JUST IN: Charles Hoskinson says "yes Vitalik, UTXO is a good idea. I didn't invent it, I perfected it. Satoshi had every opportunity to do bank style accounting, he chose cash register style, because it's a much better way to do a distributed system. We perfected it with EUTXO."
Maximalists - Bitcoin is the dominant digital monetary network & a breakthrough
Capitalists - Bitcoin must integrate to reach its full potential.
Technologists - Bitcoin must remain secure, useful, & resilient
Fundamentalists - Bitcoin’s core principles must be protected
a significant step toward rational privacy and individual sovereignty,
these ensure data backing smart contracts is just as decentralized and secure as the contracts - it's hard to say that now
Very valuable! Great share @StakeWithPride!
Great discussion 🙌🏻
Natalie Smolenski (and the Satoshi Papers) are always worth the time 💯
Natalie champions the terms "Individual Sovereignty" or "Self-Sovereignty" not "digital sovereignty" as states try to co-opt the term (and your privacy).
Thanks @natbrunell for sharing
What steps have you taken to protect your online privacy?
Don’t miss my full discussion with Natalie Smolenski streaming now on all podcast platforms, YouTube and Rumble.
while blockchains are decentralized, the "last mile"—how users and apps actually talk to the chain—is almost entirely centralized through companies like Infura and Alchemy
Blockfrost’s decentralized model addresses this while returning value to token holders not VCs
After reviewing the Senate Banking draft text over the last 48hrs, Coinbase unfortunately can’t support the bill as written.
There are too many issues, including:
- A defacto ban on tokenized equities
- DeFi prohibitions, giving the government unlimited access to your financial records and removing your right to privacy
- Erosion of the CFTC’s authority, stifling innovation and making it subservient to the SEC
- Draft amendments that would kill rewards on stablecoins, allowing banks to ban their competition
We appreciate all the hard work by members of the Senate to reach a bi-partisan outcome, but this version would be materially worse than the current status quo. We’d rather have no bill than a bad bill. Hopefully we can all get to a better draft.
We'll keep fighting for all Americans and for economic freedom. Crypto needs to be treated on a level playing field with the rest of financial services so we can build this industry in a safe and trusted way in America.
"This Is The Make Or Break Year" In this episode @IOHK_Charles does not hold back on his views of the current crypto landscape & what's coming next. Watch Now 👉🏼 https://t.co/Ayu82pdB30
A typical Cardano DApp is not just a smart contract.
It combines off-chain components like transaction construction, state management, and indexers with on-chain validators that enforce rules through the eUTxO model.
Understanding this is foundational for building on Cardano.
The end of the beginning, because nothing stops this train.
(But more seriously, network effects are a big deal and last longer than anyone thinks. They are rarely factored into sensational analysis such as this.)
BREAKING NEWS
USDC / USDT IS COMING TO CARDANO 2026 😱😱😱
@IOHK_Charles confirms there’s a clear path to integrating USDC or USDT on Cardano via the Pentad, saying the move is expected next year a potential liquidity unlock for the entire ecosystem.
JUST IN: #Cardano $ADA Founder Charles Hoskinson highlights the "work that matters—Africa (RealFi), Basho, Midnight 1.0, Cardano governance—rewards building." Basho advances Hydra, Leios, Peras, Mithril, and more—the era of optimization, scalability, and interoperability. $NIGHT