We stand in solidarity with India in the wake of the horrific Islamist terrorist attack, targeting and killing 26 Hindus in Pahalgam. My prayers and deepest sympathies are with those who lost a loved one, PM Narendra Modi, and with all the people of India. We are with you and

I do love riscv and I want a riscv-enabled Ethereum. I believe the better route, would be that of a native rollup execution engine. ethresear.ch/t/before-jumpi…

What’s special about Miden? Mina, aztec etc have had client side proving already for a long time, but no pmf.

A verifiable app minimises trust in the tech provider. A decentralised app provides censorship resistance. Verifiable app is an easier goal to target than decentralised app.

Is all this war talk, here’s some great news news and a moment of pride! Historical Milestone For India’s Economy India's GDP at $4.39 trillion overtakes Japan as the world's fourth-largest economy, $4.27 trillion, according to the International Monetary Fund IMF

This is the only reason you need crypto.

Good one, surfaces a blindspot in mechanism design. Threat models involving byzantine actors should assume arbitrary, not rational behaviour.

Apps should pick a spot on the tradeoff curve that fits their users and use case. Preconfs are one way to offer web2-style UX via a centralized server — it’s a tradeoff, not a sin. But what is inexcusable is to quote gazillion tps or 10 ms latency figures without context. Not

Immutability is the promise of blockchains. Decentralisation is the route to the goal. The Nakamoto coefficient, which is a leading indicator of decentralisation shows 18 for sui, which puts it among the top 10 chains in terms of decentralisation. But the chain state on Sui was

Bezos once said: "The thing I've noticed is when the anecdotes and the data disagree, the anecdotes are usually right. There's something wrong with the way you are measuring it." Applies to so much more than business. Never let a statistic blind you from seeing the naked truth

The immediate future of the internet isn’t decentralization — it’s trustless verifiability. With cryptographic proofs, even a centralized app can be verified without trust. That’s the revolution. #vApps

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Are offchain apps that are verifiable better than onchain apps that are not really decentralised? This is a very underexplored part of the spectrum of decentralisation. Read on.. #vApps Succinct LayerZero Joe GPU.NET

Why do social media actions need to be onchain? Honestly, who even cares? If you need cryptographic proofs of digital actions, there are better ways to do it.

Warning, centralization risks are everywhere! ⚠️ HYPE's admin key can steal $3B+ ETH L2s all have admin keys; BASE, OP, & ARB combined can steal $30B+ This pales in comparison to USDT, as it may not be backed; making it the largest Ponzi scheme ever with over $150B at risk! 💀

I am going to print this, put it up on my wall, and look at it when any situation looks utterly hopeless.

Layer-2 blockchains are overkill for most Defi. The optimal architecture for trading, staking, lending: - Offchain execution(speed) - Onchain settlement (security) - Cryptographic proofs (correctness and non-repudiation) - Onchain escape hatch (liveness) L2s only make sense when

From experience, I can tell you that when you combine ease of use with regulation, most traders will go for it. Truth is, most traders don’t care about decentralization. If it works well, is integrated with major brokers, and is compliant, they’ll use it.

📢 New Post: Making Sense of Digital Assets A clear, practical taxonomy for crypto, stablecoins, RWAs, and NFTs. Read: eshwarla.substack.com/p/making-sense…