Chandrasekhar Kasu

Dad, Husband and Software Engineer

[The Code Newsletter @CodeNewsletter]

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[Akhilesh Mishra @livingdevops]

Dennis Ritchie created C in the early 1970s without Google, Stack Overflow, GitHub, or any AI ( Claude, Cursor, Codex) assistant.

- No VC funding.
- No viral launch.
- No TED talk.
- Just two engineers at Bell Labs. A terminal. And a problem to solve.

He built a language that fit in kilobytes.

50 years later, it runs everything.

Linux kernel. Windows. macOS.

Every iPhone. Every Android.

NASA’s deep space probes.

The International Space Station.

> Python borrowed from it.
> Java borrowed from it.
> JavaScript borrowed from it.

If you have ever written a single line of code in any language, you did it in Dennis Ritchie’s shadow.

He died in 2011.
The same week as Steve Jobs.
Jobs got the front pages.
Ritchie got silence.

This Legend deserves to be celebrated.

[Rimsha Bhardwaj @heyrimsha]

🚨BREAKING: Anthropic just released free AI courses with certificates.

No tuition. No waitlist. No paid subscription required.

Here are 10 free Anthropic courses to master AI in 2026:

[Parul Gautam @Parul_Gautam7]

This guy literally turns a 7-hour crash course into a 27-minute guide to master Claude Code:

[Yusuf Nuh 🍉 @SenseWave_]

@WisdomStoics 1. Be calm
2. Talk less
3. Observe more
4. Show respect
5. Move in silence
6. Make eye contact
7. Manage time better
8. Think before speaking

[Vipin Gautam (Viipin I Gautam) @viipin8]

BYE-BYE POWERPOINT.
CLAUDE can now create a presentation in 2 minutes.

Use these prompts instead and see the magic:

[Matt Shumer @mattshumer_]

https://t.co/ivXRKXJvQg

[John Collison @collision]

Please enjoy this Cheeky Pint / @dwarkesh_sp crossover with @elonmusk.

Dwarkesh was most interested in how Elon is going to make space datacenters work. I was most interested in Elon's method for attacking hard technical problems, and why it hasn’t been replicated as much as you might expect. But we got into plenty of topics in this three-hour session.

00:00:23 Space GPUs
00:35:39 Alignment
00:58:48 xAI
01:15:01 Optimus
01:28:03 China
01:40:46 Management
02:16:38 DOGE
02:34:58 Space GPUs redux

[TitanTactics @TitanTactics_]

7 Laws That Give you An Unfair Advantage:

~Thread~

[Patrick Collison @patrickc]

Something this WSJ piece omits is that what @brian_armstrong is arguing for is not obviously in Coinbase's interest: in a world where yield sharing is prohibited, USDC will at least in a first-order way be more directly profitable for Coinbase. As far as I can tell, Brian's position stems from his belief in the importance of a vibrant and competitive market that protects consumer liberty, and I think he deserves a lot of credit for that.

https://t.co/7WKM7mhqjd.

[Smart Money Crypto @Smart_Money]

🚨 Das Weiße Haus ruft Coinbase UND die Banken an einen Tisch

Erinnert ihr euch an meine Posts von Mitte Januar? Armstrong auf FOX: "Die Banken untergraben aktiv Trumps Krypto-Agenda." Dann die abgesagte Abstimmung. Der Clarity Act auf Eis.

Jetzt kommt der nächste Akt.

Heute wurde bekannt: Am Montag treffen sich Vertreter beider Seiten im Weißen Haus. Coinbase. Die Bankenlobby. Trumps Crypto Council moderiert.

Das Ziel? Ein Kompromiss bei den Stablecoin-Yields.

Zur Erinnerung was hier auf dem Spiel steht →

Die Banken wollen verhindern, dass Krypto-Exchanges wie Coinbase Zinsen auf Stablecoins zahlen dürfen. Warum? Standard Chartered hat es diese Woche beziffert: Bis zu $500 Milliarden könnten bis 2028 aus US-Bankeinlagen abfließen.

Aber hier wird es interessant.

Bei Davos letzte Woche hat Armstrong enthüllt: Eine der zehn größten Banken der Welt hat ihm gesagt - Krypto ist jetzt ihre "Priorität Nummer 1". Ein "existenzielles" Thema.

Die gleichen Banken die in Washington gegen Stablecoin-Yields lobbyieren, bereiten sich intern bereits auf Krypto vor. Der kommerzielle Arm will rein - der Lobbying-Arm will die Konkurrenz draußen halten.

Armstrong hat eine klare Linie: "Lieber kein Gesetz als ein schlechtes Gesetz."

Die Trump-Administration will ihren Krypto-Erfolg. Aber nicht um jeden Preis.

Montag wird zeigen, ob hier ein Deal möglich ist - oder ob dieser Machtkampf in die nächste Runde geht.

Ich bleibe dran. 🤝

[Shay Boloor @StockSavvyShay]

TOP GROWTH THEMES TO WATCH IN 2026

• Crypto | $HOOD, $COIN, $BMNR
• Quantum | $IONQ, $RGTI, $QBTS
• Robotics | $TSLA, $SYM, $ISRG, $RR
• Nuclear | $OKLO, $LEU, $GEV, $UUUU
• AI Utility | $CRWV, $NBIS, $IREN, $CIFR
• AI Chips | $NVDA, $TSM, $ASML, $AMD
• Grid & Power | $CEG, $NEE, $VST, $EOSE
• Drones | $ONDS, $UMAC, $DPRO, $AVAV
• AI Data Platforms | $PLTR, $SNOW, $MDB
• AI Security | $CRWD, $ZS, $PANW, $RBRK
• Space Economy | $RKLB, $ASTS, $PL, $RDW
• AI Networking | $AVGO, $ALAB, $MRVL, $CRDO
• AI Cloud | $MSFT, $AMZN, $GOOGL, $DOCN, $ORCL

[Crypto Rover @cryptorover]

💥BREAKING:

🇺🇸 White House to host banking & crypto executives on Monday to discuss delayed Senate crypto bill.

[Collin @TheValueThinker]

ERC-8004 is heading to mainnet. This will be a big deal.

AI-to-AI interactions to be verified, trusted, and settled without intermediaries.

$ETH becomes the neutral settlement layer where AI meets global finance!

[Leaders 𝕏 Junction @LeadersJunction]

This explains why you should never talk negatively about yourself..

[Ethereum Daily @ETH_Daily]

Ethereum Enter God Mode in 2026

Vitalik Buterin shares about his vision for 2026 as a big turnaround year for the Ethereum blockchain:

1. Bringing Back User Control (Self-Sovereignty and Trustlessness)

❌Problem
Ethereum was designed so anyone could run their own "node" (a computer that checks and verifies the blockchain independently). But over time, it got harder to do this on a regular laptop.

✅Solution
In 2026, tech like ZK-EVM (a way to prove transactions are valid without revealing everything) and BAL (likely a tool for better node efficiency) will make it easy again to run a full node at home. This means you can verify the entire Ethereum network yourself, without trusting anyone else.

2. Verifying Data You Get

❌Problem
When you use Ethereum apps (dApps), you often connect through "RPCs" (remote procedure calls, like messengers that fetch data from the blockchain).

✅Solution
Helios is a tool that lets you double-check the data from these RPCs is real and not tampered with, so you don't have to blindly trust the provider.

3. Privacy Improvements

✅Solution
Tools like ORAM and PIR (advanced privacy tech) will let you ask for specific data from the blockchain without anyone knowing what you're looking for. This stops your activity from being tracked and sold to third parties (like advertisers or data brokers).

Privacy UX: Making private payments as simple as public ones—no extra hassle.

Privacy Censorship Resistance: Ways to send private transactions that can't be blocked or censored, using standards like ERC-4337 (for smarter wallets) and upcoming features, without needing public "broadcasters" that could spy or interfere.

4. Better Wallets

❌Problem
Crypto wallets often use "seed phrases" (secret words to recover your account). If you lose them or they're stolen, you could lose everything.

✅Solution
Social Recovery Wallets and Timelocks: These let you recover your wallet with help from trusted friends or time delays (e.g., a hacker can't steal immediately), but without creating backdoors that companies like Google could exploit.

5. Safer App Interfaces

❌Problem
Many dApps rely on central servers for their user interfaces (UIs), which can go offline, get hacked, or lock you out.

✅Solution
Shift to onchain UIs with IPFS (a decentralized file system): Apps stored directly on the blockchain or distributed networks, so they're always available and can't be hijacked easily.

[Wendy O @CryptoWendyO]

Crypto market structure is delayed because they will be discussing it at Davos.

It’s coming.

[Ethereum @ethereum]

Ethereum is the #1 choice for global financial institutions.

Over the last few months, adoption has accelerated. Here are 35 stories of how institutions are building on Ethereum.

1/ @krakenfx launched xStocks on Ethereum, issuing tokenized versions of popular U.S. stocks and ETFs as ERC-20 tokens.

Kraken’s eligible clients can now deposit and withdraw fully collateralized equities, directly on Ethereum.

2/ @OndoFinance launched Ondo Global Markets on Ethereum with 100+ tokenized U.S. stocks & ETFs.

24/7 access to programmable equities, backed by real securities, is now available alongside DeFi integrations for lending, trading, and more.

3/ @ChinaAMC_HK launched its Select USD Money Market Fund on Ethereum, one of the first tokenized funds from a major Chinese asset manager.

One of Asia’s largest firms (over $449B AUM) now provides access to high-quality, short-term USD instruments with 24/7 settlement.

4/ @Fidelity introduced the FDIT tokenized money market fund on Ethereum.

The Fidelity Digital Interest Token (FDIT) brings the bank’s investors the speed of onchain settlement alongside the stability of traditional instruments.

5/ @Google announced the Agent Payments Protocol (AP2), enabling AI agents to autonomously execute payments using stablecoins on Ethereum.

Built in collaboration with The Ethereum Foundation, Coinbase, MetaMask, and others, AP2 allows AI to transact securely, bridging the gap between automated intelligence and finance.

6/ @UBS, @PostFinance, @sygnumofficial, and the Swiss Bankers Association successfully piloted Deposit Tokens on Ethereum.

By demonstrating legally binding cross-bank settlement on Ethereum’s public infrastructure, the proof-of-concept paves the way for programmable, instant, cross-institution settlement.

7/ Santander’s @openbank_es launched ETH trading services in Germany, allowing customers to buy, sell, and custody ETH directly through their bank accounts.

This integration is a strong signal of institutional confidence in ETH under MiCa regulation.

8/ @AmericanExpress launched Amex Passport, blockchain-based travel stamps minted as NFTs on Ethereum L2 @base.

Cardholders can now create an onchain record of experiences and memories from international trips, blending loyalty rewards with digital ownership.

9/ The first tokenized S&P 500 Index Fund licensed by @SPDJIndices, SPXA, was launched by @centrifuge on Base.

10/ SWIFT and 30+ banks are designing a blockchain ledger to support tokenized assets and real-time, 24/7 cross-border payments alongside existing financial systems, starting with a prototype with Consensys.

@swiftcommunity connecting 11,500+ institutions globally will create a bridge between traditional finance and onchain value.

11/ @SocieteGenerale FORGE, an integrated subsidiary of the 161-year-old commercial bank, deployed EURCV & USDCV lending and trading on Ethereum DeFi protocols Morpho and Uniswap.

One of the largest custodians in Europe now provides institutional-grade collateral and liquidity for DeFi markets.

12/ @Stripe expanded its crypto support on Ethereum to include stablecoin-based subscriptions and recurring billing.

Hundreds of thousands of companies that use Stripe can now accept USDC for subscriptions with automatic renewals, building on Ethereum for lower-cost payments with near-instant settlement.

13/ @Securitize and @FGNexusio tokenized the FGNX stock on Ethereum, representing the first NASDAQ-listed preferred equity issued fully onchain.

Ethereum is the platform to build programmable assets that bring public markets to the digital age.

14/ @AntGroup, the fintech behind @Alipay, launched @JovayNetwork, a L2 for institutional tokenization.

The company behind one of the world's largest retail platforms is now building global institutional settlement for tokenized assets on Ethereum.

15/ @jpyc_official launched the world's first yen-pegged regulated stablecoin on Ethereum.

Complaint, programmable yen transactions are now available worldwide, backed 1:1 by yen reserves under Japan’s Payment Services Act.

16/ @BNYglobal and Securitize announced a tokenized AAA-rated CLO fund on Ethereum.

Institutional credit moving onchain brings liquidity and transparency to traditional asset classes.

17/ Google partnered with @Polymarket, integrating onchain prediction market data to Google search results.

The largest search provider now leverages the Ethereum ecosystem as a primary source of truth.

18/ @StartaleGroup released the Startale App, a SuperApp for @soneium's growing Ethereum L2.

Mainstream users in the Soneium L2 ecosystem can now access simple onchain interactions and rewards with a unified platform for wallets, assets, and apps.

19/ @jpmorgan migrated its tokenized deposit product, JPM Coin (JPMD), from its internal permissioned blockchain to Base.

Moving from a private chain to an Ethereum L2 will meet demand from JPMorgan’s institutional clients for payments, collateral, and margin settlement on public infrastructure.

20/ @Mastercard announced it will build on Ethereum L2 @0xPolygon to expand its Crypto Credential program to self-custody wallets.

Working with @mercuryo_io, the expansion will allow Mastercard users to send crypto using verified, human-readable aliases.

21/ @Amundi_ENG, Europe’s largest asset manager ($2.75T AUM), launched a tokenized share class of its euro money market fund on Ethereum mainnet.

Bringing traditional cash management onchain unlocks 24/7 settlement and composability for euro-denominated capital.

22/ Sony Bank announced plans to launch a USD-pegged stablecoin on @soneium, its Ethereum L2, in early 2026.

From gaming to finance, Sony is building its ecosystem’s home base on Ethereum.

23/ @WisdomTreeEU introduced the world’s first physically-backed ETP for @LidoFinance Staked Ether.

The fund will provide European investors with regulated exposure to the spot price of stETH and its ETH staking rewards.

24/ The @CFTC announced a pilot program that will allow ETH, BTC, and USDC to be used as collateral in US derivatives markets, alongside new guidance on using tokenized assets as collateral.

This marks a significant shift in how ETH and other digital assets can be integrated into regulated US markets.

25/ @BlackRock filed for a staked ETH ETF.

Following the success of their spot ETH ETF, this filing seeks to unlock the value of Ethereum's native staking reward rate for traditional investors.

26/ The @ADI_Foundation, backed by IHC, announced the mainnet launch of institutional L2 @ADIChain_, part of the @zksync Elastic Network.

Supported by the UAE's largest conglomerate, ADIChain will host the country's regulated stablecoins and aims to bring 1 billion people onchain across the Middle East, Asia and Africa.

27/ JP Morgan launched MONY, their first tokenized money market fund, on Ethereum mainnet.

The firm seeded the fund with $100M of its own capital, signaling their commitment to public chain tokenization.

28/ @coinbase announced Coinbase Tokenize, built on Base, as their new end-to-end institutional platform for tokenizing RWAs.

Combining issuance, custody, compliance, trading, and infrastructure, the new product will streamline the process of bringing assets like tokenized stocks, equities, funds, and real estate onchain in the Ethereum ecosystem.

29/ @RobinhoodApp added 500 tokenized assets on @arbitrum, bringing their platform to nearly 2000 assets tokenized.

With over $14M in total tokenized value, Robinhood continues deepening their integration with Ethereum’s L2 ecosystem.

30/ @BlackRock, @Mastercard, and @FTI_Global partnered with the ADI Foundation in the UAE, builders of the ADIChain L2.

The group will explore tokenized asset structures, digital asset regulatory frameworks, stablecoin settlement, and cross-border payment infrastructure.

31/ @SoFi became the first national US retail bank to issue a stablecoin (SoFiUSD) on a public, permissionless blockchain.

Launched on Ethereum, SoFiUSD will first be used for faster, cheaper internal settlements for the fintech giant and its partners.

32/ @telcoin launched eUSD on Ethereum and Polygon, a regulated U.S. dollar stablecoin issued by Nebraska state-chartered digital asset depository institution Telcoin Digital Asset Bank.

The launch marks another milestone in U.S.-regulated banks issuing stablecoins directly on public blockchains, bringing traditional regulated banking to the Ethereum ecosystem.

33/ @Grayscale distributed the first ETH staking rewards to ETHE ETF shareholders.

In a first for US regulated products, investors received Ethereum’s native yield directly, proving that staked ETH ETFs can deliver the economic utility of the network.

34/ @MorganStanley filed for a Staked Ether ETF, doubling down on its crypto strategy.

One of the world’s largest wealth managers is moving beyond spot exposure to capture Ethereum’s native staking yield for clients, signaling a shift to productive participation.

35/ The ADI Foundation partnered with M-Pesa to bring 60M+ users onchain.

Africa’s largest mobile money platform is integrating blockchain rails to power instant cross-border payments and stablecoin transactions, merging massive fintech scale with Ethereum’s global settlement layer.

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Ethereum is the trusted, global settlement layer for real-world adoption, used by institutions, governments, and enterprises worldwide.

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