0. financial privacy.
Three of us spent a year building exactly that on
Solana, on commodity hardware, with zkSNARKs.
33k LOC Rust. 407 tests. Open source.
Why we made validators run on laptops:
Some privacy protocols (Aztec, Aleo) need GPUs and specialized hardware to run nodes.
This shrinks validator sets and concentrates power.
We made it different. Verify-only nodes. Groth16 proof verifies in 10ms on one CPU core, 192 bytes per proof.
Your laptop runs a validator. 1 SOL minimum stake. Privacy without decentralization isn't privacy.
It's a permissioned database with extra steps.
Funny thing.
Solana was originally called "Loom."
We named our project Paraloom.
Para- (privacy) + loom (Solana's roots).
Built it for a year before noticing. Some circles close themselves.
Yes...
*clears throat*
LADIES, CAN I GET SOME CALI LOVE? THE CROWD IS GOING CRAZY, THEY’RE READY FOR WAR. THE WORLD WANTS THEM CALI GIRLS LETS GIVE ‘EM WHAT THEY CAME FOR https://t.co/XHjB4oXBDi
Can we please talk about the fact that stars vipers medusa had one of the most beautiful uniforms I’ve ever seen all season and they went completely unnoticed
LADIES, imagine this:
the year is 2023. your daughter just completely ate mat at NCA on her standing tuck. completely flopped. thank god you got it on video. u can already feel the rts you’re abt to get when u post it on twitter. the tl loves it. life is good
Yesterday was @WhoIsWillLawson last day in the gym before he heads off to the marines. Fortunately he’s NOT headed to Afghanistan!
We’re all so proud of you Will , and as you continue on this new journey ALWAYS remember.. 💙💚🙌#Stingray4Life