SubscribeOne thing I learned today: DATA AVAILABILITY SOLUTION #2: In the last ETH roadmap segment we talked about Data Availability Sampling and how validators and single nodes can validate availability of data by sampling smaller subsets of data. Data Availability Committees (DACs) have the same role as a single node and validator except they can be entrusted parties to attest that data is available. So, in theory, a DAC could be a group of 10 nodes that have been reliable and entrusted by ...

SubscribeOne thing I learned today: DATA AVAILABILITY SOLUTION #2: In the last ETH roadmap segment we talked about Data Availability Sampling and how validators and single nodes can validate availability of data by sampling smaller subsets of data. Data Availability Committees (DACs) have the same role as a single node and validator except they can be entrusted parties to attest that data is available. So, in theory, a DAC could be a group of 10 nodes that have been reliable and entrusted by ...

One thing I learned today: PartyRoom is a way for users in web3 to create a monetized group chat. It’s built on base and it launched about 5 hours ago. It’s actually pretty cool because the more members that join the more expensive it is for the next mint. Also, it operates like a DAO where proposals can be made on NFTs or trades for the group wallet. Will be interesting to see how it goes. This is not financial advice. This is just a review of an app on the Base blockchain. Any readers shoul...

One thing I learned today: PartyRoom is a way for users in web3 to create a monetized group chat. It’s built on base and it launched about 5 hours ago. It’s actually pretty cool because the more members that join the more expensive it is for the next mint. Also, it operates like a DAO where proposals can be made on NFTs or trades for the group wallet. Will be interesting to see how it goes. This is not financial advice. This is just a review of an app on the Base blockchain. Any readers shoul...

SubscribeOne thing I learned today: First, lets start with what a Zk-Proof is. A ZK (Zero Knowledge) Proof is a way to cryptographically prove an attest is true without actually seeing the details of the attest. For example, if I show you that I have a ball but then put my hands behind my back and pull out my empty left hand, then you would have proof that the ball is in my right hand without actually seeing it. This creates a Zero-Knowledge proof of the balls possession in my right hand. In ...

SubscribeOne thing I learned today: First, lets start with what a Zk-Proof is. A ZK (Zero Knowledge) Proof is a way to cryptographically prove an attest is true without actually seeing the details of the attest. For example, if I show you that I have a ball but then put my hands behind my back and pull out my empty left hand, then you would have proof that the ball is in my right hand without actually seeing it. This creates a Zero-Knowledge proof of the balls possession in my right hand. In ...

SubscribeOne thing I learned today: I am going to put a plain english summary here to read first, then if you’d like to try and understand the nitty gritty you can continue reading:Plain English Summary:A lot of data on ETH for computers to downloadComputers will work as a team to only download small subsets of data using DASIf any data is lost, the use of subset data could be used to detect itBlobs of data added to a block need to be validated - DAS will be used to validate that the transact...

SubscribeOne thing I learned today: I am going to put a plain english summary here to read first, then if you’d like to try and understand the nitty gritty you can continue reading:Plain English Summary:A lot of data on ETH for computers to downloadComputers will work as a team to only download small subsets of data using DASIf any data is lost, the use of subset data could be used to detect itBlobs of data added to a block need to be validated - DAS will be used to validate that the transact...

SubscribeOne thing I learned today: No crypto or blockchain research today. Taking a day to just sit back and relax. However, one thing I did learn today was that a lot of people in the web3 industry are pushing content. Whether that’s a substack or a podcast it’s pretty impressive to see the community pushing out content. The best part is that it’s not just bullshit. It’s educational and it’s 100% out of passion and belief in the industry. I’m not sure how many reads other peoples content ge...

SubscribeOne thing I learned today: No crypto or blockchain research today. Taking a day to just sit back and relax. However, one thing I did learn today was that a lot of people in the web3 industry are pushing content. Whether that’s a substack or a podcast it’s pretty impressive to see the community pushing out content. The best part is that it’s not just bullshit. It’s educational and it’s 100% out of passion and belief in the industry. I’m not sure how many reads other peoples content ge...

SubscribeOne thing I learned today: So, before we continue our journey in Data Availability on the ETH network, we must learn about Light Nodes. Light Nodes play an integral part of the ETH roadmap and validating transactions at a faster more efficient pace. Let’s dive in. What is an Ethereum Node? “…a full node is the most trustless, private, decentralized and censorship resistant way to interact with Ethereum. With a full node you keep your own copy of the blockchain that you can query inst...

SubscribeOne thing I learned today: So, before we continue our journey in Data Availability on the ETH network, we must learn about Light Nodes. Light Nodes play an integral part of the ETH roadmap and validating transactions at a faster more efficient pace. Let’s dive in. What is an Ethereum Node? “…a full node is the most trustless, private, decentralized and censorship resistant way to interact with Ethereum. With a full node you keep your own copy of the blockchain that you can query inst...

SubscribeOne thing I learned today: Optimistic Roll-ups: Optimistic Roll-ups compress transactions onto the Ethereum blockchain and wait ~7 days for individual verifiers to check the data. The role of the independent verifier is to ensure that there are no problems or issues with the transactions within the roll-up. Optimistic roll-ups are significant because at a high-level they are able to bunch transactions together off-chain and “roll them up” onto the Ethereum blockchain. The transaction...

SubscribeOne thing I learned today: Optimistic Roll-ups: Optimistic Roll-ups compress transactions onto the Ethereum blockchain and wait ~7 days for individual verifiers to check the data. The role of the independent verifier is to ensure that there are no problems or issues with the transactions within the roll-up. Optimistic roll-ups are significant because at a high-level they are able to bunch transactions together off-chain and “roll them up” onto the Ethereum blockchain. The transaction...

SubscribeOne thing I learned today: Yesterday, we talked about proto-danksharding and “blob” data. The next step to advance blob”data is quite complicated as the network would need to introduce methods to check if rollup data is available which relies on validators separating their responsibilities between block building and block. Validators would also need to be able to prove they’ve validated the subsets of blob data through a cryptographic solution. This solution would be known as “danksh...

SubscribeOne thing I learned today: Yesterday, we talked about proto-danksharding and “blob” data. The next step to advance blob”data is quite complicated as the network would need to introduce methods to check if rollup data is available which relies on validators separating their responsibilities between block building and block. Validators would also need to be able to prove they’ve validated the subsets of blob data through a cryptographic solution. This solution would be known as “danksh...

SubscribeOne thing I learned today: That using account abstraction (a smart contract programmable wallet), you can pay gas fees with any token programmed. So USDC, BTC, MATIC all can be used if programmed correctly by the user. This will increasingly increase the user experience in crypto. And once the front-end is built to create an experience for the user then it will be night and day difference for crypto users today. Affirmations: I will run the 2024 NYC marathon under 4:00:00 I will grow...

SubscribeOne thing I learned today: That using account abstraction (a smart contract programmable wallet), you can pay gas fees with any token programmed. So USDC, BTC, MATIC all can be used if programmed correctly by the user. This will increasingly increase the user experience in crypto. And once the front-end is built to create an experience for the user then it will be night and day difference for crypto users today. Affirmations: I will run the 2024 NYC marathon under 4:00:00 I will grow...

SubscribeOne thing I learned today: Stretching helps my runs. I’ve been having knee pain recently, and I downloaded an app by Nick Barre who is an influencer for hybrid training. I did his stretching today and I ran 4 miles with no knee pain. Affirmations: I will run the 2024 NYC marathon under 4:00:00 I will grow my blog by 10% ever month using web3 tools Gratitude: chest day falling on a weeknd Miracle Morning: Affirmations: yes gratitude: yes workout: yes (lift and run) Make my bed: yes re...

SubscribeOne thing I learned today: Stretching helps my runs. I’ve been having knee pain recently, and I downloaded an app by Nick Barre who is an influencer for hybrid training. I did his stretching today and I ran 4 miles with no knee pain. Affirmations: I will run the 2024 NYC marathon under 4:00:00 I will grow my blog by 10% ever month using web3 tools Gratitude: chest day falling on a weeknd Miracle Morning: Affirmations: yes gratitude: yes workout: yes (lift and run) Make my bed: yes re...

SubscribeOne thing I learned today: Today I made a Farcaster account. It has been blowing up all over Twitter about how it incorporated frames? I had to dive in and see what it’s about. So far it seems like a web3 version of Twitter which is pretty exciting because I think Twitter would be much better if it was decentralized. I said I would grow this blog using web3 marketing tools and hopefully Farcaster is just that. Stay tuned for more. https://www.farcaster.xyz/ Affirmations: I will run t...

SubscribeOne thing I learned today: Today I made a Farcaster account. It has been blowing up all over Twitter about how it incorporated frames? I had to dive in and see what it’s about. So far it seems like a web3 version of Twitter which is pretty exciting because I think Twitter would be much better if it was decentralized. I said I would grow this blog using web3 marketing tools and hopefully Farcaster is just that. Stay tuned for more. https://www.farcaster.xyz/ Affirmations: I will run t...

SubscribeOne thing I learned today: Why is filing taxes so complicated? It’s hard not to think about how blockchain could not solve this aged problem. Using a DLT system you could easily track every single transaction and tax in real time. For example, on February 1 when you file your taxes, every single transaction and investment that you made would be on the public ledger. Therefore, all you would have to do is press “File” and the software would extract all your pay slips to create your w-...

SubscribeOne thing I learned today: Why is filing taxes so complicated? It’s hard not to think about how blockchain could not solve this aged problem. Using a DLT system you could easily track every single transaction and tax in real time. For example, on February 1 when you file your taxes, every single transaction and investment that you made would be on the public ledger. Therefore, all you would have to do is press “File” and the software would extract all your pay slips to create your w-...