Biweekly update on @Humanode vol.47
5th March — 19th April
SubQuery integration, The Beta version of the Humanode Explorer is here, Humanode reaches 2M blocks, The fee system is updated, Community voted for validators rewards slashing, MEV as a public good, Humanode sticker сontest is now live, Photography contest winners announced, AMAs, Humanode in Simple Terms video series returns, and more!
TL;DR
Human nodes and friends! Over the past two weeks, the team has been working tirelessly, and a lot of exciting news appeared, so let’s dive in and explore what’s been happening in the world of Humanode!
Humanode has partnered with SubQuery. With SubQuery’s decentralized data indexing infrastructure, developers can easily access on-chain data for the apps they want to build on Humanode. With this partnership, Humanode will benefit from SubQuery’s wide range of features, including the open-source SDK, simple startup guides, detailed developer documentation, committed developer help, and other benefits that developers appreciate in the SubQuery ecosystem.
The great news is, the Beta Version of the Humanode Explorer has been released. It is based on the ParaScan open-source repository and uses SubQuery to pull the data from the Humanode blockchain. As it is still an early beta version, its main functionality is limited to showing blocks, and transfers from and to your humanode address. Fully functional versions with all the bells and whistles that you will ever need on an explorer (and with pretty graphics and all) are scheduled for release in the very near future.
Last week, the team announced that the Humanode blockchain network has officially reached 2 million blocks. This a massive milestone for the Humanode community and a testament to the hard work and dedication of the developers, validators, and supporters.
Moreover, the team has revamped the fee structure for improved transparency & fairness. Dive in to learn about the changes & how they benefit the human nodes and users alike in the blog post.
The first batch of 1 person = 1 vote community polls took place in the Humanode Discord. The poll titled ‘Should we increase the number of validators getting the reward?’ ended with 55/45 results in favor of increasing the number of human nodes getting the rewards. The latest community poll ‘Do we want to introduce the mechanism of Humanode validator reward slashing?’ ended with 81/19 results in favor of canceling the reward distribution to those who missed too many epochs. Get a Verified Human role and participate in the next vote!
Lately, MEV exploits on Ethereum have become a hot topic, with everyone discussing and searching for ways to address the issue. Dive into a freshly-published captivating quick editorial on how MEV is turned into a public good in Sybil-resistant blockchains.
Moreover, Bitmart hosted two AMA (Ask-Me-Anything) sessions with the co-founders of Humanode. They answered community questions in Twitter Spaces. In case you missed it, check out the recordings!
Humanode in Simple Terms video series returns with a bang. Tune in to the newest episode where Shannon Higgins, Humanode Media Lead, demystifies the powerful Bot Basher Technology in layman’s terms.
Also, The team announces the winners of the first-ever Humanode photography contest. Check them out. Currently, the Humanode sticker сontest is ongoing. Participate and get a chance to win $50 worth of HMND!
Keep in mind that HMND, the native token of Humanode, is now available for trading on KuCoin and Bitmart. The availability of HMND on these exchanges will provide greater liquidity and accessibility to HMND tokens, enabling more people to participate in the Humanode mission to promote a 1 human = 1 node = 1 vote ethos.
That’s all for today. Together, let’s build a better world for all!
Read the full report on our blog, on the Paradigm Platform.
#Humanode https://medium.com/paradigm-research/humanode-subquery-integration-the-beta-version-of-the-humanode-explorer-is-here-humanode-1792605c0e5b
5th March — 19th April
SubQuery integration, The Beta version of the Humanode Explorer is here, Humanode reaches 2M blocks, The fee system is updated, Community voted for validators rewards slashing, MEV as a public good, Humanode sticker сontest is now live, Photography contest winners announced, AMAs, Humanode in Simple Terms video series returns, and more!
TL;DR
Human nodes and friends! Over the past two weeks, the team has been working tirelessly, and a lot of exciting news appeared, so let’s dive in and explore what’s been happening in the world of Humanode!
Humanode has partnered with SubQuery. With SubQuery’s decentralized data indexing infrastructure, developers can easily access on-chain data for the apps they want to build on Humanode. With this partnership, Humanode will benefit from SubQuery’s wide range of features, including the open-source SDK, simple startup guides, detailed developer documentation, committed developer help, and other benefits that developers appreciate in the SubQuery ecosystem.
The great news is, the Beta Version of the Humanode Explorer has been released. It is based on the ParaScan open-source repository and uses SubQuery to pull the data from the Humanode blockchain. As it is still an early beta version, its main functionality is limited to showing blocks, and transfers from and to your humanode address. Fully functional versions with all the bells and whistles that you will ever need on an explorer (and with pretty graphics and all) are scheduled for release in the very near future.
Last week, the team announced that the Humanode blockchain network has officially reached 2 million blocks. This a massive milestone for the Humanode community and a testament to the hard work and dedication of the developers, validators, and supporters.
Moreover, the team has revamped the fee structure for improved transparency & fairness. Dive in to learn about the changes & how they benefit the human nodes and users alike in the blog post.
The first batch of 1 person = 1 vote community polls took place in the Humanode Discord. The poll titled ‘Should we increase the number of validators getting the reward?’ ended with 55/45 results in favor of increasing the number of human nodes getting the rewards. The latest community poll ‘Do we want to introduce the mechanism of Humanode validator reward slashing?’ ended with 81/19 results in favor of canceling the reward distribution to those who missed too many epochs. Get a Verified Human role and participate in the next vote!
Lately, MEV exploits on Ethereum have become a hot topic, with everyone discussing and searching for ways to address the issue. Dive into a freshly-published captivating quick editorial on how MEV is turned into a public good in Sybil-resistant blockchains.
Moreover, Bitmart hosted two AMA (Ask-Me-Anything) sessions with the co-founders of Humanode. They answered community questions in Twitter Spaces. In case you missed it, check out the recordings!
Humanode in Simple Terms video series returns with a bang. Tune in to the newest episode where Shannon Higgins, Humanode Media Lead, demystifies the powerful Bot Basher Technology in layman’s terms.
Also, The team announces the winners of the first-ever Humanode photography contest. Check them out. Currently, the Humanode sticker сontest is ongoing. Participate and get a chance to win $50 worth of HMND!
Keep in mind that HMND, the native token of Humanode, is now available for trading on KuCoin and Bitmart. The availability of HMND on these exchanges will provide greater liquidity and accessibility to HMND tokens, enabling more people to participate in the Humanode mission to promote a 1 human = 1 node = 1 vote ethos.
That’s all for today. Together, let’s build a better world for all!
Read the full report on our blog, on the Paradigm Platform.
#Humanode https://medium.com/paradigm-research/humanode-subquery-integration-the-beta-version-of-the-humanode-explorer-is-here-humanode-1792605c0e5b
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Humanode: SubQuery integration, The Beta version of the Humanode Explorer is here, Humanode…
Biweekly update vol.47, 5th March — 19th April
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ST/ Theories of how Universe evolved challenged
—Astronomers find that six of the earliest and most massive galaxy candidates observed by the James Webb Space Telescope so far appear to have converted nearly 100% of their available gas into stars, a finding at odds with the reigning model of cosmology.
—Using new observations from the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers looked more than 13 billion years into the past to discover a unique, minuscule galaxy that could help astronomers learn more about galaxies that were present shortly after the Big Bang.
—Astronomers report the first exoplanet jointly discovered through direct imaging and precision astrometry, a new indirect method that identifies a planet by measuring the position of the star it orbits. Data from the Subaru Telescope in Hawai`i and space telescopes from the European Space Agency (ESA) were integral to the team's discovery.
—The iconic image of the supermassive black hole at the center of M87 -- sometimes referred to as the "fuzzy, orange donut" -- has gotten its first official makeover with the help of machine learning. The new image further exposes a central region that is larger and darker, surrounded by the bright accreting gas shaped like a "skinny donut." The team used the data obtained by the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) collaboration in 2017 and achieved, for the first time, the full resolution of the array.
—Can humans endure long-term living in deep space? The answer is a lukewarm maybe, according to a new theory describing the complexity of maintaining gravity and oxygen, obtaining water, developing agriculture and handling waste far from Earth.
—Astronomers have mapped the 'disk winds' associated with the accretion disk around Hercules X-1, a system in which a neutron star is drawing material away from a sun-like star. The findings may offer clues to how supermassive black holes shape entire galaxies.
—A lightning strike in New Port Richey, Florida, led to a chemical reaction creating a new material that is transitional between space minerals and minerals found on Earth. High-energy events, such as lightning, can cause unique chemical reactions. In this instance, the result is a new material -- one that is transitional between space minerals and minerals found on Earth.
—The explosion of a star is a dramatic event, but the remains the star leaves behind can be even more dramatic. A new mid-infrared image from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope provides one stunning example. It shows the supernova remnant Cassiopeia A (Cas A), created by a stellar explosion seen from Earth 340 years ago. Cas A is the youngest known remnant from an exploding, massive star in our galaxy, which makes it a unique opportunity to learn more about how such supernovae occur.
—New instruments and plans for a seventh telescope at Georgia State's CHARA Array will allow scientists to see the stars in greater detail than ever before. The update comes after a group of international scientists gathered in Atlanta to take part in the 2023 CHARA Science Meeting to share the latest developments in high-resolution astronomical imaging using the CHARA Array.
—SpaceX called off the first attempt to launch its integrated Starship vehicle from Texas April 17 because of a valve problem.
—Upcoming industry events. And more!
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Space biweekly vol.75, 6h April - 20th AprilTL;DR
—Astronomers find that six of the earliest and most massive galaxy candidates observed by the James Webb Space Telescope so far appear to have converted nearly 100% of their available gas into stars, a finding at odds with the reigning model of cosmology.
—Using new observations from the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers looked more than 13 billion years into the past to discover a unique, minuscule galaxy that could help astronomers learn more about galaxies that were present shortly after the Big Bang.
—Astronomers report the first exoplanet jointly discovered through direct imaging and precision astrometry, a new indirect method that identifies a planet by measuring the position of the star it orbits. Data from the Subaru Telescope in Hawai`i and space telescopes from the European Space Agency (ESA) were integral to the team's discovery.
—The iconic image of the supermassive black hole at the center of M87 -- sometimes referred to as the "fuzzy, orange donut" -- has gotten its first official makeover with the help of machine learning. The new image further exposes a central region that is larger and darker, surrounded by the bright accreting gas shaped like a "skinny donut." The team used the data obtained by the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) collaboration in 2017 and achieved, for the first time, the full resolution of the array.
—Can humans endure long-term living in deep space? The answer is a lukewarm maybe, according to a new theory describing the complexity of maintaining gravity and oxygen, obtaining water, developing agriculture and handling waste far from Earth.
—Astronomers have mapped the 'disk winds' associated with the accretion disk around Hercules X-1, a system in which a neutron star is drawing material away from a sun-like star. The findings may offer clues to how supermassive black holes shape entire galaxies.
—A lightning strike in New Port Richey, Florida, led to a chemical reaction creating a new material that is transitional between space minerals and minerals found on Earth. High-energy events, such as lightning, can cause unique chemical reactions. In this instance, the result is a new material -- one that is transitional between space minerals and minerals found on Earth.
—The explosion of a star is a dramatic event, but the remains the star leaves behind can be even more dramatic. A new mid-infrared image from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope provides one stunning example. It shows the supernova remnant Cassiopeia A (Cas A), created by a stellar explosion seen from Earth 340 years ago. Cas A is the youngest known remnant from an exploding, massive star in our galaxy, which makes it a unique opportunity to learn more about how such supernovae occur.
—New instruments and plans for a seventh telescope at Georgia State's CHARA Array will allow scientists to see the stars in greater detail than ever before. The update comes after a group of international scientists gathered in Atlanta to take part in the 2023 CHARA Science Meeting to share the latest developments in high-resolution astronomical imaging using the CHARA Array.
—SpaceX called off the first attempt to launch its integrated Starship vehicle from Texas April 17 because of a valve problem.
—Upcoming industry events. And more!
https://medium.com/paradigm-research/st-theories-of-how-the-universe-evolved-challenged-eef4d01dbb92?source=collection_home---4------0-----------------------
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ST/ Theories of how the Universe evolved challenged
Space biweekly vol.75, 6h April — 20th April
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DAOs biweekly vol.39
TL;DR
— Uniswap adopts accountability committee for deployments. Temp-check Post-BSL cross-chain deployment process and creation of new uniswap.eth subdomain proposal passed
— Optimism’s Token House completes first on-chain voting cycle. OP Collective launches S4 to align and achieve collective intents
— A set of parameter changes for ETH, wstETH, rETH, Curve stETH-ETH LP, and WBTC vault types has been approved by Maker Governance
— Aave’s [ARFC] Private Voting for Aave Governance proposal suggests implementing private voting through shielded voting on the Snapshot for a 2-month trial period. BGD Labs proposes to integrate a monitoring and prevention framework called Aave Forest. Butter runs a governance experiment with Aave DAO delegates
— Lido DAO Treasury Management Principles & authorize formation of a Treasury Management Committee proposal is live
— Gitcoin and ScopeLift working on developing and implementing new on-chain governance contracts for the Gitcoin DAO, using Governor Bravo functionality and the Flexible Voting extension
— Gnosis GIP-77 and GIP-83 are live on the Snapshot
— Compound’s proposals 157 executed, 158 is active
— Arbitrum DAO debates symbolic return of 700m ARB to the treasury. Grants Funding Framework Discussion aims to avoid the cascading pattern of reactivity seen in DAOs
— Metropolis’s Podarchy Explorer addresses permissions “epidemic”
— Radicle’s [RGP-14] suggests establishing the Radicle Org to develop a fully-sovereign code collaboration stack called “Radicle”
— ENS’s Public Goods working group is offering a new retroactive grant opportunity
— Rari’s RRC-8: Retroactive Governance Airdrop proposal suggests a retroactive RARI airdrop to community members who actively participated in RARI Foundation governance
— BanklessDAO Governance Department Instantiation
— Voting System Choice for Hop DAO Elections proposal suggests that the Hop DAO needs a specific voting system for the election of nominees to various positions
— 0x Reactivate Inactive Voting Power proposal aims to engage new community members
— Purple DAO’s Purple Grant proposal asks BuilderDAO for a grant of 50 ETH in order to “continue to proliferate Nouns Builder through media and by example”
— Due to technical issues, Hidden Hand Protocol was unable to participate in a recent incentive-round vote
— Decentralized app Sweat Economy introduces 1-person, 1-vote governance system
— Members of Pfizer Ventures-backed VitaDAO have voted to create VitaTech, a for-profit company that will secure and distribute government funding for longevity research
— Active proposals: Aave, Compound, GnosisDAO, LidoDAO, MakerDAO
— Podcasts on DAOs
— And more!
Read the full report on our blog, on Paradigm Platform.
#DAO https://medium.com/paradigm-research/daos-uniswap-adopts-accountability-committee-for-deployments-optimisms-token-house-completes-6b8f991b7958
3rd April — 21st AprilUniswap adopts accountability committee for deployments, Optimism’s Token House completes first on-chain voting cycle, Arbitrum DAO debates symbolic return of 700m ARB to the treasury, Maker Governance to vote on Coinbase’s new real-world asset vault, Aave Forest, and more!
TL;DR
— Uniswap adopts accountability committee for deployments. Temp-check Post-BSL cross-chain deployment process and creation of new uniswap.eth subdomain proposal passed
— Optimism’s Token House completes first on-chain voting cycle. OP Collective launches S4 to align and achieve collective intents
— A set of parameter changes for ETH, wstETH, rETH, Curve stETH-ETH LP, and WBTC vault types has been approved by Maker Governance
— Aave’s [ARFC] Private Voting for Aave Governance proposal suggests implementing private voting through shielded voting on the Snapshot for a 2-month trial period. BGD Labs proposes to integrate a monitoring and prevention framework called Aave Forest. Butter runs a governance experiment with Aave DAO delegates
— Lido DAO Treasury Management Principles & authorize formation of a Treasury Management Committee proposal is live
— Gitcoin and ScopeLift working on developing and implementing new on-chain governance contracts for the Gitcoin DAO, using Governor Bravo functionality and the Flexible Voting extension
— Gnosis GIP-77 and GIP-83 are live on the Snapshot
— Compound’s proposals 157 executed, 158 is active
— Arbitrum DAO debates symbolic return of 700m ARB to the treasury. Grants Funding Framework Discussion aims to avoid the cascading pattern of reactivity seen in DAOs
— Metropolis’s Podarchy Explorer addresses permissions “epidemic”
— Radicle’s [RGP-14] suggests establishing the Radicle Org to develop a fully-sovereign code collaboration stack called “Radicle”
— ENS’s Public Goods working group is offering a new retroactive grant opportunity
— Rari’s RRC-8: Retroactive Governance Airdrop proposal suggests a retroactive RARI airdrop to community members who actively participated in RARI Foundation governance
— BanklessDAO Governance Department Instantiation
— Voting System Choice for Hop DAO Elections proposal suggests that the Hop DAO needs a specific voting system for the election of nominees to various positions
— 0x Reactivate Inactive Voting Power proposal aims to engage new community members
— Purple DAO’s Purple Grant proposal asks BuilderDAO for a grant of 50 ETH in order to “continue to proliferate Nouns Builder through media and by example”
— Due to technical issues, Hidden Hand Protocol was unable to participate in a recent incentive-round vote
— Decentralized app Sweat Economy introduces 1-person, 1-vote governance system
— Members of Pfizer Ventures-backed VitaDAO have voted to create VitaTech, a for-profit company that will secure and distribute government funding for longevity research
— Active proposals: Aave, Compound, GnosisDAO, LidoDAO, MakerDAO
— Podcasts on DAOs
— And more!
Read the full report on our blog, on Paradigm Platform.
#DAO https://medium.com/paradigm-research/daos-uniswap-adopts-accountability-committee-for-deployments-optimisms-token-house-completes-6b8f991b7958
Medium
DAOs: Uniswap adopts accountability committee for deployments, Optimism’s Token House completes…
Biweekly report on decentralized autonomous organizations vol.39, 3rd April — 21st April
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BT/ International standard for testing bias in biometrics reaches committee stage
—The standard for testing demographic differentials or ‘bias’ in biometric systems has reached the committee draft stage, and comments from national standards bodies are now being sought
—Clear biometrics, Microsoft Entra verifiable credentials integrated with LinkedIn
—ID2020 certifies Mastercard Community Pass as meeting requirements for ‘good digital ID’
—Tech5 joins Secure Identity Alliance and OSIA to advance open standards in digital ID
—Fingerprint matching system developed in-house by NADRA reaches the market launch
—Clearview’s new storage system reduces stress on CPUs for database scalability
—Patent progress for Trust Stamp biometric tokens and Fico continuous liveness detection
—Regula gives its face biometrics SDK another polish
—Innovatrics introduces an iris layer for liveness detection technology
—Daon introduces the TrustX cloud biometrics platform
—Intellicheck, OCR Labs, and Privately each pass security, and privacy evaluations
—vAIsual signs deal for Asian photos to increase biometric training data diversity
—Accura Scan updates OCR to read Chinese, Japanese, and Korean IDs
—Dual biometric handgun reaches consumer launch
—UIDAI partners to develop contactless fingerprint capture software for phones
—SenseTime demos its large-language model, and stock jumps
—NEC admits password complacency in Japan hospital patient data breach
—IDme expands biometric access for government agencies via Carahsoft partnership
—StoneLock launches software for compliant biometric access control
—Imprivata launches digital ID assessment tools for healthcare organizations
—Nok Nok updates passwordless authentication suite, Entrust launches new zero trust tools
—Singpass launches digital driver licenses for professionals, integrated by Okta
—Precise seeks funding to weather smartphone biometrics dip
—Mitek introduces liveness checking for checks
—Indian bank adds Kaizen voice biometrics to all-in-one mobile app
—Amazon’s palm biometrics rollout reaches Denver-area Whole Foods
—EU preparing tough measures for AI, while UK and US are take a slow approach
—Malaysian digital ID companies pair up to address the government market
—Trains, drones, and robotic feels: Japan deploys facial recognition across sectors
—PayPay and Yahoo! Japan launch face biometrics payments at a convenience store
—Nepal pauses national ID card verification contract to probe tender process
—Belfast digital ID startup SureCert wins advisor role for Thailand’s digital ID strategy
—Infineon, Thales get a 10-year passport security contract in the US
—Jamaica hails public enthusiasm for new digital ID card project, earmarks $13M
—Digital identity schemes touted as drivers of economic growth in Ethiopia, Ghana
—Philippines sees progress in digital PhilID rollout, revises KYC rules
—Western Australia adding digital credentials to ServiceWA platform
—Xator wins $750M contract to support humanitarian logistics with identity services
—Entrust granted UK Home Office selfie biometrics contract to streamline immigration
—Utah mandates blockchain pilot for digital ID issuance
—Colorado school district launches biometrics pilot for free lunches
—Armenia introduces new biometric passport issuance system, Albania chooses new supplier
—Cameroon’s biometric visa application online portal goes live on 30 April
—SynSense raises new funding for 3D edge vision chips, expects to reach $29M in B round
—Hard Yaka leads Universal Ledger’s $10M round for ID-first digital wallet
—Biometric industry events. And more!
Read the full report on our blog, on the Paradigm Platform.
#BT #Biometrics https://medium.com/paradigm-research/bt-international-standard-for-testing-bias-in-biometrics-reaches-committee-stage-e51ead02fc06
Biometrics biweekly vol. 62, 10th April — 24th AprilTL;DR
—The standard for testing demographic differentials or ‘bias’ in biometric systems has reached the committee draft stage, and comments from national standards bodies are now being sought
—Clear biometrics, Microsoft Entra verifiable credentials integrated with LinkedIn
—ID2020 certifies Mastercard Community Pass as meeting requirements for ‘good digital ID’
—Tech5 joins Secure Identity Alliance and OSIA to advance open standards in digital ID
—Fingerprint matching system developed in-house by NADRA reaches the market launch
—Clearview’s new storage system reduces stress on CPUs for database scalability
—Patent progress for Trust Stamp biometric tokens and Fico continuous liveness detection
—Regula gives its face biometrics SDK another polish
—Innovatrics introduces an iris layer for liveness detection technology
—Daon introduces the TrustX cloud biometrics platform
—Intellicheck, OCR Labs, and Privately each pass security, and privacy evaluations
—vAIsual signs deal for Asian photos to increase biometric training data diversity
—Accura Scan updates OCR to read Chinese, Japanese, and Korean IDs
—Dual biometric handgun reaches consumer launch
—UIDAI partners to develop contactless fingerprint capture software for phones
—SenseTime demos its large-language model, and stock jumps
—NEC admits password complacency in Japan hospital patient data breach
—IDme expands biometric access for government agencies via Carahsoft partnership
—StoneLock launches software for compliant biometric access control
—Imprivata launches digital ID assessment tools for healthcare organizations
—Nok Nok updates passwordless authentication suite, Entrust launches new zero trust tools
—Singpass launches digital driver licenses for professionals, integrated by Okta
—Precise seeks funding to weather smartphone biometrics dip
—Mitek introduces liveness checking for checks
—Indian bank adds Kaizen voice biometrics to all-in-one mobile app
—Amazon’s palm biometrics rollout reaches Denver-area Whole Foods
—EU preparing tough measures for AI, while UK and US are take a slow approach
—Malaysian digital ID companies pair up to address the government market
—Trains, drones, and robotic feels: Japan deploys facial recognition across sectors
—PayPay and Yahoo! Japan launch face biometrics payments at a convenience store
—Nepal pauses national ID card verification contract to probe tender process
—Belfast digital ID startup SureCert wins advisor role for Thailand’s digital ID strategy
—Infineon, Thales get a 10-year passport security contract in the US
—Jamaica hails public enthusiasm for new digital ID card project, earmarks $13M
—Digital identity schemes touted as drivers of economic growth in Ethiopia, Ghana
—Philippines sees progress in digital PhilID rollout, revises KYC rules
—Western Australia adding digital credentials to ServiceWA platform
—Xator wins $750M contract to support humanitarian logistics with identity services
—Entrust granted UK Home Office selfie biometrics contract to streamline immigration
—Utah mandates blockchain pilot for digital ID issuance
—Colorado school district launches biometrics pilot for free lunches
—Armenia introduces new biometric passport issuance system, Albania chooses new supplier
—Cameroon’s biometric visa application online portal goes live on 30 April
—SynSense raises new funding for 3D edge vision chips, expects to reach $29M in B round
—Hard Yaka leads Universal Ledger’s $10M round for ID-first digital wallet
—Biometric industry events. And more!
Read the full report on our blog, on the Paradigm Platform.
#BT #Biometrics https://medium.com/paradigm-research/bt-international-standard-for-testing-bias-in-biometrics-reaches-committee-stage-e51ead02fc06
Medium
BT/ International standard for testing bias in biometrics reaches committee stage
Biometrics biweekly vol. 62, 10th April — 24th April
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DeFi in Ether vol.71
TL;DR
—$47.8B in DeFi this week with Lido dominance 23.66%.
—Ethereum Mainnet upgraded to Shapella.
—MakerDAO approved a $500M max transfer in $USDC to Coinbase for a 2.6% yield.
—Consensys reports a data leak of Metamask support tickets.
—SushiSwap ~$3.3 million exploit, didn’t check for a genuine Uniswap v3 pool, attempted whitehat copied by MEV bots.
—The Uniswap mobile wallet is out and now live in most countries.
—The 0x team introduced the all-new 0x, an integrated suite of APIs for developers and teams building financial products on crypto rails.
—Bancor has announced the launch of its new on-chain crypto trading protocol, called Carbon.
—The 1inch Network expands to zkSync Era.
— The Aave v3 bbaUSD and wstETH/bb-a-weth Pools are live.
—Balancer highlights Generalized Boosted Pools.
—Compound Proposal 158 ‘Refresh Polygon COMP’ failed.
—Validator Incentive Program: Over five million worth of GNO have been allocated to help increase node diversity on Gnosis chain.
—KyberSwap March Product Update. KyberSwap LPs who withdrew liquidity via Emergency Withdrawal are able to claim their rewards from 21 April.
—Post Mortem: Lido on Ethereum RockLogic GmbH slashing incident.
—The next Synthetix community governance call is scheduled for April 26th. Up to 300,000 weekly OP will be awarded to traders of Synthetix Perps across any integration partners starting April 19th. Tokenomics discussion review.
—Kwenta launches SmartMargin and currently has 3 different rewards programs for traders.
—MTA is now live on the Optimism bridge, marking the start of an exciting new chapter for mStable.
—Ren Protocol transfers all assets to FTX debtors’ wallet in case of shutdown.
—Euler Finance shared another update on the redemption process.
—Tayvano on a mysterious wallet drainer, where there is no common thread between compromised keys.
—US Representative Davidson may introduce legislation that could fire Gensler for overreach.
—Gensler was also grilled in the House of Representatives over the SEC’s take on crypto, specifically Ethereum.
—Coinbase’s CEO, Brian Armstrong, has stated that Coinbase could move away from the United States if there is no clarity on crypto regulation.
—And more!
Read the full report on our blog, on the Paradigm Platform.
#Defi_in_ether #Ethereum https://medium.com/paradigm-research/defi-in-ether-48b-in-defi-the-uniswap-wallet-is-now-live-the-0x-team-introduced-the-all-new-0x-37418a3fc92e
Biweekly update on the Ethereum DeFi ecosystem, 11th April — 25th April$48B in DeFi, The Uniswap wallet is now live, The 0x team introduced the all-new 0x, Bancor’s Carbon launched on the Ethereum mainnet, The 1inch Network expands to zkSync Era, Ren Protocol transfers all assets to FTX debtors, and much more!
TL;DR
—$47.8B in DeFi this week with Lido dominance 23.66%.
—Ethereum Mainnet upgraded to Shapella.
—MakerDAO approved a $500M max transfer in $USDC to Coinbase for a 2.6% yield.
—Consensys reports a data leak of Metamask support tickets.
—SushiSwap ~$3.3 million exploit, didn’t check for a genuine Uniswap v3 pool, attempted whitehat copied by MEV bots.
—The Uniswap mobile wallet is out and now live in most countries.
—The 0x team introduced the all-new 0x, an integrated suite of APIs for developers and teams building financial products on crypto rails.
—Bancor has announced the launch of its new on-chain crypto trading protocol, called Carbon.
—The 1inch Network expands to zkSync Era.
— The Aave v3 bbaUSD and wstETH/bb-a-weth Pools are live.
—Balancer highlights Generalized Boosted Pools.
—Compound Proposal 158 ‘Refresh Polygon COMP’ failed.
—Validator Incentive Program: Over five million worth of GNO have been allocated to help increase node diversity on Gnosis chain.
—KyberSwap March Product Update. KyberSwap LPs who withdrew liquidity via Emergency Withdrawal are able to claim their rewards from 21 April.
—Post Mortem: Lido on Ethereum RockLogic GmbH slashing incident.
—The next Synthetix community governance call is scheduled for April 26th. Up to 300,000 weekly OP will be awarded to traders of Synthetix Perps across any integration partners starting April 19th. Tokenomics discussion review.
—Kwenta launches SmartMargin and currently has 3 different rewards programs for traders.
—MTA is now live on the Optimism bridge, marking the start of an exciting new chapter for mStable.
—Ren Protocol transfers all assets to FTX debtors’ wallet in case of shutdown.
—Euler Finance shared another update on the redemption process.
—Tayvano on a mysterious wallet drainer, where there is no common thread between compromised keys.
—US Representative Davidson may introduce legislation that could fire Gensler for overreach.
—Gensler was also grilled in the House of Representatives over the SEC’s take on crypto, specifically Ethereum.
—Coinbase’s CEO, Brian Armstrong, has stated that Coinbase could move away from the United States if there is no clarity on crypto regulation.
—And more!
Read the full report on our blog, on the Paradigm Platform.
#Defi_in_ether #Ethereum https://medium.com/paradigm-research/defi-in-ether-48b-in-defi-the-uniswap-wallet-is-now-live-the-0x-team-introduced-the-all-new-0x-37418a3fc92e
Medium
DeFi in Ether: $48B in DeFi, The Uniswap wallet is now live, The 0x team introduced the all-new 0x…
Biweekly update on the Ethereum DeFi ecosystem vol.71, 11th April — 25th April
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NS/ How long-lasting memories form in the brain
—Helping your mother make pancakes when you were three…riding your bike without training wheels…your first romantic kiss: How do we retain vivid memories of long-ago events? As described in a paper published in Neuron, researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine have found the explanation.
—A new study has found that older persons with mild cognitive impairment (MCI), a common type of memory loss, were 30% more likely to regain normal cognition if they had taken in positive beliefs about aging from their culture, compared to those who had taken in negative beliefs. Researchers also found that these positive beliefs also enabled participants to recover their cognition up to two years earlier than those with negative age beliefs. This cognitive recovery advantage was found regardless of baseline MCI severity.
—A preclinical study using stem cells to produce progenitor photoreceptor cells — light-detecting cells found in the eye — and then transplanting these into experimental models of damaged retinas has resulted in significant vision recovery. This finding, by scientists at Duke-NUS Medical School, the Singapore Eye Research Institute and the Karolinska Institute in Sweden, marks a first step towards potentially restoring vision in eye diseases characterized by photoreceptor loss.
—Researchers have developed a model that detects workplace stress just by how people type and move their computer mouse. This might enable employees to prevent chronic stress early on.
—New research shows that poor air quality could be causing cognitive problems in babies and toddlers. A new study reveals an association between poor air quality in India and impaired cognition in infants under two. Without action, the negative impact on children’s long-term brain development could have consequences for life.
—Problems with the brain’s ability to ‘prune’ itself of unnecessary connections may underlie a wide range of mental health disorders that begin during adolescence, according to research. The findings may help explain why people are often affected by more than one mental health disorder, and may in the future help identify those at greatest risk.
—Researchers at Ruhr University Bochum, Germany, have successfully implemented a special form of classical conditioning. They showed on a group of 75 people that effects of transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) can be triggered solely by listening to a tone.
—Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disease that destroys the protective myelin covering around nerves. Every five minutes, someone is diagnosed with the disease around the world, adding to about 2.8 million individuals that currently have to live with it. Now researchers have developed a cell therapy that leverages myeloid cells, the very type of immune cells that cause MS-triggering nerve inflammation in patients. By attaching ‘backpacks’ loaded with anti-inflammatory drugs to the cells, and infusing them into a mouse model of MS, they were able to partially reverse paralysis and restore movement.
—Researchers from the University of Michigan have found that an extra copy of a gene in Down syndrome patients causes improper development of neurons in mice.
—A protein called FNIP1 is the critical link between a cell sensing low energy levels and eliminating and replacing damaged mitochondria. The finding will help scientists understand healthy aging, cancerous tumors, neurodegenerative diseases, and beyond.
—And more!
Read the full report on our blog, on the Paradigm Platform.
#Neuroscience #NS https://medium.com/paradigm-research/ns-how-long-lasting-memories-form-in-the-brain-17964d2eea4f
Neuroscience biweekly vol. 83, 12th April — 26th AprilTL;DR
—Helping your mother make pancakes when you were three…riding your bike without training wheels…your first romantic kiss: How do we retain vivid memories of long-ago events? As described in a paper published in Neuron, researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine have found the explanation.
—A new study has found that older persons with mild cognitive impairment (MCI), a common type of memory loss, were 30% more likely to regain normal cognition if they had taken in positive beliefs about aging from their culture, compared to those who had taken in negative beliefs. Researchers also found that these positive beliefs also enabled participants to recover their cognition up to two years earlier than those with negative age beliefs. This cognitive recovery advantage was found regardless of baseline MCI severity.
—A preclinical study using stem cells to produce progenitor photoreceptor cells — light-detecting cells found in the eye — and then transplanting these into experimental models of damaged retinas has resulted in significant vision recovery. This finding, by scientists at Duke-NUS Medical School, the Singapore Eye Research Institute and the Karolinska Institute in Sweden, marks a first step towards potentially restoring vision in eye diseases characterized by photoreceptor loss.
—Researchers have developed a model that detects workplace stress just by how people type and move their computer mouse. This might enable employees to prevent chronic stress early on.
—New research shows that poor air quality could be causing cognitive problems in babies and toddlers. A new study reveals an association between poor air quality in India and impaired cognition in infants under two. Without action, the negative impact on children’s long-term brain development could have consequences for life.
—Problems with the brain’s ability to ‘prune’ itself of unnecessary connections may underlie a wide range of mental health disorders that begin during adolescence, according to research. The findings may help explain why people are often affected by more than one mental health disorder, and may in the future help identify those at greatest risk.
—Researchers at Ruhr University Bochum, Germany, have successfully implemented a special form of classical conditioning. They showed on a group of 75 people that effects of transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) can be triggered solely by listening to a tone.
—Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disease that destroys the protective myelin covering around nerves. Every five minutes, someone is diagnosed with the disease around the world, adding to about 2.8 million individuals that currently have to live with it. Now researchers have developed a cell therapy that leverages myeloid cells, the very type of immune cells that cause MS-triggering nerve inflammation in patients. By attaching ‘backpacks’ loaded with anti-inflammatory drugs to the cells, and infusing them into a mouse model of MS, they were able to partially reverse paralysis and restore movement.
—Researchers from the University of Michigan have found that an extra copy of a gene in Down syndrome patients causes improper development of neurons in mice.
—A protein called FNIP1 is the critical link between a cell sensing low energy levels and eliminating and replacing damaged mitochondria. The finding will help scientists understand healthy aging, cancerous tumors, neurodegenerative diseases, and beyond.
—And more!
Read the full report on our blog, on the Paradigm Platform.
#Neuroscience #NS https://medium.com/paradigm-research/ns-how-long-lasting-memories-form-in-the-brain-17964d2eea4f
Medium
NS/ How long-lasting memories form in the brain
Neuroscience biweekly vol. 83, 12th April — 26th April
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𝐐𝐓/ Quantum mechanics in communications
— In the quantum world particles can instantaneously know about each other’s state, even when separated by large distances. This is known as nonlocality. Now, A research group has produced some interesting findings on the Hardy nonlocality that have important ramifications for understanding quantum mechanics and its potential applications in communications.
— A team of physicists has illuminated certain properties of quantum systems by observing how their fluctuations spread over time. The research offers an intricate understanding of a complex phenomenon that is foundational to quantum computing.
— Hydrogen, the most abundant element in the universe, is found everywhere from the dust filling most of outer space to the cores of stars to many substances here on Earth. This would be reason enough to study hydrogen, but its individual atoms are also the simplest of any element with just one proton and one electron.
— Recently quantum computers started to work with more than just the zeros and ones we know from classical computers. Now a team demonstrates a way to efficiently create entanglement of such high-dimensional systems to enable more powerful calculations.
— The ‘spooky action at a distance’ that once unnerved Einstein may be on its way to being as pedestrian as the gyroscopes that currently measure acceleration in smartphones, according to a new study.
— There are high expectations that quantum computers may deliver revolutionary new possibilities for simulating chemical processes. This could have a major impact on everything from the development of new pharmaceuticals to new materials. Researchers have now used a quantum computer to undertake calculations within a real-life case in chemistry.
— Researchers report having achieved quantum teleportation from a photon to a solid-state qubit over a distance of 1km, with a novel approach using multiplexed quantum memories.
— A team has shown in the laboratory the unique and practical function of newly created materials, which they called quantum composites, that may advance electrical, optical, and computer technologies.
— Perturbing electron spins in a magnet usually results in excitations called ‘spin waves’ that ripple through the magnet like waves moving across the surface of a pond that’s been struck by a pebble. Physicists have now discovered dramatically different excitations called ‘spin excitons’ that can also ‘ripple’ through a nickel-based magnet as a coherent wave.
— Solids can be melted by heating, but in the quantum world it can also be the other way around: An experimental team has shown how a quantum liquid forms supersolid structures by heating. The scientists obtained a first phase diagram for a supersolid at finite temperature.
— And more!
Read the full report on our blog, on Paradigm Platform.
#QT #Quantum https://medium.com/paradigm-research/qt-quantum-mechanics-in-communications-555d23a33dd4
Quantum news biweekly vol.50, 13th April — 27th AprilTL;DR
— In the quantum world particles can instantaneously know about each other’s state, even when separated by large distances. This is known as nonlocality. Now, A research group has produced some interesting findings on the Hardy nonlocality that have important ramifications for understanding quantum mechanics and its potential applications in communications.
— A team of physicists has illuminated certain properties of quantum systems by observing how their fluctuations spread over time. The research offers an intricate understanding of a complex phenomenon that is foundational to quantum computing.
— Hydrogen, the most abundant element in the universe, is found everywhere from the dust filling most of outer space to the cores of stars to many substances here on Earth. This would be reason enough to study hydrogen, but its individual atoms are also the simplest of any element with just one proton and one electron.
— Recently quantum computers started to work with more than just the zeros and ones we know from classical computers. Now a team demonstrates a way to efficiently create entanglement of such high-dimensional systems to enable more powerful calculations.
— The ‘spooky action at a distance’ that once unnerved Einstein may be on its way to being as pedestrian as the gyroscopes that currently measure acceleration in smartphones, according to a new study.
— There are high expectations that quantum computers may deliver revolutionary new possibilities for simulating chemical processes. This could have a major impact on everything from the development of new pharmaceuticals to new materials. Researchers have now used a quantum computer to undertake calculations within a real-life case in chemistry.
— Researchers report having achieved quantum teleportation from a photon to a solid-state qubit over a distance of 1km, with a novel approach using multiplexed quantum memories.
— A team has shown in the laboratory the unique and practical function of newly created materials, which they called quantum composites, that may advance electrical, optical, and computer technologies.
— Perturbing electron spins in a magnet usually results in excitations called ‘spin waves’ that ripple through the magnet like waves moving across the surface of a pond that’s been struck by a pebble. Physicists have now discovered dramatically different excitations called ‘spin excitons’ that can also ‘ripple’ through a nickel-based magnet as a coherent wave.
— Solids can be melted by heating, but in the quantum world it can also be the other way around: An experimental team has shown how a quantum liquid forms supersolid structures by heating. The scientists obtained a first phase diagram for a supersolid at finite temperature.
— And more!
Read the full report on our blog, on Paradigm Platform.
#QT #Quantum https://medium.com/paradigm-research/qt-quantum-mechanics-in-communications-555d23a33dd4
Medium
QT/ Quantum mechanics in communications
Quantum news biweekly vol.50, 13th April — 27th April
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𝐑𝐓/ New programmable smart fabric responds to temperature and electricity
— A new smart material is activated by both heat and electricity, making it the first ever to respond to two different stimuli.
— Mechanically responsive molecular crystals are extremely useful in soft robotics, which requires a versatile actuation technology. Crystals driven by the photothermal effect are particularly promising for achieving high-speed actuation. However, the response (bending) observed in these crystals is usually small. Now, scientists address this issue by inducing large resonated natural vibrations in anisole crystals with UV light illumination at the natural vibration frequency of the crystal.
— Like the formation of complex living organisms, molecular robots derive their form and functionality from assembled molecules stored in a single unit, i.e., a body. Yet manufacturing this body at the microscopic level is an engineering nightmare. Now, a team has created a simple workaround.
— The new smart sensor uses embedded information to detect motion in a single video frame.
— To make human-robot interactions safer and more fruitful, robots should be capable of sensing their environment. In a recent study, researchers developed a novel robotic link with tactile and proximity sensing capabilities. Additionally, they created a simulation and learning framework that can be employed to train the robotic link to sense its environment. Their findings will pave the way to a future where humans and robots can operate harmoniously in close proximity.
— Researchers have designed a low-cost, energy-efficient robotic hand that can grasp a range of objects — and not drop them — using just the movement of its wrist and the feeling in its ‘skin’.
— Brain scans taken during table tennis reveal differences in how we respond to human versus machine opponents.
— A new study asked kids how smart and sensitive they thought the virtual assistant was compared to a robotic vacuum. Four- to eleven-year-olds rated Alexa as more intelligent than the Roomba but felt neither deserve to be yelled at or otherwise harmed.
— Roboticists have developed a jellyfish-inspired underwater robot with which they hope one day to collect waste from the bottom of the ocean. The almost noise-free prototype can trap objects underneath its body without physical contact, thereby enabling safe interactions in delicate environments such as coral reefs. Jellyfish-Bot could become an important tool for environmental remediation.
— Researchers develop an early warning system that combines acoustic technology with AI to immediately classify earthquakes and determine potential tsunami risk. They propose using underwater microphones, called hydrophones, to measure the acoustic radiation produced by the earthquake, which carries information about the tectonic event and travels significantly faster than tsunami waves. The computational model triangulates the source of the earthquake and AI algorithms classify its slip type and magnitude. It then calculates important properties like effective length and width, uplift speed, and duration, which dictate the size of the tsunami.
— Robotics upcoming events. And more!
Read the full report on our blog, on Paradigm Platform.
#Robotics #RT https://medium.com/paradigm-research/rt-new-programmable-smart-fabric-responds-to-temperature-and-electricity-71102726f605
Robotics biweekly vol.73, 14th April — 29h AprilTL;DR
— A new smart material is activated by both heat and electricity, making it the first ever to respond to two different stimuli.
— Mechanically responsive molecular crystals are extremely useful in soft robotics, which requires a versatile actuation technology. Crystals driven by the photothermal effect are particularly promising for achieving high-speed actuation. However, the response (bending) observed in these crystals is usually small. Now, scientists address this issue by inducing large resonated natural vibrations in anisole crystals with UV light illumination at the natural vibration frequency of the crystal.
— Like the formation of complex living organisms, molecular robots derive their form and functionality from assembled molecules stored in a single unit, i.e., a body. Yet manufacturing this body at the microscopic level is an engineering nightmare. Now, a team has created a simple workaround.
— The new smart sensor uses embedded information to detect motion in a single video frame.
— To make human-robot interactions safer and more fruitful, robots should be capable of sensing their environment. In a recent study, researchers developed a novel robotic link with tactile and proximity sensing capabilities. Additionally, they created a simulation and learning framework that can be employed to train the robotic link to sense its environment. Their findings will pave the way to a future where humans and robots can operate harmoniously in close proximity.
— Researchers have designed a low-cost, energy-efficient robotic hand that can grasp a range of objects — and not drop them — using just the movement of its wrist and the feeling in its ‘skin’.
— Brain scans taken during table tennis reveal differences in how we respond to human versus machine opponents.
— A new study asked kids how smart and sensitive they thought the virtual assistant was compared to a robotic vacuum. Four- to eleven-year-olds rated Alexa as more intelligent than the Roomba but felt neither deserve to be yelled at or otherwise harmed.
— Roboticists have developed a jellyfish-inspired underwater robot with which they hope one day to collect waste from the bottom of the ocean. The almost noise-free prototype can trap objects underneath its body without physical contact, thereby enabling safe interactions in delicate environments such as coral reefs. Jellyfish-Bot could become an important tool for environmental remediation.
— Researchers develop an early warning system that combines acoustic technology with AI to immediately classify earthquakes and determine potential tsunami risk. They propose using underwater microphones, called hydrophones, to measure the acoustic radiation produced by the earthquake, which carries information about the tectonic event and travels significantly faster than tsunami waves. The computational model triangulates the source of the earthquake and AI algorithms classify its slip type and magnitude. It then calculates important properties like effective length and width, uplift speed, and duration, which dictate the size of the tsunami.
— Robotics upcoming events. And more!
Read the full report on our blog, on Paradigm Platform.
#Robotics #RT https://medium.com/paradigm-research/rt-new-programmable-smart-fabric-responds-to-temperature-and-electricity-71102726f605
Medium
RT/ New programmable smart fabric responds to temperature and electricity
Robotics biweekly vol.73, 14th April — 29h April
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L2 report vol. 20
—The sum of all funds locked on Ethereum converted to USD is $9.31 B at the time of writing.
—''Validator Performance Tracking'': The Arbitrum team explains in detail the different components that make up an Ethereum validator’s reward. The full distribution of the DAO airdrop took place with those that have confirmed receiving the test transaction.
—AltLayer was just announced as the first Rollups-as-a-Service provider to support ArbitrumOrbit.
—OP Labs announced the Superchain Token List, a unified token list for application developers and consumers to use when bridging tokens from Ethereum to OP Mainnet, Base, and all future OP chains in the Superchain. On April 27th, Bedrock entered consensus + feature freeze.
—Blast, Bware Labs API now integrated with Metis. Direct withdrawals to Metis Andromeda are now available for Cryptocom.
—BobaBNB officially hit 3M transactions. Twitter Space: Secrets of Layer2 on BNB Chain. Boba Network announced a partnership with Obvious.
—The second wave of Aztec grants is now live. Noxx announced that they are a recipient of an Aaztec network grant. Reminder that users affected by the Euler finance exploit can now redeem funds deposited on Aztec Connect.
—Polygon bridge for Polygon zkEVM announced. Polygon Miden: Transaction Model: Polygon Miden extends Ethereum’s feature set — so how do transactions work?
—Scroll upgraded apps to etherjs v6 for better error handling and made minor improvements to the user-facing side. Last week, Scroll participated in multiple events at HK web3 festival. On the ZK side, the team has made some progress on HyperZexe, the recursive HyperPlonk implementation — more details soon. They are also working on supporting the Shanghai EIPs.
—The era of easy autocompounding earnings on zkSync begins with Beefy. LayerZero is now live on zkSync Era mainnet. 1inch is live on zkSync Era. Maverick’s arrived on zkSync.
—Starknet goals and roadmap for 2023: Focus on performance and UX. StarkEx V5.0 for spot trading is here. Starknet book, devs Cairo adventure kicks off. Starknet ecosystem presented its new community campaign, StarkFighter.
— The latest dYdX Foundation Community Town Hall took place. The community has voted to fix the V3 Starkware data availability bug and to increase the max funding rate (8h) to 4%.
—Rhinofi DVF token supply transparency update.
—Looprong Red Packets 2.0: Taking NFTs mainstream: You can now send over 1 million NFTs for under $.50 — unlocking endless possibilities for gaming, ticketing, airdrops + more.
—Immutable x EON Rift. Kaidro the Game x Immutable.
—Overview of dankscaling: proposal to use 25% of samples for reconstruction.
—Proposal for cross-layer communication using a precompile to read the Layer 1 state root.
—Zator: verified inference of a 512-layer neural network using recursive SNARKs.
—State of zk-apps in Ethereum.
—What can you do with zk-ECDSA at the app layer?
—L2 stats. Check out how much it costs to use Layer 2.
—And more!
Read the full report on our blog, on the Paradigm Platform.
#L2 #Layer2 https://medium.com/paradigm-research/l2-report-vol-20-9d852b437ba1
A biweekly update on Layer 2 protocols, 17th April — 1st MayTL;DR
—The sum of all funds locked on Ethereum converted to USD is $9.31 B at the time of writing.
—''Validator Performance Tracking'': The Arbitrum team explains in detail the different components that make up an Ethereum validator’s reward. The full distribution of the DAO airdrop took place with those that have confirmed receiving the test transaction.
—AltLayer was just announced as the first Rollups-as-a-Service provider to support ArbitrumOrbit.
—OP Labs announced the Superchain Token List, a unified token list for application developers and consumers to use when bridging tokens from Ethereum to OP Mainnet, Base, and all future OP chains in the Superchain. On April 27th, Bedrock entered consensus + feature freeze.
—Blast, Bware Labs API now integrated with Metis. Direct withdrawals to Metis Andromeda are now available for Cryptocom.
—BobaBNB officially hit 3M transactions. Twitter Space: Secrets of Layer2 on BNB Chain. Boba Network announced a partnership with Obvious.
—The second wave of Aztec grants is now live. Noxx announced that they are a recipient of an Aaztec network grant. Reminder that users affected by the Euler finance exploit can now redeem funds deposited on Aztec Connect.
—Polygon bridge for Polygon zkEVM announced. Polygon Miden: Transaction Model: Polygon Miden extends Ethereum’s feature set — so how do transactions work?
—Scroll upgraded apps to etherjs v6 for better error handling and made minor improvements to the user-facing side. Last week, Scroll participated in multiple events at HK web3 festival. On the ZK side, the team has made some progress on HyperZexe, the recursive HyperPlonk implementation — more details soon. They are also working on supporting the Shanghai EIPs.
—The era of easy autocompounding earnings on zkSync begins with Beefy. LayerZero is now live on zkSync Era mainnet. 1inch is live on zkSync Era. Maverick’s arrived on zkSync.
—Starknet goals and roadmap for 2023: Focus on performance and UX. StarkEx V5.0 for spot trading is here. Starknet book, devs Cairo adventure kicks off. Starknet ecosystem presented its new community campaign, StarkFighter.
— The latest dYdX Foundation Community Town Hall took place. The community has voted to fix the V3 Starkware data availability bug and to increase the max funding rate (8h) to 4%.
—Rhinofi DVF token supply transparency update.
—Looprong Red Packets 2.0: Taking NFTs mainstream: You can now send over 1 million NFTs for under $.50 — unlocking endless possibilities for gaming, ticketing, airdrops + more.
—Immutable x EON Rift. Kaidro the Game x Immutable.
—Overview of dankscaling: proposal to use 25% of samples for reconstruction.
—Proposal for cross-layer communication using a precompile to read the Layer 1 state root.
—Zator: verified inference of a 512-layer neural network using recursive SNARKs.
—State of zk-apps in Ethereum.
—What can you do with zk-ECDSA at the app layer?
—L2 stats. Check out how much it costs to use Layer 2.
—And more!
Read the full report on our blog, on the Paradigm Platform.
#L2 #Layer2 https://medium.com/paradigm-research/l2-report-vol-20-9d852b437ba1
Medium
L2 report vol. 20
A biweekly update on Layer 2 protocols, 17th April — 1st May
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𝗚𝗧/ Progress in alternative battery technology
— It is not easy to make batteries cheap, efficient, durable, safe and environmentally friendly at the same time. Researchers have now succeeded in uniting all of these characteristics in zinc metal batteries.
— Ensuring the supply of food to the constantly growing world population and protecting the environment at the same time are often conflicting objectives. Now researchers have successfully developed a method for the synthetic manufacture of a nutritional protein using a type of artificial photosynthesis. The animal feed industry is the primary driver of high demand for large volumes of this nutritional protein L-alanine, which is also suitable for use in meat substitute products.
— Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) are considered a promising candidate for next-generation photovoltaic technology with high efficiency and low production cost, potentially revolutionizing the renewable energy industry. However, the existing layer-by-layer manufacturing process presents challenges that have hindered the commercialization of this technology. Recently, researchers have developed an innovative one-step solution-coating approach that simplifies the manufacturing process and lowers the commercialization barriers for PSCs.
— Researchers have created environmentally-friendly, high-efficiency photovoltaic cells that harness ambient light to power internet of Things (IoT) devices.
— Organic solar cells have a photoactive layer that is made from polymers and small molecules. The cells are very thin, can be flexible, and are easy to make. However, the efficiency of these cells is still much below that of conventional silicon-based ones. Applied physicists have now fabricated an organic solar cell with an efficiency of over 17 percent, which is in the top range for this type of material. It has the advantage of using an unusual device structure that is produced using a scalable technique.
— Researchers have developed a new mining technique which uses microbes to recover metals and store carbon in the waste produced by mining. Adopting this technique of reusing mining waste, called tailings, could transform the mining industry and create a greener and more sustainable future.
— Polymer chemists have been finding ways to tackle the environmental problems humans have created with plastics waste. Now, a team has come up with fundamental new chemistry that seeds a creative solution to the challenge of recycling mixed-use plastics.
— Global experts on solar power strongly urge a commitment to the continued growth of photovoltaic (PV) manufacturing and deployment to power the planet, arguing that lowballing projections for PV growth while waiting for a consensus on other energy pathways or the emergence of technological last-minute miracles ‘is no longer an option.’
— Scientists have now revealed an important reason why organic solar cells rapidly degrade under operation. This new insight will drive the design of more stale materials for organic semiconductor-based photovoltaics, thus enabling cheap and renewable electricity generation.
— Researchers have developed a chemical process that can disassemble the epoxy composite of wind turbine blades and simultaneously extract intact glass fibers as well as one of the epoxy resin's original building blocks in a high quality. The recovered materials could potentially be used in the production of new blades.
— And more!
Read the full report on our blog, on Paradigm Platform.
#GT #Greentech https://medium.com/paradigm-research/gt-progress-in-alternative-battery-technology-9b849993d783
Energy & Green technology biweekly vol.48, 18th April — 2nd MayTL;DR
— It is not easy to make batteries cheap, efficient, durable, safe and environmentally friendly at the same time. Researchers have now succeeded in uniting all of these characteristics in zinc metal batteries.
— Ensuring the supply of food to the constantly growing world population and protecting the environment at the same time are often conflicting objectives. Now researchers have successfully developed a method for the synthetic manufacture of a nutritional protein using a type of artificial photosynthesis. The animal feed industry is the primary driver of high demand for large volumes of this nutritional protein L-alanine, which is also suitable for use in meat substitute products.
— Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) are considered a promising candidate for next-generation photovoltaic technology with high efficiency and low production cost, potentially revolutionizing the renewable energy industry. However, the existing layer-by-layer manufacturing process presents challenges that have hindered the commercialization of this technology. Recently, researchers have developed an innovative one-step solution-coating approach that simplifies the manufacturing process and lowers the commercialization barriers for PSCs.
— Researchers have created environmentally-friendly, high-efficiency photovoltaic cells that harness ambient light to power internet of Things (IoT) devices.
— Organic solar cells have a photoactive layer that is made from polymers and small molecules. The cells are very thin, can be flexible, and are easy to make. However, the efficiency of these cells is still much below that of conventional silicon-based ones. Applied physicists have now fabricated an organic solar cell with an efficiency of over 17 percent, which is in the top range for this type of material. It has the advantage of using an unusual device structure that is produced using a scalable technique.
— Researchers have developed a new mining technique which uses microbes to recover metals and store carbon in the waste produced by mining. Adopting this technique of reusing mining waste, called tailings, could transform the mining industry and create a greener and more sustainable future.
— Polymer chemists have been finding ways to tackle the environmental problems humans have created with plastics waste. Now, a team has come up with fundamental new chemistry that seeds a creative solution to the challenge of recycling mixed-use plastics.
— Global experts on solar power strongly urge a commitment to the continued growth of photovoltaic (PV) manufacturing and deployment to power the planet, arguing that lowballing projections for PV growth while waiting for a consensus on other energy pathways or the emergence of technological last-minute miracles ‘is no longer an option.’
— Scientists have now revealed an important reason why organic solar cells rapidly degrade under operation. This new insight will drive the design of more stale materials for organic semiconductor-based photovoltaics, thus enabling cheap and renewable electricity generation.
— Researchers have developed a chemical process that can disassemble the epoxy composite of wind turbine blades and simultaneously extract intact glass fibers as well as one of the epoxy resin's original building blocks in a high quality. The recovered materials could potentially be used in the production of new blades.
— And more!
Read the full report on our blog, on Paradigm Platform.
#GT #Greentech https://medium.com/paradigm-research/gt-progress-in-alternative-battery-technology-9b849993d783
Medium
GT/ Progress in alternative battery technology
Energy & green technology biweekly vol.48, 18th April — 2nd May
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Biweekly update on @Humanode vol.48
19th April — 3rd May
Bot Basher’s new version skyrocketed with a 35K verified humans user base, BotBasher on the Magic Store, HMND is now listed on SimpleSwap, BingX & Lunar Crush, Verified Human campaign with BitMart, Sybil-resistant whitelisting and airdrops with BotBasher, Validators reward slashing introduced, The EVM compatibility chronicles, Humanode Hangout with the team, and more!
TL;DR
Welcome to the latest edition of the Humanode biweekly report, where we share the project’s latest updates and progress toward creating a more decentralized and equitable future. Over the past two weeks, the team has been working tirelessly, and a lot of great news appeared, so let’s dive in!
First, the Humanode team released a new version of Discord integration — BotBasher to bring anonymous identities to Discord. BotBasher links a Discord account to a verified human identity through bioauthentication. With Humanode’s liveness check tech, each user is able to authenticate one account, proving that there is an actual human being behind that account. Enjoy Sybil-resistant channels, voting, airdrops, and NFTs with verified human identities. Privacy ensured!
The great news is, BotBasher’s user base has skyrocketed in just two weeks since its first public beta release. It now has almost 35K verified humans. Thank you, human node, for your incredible support!
Learn how BotBasher offers a Sybil-resistant solution for 1 Person 1 Vote Polls, whitelisting, and airdrop distribution.
To celebrate Humanode <> Discord integration, Magic Square is hosting a Joint Gleam with Humanode, and giving away $1250 in total to 10 lucky winners that complete all the tasks. Click here to join the fun!
Moreover, the Verified Human campaign with BitMart is still here. All you have to do is get verified with Humanode BotBasher and link the “Human Verified” role in both BitMart and Humanode’s Discord. Once verified, you will gain access to the #humanode-bitmart channel (on BitMart’s server) and be able to submit your CID to be added to the whitelist. 100 users will be selected to win the HMND prize pool. Don’t miss out! The campaign runs until May 5.
The 6th 1 person = 1 vote community poll “What should be the minimum number of epochs that a human node scores in 2 weeks to be eligible for validator rewards?” ended with 80/84 threshold as the most popular choice. It means the team will introduce a validator reward slashing mechanism: If a validator got into the top 150 but participated only in 79/84 epochs or less, she will not get the reward for the 2-week period. Now Humanode validators are incentivized to look after their human nodes more carefully! Get a Verified Human role and participate in the next vote.
Curious about the importance of EVM compatibility for projects like Humanode? Humanode new blog series, The EVM Compatibility Chronicles, explores the factors driving the need for EVM compatibility and provides insights from Humanode’s Tech Lead, MOZGIII. Get ready for an engaging and insightful journey! Read Part I and Part II now.
An insightful AMA Hangout with Humanode Developer, Tony, about BotBasher, confidential computing development, and other exciting topics took place on Humanode Twitter Space. Check the recording!
Keep in mind that HMND, the native token of Humanode, is now available for trading not only on KuCoin and Bitmart, but on SimpleSwap, Lunar Crush, and BingX. The availability of HMND on these exchanges will provide greater liquidity and accessibility to HMND tokens, enabling more people to participate in the Humanode mission to promote a 1 human = 1 node = 1 vote ethos.
That’s all for today. Stay tuned for more exciting updates. Together, let’s shape a world where technology empowers and connects us all.
Read the full report on our blog, on the Paradigm Platform.
#Humanode https://medium.com/paradigm-research/humanode-bot-bashers-new-version-skyrocketed-with-a-35k-verified-humans-user-base-botbasher-on-7bd048d5047b
19th April — 3rd May
Bot Basher’s new version skyrocketed with a 35K verified humans user base, BotBasher on the Magic Store, HMND is now listed on SimpleSwap, BingX & Lunar Crush, Verified Human campaign with BitMart, Sybil-resistant whitelisting and airdrops with BotBasher, Validators reward slashing introduced, The EVM compatibility chronicles, Humanode Hangout with the team, and more!
TL;DR
Welcome to the latest edition of the Humanode biweekly report, where we share the project’s latest updates and progress toward creating a more decentralized and equitable future. Over the past two weeks, the team has been working tirelessly, and a lot of great news appeared, so let’s dive in!
First, the Humanode team released a new version of Discord integration — BotBasher to bring anonymous identities to Discord. BotBasher links a Discord account to a verified human identity through bioauthentication. With Humanode’s liveness check tech, each user is able to authenticate one account, proving that there is an actual human being behind that account. Enjoy Sybil-resistant channels, voting, airdrops, and NFTs with verified human identities. Privacy ensured!
The great news is, BotBasher’s user base has skyrocketed in just two weeks since its first public beta release. It now has almost 35K verified humans. Thank you, human node, for your incredible support!
Learn how BotBasher offers a Sybil-resistant solution for 1 Person 1 Vote Polls, whitelisting, and airdrop distribution.
To celebrate Humanode <> Discord integration, Magic Square is hosting a Joint Gleam with Humanode, and giving away $1250 in total to 10 lucky winners that complete all the tasks. Click here to join the fun!
Moreover, the Verified Human campaign with BitMart is still here. All you have to do is get verified with Humanode BotBasher and link the “Human Verified” role in both BitMart and Humanode’s Discord. Once verified, you will gain access to the #humanode-bitmart channel (on BitMart’s server) and be able to submit your CID to be added to the whitelist. 100 users will be selected to win the HMND prize pool. Don’t miss out! The campaign runs until May 5.
The 6th 1 person = 1 vote community poll “What should be the minimum number of epochs that a human node scores in 2 weeks to be eligible for validator rewards?” ended with 80/84 threshold as the most popular choice. It means the team will introduce a validator reward slashing mechanism: If a validator got into the top 150 but participated only in 79/84 epochs or less, she will not get the reward for the 2-week period. Now Humanode validators are incentivized to look after their human nodes more carefully! Get a Verified Human role and participate in the next vote.
Curious about the importance of EVM compatibility for projects like Humanode? Humanode new blog series, The EVM Compatibility Chronicles, explores the factors driving the need for EVM compatibility and provides insights from Humanode’s Tech Lead, MOZGIII. Get ready for an engaging and insightful journey! Read Part I and Part II now.
An insightful AMA Hangout with Humanode Developer, Tony, about BotBasher, confidential computing development, and other exciting topics took place on Humanode Twitter Space. Check the recording!
Keep in mind that HMND, the native token of Humanode, is now available for trading not only on KuCoin and Bitmart, but on SimpleSwap, Lunar Crush, and BingX. The availability of HMND on these exchanges will provide greater liquidity and accessibility to HMND tokens, enabling more people to participate in the Humanode mission to promote a 1 human = 1 node = 1 vote ethos.
That’s all for today. Stay tuned for more exciting updates. Together, let’s shape a world where technology empowers and connects us all.
Read the full report on our blog, on the Paradigm Platform.
#Humanode https://medium.com/paradigm-research/humanode-bot-bashers-new-version-skyrocketed-with-a-35k-verified-humans-user-base-botbasher-on-7bd048d5047b
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𝑅𝑒𝑣𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑖𝑧𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑡𝑦 𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑓𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛: 𝐴𝑛 𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑟𝑜𝑑𝑢𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑡𝑜 𝑃𝑟𝑜𝑜𝑓 𝑜𝑓 𝑃𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑜𝑛ℎ𝑜𝑜𝑑 (𝑃𝑜𝑃) 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑡𝑜𝑐𝑜𝑙𝑠
In our new research, Proof of Personhood (PoP) protocols — types of identity verification mechanisms that aim to protect digital space from identity fraud — are explored. The narration starts with an overview of the PoP history, advantages and challenges, and primary use cases. Then, the main identity verification mechanisms, their benefits and limitations are outlined alongside initiatives utilizing them. Finally, a comparison of PoP protocols is provided. By highlighting the potential of PoP protocols to revolutionize the way we see identity verification in the Web3 era, this paper contributes to the ongoing discourse around digital identity and provides a foundation for future research and development in this area.
https://medium.com/paradigm-research/revolutionizing-identity-verification-an-introduction-to-proof-of-personhood-pop-protocols-9c318b7e9eca
In our new research, Proof of Personhood (PoP) protocols — types of identity verification mechanisms that aim to protect digital space from identity fraud — are explored. The narration starts with an overview of the PoP history, advantages and challenges, and primary use cases. Then, the main identity verification mechanisms, their benefits and limitations are outlined alongside initiatives utilizing them. Finally, a comparison of PoP protocols is provided. By highlighting the potential of PoP protocols to revolutionize the way we see identity verification in the Web3 era, this paper contributes to the ongoing discourse around digital identity and provides a foundation for future research and development in this area.
https://medium.com/paradigm-research/revolutionizing-identity-verification-an-introduction-to-proof-of-personhood-pop-protocols-9c318b7e9eca
Medium
Revolutionizing identity verification: An introduction to Proof of Personhood (PoP) protocols
In this paper, Proof of Personhood (PoP) protocols — types of identity verification mechanisms that aim to protect digital space from…
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🎙 METACAST: Top Crypto Podcasts of April 2023
Hello, everyone!
Check a quick overview of what we've been listening to last month!
TL;DR
—Vitalik Buterin and Sadhguru: Consciousness and technology are one.
—Paul Grewal, Coinbase's Chief Legal Officer joins Bankless to discuss why Coinbase is Suing the SEC.
—The Ethereum Foundation's Tim Beiko explains why Shapella matters and what challenges devs are tackling next.
—Ryan, David, Tim Beiko, Justin Drake, and Anthony Sassano unpack everything you need to know about Shanghai-Capella: ETH Staking Withdrawals.
—Ethereum Foundation researcher Justin Drake and bloXroute Labs CEO Uri Klarman assess the current state of MEV.
—The Defiant hosts were joined by the dynamic Ethereum KZG Ceremony Duo, Carl, and Trent of the Ethereum Foundation.
—From Ooki to Maker, lawyers Gabriel Shapiro and Fatemeh Fannizadeh discuss how DAOs are responding to legal scrutiny.
—Brian Quintenz and Nic Carter delve into how US regulators are targeting the crypto industry.
—A contentious hearing last week pitted House Republicans vs. SEC Chair Gary Gensler. Listen to what stood out to crypto lawyer Jason Gottlieb.
—Zero Knowledge host Anna Rose sits down with Zac Williamson, the CEO of Aztec to dive deep into the history of Plonk, one of the most important proving systems to emerge in the last 5 years.
—In the sequel to the Bankless 1st AI conversation with Eliezer Yudkowsky, the Bankless hosts bring you a thought-provoking discussion with Robin Hanson, a professor of economics at George Mason University and a research associate at the Future of Humanity Institute of Oxford University.
—The move into Web3 with Aptos' Avery Ching.
—FHE and ZKPs with Sunscreen's Ravital Solomon.
—Tim Galebach, a founder of Uqbar, discusses the different design choices involved, from Hoon programming DevEx to a hybrid ZK-optimistic rollup.
—Nick Johnson's journey from Google to Ethereum, ENS roadmap, & cancel culture.
—The Epicenter hosts joined by Jose Macedo, founder of Delphi Labs, to discuss the history of Delphi Digital, their learnings from incubating projects, and the vision behind Mars' 'Red Bank' DeFi products.
—Ryan Zurrer, a founder of Dialectic AG, discusses the crypto investment landscape and the evolution of the industry from BTC to P2E gaming.
—Itay Vinik is the Co-Founder & Chief Investment Officer at Equi, an alternative investment platform that brings investment strategies to accredited investors, returns to the Bankless to answer the question: can the Fed thread the needle between inflation and recession?
—Bringing institutions and businesses to DeFi with Sidney Powell, the co-founder and CEO of Maple Finance.
—The Epicenter hosts were joined by John Letey, founder and CTO of KYVE Network, to discuss the challenges and use cases of decentralized data storage and how blockchain interoperability could benefit from it.
—Push Protocol's Harsh Rajat talks on-chain ChatGPT, driving growth in Web3 & Web3 UX.
—The hosts of the DeSci Podcast were joined by ValleyDAO's Co-founder, Albert Anis, and Communications Lead, Morgan Richards.
—Anirudh Pai, Partner at Dragonfly, shares with us what it means to invest at the frontier, building an actual city with Praxis, 2 overlooked verticals that are likely to take off in the future.
—Leaving Web2 with Sriram Krishnan, the GP at a16z Crypto.
—The State of Crypto with Eddy Lazzarin, the CTO of a16z Crypto.
—Consensus 2023 recap.
—And much more!
Read the full report on our blog, on the Paradigm Platform.
#Metacast https://medium.com/paradigm-research/%EF%B8%8F-metacast-top-crypto-podcasts-of-april-2023-4d6660396a38
Hello, everyone!
Check a quick overview of what we've been listening to last month!
TL;DR
—Vitalik Buterin and Sadhguru: Consciousness and technology are one.
—Paul Grewal, Coinbase's Chief Legal Officer joins Bankless to discuss why Coinbase is Suing the SEC.
—The Ethereum Foundation's Tim Beiko explains why Shapella matters and what challenges devs are tackling next.
—Ryan, David, Tim Beiko, Justin Drake, and Anthony Sassano unpack everything you need to know about Shanghai-Capella: ETH Staking Withdrawals.
—Ethereum Foundation researcher Justin Drake and bloXroute Labs CEO Uri Klarman assess the current state of MEV.
—The Defiant hosts were joined by the dynamic Ethereum KZG Ceremony Duo, Carl, and Trent of the Ethereum Foundation.
—From Ooki to Maker, lawyers Gabriel Shapiro and Fatemeh Fannizadeh discuss how DAOs are responding to legal scrutiny.
—Brian Quintenz and Nic Carter delve into how US regulators are targeting the crypto industry.
—A contentious hearing last week pitted House Republicans vs. SEC Chair Gary Gensler. Listen to what stood out to crypto lawyer Jason Gottlieb.
—Zero Knowledge host Anna Rose sits down with Zac Williamson, the CEO of Aztec to dive deep into the history of Plonk, one of the most important proving systems to emerge in the last 5 years.
—In the sequel to the Bankless 1st AI conversation with Eliezer Yudkowsky, the Bankless hosts bring you a thought-provoking discussion with Robin Hanson, a professor of economics at George Mason University and a research associate at the Future of Humanity Institute of Oxford University.
—The move into Web3 with Aptos' Avery Ching.
—FHE and ZKPs with Sunscreen's Ravital Solomon.
—Tim Galebach, a founder of Uqbar, discusses the different design choices involved, from Hoon programming DevEx to a hybrid ZK-optimistic rollup.
—Nick Johnson's journey from Google to Ethereum, ENS roadmap, & cancel culture.
—The Epicenter hosts joined by Jose Macedo, founder of Delphi Labs, to discuss the history of Delphi Digital, their learnings from incubating projects, and the vision behind Mars' 'Red Bank' DeFi products.
—Ryan Zurrer, a founder of Dialectic AG, discusses the crypto investment landscape and the evolution of the industry from BTC to P2E gaming.
—Itay Vinik is the Co-Founder & Chief Investment Officer at Equi, an alternative investment platform that brings investment strategies to accredited investors, returns to the Bankless to answer the question: can the Fed thread the needle between inflation and recession?
—Bringing institutions and businesses to DeFi with Sidney Powell, the co-founder and CEO of Maple Finance.
—The Epicenter hosts were joined by John Letey, founder and CTO of KYVE Network, to discuss the challenges and use cases of decentralized data storage and how blockchain interoperability could benefit from it.
—Push Protocol's Harsh Rajat talks on-chain ChatGPT, driving growth in Web3 & Web3 UX.
—The hosts of the DeSci Podcast were joined by ValleyDAO's Co-founder, Albert Anis, and Communications Lead, Morgan Richards.
—Anirudh Pai, Partner at Dragonfly, shares with us what it means to invest at the frontier, building an actual city with Praxis, 2 overlooked verticals that are likely to take off in the future.
—Leaving Web2 with Sriram Krishnan, the GP at a16z Crypto.
—The State of Crypto with Eddy Lazzarin, the CTO of a16z Crypto.
—Consensus 2023 recap.
—And much more!
Read the full report on our blog, on the Paradigm Platform.
#Metacast https://medium.com/paradigm-research/%EF%B8%8F-metacast-top-crypto-podcasts-of-april-2023-4d6660396a38
Medium
🎙️ METACAST: Top Crypto Podcasts of April 2023
Hello, everyone!
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𝐒𝐓/ Astronomers detect ‘nearby’ black hole devouring a star
— MIT astronomers have discovered a new 'tidal disruption event,' in which the center of a galaxy lights up as its supermassive black hole rips apart a passing star. The outburst is the closest tidal disruption event observed to date, and one of the first to be identified at infrared wavelengths.
— A new study looked at a known binary star (two stars orbiting around a mutual center of gravity), analyzing starlight obtained from a range of ground- and space-based telescopes. The researchers found that the stars, located in a neighboring dwarf galaxy called the Small Magellanic Cloud, are in partial contact and swapping material with each other, with one star currently 'feeding' off the other. They orbit each other every three days and are the most massive touching stars (known as contact binaries) yet observed.
— A team of Japanese astronomers used simultaneous ground-based and space-based observations to capture a more complete picture of a superflare on a star. The observed flare started with a very massive, high-velocity prominence eruption. These results give us a better idea of how superflares and stellar prominence eruptions occur.
— Astronomers have observed, in one image, the shadow of the black hole at the center of the galaxy Messier 87 (M87) and the powerful jet expelled from it. Thanks to this new image, astronomers can better understand how black holes can launch such energetic jets.
— Scientists have unlocked one of the biggest mysteries of quasars - the brightest, most powerful objects in the Universe - by discovering that they are ignited by galaxies colliding.
— In new 3D computer simulations, astrophysicists modeled black holes of varying masses and then hurled stars (about the size of our sun) past them to see what might happen. If they exist, intermediate-mass black holes likely devour wayward stars like a messy toddler - taking a few bites and then flinging the remains across the galaxy.
— Astrophysicists have provided the most direct evidence yet that Dark Matter does not constitute ultramassive particles as is commonly thought but instead comprises particles so light that they travel through space like waves. Their work resolves an outstanding problem in astrophysics first raised two decades ago: why do models that adopt ultramassive Dark Matter particles fail to correctly predict the observed positions and the brightness of multiple images of the same galaxy created by gravitational lensing?
— A new study has uncovered intriguing insights into the liquid core at the centre of Mars, furthering understanding of the planet's formation and evolution.
— A research team has confirmed evidence of a previously unknown planet outside of our solar system, and they used machine learning tools to detect it. A recent study by the team showed that machine learning can correctly determine if an exoplanet is present by looking in protoplanetary disks, the gas around newly formed stars. The newly published findings represent a first step toward using machine learning to identify previously overlooked exoplanets.
— A study using data from telescopes on Earth and in the sky resolves a problem plaguing astronomers working in the infrared and could help make better observations of the composition of the universe with the James Webb Space Telescope and other instruments.
— And more!
Read the full report on our blog, on Paradigm Platform.
#ST #Space https://medium.com/paradigm-research/st-astronomers-detect-nearby-black-hole-devouring-a-star-bb46c07839d3
Space biweekly vol.76, 20th April — 5th MayTL;DR
— MIT astronomers have discovered a new 'tidal disruption event,' in which the center of a galaxy lights up as its supermassive black hole rips apart a passing star. The outburst is the closest tidal disruption event observed to date, and one of the first to be identified at infrared wavelengths.
— A new study looked at a known binary star (two stars orbiting around a mutual center of gravity), analyzing starlight obtained from a range of ground- and space-based telescopes. The researchers found that the stars, located in a neighboring dwarf galaxy called the Small Magellanic Cloud, are in partial contact and swapping material with each other, with one star currently 'feeding' off the other. They orbit each other every three days and are the most massive touching stars (known as contact binaries) yet observed.
— A team of Japanese astronomers used simultaneous ground-based and space-based observations to capture a more complete picture of a superflare on a star. The observed flare started with a very massive, high-velocity prominence eruption. These results give us a better idea of how superflares and stellar prominence eruptions occur.
— Astronomers have observed, in one image, the shadow of the black hole at the center of the galaxy Messier 87 (M87) and the powerful jet expelled from it. Thanks to this new image, astronomers can better understand how black holes can launch such energetic jets.
— Scientists have unlocked one of the biggest mysteries of quasars - the brightest, most powerful objects in the Universe - by discovering that they are ignited by galaxies colliding.
— In new 3D computer simulations, astrophysicists modeled black holes of varying masses and then hurled stars (about the size of our sun) past them to see what might happen. If they exist, intermediate-mass black holes likely devour wayward stars like a messy toddler - taking a few bites and then flinging the remains across the galaxy.
— Astrophysicists have provided the most direct evidence yet that Dark Matter does not constitute ultramassive particles as is commonly thought but instead comprises particles so light that they travel through space like waves. Their work resolves an outstanding problem in astrophysics first raised two decades ago: why do models that adopt ultramassive Dark Matter particles fail to correctly predict the observed positions and the brightness of multiple images of the same galaxy created by gravitational lensing?
— A new study has uncovered intriguing insights into the liquid core at the centre of Mars, furthering understanding of the planet's formation and evolution.
— A research team has confirmed evidence of a previously unknown planet outside of our solar system, and they used machine learning tools to detect it. A recent study by the team showed that machine learning can correctly determine if an exoplanet is present by looking in protoplanetary disks, the gas around newly formed stars. The newly published findings represent a first step toward using machine learning to identify previously overlooked exoplanets.
— A study using data from telescopes on Earth and in the sky resolves a problem plaguing astronomers working in the infrared and could help make better observations of the composition of the universe with the James Webb Space Telescope and other instruments.
— And more!
Read the full report on our blog, on Paradigm Platform.
#ST #Space https://medium.com/paradigm-research/st-astronomers-detect-nearby-black-hole-devouring-a-star-bb46c07839d3
Medium
ST/ Astronomers detect ‘nearby’ black hole devouring a star
Space biweekly vol.76, 20th April — 5th May
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BT/ Google introduces passkey sign-in with a farewell note to passwords
—Google users can opt to secure their accounts using passkeys rather than passwords, according to a blog post on the company’s website. Passkeys allow users to sign in using fingerprint or face biometrics, or through a device screen lock, such as a local PIN
—Tinder debuts video selfie biometrics for security based on FaceTec’s 3D biometric liveness detection software for face authentication
—Major 3D liveness revenue, and customer gains for FaceTec in the first quarter of 2023
—Coinbase sued under Biometric Information Privacy Act
—ChatGPT talks to consumers using voice while OpenAI faces European regulators
—First phones with Fingerprint Cards under-display biometrics revealed
—Alcatraz AI, Precise expand biometric access control reach
—Idex gets production order of fingerprint sensors for biometric access control cards
—vAIsual introduces consented biometric video series to dataset shop for AI training
—Tool for assessing biometric samples in various modalities launched by Biometix
—Innovatrics tops NIST leaderboard for single-iris biometric accuracy
—NIST publishes a draft roadmap for identity and access management, seeks input
—iProov and Authsignal partner in fighting fraud
—Clear accelerates growth in travel; expands into health, social media
—FIDO Alliance paper positions protocol for EU Digital Identity Wallet authentications
—BIO-key expands IAM market footprint in Africa with two new partnerships
—Australia’s DoD issues tender for multi-biometric capture device
—Address and ID verification proposed for World Bank social welfare program in Nigeria
—Nepalese prime minister stirs controversy after ID verification assigned to his company
—Gabon hopes to deliver on its lingering national ID card promise this year
—Ghana plans mass block of SIM cards not registered with biometrics
—Morocco bringing some courts online with national digital ID
—Colombian digital IDs, and biometrics enrollment now available in the US
—Controversy dogs biometric data processing for Ireland’s public service card function
—Rwanda initiates legislative digital ID amendment to include stateless persons, children
—Italy considers new biometric surveillance pilots amidst opposition’s concerns
—Pakistan province plans $5.5M tender for security cameras with facial recognition, ANPR
—Token raises $30M to fuel growth and development of biometric authentication wearable
—Startup Stack Identity gets $4M to shine a light on shadow access
—IDPartner corrals a posse to close a $3.1 million seed round
—Study finds factors behind a society’s acceptance of biometric surveillance
—Biometric industry events. And more!
Read the full report on our blog, on the Paradigm Platform.
#BT #Biometrics https://medium.com/paradigm-research/bt-google-introduces-passkey-sign-in-with-a-farewell-note-to-passwords-209c83e6ffa8
Biometrics biweekly vol. 63, 24th April — 8th MayTL;DR
—Google users can opt to secure their accounts using passkeys rather than passwords, according to a blog post on the company’s website. Passkeys allow users to sign in using fingerprint or face biometrics, or through a device screen lock, such as a local PIN
—Tinder debuts video selfie biometrics for security based on FaceTec’s 3D biometric liveness detection software for face authentication
—Major 3D liveness revenue, and customer gains for FaceTec in the first quarter of 2023
—Coinbase sued under Biometric Information Privacy Act
—ChatGPT talks to consumers using voice while OpenAI faces European regulators
—First phones with Fingerprint Cards under-display biometrics revealed
—Alcatraz AI, Precise expand biometric access control reach
—Idex gets production order of fingerprint sensors for biometric access control cards
—vAIsual introduces consented biometric video series to dataset shop for AI training
—Tool for assessing biometric samples in various modalities launched by Biometix
—Innovatrics tops NIST leaderboard for single-iris biometric accuracy
—NIST publishes a draft roadmap for identity and access management, seeks input
—iProov and Authsignal partner in fighting fraud
—Clear accelerates growth in travel; expands into health, social media
—FIDO Alliance paper positions protocol for EU Digital Identity Wallet authentications
—BIO-key expands IAM market footprint in Africa with two new partnerships
—Australia’s DoD issues tender for multi-biometric capture device
—Address and ID verification proposed for World Bank social welfare program in Nigeria
—Nepalese prime minister stirs controversy after ID verification assigned to his company
—Gabon hopes to deliver on its lingering national ID card promise this year
—Ghana plans mass block of SIM cards not registered with biometrics
—Morocco bringing some courts online with national digital ID
—Colombian digital IDs, and biometrics enrollment now available in the US
—Controversy dogs biometric data processing for Ireland’s public service card function
—Rwanda initiates legislative digital ID amendment to include stateless persons, children
—Italy considers new biometric surveillance pilots amidst opposition’s concerns
—Pakistan province plans $5.5M tender for security cameras with facial recognition, ANPR
—Token raises $30M to fuel growth and development of biometric authentication wearable
—Startup Stack Identity gets $4M to shine a light on shadow access
—IDPartner corrals a posse to close a $3.1 million seed round
—Study finds factors behind a society’s acceptance of biometric surveillance
—Biometric industry events. And more!
Read the full report on our blog, on the Paradigm Platform.
#BT #Biometrics https://medium.com/paradigm-research/bt-google-introduces-passkey-sign-in-with-a-farewell-note-to-passwords-209c83e6ffa8
Medium
BT/ Google introduces passkey sign-in with a farewell note to passwords
Biometrics biweekly vol. 63, 24th April — 8th May
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𝗗𝗲𝗳𝗶 𝗶𝗻 𝗘𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 vol.72
TL;DR
—$47.3B in DeFi this week with Lido dominance 25.30%.
—Curve USD stablecoin deployed; redeployed after missing fees & high gas usage.
—SushiSwap has rolled out its V3 Liquidity Pool on 13 chains.
—Starting May 9, Spark Protocol will be available to all DeFi users. An end-user, DAI-centered DeFi product deployed on Ethereum with supply and borrow features for ETH, stETH, DAI, and sDAI.
—1inch Monthly Digest: April 2023. 1inch to attend Lisbon events. Fusion mode available on more networks.
—Latest Aave News: ETH Tokyo Hackathon, Llama 6-month update, 1delta on testnet, AGD update, Aave Forest, governance updates. Aave is now live on Scroll Alpha testnet.
—A Lido V2 update: The final on-chain vote for the V2 upgrade is scheduled for this Friday, May 12th. If no last-minute findings are surfaced and the vote is successful, Lido V2 will be live after the vote enactment on May 15th.
—Balancer Grants share the latest monthly update. A deep dive into how the power of 80/20 helped Radiant Capital generate significant swap fees and pool incentives in under a month.
—dYdX grants released the latest grants report. he ‘Governance Weekly Recap’ was launched, highlighting some of the important conversations and topics on the forum.
—Enzyme announced the addition of Compound v3 lending to its DeFi operating system.
—ynthetix announced the addition of nine new perpetual futures markets available for leverage trading on Synthetix Perps. The full list of new perpetual markets includes APT, LDO, ADA, GMX, FIL, LTC, BCH, SHIB, and CRV.
—More highlights this week from Monerium’s EURe euro-backed stablecoin on Gnosis Chain.Gnosis Guild continues to work on Hashi in their next development cycle.
—Compound Proposal 159 ‘Refresh Polygon COMP’ has passed successfully. Voting on Proposal 160 ‘Initialize cUSDCv3 on Arbitrum’ will start later today.
—Nexus Mutual’s status update for the new tokenomics project, a guide for members who are interested in migrating their staked NXM from Nexus Mutual V1 to V2.
—Yearn Finance Newsletter #63: yETH! YIP-72 passes; Yearn Finance Alpha: Budget Requests & V3; Exploit on iEarn; Yearn’s Graphic Novel; Community and Ecosystem News.
—Dump Services: sell multiple tokens in a single transaction using CoW protocol.
—Five reasons you’ll love the Uniswap Wallet: a new blog post.
—Zapper onchain activity feed.
—Umbra adds LUSD and RAI for stealth payments.
—DEI stablecoin on Arbitrum exploit, simple implementation error.
—yAcademy: common DeFi forked protocol bugs.
—Twitter Space: Polygon DeFi Thursdays: Future of DeFi.
—A US Court has ordered the SEC to respond to Coinbase’s allegations within 10 days.
—a16z recently urged the UK to consider a ‘more nuanced’ regulatory framework.
—And more!
Read the full report on our blog, on the Paradigm Platform.
#Defi_in_ether #Defi #Ethereum https://medium.com/paradigm-research/defi-in-ether-7b5d908ea8b
Biweekly update on the Ethereum DeFi ecosystem, 25th April — 9th May$47B in DeFi, Curve USD stablecoin deployed, Spark Protocol launches, A Lido V2 update, 9 new Synthetix Perps Markets are now live, Enzyme now supports lending via Compound v3, Aave is live on the Scroll Alpha testnet, Happy birthday to Uniswap v3, and much more!
TL;DR
—$47.3B in DeFi this week with Lido dominance 25.30%.
—Curve USD stablecoin deployed; redeployed after missing fees & high gas usage.
—SushiSwap has rolled out its V3 Liquidity Pool on 13 chains.
—Starting May 9, Spark Protocol will be available to all DeFi users. An end-user, DAI-centered DeFi product deployed on Ethereum with supply and borrow features for ETH, stETH, DAI, and sDAI.
—1inch Monthly Digest: April 2023. 1inch to attend Lisbon events. Fusion mode available on more networks.
—Latest Aave News: ETH Tokyo Hackathon, Llama 6-month update, 1delta on testnet, AGD update, Aave Forest, governance updates. Aave is now live on Scroll Alpha testnet.
—A Lido V2 update: The final on-chain vote for the V2 upgrade is scheduled for this Friday, May 12th. If no last-minute findings are surfaced and the vote is successful, Lido V2 will be live after the vote enactment on May 15th.
—Balancer Grants share the latest monthly update. A deep dive into how the power of 80/20 helped Radiant Capital generate significant swap fees and pool incentives in under a month.
—dYdX grants released the latest grants report. he ‘Governance Weekly Recap’ was launched, highlighting some of the important conversations and topics on the forum.
—Enzyme announced the addition of Compound v3 lending to its DeFi operating system.
—ynthetix announced the addition of nine new perpetual futures markets available for leverage trading on Synthetix Perps. The full list of new perpetual markets includes APT, LDO, ADA, GMX, FIL, LTC, BCH, SHIB, and CRV.
—More highlights this week from Monerium’s EURe euro-backed stablecoin on Gnosis Chain.Gnosis Guild continues to work on Hashi in their next development cycle.
—Compound Proposal 159 ‘Refresh Polygon COMP’ has passed successfully. Voting on Proposal 160 ‘Initialize cUSDCv3 on Arbitrum’ will start later today.
—Nexus Mutual’s status update for the new tokenomics project, a guide for members who are interested in migrating their staked NXM from Nexus Mutual V1 to V2.
—Yearn Finance Newsletter #63: yETH! YIP-72 passes; Yearn Finance Alpha: Budget Requests & V3; Exploit on iEarn; Yearn’s Graphic Novel; Community and Ecosystem News.
—Dump Services: sell multiple tokens in a single transaction using CoW protocol.
—Five reasons you’ll love the Uniswap Wallet: a new blog post.
—Zapper onchain activity feed.
—Umbra adds LUSD and RAI for stealth payments.
—DEI stablecoin on Arbitrum exploit, simple implementation error.
—yAcademy: common DeFi forked protocol bugs.
—Twitter Space: Polygon DeFi Thursdays: Future of DeFi.
—A US Court has ordered the SEC to respond to Coinbase’s allegations within 10 days.
—a16z recently urged the UK to consider a ‘more nuanced’ regulatory framework.
—And more!
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#Defi_in_ether #Defi #Ethereum https://medium.com/paradigm-research/defi-in-ether-7b5d908ea8b
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NS/ Neuroscientists decoded people's thoughts using brain scans
—A new AI-based system called a semantic decoder can translate a person's brain activity - while listening to a story or silently imagining telling a story - into a continuous stream of text. Unlike other thought decoding systems in development, this system does not require subjects to have surgical implants, making the process noninvasive.
—In a paper published in Communications Biology, auditory neuroscientists at the University of Pittsburgh describe a machine learning model that helps explain how the brain recognizes the meaning of communication sounds, such as animal calls or spoken words.
—A new study shows that sleep spindles, brief bursts of brain activity occurring during one phase of sleep and captured by EEG, may regulate anxiety in people with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
—Neuroscientists have uncovered how exploratory actions enable animals to learn their spatial environment more efficiently. Their findings could help build better AI agents that can learn faster and require less experience.
—A new study provides early evidence of a surge of activity correlated with consciousness in the dying brain.
—For adolescents who may get stuck in negative thought spirals, refocusing on mental imagery is a more effective distraction than verbal thoughts, a recent study from Oregon State University found.
—Researchers report that neuronal activity is necessary and sufficient for astrocytes to develop their complex shape, and interrupting this developmental process results in disrupted brain function.
—Hundreds of millions of years before the evolution of animals with segmented bodies, jointed skeletons or appendages, and soft-bodied invertebrates like sea slugs ruled the seas. A new study finds parallels between the brain architecture that drives locomotion in sea slugs and that of more complex segmented creatures with jointed skeletons and appendages.
—Scientists found that blood markers of two saturated fatty acids along with certain omega-6, -7 and -9 fatty acids correlated with better scores on tests of memory and were associated with larger brain structures in the frontal, temporal, parietal and insular cortices.
—New findings in color vision research imply that humans can perceive a greater range of blue tones than monkeys do. Distinct connections found in the human retina may indicate recent evolutionary adaptations for sending enhanced color vision signals from the eye to the brain.
—And more!
Read the full report on our blog, on the Paradigm Platform.
#NS #Neuroscience https://medium.com/paradigm-research/ns-neuroscientists-decoded-peoples-thoughts-using-brain-scans-6200477e61ca
Neuroscience biweekly vol. 84, 26th April - 10th MayTL;DR
—A new AI-based system called a semantic decoder can translate a person's brain activity - while listening to a story or silently imagining telling a story - into a continuous stream of text. Unlike other thought decoding systems in development, this system does not require subjects to have surgical implants, making the process noninvasive.
—In a paper published in Communications Biology, auditory neuroscientists at the University of Pittsburgh describe a machine learning model that helps explain how the brain recognizes the meaning of communication sounds, such as animal calls or spoken words.
—A new study shows that sleep spindles, brief bursts of brain activity occurring during one phase of sleep and captured by EEG, may regulate anxiety in people with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
—Neuroscientists have uncovered how exploratory actions enable animals to learn their spatial environment more efficiently. Their findings could help build better AI agents that can learn faster and require less experience.
—A new study provides early evidence of a surge of activity correlated with consciousness in the dying brain.
—For adolescents who may get stuck in negative thought spirals, refocusing on mental imagery is a more effective distraction than verbal thoughts, a recent study from Oregon State University found.
—Researchers report that neuronal activity is necessary and sufficient for astrocytes to develop their complex shape, and interrupting this developmental process results in disrupted brain function.
—Hundreds of millions of years before the evolution of animals with segmented bodies, jointed skeletons or appendages, and soft-bodied invertebrates like sea slugs ruled the seas. A new study finds parallels between the brain architecture that drives locomotion in sea slugs and that of more complex segmented creatures with jointed skeletons and appendages.
—Scientists found that blood markers of two saturated fatty acids along with certain omega-6, -7 and -9 fatty acids correlated with better scores on tests of memory and were associated with larger brain structures in the frontal, temporal, parietal and insular cortices.
—New findings in color vision research imply that humans can perceive a greater range of blue tones than monkeys do. Distinct connections found in the human retina may indicate recent evolutionary adaptations for sending enhanced color vision signals from the eye to the brain.
—And more!
Read the full report on our blog, on the Paradigm Platform.
#NS #Neuroscience https://medium.com/paradigm-research/ns-neuroscientists-decoded-peoples-thoughts-using-brain-scans-6200477e61ca
Medium
NS/ Neuroscientists decoded people’s thoughts using brain scans
Neuroscience biweekly vol. 84, 26th April — 10th May
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𝐐𝐓/ Symmetric graphene quantum dots for future qubits
— Quantum dots in semiconductors such as silicon or gallium arsenide have long been considered hot candidates for hosting quantum bits in future quantum processors. Scientists have now shown that bilayer graphene has even more to offer here than other materials. The double quantum dots they have created are characterized by a nearly perfect electron-hole-symmetry that allows a robust read-out mechanism — one of the necessary criteria for quantum computing.
— An international team of researchers has developed a comprehensive manual for engineering spin dynamics in nanomagnets — an important step toward advancing spintronic and quantum-information technologies.
— Researchers have demonstrated a prototype lidar system that uses quantum detection technology to acquire 3D images while submerged underwater. The high sensitivity of this system could allow it to capture detailed information even in extremely low-light conditions found underwater.
— Using a “spooky” phenomenon of quantum physics, researchers have discovered a way to double the resolution of light microscopes.
— Large numbers can only be factorized with a great deal of computational effort. Physicists are now providing a blueprint for a new type of quantum computer to solve the factorization problem, which is a cornerstone of modern cryptography.
— Researchers raise fundamental questions about the proposed value of topological protection against backscattering in integrated photonics.
— In a unique analysis of experimental data, nuclear physicists have made observations of how lambda particles, so-called ‘strange matter,’ are produced by a specific process called semi-inclusive deep inelastic scattering (SIDIS). What’s more, these data hint that the building blocks of protons, quarks and gluons, are capable of marching through the atomic nucleus in pairs called diquarks, at least part of the time.
— By superimposing two laser fields of different strengths and frequency, the electron emission of metals can be measured and controlled precisely to a few attoseconds. Physicists have shown that this is the case. The findings could lead to new quantum-mechanical insights and enable electronic circuits that are a million times faster than today.
— A team of researchers has demonstrated the ultimate sensitivity allowed by quantum physics in measuring the time delay between two photons. This breakthrough has significant implications for a range of applications, including more feasible imaging of nanostructures, including biological samples, and nanomaterial surfaces, as well as quantum enhanced estimation based on frequency-resolved boson sampling in optical networks.
— A team of physicists has illuminated certain properties of quantum systems by observing how their fluctuations spread over time. The research offers an intricate understanding of a complex phenomenon that is foundational to quantum computing.
— And more!
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#QT #Quantum https://medium.com/paradigm-research/qt-symmetric-graphene-quantum-dots-for-future-qubits-bd72407516b8
Quantum news biweekly vol.51, 27th April — 11th MayTL;DR
— Quantum dots in semiconductors such as silicon or gallium arsenide have long been considered hot candidates for hosting quantum bits in future quantum processors. Scientists have now shown that bilayer graphene has even more to offer here than other materials. The double quantum dots they have created are characterized by a nearly perfect electron-hole-symmetry that allows a robust read-out mechanism — one of the necessary criteria for quantum computing.
— An international team of researchers has developed a comprehensive manual for engineering spin dynamics in nanomagnets — an important step toward advancing spintronic and quantum-information technologies.
— Researchers have demonstrated a prototype lidar system that uses quantum detection technology to acquire 3D images while submerged underwater. The high sensitivity of this system could allow it to capture detailed information even in extremely low-light conditions found underwater.
— Using a “spooky” phenomenon of quantum physics, researchers have discovered a way to double the resolution of light microscopes.
— Large numbers can only be factorized with a great deal of computational effort. Physicists are now providing a blueprint for a new type of quantum computer to solve the factorization problem, which is a cornerstone of modern cryptography.
— Researchers raise fundamental questions about the proposed value of topological protection against backscattering in integrated photonics.
— In a unique analysis of experimental data, nuclear physicists have made observations of how lambda particles, so-called ‘strange matter,’ are produced by a specific process called semi-inclusive deep inelastic scattering (SIDIS). What’s more, these data hint that the building blocks of protons, quarks and gluons, are capable of marching through the atomic nucleus in pairs called diquarks, at least part of the time.
— By superimposing two laser fields of different strengths and frequency, the electron emission of metals can be measured and controlled precisely to a few attoseconds. Physicists have shown that this is the case. The findings could lead to new quantum-mechanical insights and enable electronic circuits that are a million times faster than today.
— A team of researchers has demonstrated the ultimate sensitivity allowed by quantum physics in measuring the time delay between two photons. This breakthrough has significant implications for a range of applications, including more feasible imaging of nanostructures, including biological samples, and nanomaterial surfaces, as well as quantum enhanced estimation based on frequency-resolved boson sampling in optical networks.
— A team of physicists has illuminated certain properties of quantum systems by observing how their fluctuations spread over time. The research offers an intricate understanding of a complex phenomenon that is foundational to quantum computing.
— And more!
Read the full report on our blog, on Paradigm Platform.
#QT #Quantum https://medium.com/paradigm-research/qt-symmetric-graphene-quantum-dots-for-future-qubits-bd72407516b8
Medium
QT/ Symmetric graphene quantum dots for future qubits
Quantum news biweekly vol.51, 27th April — 11th May
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𝐴𝐼 & 𝐶𝑙𝑖𝑚𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝐶ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑒: 𝐻𝑜𝑤 𝑇𝑒𝑐ℎ𝑛𝑜𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑦 𝑖𝑠 𝐷𝑟𝑖𝑣𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑆𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠
As the climate crisis continues to escalate, there is a growing need for innovative solutions to combat its effects. Our new research explores the potential for artificial intelligence (AI) technology to be used as a tool to address climate change. Beginning with an overview of AI technology and an explanation of the climate change problem, the paper then delves into the framework of using AI to combat climate change, including potential applications and key players in the field. Afterward, the challenges, trends, and prospects of AI solving climate change problem are discussed.
Read the full report on our blog, on the Paradigm Platform.
https://medium.com/paradigm-research/ai-climate-change-how-technology-is-driving-solutions-d3185337fcdf
As the climate crisis continues to escalate, there is a growing need for innovative solutions to combat its effects. Our new research explores the potential for artificial intelligence (AI) technology to be used as a tool to address climate change. Beginning with an overview of AI technology and an explanation of the climate change problem, the paper then delves into the framework of using AI to combat climate change, including potential applications and key players in the field. Afterward, the challenges, trends, and prospects of AI solving climate change problem are discussed.
Read the full report on our blog, on the Paradigm Platform.
https://medium.com/paradigm-research/ai-climate-change-how-technology-is-driving-solutions-d3185337fcdf
Medium
AI & Climate Change: How Technology is Driving Solutions
As the climate crisis continues to escalate, there is a growing need for innovative solutions to combat its effects. This research explores…
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L2 report vol. 21
—The sum of all funds locked on Ethereum converted to USD is $8.83 B at the time of writing.
—Arbitrum Nova has surpassed over 500,000 unique addresses. Arbitrum Prysm Updates Q2'23.
—Manta Network to support Arbitrum to roll out a series of Private Soul Bound Tokens (zkSBTs).
—OP Mainnet’s Bedrock Upgrade: The Collective has been heads down working to meet the governance criteria to bring Bedrock to OP Mainnet, and the team has made tremendous progress. Special Voting Cycle 12a just concluded.
—Chainlink Automation is now live on Optimism.
—Worldcoin announced World ID and World App will soon make their way to Optimism mainnet.
—Aave V3 is now available on Metis.
—Aztec hybrid zkRollup roadmap: public & private state, not EVM compatible, UTXOs represent data, contracts written in Noir, local testnet Q3, public testnet 2024.
—Block trade on Loopring introduced: Giving L2 users self-custodial access to multiple liquidity sources. Loopring + Uptick Network join forces to transform NFT Marketplaces on Loopring L2.
—BobaBNB continues to impress with over 2.8 million transactions and 45,000 wallets in April. Boba Network is partnering with Katana inu.
—Everything you wanted to know about Polygon zkEVM’s prover, but were too afraid to ask. Polygon Labs’ response to the UK’s cryptoasset consultation & call for evidence. Twitter Space: Ethereum and DeFi Beyond the EVM.
—Scroll introduced ZK Symposium. The first community block explorer was launched.
—Discover the innovative use cases Starknet unlocks and how developers can leverage its potential.
—Immutable set to launch Web3 non-custodial wallet & authentication product, passport, in partnership with Magic.
—zkSync is contributing to LongHashX Accelerator’s upcoming ZK Cohort as a mentor to support builders.
—dYdX named among best workplaces.
—zkCasper: verify Casper FFG consensus proofs using SNARKs, increases security of light clients.
—James Prestwich: shared sequencing for optimistic rollups.
—L2 stats. Check out how much it costs to use Layer 2.
—And more!
Read the full report on our blog, on the Paradigm Platform.
#L2 #Layer2 https://medium.com/paradigm-research/l2-report-vol-21-ed6dbd881de0
A biweekly update on Layer 2 protocols, 1st May — 15th MayTL;DR
—The sum of all funds locked on Ethereum converted to USD is $8.83 B at the time of writing.
—Arbitrum Nova has surpassed over 500,000 unique addresses. Arbitrum Prysm Updates Q2'23.
—Manta Network to support Arbitrum to roll out a series of Private Soul Bound Tokens (zkSBTs).
—OP Mainnet’s Bedrock Upgrade: The Collective has been heads down working to meet the governance criteria to bring Bedrock to OP Mainnet, and the team has made tremendous progress. Special Voting Cycle 12a just concluded.
—Chainlink Automation is now live on Optimism.
—Worldcoin announced World ID and World App will soon make their way to Optimism mainnet.
—Aave V3 is now available on Metis.
—Aztec hybrid zkRollup roadmap: public & private state, not EVM compatible, UTXOs represent data, contracts written in Noir, local testnet Q3, public testnet 2024.
—Block trade on Loopring introduced: Giving L2 users self-custodial access to multiple liquidity sources. Loopring + Uptick Network join forces to transform NFT Marketplaces on Loopring L2.
—BobaBNB continues to impress with over 2.8 million transactions and 45,000 wallets in April. Boba Network is partnering with Katana inu.
—Everything you wanted to know about Polygon zkEVM’s prover, but were too afraid to ask. Polygon Labs’ response to the UK’s cryptoasset consultation & call for evidence. Twitter Space: Ethereum and DeFi Beyond the EVM.
—Scroll introduced ZK Symposium. The first community block explorer was launched.
—Discover the innovative use cases Starknet unlocks and how developers can leverage its potential.
—Immutable set to launch Web3 non-custodial wallet & authentication product, passport, in partnership with Magic.
—zkSync is contributing to LongHashX Accelerator’s upcoming ZK Cohort as a mentor to support builders.
—dYdX named among best workplaces.
—zkCasper: verify Casper FFG consensus proofs using SNARKs, increases security of light clients.
—James Prestwich: shared sequencing for optimistic rollups.
—L2 stats. Check out how much it costs to use Layer 2.
—And more!
Read the full report on our blog, on the Paradigm Platform.
#L2 #Layer2 https://medium.com/paradigm-research/l2-report-vol-21-ed6dbd881de0
Medium
L2 report vol. 21
A biweekly update on Layer 2 protocols, 1st May — 15th May
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