# Kiwi News Recap #29: 18/12-07/01

**Published by:** [Kiwi Weekly](https://paragraph.com/@kiwi-weekly/)
**Published on:** 2024-01-08
**URL:** https://paragraph.com/@kiwi-weekly/kiwi-news-recap-29

## Content

gm, We took a longer time off during the slow X-Mas season, so today, we share links from the last 3 weeks. Here are the top Kiwi picks: News: DevCon 7 is going to be held in Bangkok [submitted by timdaub.eth] Etherscan acquires Solscan to expand blockchain data services [submitted by mishaderidder.eth] Sound.xyz introduced protocol rewards [submitted by mishaderidder.eth] Mirror.xyz also introduced protocol rewards [submitted by rvolz.eth] ZORA lets users mint on different chains without bridging [submitted by mishaderidder.eth] Signal facing collapse after CIA cuts funding [submitted by mishaderidder.eth] Essays: Vitalik calls for making Ethereum Cypherpunk Again [submitted by timdaub.eth] Ethereum OG shared a strong essay explaining why we should demand incorruptible blockchains [submitted by thatalexpalmer.eth] OP Badgeholder reflects on RetroPGF Round 3 [submitted by timdaub.eth] Polynya argues that smart contracts aren't that smart [submitted by mishaderidder.eth] Barnabe dives deep into liquid staking [submitted by mishaderidder.eth] Rm suggests that our Attention is Halving [submitted by annoushka.eth] Dark Star shows that centralized systems aren't broken, they just concentrate the power too much [submitted by macbudkowski.eth] Polynya shares a brief history of crypto [submitted by mishaderidder.eth] 2015 essay explaining why HTTP is broken and why we need distributed web [submitted by macbudkowski.eth] Art: NFTs evolved and are doing well, according to the data shared by USV [submitted by timdaub.eth] Giga shared 10 Theses for Onchain Art Markets in 2024 [submitted by gigabvgatti.eth] Psychologist answers "Why do people collect?" [submitted by mishaderidder.eth] Security: Vitalik proposes a simple version of a 2-out-of-3 seed phrase split [submitted by timdaub.eth] Safe team explains what Address Poisoning Scam is and how we could protect ourselves [submitted by mishaderidder.eth] Products: Open Source Alternative to Rewind.ai [submitted by polluterofminds.eth] You can now delegate casting authority with Farcaster Delegator [submitted by timdaub.eth] U3 is a new tool for aggregating media, you can also use it to check kiwi [submitted by qiaoliang.eth] You can take a look at your last year on Farcaster with Farcaster Wrapped [submitted by macbudkowski.eth] Proof of concept of a potentially big UX unlock - ZeroTrust Accounts [submitted by mraz125.eth] DeSci wiki lets you dive into the world of Decentralized Science [submitted by macbudkowski.eth] For devs: Reminder that refactoring is about features [submitted by maurelian.eth] DesignKit lets you write html elements in code (like SwiftUI but for web) [submitted by thatalexpalmer.eth] A brief data availability and retrievability FAQ based on Eric Wall's discussions [submitted by lilping.eth] Daimo explains how their USDC Bundle Compression makes AA efficient on L2s [submitted by timdaub.eth] Tinychain is the smallest blockchain in the world; meant for testing [submitted by thatalexpalmer.eth] A collection of some great solarpunk fonts [submitted by library.clinamenic.eth] Non-crypto Essays: An inspiring essay by Sam Altman titled "What I wish someone had told me" [submitted by destiner.eth] Elon Musk explains his 5-step process for improving things in 2 minutes [submitted by macbudkowski.eth] Some napkin maths showing why you should build in deep tech [submitted by timdaub.eth] Gray Mirror responds to Andreessen with a techno-pessimist manifesto [submitted by gillesdc.eth] We got some data to tell us who is the average digital nomad in 2024 [submitted by timdaub.eth] Substack writers say that Substack shouldn’t decide what we read [submitted by timdaub.eth] If you'd like to learn more about Kiwi and our community, you can dig in here.

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