for more efficient access control
—Callsign, Illuma unveil partnerships, SecureAuth rolls out authentication framework
—Onfido research shows ID documents’ targeted as Experian certified, OCR Labs partners
—Face biometrics from Veridas, CyberLink applied to events, banking
—Aircuve adds fingerprint biometric capabilities for 2FA plays
—Vert One integrates Smart Engines mobile ID document scanning and detection
—Blockchain pushes healthcare digital ID applications further in India, South Korea
—Sri Lanka to begin procuring digital ID equipment from India with Indian money
—ID cards face delays in the Philippines, launched in Kenya, use encouraged in Vietnam
—Lessons from Aadhaar for digital ID architecture, financing shared by Nilekani and ID4Africa
—Mandatory SIM-ID link fever spreads as Namibia unveils registration dates
—Australia launches myGov digital identity mobile app, ‘at long last’
—Half of Brazilians now using mobile ID, and biometrics use up
—Cayman Islands pass digital ID and ID card bills, Jamaica begins ‘zero-fail’ pilot
—Japanese researchers say they have registered for the United States patent on using electrocardiogram waveforms as a biometric identifier, but at almost the same time, a South —Korea-U.S. research team is warning that “incautious” ECG system design can leak personal data
—A small academic and corporate team of researchers say they have created a way to preserve the biometric privacy of people whose faces are posted on social media
—Biometric industry events. And more!
Read the full report on our blog, on Paradigm Platform.
#Biometrics #BT https://medium.com/paradigm-research/bt-liveness-detection-is-coming-to-apple-and-gesture-recognition-on-google-devices-828df00a4b6b
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DeFi in Ether vol.65
TL;DR
—$40B in DeFi this week with MakerDAO dominance 14.97%.
—ConsenSys has collaborated with PayPal, aiming to integrate PayPal seamlessly with the MetaMask wallet.
—MetaMask has integrated with Connext.
—Yearn is now on Ledger. st-yCRV depositors have gained 1M yCRV in profit since October.
—0x is launching Price Impact Protection to make it easier to protect users from getting rekt by illiquid markets.
—1inch integrated with Commonwealth to use its all-in-one governance platform.
—Latest Aave News: Beta test with Warden Finance, revamped Gauntlet renewal Snapshot, Chainlink proof of reserve for Avalanche, liquidity mining on the Polygon V3 pool, vote to retain aCRV and more.
—Balancer introduces Holdr, the next-generation AMM built on Balancer, pushing the capabilities of the Balancer’s technology to its full extent.
—Compound DAO was sued by plaintiffs who held only $100 in COMP tokens. Compound Proposals 138 ‘Reserve Maintenance’ and 139 ‘OpenZeppelin Security Partnership — 2023 Q1 Compensation’ have passed successfully. Proposal 140 ‘Risk Parameter Updates for USDC Comet Market’ has been queued.
—Just hours after the Gnosis Merge last week on December 8th, 2022 Gnosis Chain went from being secured by 20 entities ever producing blocks on the legacy Proof-of-Authority consensus to over 200 validators participating in the new Proof-of-Stake consensus. The GnosisDAO and MakerDAO announced a strategic alliance.
—LRC staking is officially coming to Loopring L2.
—Nominations for the next epoch’s Synthetix Councils (Spartan, Grants, Treasury, and Ambassador Council) will open later this week, Dec 17th.
—Native ETH staking with Kiln is now available on Enzyme.
—Betswap is diversifying its Treasury & deepening liquidity for BSGG token with KyberSwap.
— Independent review of Nexus tokenomics, premiums, and capital pool management.
—Reminder that Ren assets need to be bridged back to the respective native chains ASAP.
—Sense Finance announced its own integration with Idle Finance.
—SBF was arrested by Bahamian authorities and served a lawsuit by the CFTC.
—A US Judge in the Ooki DAO trial ordered the CFTC to serve its original founders with the lawsuit.
—Vitalik’s EOF proposal to ban code introspection: automate code conversion to the latest EVM version and make adding EVM features easier.
—And more!
Read the full report on our blog, on Paradigm Platform.
#Ethereum #Defi_in_Ether #DeFi https://medium.com/paradigm-research/defi-in-ether-40b-in-defi-consensys-collaborates-with-paypal-metamask-integrates-with-connext-34f379686325
Biweekly update on the Ethereum DeFi ecosystem vol.65, 6th December - 20th December
$40B in DeFi, ConsenSys collaborates with PayPal, MetaMask integrates with Connext, Gnosis executes its own Merge in shift to PoS, LRC staking is coming to Loopring L2, Enzyme x Kiln, Balancer introduces Holdr AMM, 0x launches Price Impact Protection, Yearn is now on Ledger, SBF was arrested by Bahamian authorities, and much more!TL;DR
—$40B in DeFi this week with MakerDAO dominance 14.97%.
—ConsenSys has collaborated with PayPal, aiming to integrate PayPal seamlessly with the MetaMask wallet.
—MetaMask has integrated with Connext.
—Yearn is now on Ledger. st-yCRV depositors have gained 1M yCRV in profit since October.
—0x is launching Price Impact Protection to make it easier to protect users from getting rekt by illiquid markets.
—1inch integrated with Commonwealth to use its all-in-one governance platform.
—Latest Aave News: Beta test with Warden Finance, revamped Gauntlet renewal Snapshot, Chainlink proof of reserve for Avalanche, liquidity mining on the Polygon V3 pool, vote to retain aCRV and more.
—Balancer introduces Holdr, the next-generation AMM built on Balancer, pushing the capabilities of the Balancer’s technology to its full extent.
—Compound DAO was sued by plaintiffs who held only $100 in COMP tokens. Compound Proposals 138 ‘Reserve Maintenance’ and 139 ‘OpenZeppelin Security Partnership — 2023 Q1 Compensation’ have passed successfully. Proposal 140 ‘Risk Parameter Updates for USDC Comet Market’ has been queued.
—Just hours after the Gnosis Merge last week on December 8th, 2022 Gnosis Chain went from being secured by 20 entities ever producing blocks on the legacy Proof-of-Authority consensus to over 200 validators participating in the new Proof-of-Stake consensus. The GnosisDAO and MakerDAO announced a strategic alliance.
—LRC staking is officially coming to Loopring L2.
—Nominations for the next epoch’s Synthetix Councils (Spartan, Grants, Treasury, and Ambassador Council) will open later this week, Dec 17th.
—Native ETH staking with Kiln is now available on Enzyme.
—Betswap is diversifying its Treasury & deepening liquidity for BSGG token with KyberSwap.
— Independent review of Nexus tokenomics, premiums, and capital pool management.
—Reminder that Ren assets need to be bridged back to the respective native chains ASAP.
—Sense Finance announced its own integration with Idle Finance.
—SBF was arrested by Bahamian authorities and served a lawsuit by the CFTC.
—A US Judge in the Ooki DAO trial ordered the CFTC to serve its original founders with the lawsuit.
—Vitalik’s EOF proposal to ban code introspection: automate code conversion to the latest EVM version and make adding EVM features easier.
—And more!
Read the full report on our blog, on Paradigm Platform.
#Ethereum #Defi_in_Ether #DeFi https://medium.com/paradigm-research/defi-in-ether-40b-in-defi-consensys-collaborates-with-paypal-metamask-integrates-with-connext-34f379686325
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NS/ Memory problems can be improved with laser therapy
—Laser light therapy has been shown to be effective in improving short-term memory, according to a new study. Scientists demonstrated that the therapy, which is non-invasive, could improve short-term, or working memory, in people by up to 25 percent.
—A new study has unraveled the neural circuits that explain how green light can relieve some cases of chronic pain. The neurons ultimately activate the brain’s own opioid system.
—Researchers have identified a variant of the gene in some patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Using human-induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells, subsequent investigations revealed this variant excessively recruited RNA-binding proteins and disrupted the synaptic formation, which is considered the early impairment in ALS. When excessive binding was blocked, the synaptic formation was recovered. These findings describe one of the mechanisms that cause ALS and offer new insights for treatment.
—An interdisciplinary research team has found important clues about the functioning of the sensorimotor cortex. The new findings on neuronal activities in this brain area could be helpful for the further development and use of so-called neuroprostheses. These have an interface with the nervous system and are intended to help compensate for neuronal dysfunctions.
—When neurons are damaged by degenerative disease or injury, they have little, if any, ability to heal on their own. Restoring neural networks and their normal function is therefore a significant challenge in the field of tissue engineering. Researchers have developed a novel technique to overcome this challenge using nanotechnology and magnetic manipulations, one of the most innovative approaches to creating neural networks.
—Researchers are learning more about how traumatic events may physically change our brains. Neurologists have revealed changes to a brain mechanism used for learning and survival may play a role in how someone responds to a threat following a traumatic experience. Another study found that another mechanism responsible for emotion and memory is impacted and may make it difficult for someone with PTSD to discriminate between safety, danger, or reward. It overgeneralizes danger. These findings could significantly advance future treatments.
—Scientists have examined the records of 87 patients admitted to the hospital with brain abscesses and found that the 52 patients for whom no cause had been found were about three times as likely to have oral bacteria present in their samples.
—A recent study details the neuronal response to excessive iron accumulation, which is associated with age-related neurodegenerative diseases. Iron (Fe) accumulates in the brain cortex with aging. A plethora of studies indicate that progressive iron accumulation in the substantia nigra (SN) in the aged human brain is a major risk factor for Parkinson’s disease (PD) and other neurodegenerative diseases, but not everyone. This is because our body has plans to respond specifically to iron overloading.
—Audio cues can not only help us to recognize objects more quickly but can even alter our visual perception. That is, pair birdsong with a bird and we see a bird — but replace that birdsong with a squirrel’s chatter, and we’re not quite so sure what we’re looking at.
—New research led by scientists at the University of Colorado Boulder suggests that eyes may really be the window to the soul — or, at least, how humans dart their eyes may reveal valuable information about how they make decisions. New findings from mechanical engineers could, one day, help doctors screen patients for illnesses like depression or Parkinson’s Disease.
—And more!
Read the full report on our blog, on Paradigm Platform.
#NS #Neuroscience https://medium.com/paradigm-research/ns-memory-problems-can-be-improved-with-laser-therapy-21b345318759
Neuroscience biweekly vol. 73, 7th December — 21st December
TL;DR—Laser light therapy has been shown to be effective in improving short-term memory, according to a new study. Scientists demonstrated that the therapy, which is non-invasive, could improve short-term, or working memory, in people by up to 25 percent.
—A new study has unraveled the neural circuits that explain how green light can relieve some cases of chronic pain. The neurons ultimately activate the brain’s own opioid system.
—Researchers have identified a variant of the gene in some patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Using human-induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells, subsequent investigations revealed this variant excessively recruited RNA-binding proteins and disrupted the synaptic formation, which is considered the early impairment in ALS. When excessive binding was blocked, the synaptic formation was recovered. These findings describe one of the mechanisms that cause ALS and offer new insights for treatment.
—An interdisciplinary research team has found important clues about the functioning of the sensorimotor cortex. The new findings on neuronal activities in this brain area could be helpful for the further development and use of so-called neuroprostheses. These have an interface with the nervous system and are intended to help compensate for neuronal dysfunctions.
—When neurons are damaged by degenerative disease or injury, they have little, if any, ability to heal on their own. Restoring neural networks and their normal function is therefore a significant challenge in the field of tissue engineering. Researchers have developed a novel technique to overcome this challenge using nanotechnology and magnetic manipulations, one of the most innovative approaches to creating neural networks.
—Researchers are learning more about how traumatic events may physically change our brains. Neurologists have revealed changes to a brain mechanism used for learning and survival may play a role in how someone responds to a threat following a traumatic experience. Another study found that another mechanism responsible for emotion and memory is impacted and may make it difficult for someone with PTSD to discriminate between safety, danger, or reward. It overgeneralizes danger. These findings could significantly advance future treatments.
—Scientists have examined the records of 87 patients admitted to the hospital with brain abscesses and found that the 52 patients for whom no cause had been found were about three times as likely to have oral bacteria present in their samples.
—A recent study details the neuronal response to excessive iron accumulation, which is associated with age-related neurodegenerative diseases. Iron (Fe) accumulates in the brain cortex with aging. A plethora of studies indicate that progressive iron accumulation in the substantia nigra (SN) in the aged human brain is a major risk factor for Parkinson’s disease (PD) and other neurodegenerative diseases, but not everyone. This is because our body has plans to respond specifically to iron overloading.
—Audio cues can not only help us to recognize objects more quickly but can even alter our visual perception. That is, pair birdsong with a bird and we see a bird — but replace that birdsong with a squirrel’s chatter, and we’re not quite so sure what we’re looking at.
—New research led by scientists at the University of Colorado Boulder suggests that eyes may really be the window to the soul — or, at least, how humans dart their eyes may reveal valuable information about how they make decisions. New findings from mechanical engineers could, one day, help doctors screen patients for illnesses like depression or Parkinson’s Disease.
—And more!
Read the full report on our blog, on Paradigm Platform.
#NS #Neuroscience https://medium.com/paradigm-research/ns-memory-problems-can-be-improved-with-laser-therapy-21b345318759
Medium
NS/ Memory problems can be improved with laser therapy
Neuroscience biweekly vol. 73, 7th December — 21st December
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𝐒𝐓/ Astronomers find that two exoplanets may be mostly water
— Astronomers have found evidence that two exoplanets orbiting a red dwarf star are ‘water worlds,’ planets where water makes up a large fraction of the volume.
— Astronomers took a ‘deep dive’ into one of the first images from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope and were rewarded with a surprising discovery: telltale signs of two dozen previously unseen young stars about 7,500 light years from Earth.
— For decades, the Hubble Space Telescope provided us with the most spectacular images of galaxies. This all changed when the James Webb Space Telescope launched and successfully completed commissioning. For astronomers, the universe is now revealed in a new way never imagined by the telescope’s Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam) instrument.
— Black holes are surrounded by an invisible layer that swallows every bit of evidence about their past. Researchers are now using machine learning and supercomputers to reconstruct the growth histories of black holes.
— Researchers have discovered web-like plasma structures in the Sun’s middle corona. The researchers describe their innovative new observation method, imaging the middled corona in ultraviolet (UV) wavelength. The findings could lead to a better understanding of the solar wind’s origins and its interactions with the rest of the solar system.
— A study finds that, for now, the catalog of known black hole binaries does not reveal anything fundamental about how black holes form. More data will be needed to determine whether the invisible giants arose from a quiet galactic disk or a more dynamic cluster of stars.
— Morphology of galaxies contain important information about the process of galaxy formation and evolution. With its state-of-the-art resolution, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has now captured several red spiral galaxies in its first image at an unprecedented resolution. Researchers have now analyzed these galaxies, revealing that these are among the furthest known spiral galaxies till date. The analysis further detected a passive red spiral galaxy in the early universe, a surprising discovery.
— When the rover Perseverance landed on Mars, it was equipped with the first working microphone on the planet’s surface. Scientists have used it to make the first-ever audio recording of an extraterrestrial whirlwind.
— Researchers design and analyze droplet experiments that were done on the International Space Station. The researchers sent four different surfaces with various roughness properties to the station, where they were mounted to a lab table. Cameras recorded the droplets as they spread and merged. The experimental results confirmed and expanded the parameter space of the Davis-Hocking model, a simple way to simulate droplets.
— A research team has now measured the survival rate of antihelium nuclei from the depths of the galaxy — a necessary prerequisite for the indirect search for Dark Matter.
— Upcoming industry events. And more!
Read the full report on our blog, on Paradigm Platform.
#ST #Space https://medium.com/paradigm-research/st-astronomers-find-that-two-exoplanets-may-be-mostly-water-70af8a57098
Space biweekly vol.67, 9th December — 22nd DecemberTL;DR
— Astronomers have found evidence that two exoplanets orbiting a red dwarf star are ‘water worlds,’ planets where water makes up a large fraction of the volume.
— Astronomers took a ‘deep dive’ into one of the first images from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope and were rewarded with a surprising discovery: telltale signs of two dozen previously unseen young stars about 7,500 light years from Earth.
— For decades, the Hubble Space Telescope provided us with the most spectacular images of galaxies. This all changed when the James Webb Space Telescope launched and successfully completed commissioning. For astronomers, the universe is now revealed in a new way never imagined by the telescope’s Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam) instrument.
— Black holes are surrounded by an invisible layer that swallows every bit of evidence about their past. Researchers are now using machine learning and supercomputers to reconstruct the growth histories of black holes.
— Researchers have discovered web-like plasma structures in the Sun’s middle corona. The researchers describe their innovative new observation method, imaging the middled corona in ultraviolet (UV) wavelength. The findings could lead to a better understanding of the solar wind’s origins and its interactions with the rest of the solar system.
— A study finds that, for now, the catalog of known black hole binaries does not reveal anything fundamental about how black holes form. More data will be needed to determine whether the invisible giants arose from a quiet galactic disk or a more dynamic cluster of stars.
— Morphology of galaxies contain important information about the process of galaxy formation and evolution. With its state-of-the-art resolution, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has now captured several red spiral galaxies in its first image at an unprecedented resolution. Researchers have now analyzed these galaxies, revealing that these are among the furthest known spiral galaxies till date. The analysis further detected a passive red spiral galaxy in the early universe, a surprising discovery.
— When the rover Perseverance landed on Mars, it was equipped with the first working microphone on the planet’s surface. Scientists have used it to make the first-ever audio recording of an extraterrestrial whirlwind.
— Researchers design and analyze droplet experiments that were done on the International Space Station. The researchers sent four different surfaces with various roughness properties to the station, where they were mounted to a lab table. Cameras recorded the droplets as they spread and merged. The experimental results confirmed and expanded the parameter space of the Davis-Hocking model, a simple way to simulate droplets.
— A research team has now measured the survival rate of antihelium nuclei from the depths of the galaxy — a necessary prerequisite for the indirect search for Dark Matter.
— Upcoming industry events. And more!
Read the full report on our blog, on Paradigm Platform.
#ST #Space https://medium.com/paradigm-research/st-astronomers-find-that-two-exoplanets-may-be-mostly-water-70af8a57098
Medium
ST/ Astronomers find that two exoplanets may be mostly water
Space biweekly vol.67, 9th December — 22nd December
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DAOs biweekly vol.37
TL;DR
— Uniswap Foundation proposes changes to crypto DEX’s governance, voting processes: The proposal aims to reduce friction in governance by reframing the steps that bring proposals to votes
— MakerDAO passed a proposal to form a strategic alliance with GnosisDAO. MakerDAO’s Gasless Poll Voting introduced
— GnosisDAO’s GIP 74: Allow sGNO holders to vote and be included in the upcoming airdrops is live. The zodiac governor mod introduced
— Gitcoin announced the results of its first-ever quadratically elected DAO Stewards Council. The newly elected council will serve until June 2023
— Aave’s [ARFC] Receipt of Gauntlet Insolvency Fund proposal looks to confirm the transfer of Gauntlet’s Insolvency Fund over to the Aave Ecosystem Reserve. Proposal to launch Aave v3 on Celo is under discussion
— IdleDAO announces the adoption of the new ERC-4626 standard, expanding composability on Ethereum
— Compound’s proposals 138–140 passed. Compound Extensions are now live
— Lido introduces ‘VaNOM’ — Validator & Node Operator metrics for Lido on Ethereum. Lido observing cross-chain incentives
— Synthetix SCCP-265: Update ETH Wrapper Parameters is active. V2 Staking App is live
— PoolTogether’s Protocol Constitution proposal is live
— CFTC again labeled Ether as a commodity. While the SEC chairman, Gary Gensler, previously suggested Ether was a security after its ICO
— Optimism begins voting on key changes for its upcoming season: The proposal outlines the creation of a delegation program within Optimism’s Token House. Optimism awards badges to ten delegates
— StarkNet announces the initial phase of its governance process
— NounsDAO votes to continue funding Prop House
— ENS kicks off Stewards Elections: The stewards will be responsible for the Meta-Governance, ENS ecosystem, and the Public Goods working groups for 2023
— dYdX’s Operations subDAO proposal aims to launch the Operations Trust
— Paladin DAO’sTreasury Management #2 proposal looks to transfer a select number of assets from the DAO treasury over to a separate community multisig
— Hop DAO discusses the future of the Bridge Protocol
— Element DAO publishes a draft of its governance process
— SafeDAO’s EIP 35 aims to claim SAFE tokens from the recent SafeDAO airdrop
— BanklessDAO explores implementing shielded voting. Delegate DAO SAFE tokens to DAOstewards.eth proposal
— SushiSwap: Sushi Vesting Merkle Tree Clawback proposal
— 1inch Staking Pods proposal is live
— Inspired by ConstitutionDAO’s attempt last year, the unaffiliated ConstitutionDAO2 received $34,000 in public contributions on its first day
— Active proposals: Aave, GnosisDAO, LidoDAO, PoolTogether, Synthetix
— New & ongoing discussions: Compound, GitcoinDAO, Uniswap, MakerDAO, Curve, Idle, GitcoinDAO, Uniswap
— Podcasts on DAOs
— And more!
Read the full report on our blog, on Paradigm Platform.
#DAO https://medium.com/paradigm-research/daos-makerdao-forms-strategic-alliance-with-gnosisdao-uniswap-proposes-changes-to-its-governance-65f005b3961c
8th December — 23rd DecemberMakerDAO forms strategic alliance with GnosisDAO, Uniswap proposes changes to its governance process, Optimism votes on key changes for its upcoming season, ENS votes on stewards for 3 working groups, StarkNet’s Governance 1st phase launches, Lido introduces ‘VaNOM’, Aave’s Receipt of Gauntlet Insolvency Fund proposal approved, and more!
TL;DR
— Uniswap Foundation proposes changes to crypto DEX’s governance, voting processes: The proposal aims to reduce friction in governance by reframing the steps that bring proposals to votes
— MakerDAO passed a proposal to form a strategic alliance with GnosisDAO. MakerDAO’s Gasless Poll Voting introduced
— GnosisDAO’s GIP 74: Allow sGNO holders to vote and be included in the upcoming airdrops is live. The zodiac governor mod introduced
— Gitcoin announced the results of its first-ever quadratically elected DAO Stewards Council. The newly elected council will serve until June 2023
— Aave’s [ARFC] Receipt of Gauntlet Insolvency Fund proposal looks to confirm the transfer of Gauntlet’s Insolvency Fund over to the Aave Ecosystem Reserve. Proposal to launch Aave v3 on Celo is under discussion
— IdleDAO announces the adoption of the new ERC-4626 standard, expanding composability on Ethereum
— Compound’s proposals 138–140 passed. Compound Extensions are now live
— Lido introduces ‘VaNOM’ — Validator & Node Operator metrics for Lido on Ethereum. Lido observing cross-chain incentives
— Synthetix SCCP-265: Update ETH Wrapper Parameters is active. V2 Staking App is live
— PoolTogether’s Protocol Constitution proposal is live
— CFTC again labeled Ether as a commodity. While the SEC chairman, Gary Gensler, previously suggested Ether was a security after its ICO
— Optimism begins voting on key changes for its upcoming season: The proposal outlines the creation of a delegation program within Optimism’s Token House. Optimism awards badges to ten delegates
— StarkNet announces the initial phase of its governance process
— NounsDAO votes to continue funding Prop House
— ENS kicks off Stewards Elections: The stewards will be responsible for the Meta-Governance, ENS ecosystem, and the Public Goods working groups for 2023
— dYdX’s Operations subDAO proposal aims to launch the Operations Trust
— Paladin DAO’sTreasury Management #2 proposal looks to transfer a select number of assets from the DAO treasury over to a separate community multisig
— Hop DAO discusses the future of the Bridge Protocol
— Element DAO publishes a draft of its governance process
— SafeDAO’s EIP 35 aims to claim SAFE tokens from the recent SafeDAO airdrop
— BanklessDAO explores implementing shielded voting. Delegate DAO SAFE tokens to DAOstewards.eth proposal
— SushiSwap: Sushi Vesting Merkle Tree Clawback proposal
— 1inch Staking Pods proposal is live
— Inspired by ConstitutionDAO’s attempt last year, the unaffiliated ConstitutionDAO2 received $34,000 in public contributions on its first day
— Active proposals: Aave, GnosisDAO, LidoDAO, PoolTogether, Synthetix
— New & ongoing discussions: Compound, GitcoinDAO, Uniswap, MakerDAO, Curve, Idle, GitcoinDAO, Uniswap
— Podcasts on DAOs
— And more!
Read the full report on our blog, on Paradigm Platform.
#DAO https://medium.com/paradigm-research/daos-makerdao-forms-strategic-alliance-with-gnosisdao-uniswap-proposes-changes-to-its-governance-65f005b3961c
Medium
DAOs: MakerDAO forms strategic alliance with GnosisDAO, Uniswap proposes changes to its governance…
Biweekly report on decentralized autonomous organizations vol.37, 8th December — 23rd December
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L2 report vol. 12📚
—The sum of all funds locked on Ethereum converted to USD is $4.22 B at the time of writing.
—Arbitrum: Solutions to delay attacks on rollups.
—The Graph — Arbitrum billing goes live.
—The Optimism Bedrock upgrade is coming in the first quarter of 2023. OP Labs announced the migration of the Optimism Goerli testnet to Bedrock on January 12th.
—MetaMask announced in-wallet swaps are now available for users on Optimism.
—Synthetix Perps v2 live on Optimism.
—Metis Community Highlights of 2022 are out. Aave v3 on Metis “Temp Check” vote has passed. Chainlink price feeds are now live on Metis.
—Boba Network now being available on a non-custodial cryptocurrency swap platform ChangeNOW & NOWTracker. Boba Voyage is here.
—Aztec raises $100 million to build encrypted Ethereum.
—Loopring introduced a new Contribute + Earn program into the Loopring L2 ecosystem.
—PolygonZK launches final testnet. Upgrades include 4 min proof-generation & EIP-155 support.
—Scroll: bottlenecks in proof generation with options to accelerate.
—Visa is proposing an automatic payments system on Ethereum using StarkNet. StarkWare and Outlier Ventures collaborate to launch Base Camp program for STARK-based validity proof builders. The second batch of tickets for StarkWare Sessions 23 is now open.
—zkSync v2 alpha delayed until Q2 2023. The team created an LLVM-based set of compilers for Solidity and Vyper that pass the L1 conformance tests.
—Curve Finance to deploy on zkSync’s mainnet next year.
—ZKSpace Recap of 2022 will happen on December 29th.
—Immutable partnered with Gauntlet to improve efficient token spend, onboard mainstream users, and maximize trading volume. IMX rewards introduces new and improved Trading Rewards design.
—Rhino. fi just hit $1M in TVL within the Yearn finance USDT yVault strategy.
—Get ready for the new year with dYdX’s official merchandise store. Launching January 3rd, 2023, featuring exclusive products for Hedgies NFT holders.
—MoonPay and OpenSea partner to enable the direct buying of NFTs on Arbitrum, Optimism, Avalanche and BNB Chain via credit card.
—Intmax (zk-rollup) testnet, command line only.
—Batch posting strategy on mainnet by Akaki Mamageishvili, Edward W. Felten.
—Justin Drake: SGX as pragmatic hedge against zk-rollup SNARK vulnerabilities.
—Taiko: rollup decentralization, definitions & high-level ideas.
—Consensys Vortex zk prover: 30 million gas block in 5 minutes on AWS hpc6a.48xlarge.
—L2 stats. Check out how much it costs to use Layer 2.
—And more!
Read the full report on our blog, on Paradigm Platform.
#Layer2 #L2 https://medium.com/paradigm-research/l2-report-vol-12-e473d863b98f
A biweekly update on Layer 2 protocols, 12th December — 26th DecemberTL;DR
—The sum of all funds locked on Ethereum converted to USD is $4.22 B at the time of writing.
—Arbitrum: Solutions to delay attacks on rollups.
—The Graph — Arbitrum billing goes live.
—The Optimism Bedrock upgrade is coming in the first quarter of 2023. OP Labs announced the migration of the Optimism Goerli testnet to Bedrock on January 12th.
—MetaMask announced in-wallet swaps are now available for users on Optimism.
—Synthetix Perps v2 live on Optimism.
—Metis Community Highlights of 2022 are out. Aave v3 on Metis “Temp Check” vote has passed. Chainlink price feeds are now live on Metis.
—Boba Network now being available on a non-custodial cryptocurrency swap platform ChangeNOW & NOWTracker. Boba Voyage is here.
—Aztec raises $100 million to build encrypted Ethereum.
—Loopring introduced a new Contribute + Earn program into the Loopring L2 ecosystem.
—PolygonZK launches final testnet. Upgrades include 4 min proof-generation & EIP-155 support.
—Scroll: bottlenecks in proof generation with options to accelerate.
—Visa is proposing an automatic payments system on Ethereum using StarkNet. StarkWare and Outlier Ventures collaborate to launch Base Camp program for STARK-based validity proof builders. The second batch of tickets for StarkWare Sessions 23 is now open.
—zkSync v2 alpha delayed until Q2 2023. The team created an LLVM-based set of compilers for Solidity and Vyper that pass the L1 conformance tests.
—Curve Finance to deploy on zkSync’s mainnet next year.
—ZKSpace Recap of 2022 will happen on December 29th.
—Immutable partnered with Gauntlet to improve efficient token spend, onboard mainstream users, and maximize trading volume. IMX rewards introduces new and improved Trading Rewards design.
—Rhino. fi just hit $1M in TVL within the Yearn finance USDT yVault strategy.
—Get ready for the new year with dYdX’s official merchandise store. Launching January 3rd, 2023, featuring exclusive products for Hedgies NFT holders.
—MoonPay and OpenSea partner to enable the direct buying of NFTs on Arbitrum, Optimism, Avalanche and BNB Chain via credit card.
—Intmax (zk-rollup) testnet, command line only.
—Batch posting strategy on mainnet by Akaki Mamageishvili, Edward W. Felten.
—Justin Drake: SGX as pragmatic hedge against zk-rollup SNARK vulnerabilities.
—Taiko: rollup decentralization, definitions & high-level ideas.
—Consensys Vortex zk prover: 30 million gas block in 5 minutes on AWS hpc6a.48xlarge.
—L2 stats. Check out how much it costs to use Layer 2.
—And more!
Read the full report on our blog, on Paradigm Platform.
#Layer2 #L2 https://medium.com/paradigm-research/l2-report-vol-12-e473d863b98f
Medium
L2 report vol. 12
A biweekly update on Layer 2 protocols, 12th December — 26th December
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𝐐𝐓/ Particles of light may create fluid flow, data-theory comparison suggests
— A new computational analysis supports the idea that photons (a.k.a. particles of light) colliding with heavy ions can create a fluid of ‘strongly interacting’ particles. In a new paper, researchers show that calculations describing such a system match up with data collected by the ATLAS detector at Europe’s Large Hadron Collider (LHC).
— Researchers have pioneered a new imaging method that allows the capture of the light-induced phase transition in vanadium oxide (VO2) with high spatial and temporal resolution.
— A new study exploring the connection between the quantum and classical worlds, have discovered a new and much more effective way to carry out interaction-free experiments. The team used transmon devices — superconducting circuits that are relatively large but still show quantum behavior — to detect the presence of microwave pulses generated by classical instruments.
— Researchers developed a new graphene-based nanoelectronics platform compatible with conventional microelectronics manufacturing, paving the way for a successor to silicon.
— Quantum dots are normally made in industrial settings with high temperatures and toxic, expensive solvents — a process that is neither economical nor environmentally friendly. But researchers have now pulled off the process at the bench using water as a solvent, making a stable end-product at room temperature. Their work opens the door to making nanomaterials in a more sustainable way by demonstrating that protein sequences not derived from nature can be used to synthesize functional materials.
— A single particle has no temperature. It has a certain energy or a certain speed — but it is not possible to translate that into a temperature. Only when dealing with random velocity distributions of many particles, a well-defined temperature emerges.
— The two research teams discovered that the likelihood that an electron will undergo tunneling, the phase at which the electron tunnels out and the timing of the tunneling event depend on the chirality of the molecule.
— A recent study has confirmed that the light scalar mesons contain a significant four-quark component, a feature that puts scalar mesons in the challenging category of exotic hadron spectroscopy.
— A new technique reveals changing shapes of magnetic noise in space and time.
— The mathematical analysis identifies a vortex structure that is impervious to decay.
— And more!
Read the full report on our blog, on Paradigm Platform.
#QT #Quantum https://medium.com/paradigm-research/qt-particles-of-light-may-create-fluid-flow-data-theory-comparison-suggests-e6f8cbed03af
Quantum news biweekly vol.42, 13th December — 27th DecemberTL;DR
— A new computational analysis supports the idea that photons (a.k.a. particles of light) colliding with heavy ions can create a fluid of ‘strongly interacting’ particles. In a new paper, researchers show that calculations describing such a system match up with data collected by the ATLAS detector at Europe’s Large Hadron Collider (LHC).
— Researchers have pioneered a new imaging method that allows the capture of the light-induced phase transition in vanadium oxide (VO2) with high spatial and temporal resolution.
— A new study exploring the connection between the quantum and classical worlds, have discovered a new and much more effective way to carry out interaction-free experiments. The team used transmon devices — superconducting circuits that are relatively large but still show quantum behavior — to detect the presence of microwave pulses generated by classical instruments.
— Researchers developed a new graphene-based nanoelectronics platform compatible with conventional microelectronics manufacturing, paving the way for a successor to silicon.
— Quantum dots are normally made in industrial settings with high temperatures and toxic, expensive solvents — a process that is neither economical nor environmentally friendly. But researchers have now pulled off the process at the bench using water as a solvent, making a stable end-product at room temperature. Their work opens the door to making nanomaterials in a more sustainable way by demonstrating that protein sequences not derived from nature can be used to synthesize functional materials.
— A single particle has no temperature. It has a certain energy or a certain speed — but it is not possible to translate that into a temperature. Only when dealing with random velocity distributions of many particles, a well-defined temperature emerges.
— The two research teams discovered that the likelihood that an electron will undergo tunneling, the phase at which the electron tunnels out and the timing of the tunneling event depend on the chirality of the molecule.
— A recent study has confirmed that the light scalar mesons contain a significant four-quark component, a feature that puts scalar mesons in the challenging category of exotic hadron spectroscopy.
— A new technique reveals changing shapes of magnetic noise in space and time.
— The mathematical analysis identifies a vortex structure that is impervious to decay.
— And more!
Read the full report on our blog, on Paradigm Platform.
#QT #Quantum https://medium.com/paradigm-research/qt-particles-of-light-may-create-fluid-flow-data-theory-comparison-suggests-e6f8cbed03af
Medium
QT/ Particles of light may create fluid flow, data-theory comparison suggests
Quantum news biweekly vol.42, 13th December — 27th December
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