Angus Mackay

AI-powered credential infrastructure for regulated professions — privacy-first compliance that humans and agents can trust.

[Angus Mackay @offpisteaus]

@TJLarkin23 @bgurley A great presentation by @bgurley

[TJ Larkin - AI for Media Brands @TJLarkin23]

Regulation is the friend of the incumbent -@bgurley

Absolute must-watch video of Bill Gurley explaining the devastation regulatory capture causes to our system.

He explains via (completely insane yet real) examples of the damaging effects of regulatory capture on our system, a topic strikingly relevant today as major AI players lobby Congress for regulation.

But here's the twist: their goal isn't just regulation; it's to stifle competition.

Politicians, in turn, are more than willing to play along.

Why? It hands them immense power to pick winners and losers based on who lines their pockets the most.

This speech is a wake-up call. It urges us to look beyond the theoretical appeal and grasp the practical implications.

It's a stark reminder to question, to probe deeper, and to understand the real motives behind seemingly benign actions.

[Angus Mackay @offpisteaus]

A great reading list for 2024 and a separate X account to keep following along. Love it!

[Reads with Ravi @readswithravi]

“The newest technical papers and the oldest books are the best sources of arbitrage. They contain the least popular facts and the most monetizable truths”, says Balaji Srinivasan.

20 books recommended by @balajis 🧵

[Angus Mackay @offpisteaus]

Great success story. We're planning to make sure there's lots more of them.

Wary employers ignore bank of international talent https://t.co/JJE1FoSbpg

[Sully @SullyOmarr]

Stability just released their new LLM.

It's open-source, has 7bparameters, and its entirely free to use commercially.

And its a MASSIVE deal, that has the potential to change up everything in AI

Here's why:

[david phelps @divine_economy]

@jon_charb @LidoFinance @eigencloud @jokedao_ @LensProtocol @ArweaveEco @guildxyz we've spent too long thinking the power of crypto is in minting tokens.

that's one power, and a great one.

but the real power is the composability, permissionlessness, and sovereignty to perform actions on a universal computer.

it's not the tokens—it's the data stupid.

[rphmeier @rphmeier]

Blockspace-centric architectures will outcompete blockchain-centric architectures. So what is blockspace, why should you care about it, and what are blockspace-centric architectures? 🧵 (1/n)

[Zeitgeist Prediction Markets @ZeitgeistPM]

in case you've been in a coma

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One of the most advanced, fully decentralized, prediction market applications is now live!

Already attracting considerable volumes, the Zeitgeist app is ready for you to shape the future. 🚀

Enter here: https://t.co/VzIE3ragaM

[Dan Reecer @danreecer_]

Co-founder of @Polkadot, @RPHmeier, on Ethereum's transition to Proof-of-Stake, how Polkadot's Proof of Stake mechanism compares, and how the merge benefits bridging with Ethereum

[Angus Mackay @offpisteaus]

An amazing achievement that was hard won over many years. Congratulations to the entire Ethereum community!
#EthereumMerge

[vitalik.eth @VitalikButerin]

And we finalized!

Happy merge all. This is a big moment for the Ethereum ecosystem. Everyone who helped make the merge happen should feel very proud today.

[Katie Haun @katie_haun]

Tornado Cash: Is freedom of speech the best legal defense for a smart contract? Other areas of 1A law might be more applicable. Why is no one talking about 4A (one that protects right to privacy) and other doctrines?

Some takeaways for those in web3
https://t.co/cpXgDoFXFb

[Sam MacPherson @hexonaut]

.@coinbase has put out a proposal to invest 1.6b out of the PSM into a yield bearing account. This will boost Maker revenue by 24m / year.

Maker has ~5.5b in USD-like collateral. This is one of the many proposals to generate yield from the real world.

https://t.co/FLj2FzWIYm

[Jonesy @HedgeyeDJ]

Credit Suisse CDS approaching levels last seen during the Great Financial Crisis.

Probably nothing.

[Tim Hsieh @Sky_ranker]

Today topic: @ArweaveTeam - Storage-based Consensus Paradigm (SCP)

- Brief Arweave introduction
- Problem: All-in-1, x Scaling (eg. Ethereum)
- Solution: SCP
- @KwilTeam, @KYVENetwork, @BundlrNetwork, @NetworkMeson
-Conclusion

A thread showing you how it works. 👇

[Chris Cantino @chriscantino]

Billion dollar projects and brands aren’t just built differently—they think differently.

Here’s how you can too. 🧵

[Encointer Association @encointer]

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✅ Boost social capital
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[rphmeier @rphmeier]

The main things a phone can provide for crypto usability are shared key management, secure wallet APIs, embedded light clients, and an open app store. These things are clearly useful yet nobody really buys crypto phones despite that

[Gavin Wood @gavofyork]

One of the most understated yet important technological advancements of blockchain. Zero-friction, in-browser, embeddable light-client. @Polkadot

[a16z @a16z]

📚 RT for a chance to win a SIGNED copy of The Cold Start Problem! 📚

We're giving away 5 autographed copies of @andrewchen's new book. To enter: just RT this tweet. We'll pick 5 winners at random on Dec. 9 at 12am PST.

(turn on DMs to get notified)

[Charles Hoskinson @IOHK_Charles]

Caravan Moving On: MicroSummits https://t.co/b9FvVTkji3