In the 1990s, Canadian ecologist Suzanne Simard made a groundbreaking discovery that challenged everything we thought we knew about how forests work. While studying managed forests in British Columbia, she noticed something puzzling: when birch trees were removed to promote the growth of valuable Douglas firs, the firs did not flourish as expected, they actually struggled and grew more slowly.
Determined to understand why, Simard traced the movement of nutrients using radioactive carbon isotopes. What she found was astonishing. Trees were actively sharing resources through vast underground fungal networks known as mycorrhizae. These delicate, thread-like fungi connect the roots of different trees across the forest floor, forming a complex web that allows the exchange of carbon, water, nutrients, and even chemical signals, sometimes between entirely different species.
She discovered that older, larger trees often serve as central "hubs" or "mother trees," supporting younger saplings by redistributing vital resources and helping the entire ecosystem remain resilient. When these key trees are removed, the underground network weakens, and the health of the remaining forest declines.
Simard’s research overturned the traditional Darwinian view of forests as battlegrounds of ruthless competition. Instead, she revealed a far more sophisticated reality: forests operate as highly cooperative systems where trees communicate, support one another, and even warn neighboring trees about threats like drought, disease, or insect attacks.
What appears to the human eye as a silent, still forest is, in truth, a vibrant, interconnected living network, built not on isolation and rivalry, but on deep connection and mutual aid.
#Meowcoin has officially HALVED its block subsidy.
After 4 years of uninterrupted uptime, its time for the 5000 $MEWC blocks to hang it up and make way for the new cooler 😎 2500 MEWC blocks.
What does it mean? It means the coin just got quite a bit more scarce.
Dear Igra Node Operators! Time to upgrade.
We moved our Igra mainnet node from reth 1.9.3 to 2.5.1 with reth data went 1TB -> 30GB and growth dropped from 150 GB/month to 4 GB.
Old layout kept unused trie changesets for deep-reorg recovery, these were replaced with an in-engine cache, no history is lost.
Keep in mind before you start:
- It's a full resync, can take around 36h
- kaspad data is kept
- Remove only the reth volume, never `down -v`.
- Attesters: point `RPC_URL` at `https://t.co/3HowlMeyZH` while your node resyncs.
Runbook: https://t.co/YSkv4njh1V
Please reach out in DM or to @argonmining for assistance.
As part of the steps we are taking after the KRC 20 incident, we have paused ZEAL emissions from the Infinity Pool and Farms.
The recovery plan is still being worked on, but one thing we can do immediately is avoid adding more ZEAL supply through protocol rewards while the current supply imbalance is being addressed.
This is a temporary measure while we determine the fairest way forward for the community.
We will not rush the recovery plan. We would rather get it right.
This onchain message below is an official communication from Igra Labs regarding the KRC-20 incident on 20 September.
Read and verify the message: https://t.co/JL7j1nL6qw
Full text: "To the controller of 0x1B4B7108a49F028598c5ED49B7951c80d44e7FD2 and kaspa:qzfkfuhlswdpemz6qe82squt973kjawx9jax5rn6zrln2533trp0j44cuf43u.
We are contacting you regarding the KRC-20 incident of 20 September 2026. We are seeking the full return of the assets obtained through it, including the iKAS now held at 0x9cc770e5b30f8179ddca2d8dd3d73548829af546 and 0x17030b7ea819a8742f6cec5114733267f14140ab.
Exchange-linked funding of this operation has been identified.
Return the funds to 0xB3300fcC2F3EF3DeCdF8B1f710c21666f33Cbf18 on Igra (chain ID 38833), or contact [email protected] within 72 hours of this transaction's block timestamp to coordinate the return."
⚠️ Status update: what to do if you received unexpected iKAS on 21 September.
Short version:
if you received iKAS from any address on this list, please send it to the Igra DAO Governance contract: 0xB3300fcC2F3EF3DeCdF8B1f710c21666f33Cbf18
https://t.co/Ey8PAZCTwT
Long version:
The attacker behind the KRC-20 incident sent amounts of 5,000 to 10,000 iKAS to around 35 wallets that seemingly have nothing to do with the attack. This was done to make uninvolved users look connected to it.
You are not under suspicion. Anyone can send to any address and you could not have refused it. Your own funds are unaffected, and exits covered by your own balance and deposits will settle normally.
Funds originating from the attacker cannot be bridged out. The exit settlement operators settle against amounts traceable to your own deposits, so anything traced to the attacker's wallets will not be paid out.
These are stolen funds. Returning them is voluntary, takes one transaction, and costs you nothing you could otherwise use.
If you already moved or spent it, email [email protected] and we'll help sort it out.
A worker at a frozen fish factory experienced an event he would never forget
During his shift, he was accidentally trapped inside the industrial freezer. Desperate, he shouted for help, but the shift had ended, and the factory was completely empty. As the freezing cold consumed him, he realized his fate seemed sealed.
When all hope seemed lost, something unexpected happened: the door opened, and the factory's security guard rescued him at the last moment, saving him from certain death.
The next day, the manager, shocked by what had happened, asked the guard:
"How did you know he was inside and hadn’t left with the others?"
The guard replied with simplicity but deep meaning:
"Out of all the workers, he was the only one who greeted me every day. He always smiled at me and asked how I was doing. That night, I noticed his absence. I hadn’t heard his voice or seen his smile. I knew something was wrong, so I searched for him… and I found him."
A small act of kindness can make the difference between life and death.
We want ZealousLaunch to become more than a place to create tokens.
The bigger goal is a creator economy on Kaspa L1 where creators can keep earning from what they build.
Launch an idea, build a community around it, and if the curve graduates, liquidity moves into ZealousSwap automatically. From there, creator royalties continue through swaps on that market.
We want creators to have a reason to keep building long after launch, because the markets they create can keep generating revenue for them.
A launch should not be the end of creator revenue. It should be the beginning.