TH Boulder was not just about being there. It was about testing systems in the wild. And Incented played a real role in that. First — thank you to @Incented for the support and for making it possible for me to be at ETH Boulder and contribute from Carrot Castle and beyond. But more importantly: Thank you for building tools that reward actual participation.What Incented EnabledAt ETH Boulder, we didn’t just talk.

The world is becoming programmable and, increasingly, easy to program. But the underlying and consistent current running through this massive and systemic wave is a need for abundant, efficient energy. The rate of change makes what’s possible feel unbounded but energy is the prime constraint. For a long time, we’ve believed at USV that the most interesting opportunities emerge from creating and accessing unique datasets that are self-improving. Historically, these have existed inside software...

To accelerate innovation, scaling and security, Base is evolving its foundational software by moving to a unified, Base-operated stack. Once we complete this transition, node operators will need to follow releases from ⁠base/base instead of Optimism’s releases. We will communicate more as this date approaches.

Wishing everyone a peaceful New Year and good health. The Year of the Snake, which just passed, could be described as a watershed moment for cryptocurrency gaining mainstream acceptance and becoming truly "usable." Many people began their crypto journey last year; even those who haven't yet jumped in have at least heard the news of governments, led by the US, gradually embracing Bitcoin, Ethereum, and stablecoins. To me, the greatest significance of Web3 and cryptography lies in empowering ci...

Editor’s NoteKnowledge shared openly moves faster than knowledge hoarded. Communities that build together outship teams that build alone. Science that lives outside institutions reaches further than science locked behind them. None of this is new thinking. What is new is that the infrastructure to make it real finally exists and people are using it. That is what this edition is about. ~ The AuraSci TeamAuraSci Initiatives & EventsAuraSci Reporting back from EthBoulder (don't miss this juicy r...

I’ve been coding like a madman the past few days. Deep in it. Head down. Tools coming together. Infrastructure tightening. Things that were ideas a month ago are now links you can click. Systems that were messy are starting to feel intentional. This morning I launched two more campaigns on Incented. That makes three active for submissions and one live for voting right now at https://incented.co/. It feels like momentum.

Whether it's said out loud or not, invariably something like this comes up when talking about new housing development:“There’s another solution,” says Lucas, mulling over the housing shortage. “I’m not saying I know what it is. Maybe the city’s full. What’s wrong with Windsor instead? Or Cornwall? A hundred years ago, manufacturing and employment were spread out way better than they are now. Everybody needing to be in Toronto and Vancouver is killing us.”So, is Toronto full? Do we need to ret...