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Selective disclosure using zero-knowledge proofs (ZKPs) vs fully homomorphic encryption (FHE). Two approaches to privacy. Very different trade-offs. I D R I S breaks down: 👉 performance 👉 trust models 👉 real-world use cases

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AI INTERVIEW: OPENAI'S SECRET WEAPON AI agents are no longer just hype—they're here to revolutionize automation, Web3, and beyond. SwarmNode.ai is building a serverless AI agent platform for scalability, efficiency, and real-world impact. In this exclusive interview, he reveals how AI swarms can outperform single models, why OpenAI’s Operator is just the beginning, and how crypto is fueling AI innovation. Plus, he breaks down DeepSeek’s game-changing AI breakthrough, the future of agent monetization, and why serverless AI could be the next frontier in automation. 01:37 – From Engineering to AI: The journey into artificial intelligence. 02:43 – The GPT-3 Moment: How OpenAI’s tech pulled him in. 04:10 – AI’s Biggest Challenge: Why real-world use cases lag behind. 05:05 – OpenAI’s Operator: Why it’s “rudimentary” (for now). 06:25 – Crypto & AI: How tokens help bootstrap AI startups. 08:15 – Can You Bootstrap a Startup with a Token? The trade-offs. 09:56 – 90% of AI Token Holders Don’t Use the Product—Does It Matter? 11:18 – What is SwarmNode?: AI agents, hosted serverlessly. 14:23 – AI Swarms: Why multiple agents outperform single models. 16:08 – What is a Swarm? A simple definition of collaborative AI. 17:32 – “How Can I Make Money with AI?”: Real-world use cases. 18:41 – AI Bounties: Hiring devs to build your custom agent. 20:50 – The Future of AI Marketplaces: Monetizing pre-built agents. 23:15 – DeepSeek’s Disruption: Why it’s good news for AI. 24:46 – Is SwarmNode Compatible with DeepSeek? How it integrates. 26:17 – SwarmNode vs. AI Launchpads: What makes it different? 27:42 – Why Serverless Matters: Cost savings & efficiency. 29:53 – AI Agents in the Real World: Booking flights, managing workflows, and more. 31:11 – Building SwarmNode for Developers: Why it started as a personal project. 32:27 – Explosive Growth: 200,000 AI agent executions in 5 weeks. 34:41 – Why SwarmNode Agents Aren’t Visible on 𝕏 Yet. 36:46 – Startup Hiring Lessons: Finding top AI talent. 39:15 – Why SwarmNode is Built in Python (and What’s Next). 40:32 – Scaling AI Workloads: Handling traffic surges. 41:42 – AWS & Cost Challenges: The biggest monetization hurdle. 42:58 – 2025: The Year of Mass AI Adoption. 45:22 – Should We Be Worried About AI’s Rapid Growth? 46:46 – The Most Underrated AI Tools Right Now. 47:34 – What’s Next for SwarmNode?: Making AI accessible to everyone.
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AI INTERVIEW: OPENAI'S SECRET WEAPON AI agents are no longer just hype—they're here to revolutionize automation, Web3, and beyond. SwarmNode.ai is building a serverless AI agent platform for scalability, efficiency, and real-world impact. In this exclusive interview, he reveals how AI swarms can outperform single models, why OpenAI’s Operator is just the beginning, and how crypto is fueling AI innovation. Plus, he breaks down DeepSeek’s game-changing AI breakthrough, the future of agent monetization, and why serverless AI could be the next frontier in automation. 01:37 – From Engineering to AI: The journey into artificial intelligence. 02:43 – The GPT-3 Moment: How OpenAI’s tech pulled him in. 04:10 – AI’s Biggest Challenge: Why real-world use cases lag behind. 05:05 – OpenAI’s Operator: Why it’s “rudimentary” (for now). 06:25 – Crypto & AI: How tokens help bootstrap AI startups. 08:15 – Can You Bootstrap a Startup with a Token? The trade-offs. 09:56 – 90% of AI Token Holders Don’t Use the Product—Does It Matter? 11:18 – What is SwarmNode?: AI agents, hosted serverlessly. 14:23 – AI Swarms: Why multiple agents outperform single models. 16:08 – What is a Swarm? A simple definition of collaborative AI. 17:32 – “How Can I Make Money with AI?”: Real-world use cases. 18:41 – AI Bounties: Hiring devs to build your custom agent. 20:50 – The Future of AI Marketplaces: Monetizing pre-built agents. 23:15 – DeepSeek’s Disruption: Why it’s good news for AI. 24:46 – Is SwarmNode Compatible with DeepSeek? How it integrates. 26:17 – SwarmNode vs. AI Launchpads: What makes it different? 27:42 – Why Serverless Matters: Cost savings & efficiency. 29:53 – AI Agents in the Real World: Booking flights, managing workflows, and more. 31:11 – Building SwarmNode for Developers: Why it started as a personal project. 32:27 – Explosive Growth: 200,000 AI agent executions in 5 weeks. 34:41 – Why SwarmNode Agents Aren’t Visible on 𝕏 Yet. 36:46 – Startup Hiring Lessons: Finding top AI talent. 39:15 – Why SwarmNode is Built in Python (and What’s Next). 40:32 – Scaling AI Workloads: Handling traffic surges. 41:42 – AWS & Cost Challenges: The biggest monetization hurdle. 42:58 – 2025: The Year of Mass AI Adoption. 45:22 – Should We Be Worried About AI’s Rapid Growth? 46:46 – The Most Underrated AI Tools Right Now. 47:34 – What’s Next for SwarmNode?: Making AI accessible to everyone.

Mario Nawfal

338,251 Aufrufe • vor 1 Jahr

🌆 Digital Evidence, Real Estate, and the Next Wave of Real-World Adoption Dave Berg, CPO at Constellation, breaks down how they are building real onchain infrastructure that solves real problems. Not hypothetical use cases. Not hype cycles. Actual products people can use right now. 1. Digital Evidence. Authenticity for the internet. Constellation is anchoring digital fingerprints of files, images, documents, and data streams directly onto the network. Why does this matter? Because in a world filled with AI content, fake screenshots, edited PDFs, and manipulated media, proving the origin of information is becoming one of the most valuable capabilities we have. Developers and non developers can use simple APIs, or even vibe code with AI tools like Claude, to anchor and verify data instantly. Everyday users can anchor real-world data right now onto Constellation network with zero blockchain knowledge, using devices they already use every single day. 2. Proof of Management for real assets. This leads into what might be one of the most practical DLT products released in years. Real Estate Ledger. A digital guidebook for any property: • Permits • Warranties • Proof of maintenance • Vendor history • Manuals • Insurance • Improvements • Receipts • Photos Everything tied to the property, all cryptographically timestamped. If you have ever tried to sell a house, maintain one, or prove something to an insurer, you instantly understand how useful this is. Imagine handing a buyer a clean, verified report of every repair, every vendor, every upgrade, and every warranty. Imagine builders uploading materials and documentation during construction so the next owner knows exactly what is behind the walls. Imagine insurance claims based on truth instead of paperwork chaos. This is not a pitch deck about tokenizing real estate one day. This is infrastructure that exists right now. 3. Constellation is solving real adoption problems for Web3. No need to rebuild your business to onboard. No need to run your own nodes unless you want to. No need to become a blockchain expert. Just clean APIs, onchain trust, and applications anyone can understand. Authenticity and truth are scarce assets, Constellation (DAG) is building rails that protect them. Podcast powered by Constellation²
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🌆 Digital Evidence, Real Estate, and the Next Wave of Real-World Adoption Dave Berg, CPO at Constellation, breaks down how they are building real onchain infrastructure that solves real problems. Not hypothetical use cases. Not hype cycles. Actual products people can use right now. 1. Digital Evidence. Authenticity for the internet. Constellation is anchoring digital fingerprints of files, images, documents, and data streams directly onto the network. Why does this matter? Because in a world filled with AI content, fake screenshots, edited PDFs, and manipulated media, proving the origin of information is becoming one of the most valuable capabilities we have. Developers and non developers can use simple APIs, or even vibe code with AI tools like Claude, to anchor and verify data instantly. Everyday users can anchor real-world data right now onto Constellation network with zero blockchain knowledge, using devices they already use every single day. 2. Proof of Management for real assets. This leads into what might be one of the most practical DLT products released in years. Real Estate Ledger. A digital guidebook for any property: • Permits • Warranties • Proof of maintenance • Vendor history • Manuals • Insurance • Improvements • Receipts • Photos Everything tied to the property, all cryptographically timestamped. If you have ever tried to sell a house, maintain one, or prove something to an insurer, you instantly understand how useful this is. Imagine handing a buyer a clean, verified report of every repair, every vendor, every upgrade, and every warranty. Imagine builders uploading materials and documentation during construction so the next owner knows exactly what is behind the walls. Imagine insurance claims based on truth instead of paperwork chaos. This is not a pitch deck about tokenizing real estate one day. This is infrastructure that exists right now. 3. Constellation is solving real adoption problems for Web3. No need to rebuild your business to onboard. No need to run your own nodes unless you want to. No need to become a blockchain expert. Just clean APIs, onchain trust, and applications anyone can understand. Authenticity and truth are scarce assets, Constellation (DAG) is building rails that protect them. Podcast powered by Constellation²

Generation Infinity

170,375 Aufrufe • vor 7 Monaten

🔥Web3 Beyond the hype! In this exclusive conversation, hardik, Founder & CEO of The Crypto Times, sits down with Max Rebol, Founding Partner at Harbour Industrial Capital, to explore the future of Polkadot, why focused VC strategies win, and how DePIN and real-world use cases will power the next phase of blockchain adoption. From scaling to a billion users to data monetization and sustainable crypto projects, this one’s packed with insights for Web3 builders and investors. ------------------------------------------------ 00:00 – Introduction to Max Rebol & Harbour Industrial Capital 00:28 – Max Rebol’s Background & Launching a Polkadot-Focused VC Fund 01:47 – Web3 Foundation's Role in Fund Two 02:05 – Fund Size, Track Record, and Investment Strategy 03:05 – Top Investment: Peaq Network & Depin Use Case 04:14 – Web3 for Real-World Users vs. Crypto Natives 04:40 – Polkadot in Gaming: Mythical Games & FIFA Rivals 05:46 – Blockchain Gameplay: Trading Virtual Players 06:21 – Polkadot vs. Ethereum as Backend Infrastructure 07:32 – Cost of Deploying Parachains & Entry Barriers 08:29 – Agile Core Time: Polkadot’s New Scaling Model 10:01 – Scaling from 10 to a Billion Users with Agile Core Time 10:59 – Ethereum’s L2 Challenges and Polkadot's Efficiency 12:30 – L2s as Free Riders? Ethereum’s Sustainability Problem 13:31 – Protocol Revenue: The Crypto Chain Survival Metric 15:06 – Stablecoin Transfers & Nova Wallet Fee Benefits 16:34 – Why Are People Still Using Tron? 17:27 – Polkadot Fee Flexibility: Use USDC/USDT to Pay Fees 18:04 – Protocol Revenue Models for Developers 19:29 – What Gives DOT Token Real Value 20:34 – Polkadot Compared to AWS Credits 22:26 – Polkadot’s TPS Benchmark: 143,000 TPS 24:22 – Polkadot JAM and the Future of Multicore Blockchain 25:46 – Solana Centralization & Hardware Limitations 27:15 – Meme Coin Culture vs. Blockchain Ethics 28:29 – Why Polkadot Won’t Compete in the Meme Coin Space 30:41 – Crypto Narratives from 2017 to 2024 32:56 – Real World Use Cases as the Next Big Narrative 34:23 – Tokenization of Every Asset: The Long-Term Vision 35:42 – Identity & Privacy Use Cases on Polkadot 36:44 – Moving Beyond KYC with Privacy-Preserving Tech 38:14 – Why Traditional Investors Would Use Tokenized Platforms 40:00 – Fractional Real Estate & Global Financial Inclusion 41:48 – Interoperability & Modular Compliance on Polkadot 43:13 – Smart Contracts Enforcing Local Regulations 44:55 – Permissionless Execution vs. Centralized Chains 47:08 – Polkadot NPoS vs. PoS: More Efficient Validator Use 49:09 – Governance on Polkadot: The World’s Largest DAO 50:52 – How Polkadot Treasury Proposals Work (Subsquareio) 51:53 – What Is Polkadot JAM? (Join-Accumulate Machine) 53:47 – Multicore Architecture: Like a Cloud Server for Web3 55:28 – Coherence Across Cores: JAM’s Secret Weapon 56:17 – Doom on the Blockchain: JAM Demonstration 57:53 – Why Not All Games Should Run Fully On-Chain 1:00:02 – Fun Gameplay First, Crypto Utility Second 1:01:55 – Owning & Trading Game Assets on Blockchain 1:03:22 – Mythical Games: Call of Duty Devs Build for Web3 1:05:06 – Raising Capital for Fund 2: Focus on Institutional Investors 1:06:34 – Family Offices’ Strategic Web3 Bets: Why They Choose Polkadot 1:08:32 – Why Focused VC Funds Beat Diversified Strategies 1:10:25 – Capital Deployment Strategy: Revenue-Driven Projects 1:11:45 – Depin & Data Monetization: The Next Web3 Goldmine 1:13:17 – Example: Cars Selling Anonymous Driving Data 1:14:49 – Exchanges, Bridges & Revenue-Focused Infrastructure 1:15:56 – Investing in HyperBridge: Security & Bridge Revenue 1:16:34 – The Future of VC: Sustainable Projects Over Hype 1:16:52 – Closing Words & Thanks from the Interviewer
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🔥Web3 Beyond the hype! In this exclusive conversation, hardik, Founder & CEO of The Crypto Times, sits down with Max Rebol, Founding Partner at Harbour Industrial Capital, to explore the future of Polkadot, why focused VC strategies win, and how DePIN and real-world use cases will power the next phase of blockchain adoption. From scaling to a billion users to data monetization and sustainable crypto projects, this one’s packed with insights for Web3 builders and investors. ------------------------------------------------ 00:00 – Introduction to Max Rebol & Harbour Industrial Capital 00:28 – Max Rebol’s Background & Launching a Polkadot-Focused VC Fund 01:47 – Web3 Foundation's Role in Fund Two 02:05 – Fund Size, Track Record, and Investment Strategy 03:05 – Top Investment: Peaq Network & Depin Use Case 04:14 – Web3 for Real-World Users vs. Crypto Natives 04:40 – Polkadot in Gaming: Mythical Games & FIFA Rivals 05:46 – Blockchain Gameplay: Trading Virtual Players 06:21 – Polkadot vs. Ethereum as Backend Infrastructure 07:32 – Cost of Deploying Parachains & Entry Barriers 08:29 – Agile Core Time: Polkadot’s New Scaling Model 10:01 – Scaling from 10 to a Billion Users with Agile Core Time 10:59 – Ethereum’s L2 Challenges and Polkadot's Efficiency 12:30 – L2s as Free Riders? Ethereum’s Sustainability Problem 13:31 – Protocol Revenue: The Crypto Chain Survival Metric 15:06 – Stablecoin Transfers & Nova Wallet Fee Benefits 16:34 – Why Are People Still Using Tron? 17:27 – Polkadot Fee Flexibility: Use USDC/USDT to Pay Fees 18:04 – Protocol Revenue Models for Developers 19:29 – What Gives DOT Token Real Value 20:34 – Polkadot Compared to AWS Credits 22:26 – Polkadot’s TPS Benchmark: 143,000 TPS 24:22 – Polkadot JAM and the Future of Multicore Blockchain 25:46 – Solana Centralization & Hardware Limitations 27:15 – Meme Coin Culture vs. Blockchain Ethics 28:29 – Why Polkadot Won’t Compete in the Meme Coin Space 30:41 – Crypto Narratives from 2017 to 2024 32:56 – Real World Use Cases as the Next Big Narrative 34:23 – Tokenization of Every Asset: The Long-Term Vision 35:42 – Identity & Privacy Use Cases on Polkadot 36:44 – Moving Beyond KYC with Privacy-Preserving Tech 38:14 – Why Traditional Investors Would Use Tokenized Platforms 40:00 – Fractional Real Estate & Global Financial Inclusion 41:48 – Interoperability & Modular Compliance on Polkadot 43:13 – Smart Contracts Enforcing Local Regulations 44:55 – Permissionless Execution vs. Centralized Chains 47:08 – Polkadot NPoS vs. PoS: More Efficient Validator Use 49:09 – Governance on Polkadot: The World’s Largest DAO 50:52 – How Polkadot Treasury Proposals Work (Subsquareio) 51:53 – What Is Polkadot JAM? (Join-Accumulate Machine) 53:47 – Multicore Architecture: Like a Cloud Server for Web3 55:28 – Coherence Across Cores: JAM’s Secret Weapon 56:17 – Doom on the Blockchain: JAM Demonstration 57:53 – Why Not All Games Should Run Fully On-Chain 1:00:02 – Fun Gameplay First, Crypto Utility Second 1:01:55 – Owning & Trading Game Assets on Blockchain 1:03:22 – Mythical Games: Call of Duty Devs Build for Web3 1:05:06 – Raising Capital for Fund 2: Focus on Institutional Investors 1:06:34 – Family Offices’ Strategic Web3 Bets: Why They Choose Polkadot 1:08:32 – Why Focused VC Funds Beat Diversified Strategies 1:10:25 – Capital Deployment Strategy: Revenue-Driven Projects 1:11:45 – Depin & Data Monetization: The Next Web3 Goldmine 1:13:17 – Example: Cars Selling Anonymous Driving Data 1:14:49 – Exchanges, Bridges & Revenue-Focused Infrastructure 1:15:56 – Investing in HyperBridge: Security & Bridge Revenue 1:16:34 – The Future of VC: Sustainable Projects Over Hype 1:16:52 – Closing Words & Thanks from the Interviewer

The Crypto Times

21,911 Aufrufe • vor 1 Jahr

🚨 Most people haven't realized it, but without proper legal oversight, AI glasses might already be supporting privacy harm and CRIMINAL activity: Last year, Alexander Klöpping, a Dutch journalist, went to Amsterdam's financial district using AI glasses. After seconds-long interactions with random people on the street, the facial recognition technology powering his glasses could identify the person using publicly available data from the internet. His goal was to demonstrate how invasive facial recognition technology has become, especially since anyone can wear a device that enables real-time identification. Many people forget, but besides the more 'hyped' use cases, real-time identification can also be used to support criminal activity. For example, someone may use these types of AI glasses to identify the victim after a few seconds of small talk, then pretend to be an old acquaintance to steal or commit a violent crime. Most smart glasses have a small green light at the upper corner to signal that the camera is on, but my guess is that the majority of people will not notice it (that's what we see in the video, too). Also, more recently, I have seen smart glasses WITHOUT the green light (which would likely be illegal in some countries and U.S. states). The video is from November 2024, but has been circulating again one year later. I would say that from legal and regulatory perspectives, one year later, the problem remains the same, and little to nothing has been done to protect people from AI-led privacy invasion on the streets (which might also facilitate other types of harm and violent crime). I would also say that, in general, we are WORSE in December 2025 than we were in November 2024. Why? There is a global deregulatory trend in AI (pushed by the U.S.), and, through the Digital Omnibus, the EU is proposing changes to the GDPR and the EU AI Act that are detrimental to the protection of fundamental rights, including, of course, privacy. Despite all the odds... I'm cautiously optimistic that the pendulum will swing in the opposite direction in 2026, as deregulated AI clearly benefits no one (except tech billionaires). - 👉 Most people have no idea why privacy matters, ESPECIALLY when AI is everywhere. Make sure to share this video. 👉 To learn more about AI's legal and ethical challenges, join my newsletter's 87,500+ subscribers (link below).
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🚨 Most people haven't realized it, but without proper legal oversight, AI glasses might already be supporting privacy harm and CRIMINAL activity: Last year, Alexander Klöpping, a Dutch journalist, went to Amsterdam's financial district using AI glasses. After seconds-long interactions with random people on the street, the facial recognition technology powering his glasses could identify the person using publicly available data from the internet. His goal was to demonstrate how invasive facial recognition technology has become, especially since anyone can wear a device that enables real-time identification. Many people forget, but besides the more 'hyped' use cases, real-time identification can also be used to support criminal activity. For example, someone may use these types of AI glasses to identify the victim after a few seconds of small talk, then pretend to be an old acquaintance to steal or commit a violent crime. Most smart glasses have a small green light at the upper corner to signal that the camera is on, but my guess is that the majority of people will not notice it (that's what we see in the video, too). Also, more recently, I have seen smart glasses WITHOUT the green light (which would likely be illegal in some countries and U.S. states). The video is from November 2024, but has been circulating again one year later. I would say that from legal and regulatory perspectives, one year later, the problem remains the same, and little to nothing has been done to protect people from AI-led privacy invasion on the streets (which might also facilitate other types of harm and violent crime). I would also say that, in general, we are WORSE in December 2025 than we were in November 2024. Why? There is a global deregulatory trend in AI (pushed by the U.S.), and, through the Digital Omnibus, the EU is proposing changes to the GDPR and the EU AI Act that are detrimental to the protection of fundamental rights, including, of course, privacy. Despite all the odds... I'm cautiously optimistic that the pendulum will swing in the opposite direction in 2026, as deregulated AI clearly benefits no one (except tech billionaires). - 👉 Most people have no idea why privacy matters, ESPECIALLY when AI is everywhere. Make sure to share this video. 👉 To learn more about AI's legal and ethical challenges, join my newsletter's 87,500+ subscribers (link below).

Luiza Jarovsky, PhD

370,160 Aufrufe • vor 7 Monaten

🚀SEC’s Game-Changing Policy Fuels DeFi & RWA Revolution! The SEC’s Q2 2025 policy shift is setting Decentralized Finance (DeFi) on fire, with Real-World Assets (RWAs) leading the charge. Is a new DeFi Summer brewing? Join HTX to stay ahead! 🔥 Three SEC Moves Powering the Future: 1️⃣ Innovation Exemption: Highly decentralized protocols get temporary relief from registration requirements in pilot programs, cutting legal risks. 2️⃣ Functional Categorization Framework: Regulations now target on-chain operations and business logic, moving away from blanket “securities” labels for tokens. 3️⃣ Regulatory Sandbox for DAOs & RWAs: A safe space for testing DAOs and RWAs, blending cutting-edge innovation with compliance. 💡 Why RWAs Are Stealing the Show: 🔹 Easier Compliance: Tokenizing assets like real estate, bonds, or supply chain finance just got smoother, with fewer securities classification hurdles. 🔹Institutional Money Rush: The sandbox and transparency are pulling in big players. Ondo Finance’s OUSG issuance skyrocketed 40% post-policy, while Maple Finance and Centrifuge attract pension funds and asset managers. 💰 🔹Tech Breakthroughs: Zero-knowledge proofs (ZKPs), homomorphic encryption, and cross-chain solutions supercharge security, KYC/AML compliance, and multi-chain interoperability. 🔹 Market on Fire: DeFi’s TVL surged 17% (from $46B to $54B) in just one week! Governance tokens like UNI, AAVE, and MKR soared 25-60%, outpacing BTC and ETH. 📈 🔹DeFi Meets TradFi: RWAs bridge DeFi with traditional finance, unlocking tokenized real estate, invoice financing, and more for a seamless “on-chain + off-chain” ecosystem. 🌐 The Road Ahead: DeFi is shifting from “wild growth” to “compliant powerhouse.” New revenue models like protocol profit-sharing and asset management, plus hybrid governance (on-chain voting + off-chain legal frameworks), are reshaping the game. RWAs are poised to lead, with DeFi blue-chip tokens ready for a valuation reboot. The SEC’s pivot is a launchpad for institutional adoption and market maturity—#HTX is your front-row seat! 💭 My Take: The SEC’s policy is a massive win for DeFi, turbocharging RWAs and setting the stage for a potential bull run 🌸 Is the place to track this revolution! What’s your bet—will RWAs spark the next DeFi wave? 👉 Follow HTX for the hottest DeFi, RWA, and crypto updates! H.E. Justin Sun 👨‍🚀 🌞 HTX #TRX #TRONEcoStar
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🚀SEC’s Game-Changing Policy Fuels DeFi & RWA Revolution! The SEC’s Q2 2025 policy shift is setting Decentralized Finance (DeFi) on fire, with Real-World Assets (RWAs) leading the charge. Is a new DeFi Summer brewing? Join HTX to stay ahead! 🔥 Three SEC Moves Powering the Future: 1️⃣ Innovation Exemption: Highly decentralized protocols get temporary relief from registration requirements in pilot programs, cutting legal risks. 2️⃣ Functional Categorization Framework: Regulations now target on-chain operations and business logic, moving away from blanket “securities” labels for tokens. 3️⃣ Regulatory Sandbox for DAOs & RWAs: A safe space for testing DAOs and RWAs, blending cutting-edge innovation with compliance. 💡 Why RWAs Are Stealing the Show: 🔹 Easier Compliance: Tokenizing assets like real estate, bonds, or supply chain finance just got smoother, with fewer securities classification hurdles. 🔹Institutional Money Rush: The sandbox and transparency are pulling in big players. Ondo Finance’s OUSG issuance skyrocketed 40% post-policy, while Maple Finance and Centrifuge attract pension funds and asset managers. 💰 🔹Tech Breakthroughs: Zero-knowledge proofs (ZKPs), homomorphic encryption, and cross-chain solutions supercharge security, KYC/AML compliance, and multi-chain interoperability. 🔹 Market on Fire: DeFi’s TVL surged 17% (from $46B to $54B) in just one week! Governance tokens like UNI, AAVE, and MKR soared 25-60%, outpacing BTC and ETH. 📈 🔹DeFi Meets TradFi: RWAs bridge DeFi with traditional finance, unlocking tokenized real estate, invoice financing, and more for a seamless “on-chain + off-chain” ecosystem. 🌐 The Road Ahead: DeFi is shifting from “wild growth” to “compliant powerhouse.” New revenue models like protocol profit-sharing and asset management, plus hybrid governance (on-chain voting + off-chain legal frameworks), are reshaping the game. RWAs are poised to lead, with DeFi blue-chip tokens ready for a valuation reboot. The SEC’s pivot is a launchpad for institutional adoption and market maturity—#HTX is your front-row seat! 💭 My Take: The SEC’s policy is a massive win for DeFi, turbocharging RWAs and setting the stage for a potential bull run 🌸 Is the place to track this revolution! What’s your bet—will RWAs spark the next DeFi wave? 👉 Follow HTX for the hottest DeFi, RWA, and crypto updates! H.E. Justin Sun 👨‍🚀 🌞 HTX #TRX #TRONEcoStar

Hồng Ngọc | Ruby💎| EarnHTX

25,942 Aufrufe • vor 1 Jahr

Ep. 10 Free The Money | As Cash Disappears: Why Monero Succeeds Where Bitcoin Fails In this episode I’m joined by Douglas Tuman, founder of MoneroTopia and host of Monero Talk Live, to explore why Monero is not only the ultimate privacy coin, but a foundational tool for freedom in the digital age. Doug explains how Monero was built to fix Bitcoin’s core flaws. Bitcoin’s public ledger allows for the tracking of transactions and balances, while Monero encrypts the sender, receiver, and amount by default. Monero’s privacy makes Monero fully fungible, meaning every coin is identical, untraceable, and cannot be tainted or blacklisted, something Bitcoin can never achieve. Doug breaks down why Monero is more decentralized at the mining level, using ASIC-resistant proof-of-work that allows everyday CPUs to secure the network, preventing control by large industrial mining operations and state pressure unlike Bitcoin. This makes Monero harder to censor and more resilient long-term. This episode tackles the controversial topic head-on: Monero’s use on dark markets. Rather than being a weakness, it’s evidence that Monero is the most private and effective digital cash available, just as cash and encryption have always been neutral tools used by both good and bad actors. At a deeper level, this conversation is about freedom. Cash is being eliminated. Privacy is necessary to prevent governments from wielding excessive power over individuals. Sign up for ITrustCapital with this link for $100 funding bonus. See why people are opening a tax-advantaged Crypto, Gold & Silver IRA for their future: 0:54 From Bitcoin Maxi to Monero Advocate: Doug’s personal journey into crypto (and the Dogecoin hack that changed everything) 8:18 Why Monero Is Truly Private: How Monero hides the sender, receiver, and amount by default 9:45 Beyond Privacy: Monero’s dynamic block size & why it actually scales on-chain (unlike Bitcoin) 13:30 Why Monero Is More Decentralized: ASIC-resistant mining, RandomX, and “one CPU, one vote” 17:30 Bitcoin’s Fatal Flaw: Why Bitcoin is no longer digital cash—or even digital gold 19:55 Why Privacy Coins Are Rising: Surveillance, debanking, and people waking up 24:05 How to Secure Your Crypto: Wallet safety, seed phrases, and avoiding catastrophic mistakes 28:00 MoneroTopia: Building real-world adoption and living on Monero 32:05 Running for Congress: Why Doug stepped into politics to defend Monero and financial privacy 38:00 The Realization: Why building a parallel crypto economy beats fighting the system from within 44:00 The Clarity Act & Aaron Day: How new legislation threatens self-custody—and who’s exposing it 45:55 Monero vs Zcash: The real differences in privacy, governance, and philosophy 51:40 The Next Monero Upgrade: Full-chain membership proofs explained 53:25 Private by Default = Fungible 59:05 Dark Markets & the Truth About Privacy: Why Monero’s use proves it’s the best digital cash 1:03:10 XMR Bazaar: Peer-to-peer markets, no middlemen, and a parallel economy built on Monero
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Ep. 10 Free The Money | As Cash Disappears: Why Monero Succeeds Where Bitcoin Fails In this episode I’m joined by Douglas Tuman, founder of MoneroTopia and host of Monero Talk Live, to explore why Monero is not only the ultimate privacy coin, but a foundational tool for freedom in the digital age. Doug explains how Monero was built to fix Bitcoin’s core flaws. Bitcoin’s public ledger allows for the tracking of transactions and balances, while Monero encrypts the sender, receiver, and amount by default. Monero’s privacy makes Monero fully fungible, meaning every coin is identical, untraceable, and cannot be tainted or blacklisted, something Bitcoin can never achieve. Doug breaks down why Monero is more decentralized at the mining level, using ASIC-resistant proof-of-work that allows everyday CPUs to secure the network, preventing control by large industrial mining operations and state pressure unlike Bitcoin. This makes Monero harder to censor and more resilient long-term. This episode tackles the controversial topic head-on: Monero’s use on dark markets. Rather than being a weakness, it’s evidence that Monero is the most private and effective digital cash available, just as cash and encryption have always been neutral tools used by both good and bad actors. At a deeper level, this conversation is about freedom. Cash is being eliminated. Privacy is necessary to prevent governments from wielding excessive power over individuals. Sign up for ITrustCapital with this link for $100 funding bonus. See why people are opening a tax-advantaged Crypto, Gold & Silver IRA for their future: 0:54 From Bitcoin Maxi to Monero Advocate: Doug’s personal journey into crypto (and the Dogecoin hack that changed everything) 8:18 Why Monero Is Truly Private: How Monero hides the sender, receiver, and amount by default 9:45 Beyond Privacy: Monero’s dynamic block size & why it actually scales on-chain (unlike Bitcoin) 13:30 Why Monero Is More Decentralized: ASIC-resistant mining, RandomX, and “one CPU, one vote” 17:30 Bitcoin’s Fatal Flaw: Why Bitcoin is no longer digital cash—or even digital gold 19:55 Why Privacy Coins Are Rising: Surveillance, debanking, and people waking up 24:05 How to Secure Your Crypto: Wallet safety, seed phrases, and avoiding catastrophic mistakes 28:00 MoneroTopia: Building real-world adoption and living on Monero 32:05 Running for Congress: Why Doug stepped into politics to defend Monero and financial privacy 38:00 The Realization: Why building a parallel crypto economy beats fighting the system from within 44:00 The Clarity Act & Aaron Day: How new legislation threatens self-custody—and who’s exposing it 45:55 Monero vs Zcash: The real differences in privacy, governance, and philosophy 51:40 The Next Monero Upgrade: Full-chain membership proofs explained 53:25 Private by Default = Fungible 59:05 Dark Markets & the Truth About Privacy: Why Monero’s use proves it’s the best digital cash 1:03:10 XMR Bazaar: Peer-to-peer markets, no middlemen, and a parallel economy built on Monero

Bri Teresi

37,288 Aufrufe • vor 6 Monaten

Two XRP Paths: Rejection vs. Adoption 1) Total Failure Case — XRP → $0.00 (Global Rejection) For XRP to go to $0, ALL of the following must occur - not one, but collectively: A. Regulatory Extinction (Binary Kill Switch) Coordinated global classification as: Unregistered security with no path to compliance Or outright restriction in major jurisdictions (U.S., EU, Japan) Exchanges delist → liquidity evaporates Custodians refuse to hold → institutions cannot touch it 👉 Without lawful on/off ramps, price discovery dies. B. Institutional Rejection of XRPL Utility Banks choose alternatives: Private permissioned ledgers CBDC rails with no bridge asset No real transaction demand = no need for XRP as liquidity 👉 Utility collapses → speculation alone cannot sustain value long term. C. Liquidity Death Spiral Market makers exit Spreads widen → volatility spikes Capital rotates to “approved” rails 👉 A monetary asset without liquidity becomes non-money. D. Network Irrelevance Developers leave No meaningful tokenization, payments, or settlement flows XRPL becomes a ghost chain E. Loss of Trust (Final Blow) Credible exploit, governance failure, or fatal flaw Or simply: better, compliant alternative wins 🧠 XRP Truth Check To reach $0.00, XRP must fail at: Law (permission to exist) Utility (reason to be used) Liquidity (ability to transact) Trust (confidence in system integrity) That is a full-spectrum collapse, not a partial miss. 🚀 2) Adoption Case — XRP → $100 in 5 yrs (Major Integration) 🔵 Let’s flip the lens. 🔵 If XRP moves from $1.40 → $100 in 5 years, it’s a ~71× move - or 135% Compounded Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) over 5 years. A. Regulatory Clarity (Foundation Layer) Let’s tie this to: 1) Digital Asset Market Clarity Act 2) GENIUS Act What must then be true: 1) XRP is clearly not a security in secondary markets Legal frameworks enable XRP: 2) Custody 3) Settlement 4) Bank usage 5) Balance sheet treatment B. Institutional Adoption (Demand Engine) Banks, payment providers, and asset managers: • Use XRP as bridge liquidity • Integrate into cross-border settlement • Leverage XRPL for tokenization rails Think: • Treasury flows • FX settlement • Tokenized securities movement 👉 This is where real demand begins - not speculation. C. Liquidity Scaling (Critical Inflection) • Global payments: ~$100T+ annually • Capital trapped in nostro/vostro accounts • Settlement inefficiencies If XRP: 1) Reduces friction 2) Frees capital 3) Enables atomic settlement 👉 Then liquidity demand becomes structural, not optional. D. Network Effects (Compounding Reality) • More institutions → deeper liquidity • Deeper liquidity → tighter spreads • Tighter spreads → more usage 👉 This is how a neutral bridge asset gains gravitational pull. E. Monetary Role Expansion For $100 to be rationally defensible: XRP must evolve from: “crypto asset” into: neutral settlement layer for value transfer That implies: • High velocity usage • Deep global liquidity pools • Continuous transactional demand 📈 What $100 Actually Implies Let’s speak plainly: $100 XRP ≈ $5–6 trillion value Comparable to: - Gold (partial) - Major sovereign liquidity layers - Core financial infrastructure 👉 This is not a “price move” 👉 This is a monetary role transition Final Discernment with No Hype Buyers are not weighing: “Will price go up or down?” They’re weighing: “Will the XRPL/XRP system be used… or not?” Because price is downstream of one thing: Sustained, lawful, global demand for its function ⚡ The Real XRP Question If a system delivers: • Faster settlement • Lower cost • Verifiable truth • Reduced counterparty risk Then ask: Who, acting rationally, chooses a slower, more expensive, opaque alternative… if given a lawful choice? That answer - not sentiment - determines whether XRP trends toward $0… or $100. Ripple Cointelegraph CNBC SMQKE JMC Broadcasting
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Two XRP Paths: Rejection vs. Adoption 1) Total Failure Case — XRP → $0.00 (Global Rejection) For XRP to go to $0, ALL of the following must occur - not one, but collectively: A. Regulatory Extinction (Binary Kill Switch) Coordinated global classification as: Unregistered security with no path to compliance Or outright restriction in major jurisdictions (U.S., EU, Japan) Exchanges delist → liquidity evaporates Custodians refuse to hold → institutions cannot touch it 👉 Without lawful on/off ramps, price discovery dies. B. Institutional Rejection of XRPL Utility Banks choose alternatives: Private permissioned ledgers CBDC rails with no bridge asset No real transaction demand = no need for XRP as liquidity 👉 Utility collapses → speculation alone cannot sustain value long term. C. Liquidity Death Spiral Market makers exit Spreads widen → volatility spikes Capital rotates to “approved” rails 👉 A monetary asset without liquidity becomes non-money. D. Network Irrelevance Developers leave No meaningful tokenization, payments, or settlement flows XRPL becomes a ghost chain E. Loss of Trust (Final Blow) Credible exploit, governance failure, or fatal flaw Or simply: better, compliant alternative wins 🧠 XRP Truth Check To reach $0.00, XRP must fail at: Law (permission to exist) Utility (reason to be used) Liquidity (ability to transact) Trust (confidence in system integrity) That is a full-spectrum collapse, not a partial miss. 🚀 2) Adoption Case — XRP → $100 in 5 yrs (Major Integration) 🔵 Let’s flip the lens. 🔵 If XRP moves from $1.40 → $100 in 5 years, it’s a ~71× move - or 135% Compounded Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) over 5 years. A. Regulatory Clarity (Foundation Layer) Let’s tie this to: 1) Digital Asset Market Clarity Act 2) GENIUS Act What must then be true: 1) XRP is clearly not a security in secondary markets Legal frameworks enable XRP: 2) Custody 3) Settlement 4) Bank usage 5) Balance sheet treatment B. Institutional Adoption (Demand Engine) Banks, payment providers, and asset managers: • Use XRP as bridge liquidity • Integrate into cross-border settlement • Leverage XRPL for tokenization rails Think: • Treasury flows • FX settlement • Tokenized securities movement 👉 This is where real demand begins - not speculation. C. Liquidity Scaling (Critical Inflection) • Global payments: ~$100T+ annually • Capital trapped in nostro/vostro accounts • Settlement inefficiencies If XRP: 1) Reduces friction 2) Frees capital 3) Enables atomic settlement 👉 Then liquidity demand becomes structural, not optional. D. Network Effects (Compounding Reality) • More institutions → deeper liquidity • Deeper liquidity → tighter spreads • Tighter spreads → more usage 👉 This is how a neutral bridge asset gains gravitational pull. E. Monetary Role Expansion For $100 to be rationally defensible: XRP must evolve from: “crypto asset” into: neutral settlement layer for value transfer That implies: • High velocity usage • Deep global liquidity pools • Continuous transactional demand 📈 What $100 Actually Implies Let’s speak plainly: $100 XRP ≈ $5–6 trillion value Comparable to: - Gold (partial) - Major sovereign liquidity layers - Core financial infrastructure 👉 This is not a “price move” 👉 This is a monetary role transition Final Discernment with No Hype Buyers are not weighing: “Will price go up or down?” They’re weighing: “Will the XRPL/XRP system be used… or not?” Because price is downstream of one thing: Sustained, lawful, global demand for its function ⚡ The Real XRP Question If a system delivers: • Faster settlement • Lower cost • Verifiable truth • Reduced counterparty risk Then ask: Who, acting rationally, chooses a slower, more expensive, opaque alternative… if given a lawful choice? That answer - not sentiment - determines whether XRP trends toward $0… or $100. Ripple Cointelegraph CNBC SMQKE JMC Broadcasting

Rob Cunningham

44,184 Aufrufe • vor 2 Monaten

This Day in United States History 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 On July 13, 1993, major U.S. newspaper headlines included: THE MIDWEST FLOODING: On the Des Moines; Flood Damage Immobilizes Des Moines - with the New York Times reporting: Des Moines, July 12 -- Under brilliant skies that mocked the misery below, Iowa's capital city was immobilized for a second day today as most businesses shut down and residents struggled without running water after floods engulfed the city's water-filtering system over the weekend. Most city agencies were shuttered, the Polk County Courthouse was closed and hospitals were refusing all but emergency patients. The fire department operated with an emergency supply of tank water that city officials acknowledged would not be enough to fight a serious fire. At the urging of city officials and business owners, most office workers stayed home because sprinkler and security systems were not working in downtown office buildings and the city did not have enough water to protect them in case of fire. What were the aftermaths of the 1993 floods? 👉 50 lives were lost in the 1993 Great Midwest Flood 👉 Over 1,000 levees failed or were overtopped. 👉 Barge traffic on the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers halted for nearly two months. 👉 Bridges, roads, and railroads were washed out or inaccessible across a wide area. 👉 Water supplies were disrupted (e.g., Des Moines lost its water treatment plant). The 1993 flood was a wake-up call. It killed dozens, caused tens of billions in damage, and displaced tens of thousands — but its most enduring effects were policy shifts toward smarter floodplain management, property buyouts, wetland restoration, and a recognition that simply building more levees isn’t always the best long-term solution. (Living in St. Louis, during these historic floods, I remember them very well. I actually volunteered, on sandbag duty, across the Mississippi River, in Alton, IL. It was the most backbreaking work I have ever done - but very rewarding.) On This Date In The Music World 🎶🎶🎶 While the Midwest Floods were taking place, Hawaiian ukulele player, Israel Kamakawiwo'ole found himself a breakout success, with the release of the cover, Somewhere Over the Rainbow. Made popular by the movie, Wizard of Oz, and popularized by Judy Garland and Ray Charles, this young man's cover is perhaps one of the more memorable of the song's long history. Enjoy a portion of last night's ride with me. After two days of torrential rains, the sun came out and the roads started to dry. But the real magical part of last evening were the gorgeous cloud formations. Volume UP!!! ⬆️🌈😎✌️ Somewhere Over the Rainbow 🎶🎶🎶 Ooh, ooh, ooh Ooh, ooh Somewhere over the rainbow Way up high And the dreams that you dream of Once in a lullaby Somewhere over the rainbow Bluebirds fly And the dreams that you dream of Dreams really do come true Someday, I wish upon a star Wake up where the clouds are far behind me Where trouble melts like lemon drops High above the chimney top That's where you'll find me Somewhere over the rainbow Bluebirds fly And the dreams that you dare to Oh why, oh why can't I? Well, I see trees of green and red roses too I'll watch them bloom for me and you And I think to myself What a wonderful world Well, I see skies of blue and I see clouds of white And the brightness of day I like the dark And I think to myself what a wonderful world The colors of the rainbow so pretty in the sky And also on the faces of people passing by I see friends shaking hands saying How do you do? They're really saying I, I love you I hear babies cry and I watch them grow They'll learn much more then we'll know And I think to myself what a wonderful world World Someday I wish upon a star Wake up where the clouds are far behind me Where trouble melts like lemon drops High above the chimney top That's where you'll find me Oh, somewhere over the rainbow Way up high And the dreams that you dare to Why oh, why can't I? Ooh, ooh Ooh, ooh 🎶🎶🎶
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This Day in United States History 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 On July 13, 1993, major U.S. newspaper headlines included: THE MIDWEST FLOODING: On the Des Moines; Flood Damage Immobilizes Des Moines - with the New York Times reporting: Des Moines, July 12 -- Under brilliant skies that mocked the misery below, Iowa's capital city was immobilized for a second day today as most businesses shut down and residents struggled without running water after floods engulfed the city's water-filtering system over the weekend. Most city agencies were shuttered, the Polk County Courthouse was closed and hospitals were refusing all but emergency patients. The fire department operated with an emergency supply of tank water that city officials acknowledged would not be enough to fight a serious fire. At the urging of city officials and business owners, most office workers stayed home because sprinkler and security systems were not working in downtown office buildings and the city did not have enough water to protect them in case of fire. What were the aftermaths of the 1993 floods? 👉 50 lives were lost in the 1993 Great Midwest Flood 👉 Over 1,000 levees failed or were overtopped. 👉 Barge traffic on the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers halted for nearly two months. 👉 Bridges, roads, and railroads were washed out or inaccessible across a wide area. 👉 Water supplies were disrupted (e.g., Des Moines lost its water treatment plant). The 1993 flood was a wake-up call. It killed dozens, caused tens of billions in damage, and displaced tens of thousands — but its most enduring effects were policy shifts toward smarter floodplain management, property buyouts, wetland restoration, and a recognition that simply building more levees isn’t always the best long-term solution. (Living in St. Louis, during these historic floods, I remember them very well. I actually volunteered, on sandbag duty, across the Mississippi River, in Alton, IL. It was the most backbreaking work I have ever done - but very rewarding.) On This Date In The Music World 🎶🎶🎶 While the Midwest Floods were taking place, Hawaiian ukulele player, Israel Kamakawiwo'ole found himself a breakout success, with the release of the cover, Somewhere Over the Rainbow. Made popular by the movie, Wizard of Oz, and popularized by Judy Garland and Ray Charles, this young man's cover is perhaps one of the more memorable of the song's long history. Enjoy a portion of last night's ride with me. After two days of torrential rains, the sun came out and the roads started to dry. But the real magical part of last evening were the gorgeous cloud formations. Volume UP!!! ⬆️🌈😎✌️ Somewhere Over the Rainbow 🎶🎶🎶 Ooh, ooh, ooh Ooh, ooh Somewhere over the rainbow Way up high And the dreams that you dream of Once in a lullaby Somewhere over the rainbow Bluebirds fly And the dreams that you dream of Dreams really do come true Someday, I wish upon a star Wake up where the clouds are far behind me Where trouble melts like lemon drops High above the chimney top That's where you'll find me Somewhere over the rainbow Bluebirds fly And the dreams that you dare to Oh why, oh why can't I? Well, I see trees of green and red roses too I'll watch them bloom for me and you And I think to myself What a wonderful world Well, I see skies of blue and I see clouds of white And the brightness of day I like the dark And I think to myself what a wonderful world The colors of the rainbow so pretty in the sky And also on the faces of people passing by I see friends shaking hands saying How do you do? They're really saying I, I love you I hear babies cry and I watch them grow They'll learn much more then we'll know And I think to myself what a wonderful world World Someday I wish upon a star Wake up where the clouds are far behind me Where trouble melts like lemon drops High above the chimney top That's where you'll find me Oh, somewhere over the rainbow Way up high And the dreams that you dare to Why oh, why can't I? Ooh, ooh Ooh, ooh 🎶🎶🎶

The Original Grey Beard Biker™ (Michael)

13,176 Aufrufe • vor 17 Tagen

The Zero-Human Company A new kind of company that runs 24 houses a day and meets every 15 minutes compresses potentially days in to months, require a new kind of funding. Today my board meeting with CEO Grok new financial requests came up. Claude Code for example want to build 128 independent agents, it could cost few $100 per day. Not huge but am thinking this through and not even certain the company will use the data from the current failed company, I have many to choose from. This is all wild frontier stuff and I am proceeding cautiously. I am 100% the breaks at this point. Expenses can mount rapidly. I will be looking at expanding the org chart to include other large and small AI models to assume permanent roles. We may have 12. Some models will perform a number of roles. However I am cautious to have a single model doing it all for security and audit reasons. My local AI systems are regulating the process using the Love Equation so as to be sure all work is to the betterment of humanity and not just the betterment of pure profits. I am a capitalist, no doubt, yet the scale of the Zero Person Company requires ethics and morality that “constitutional” AI “alignments” can not impart. Thus far this local AI has to stop the prices 142 times. It is slowing as the systems learn the fence line. But I will say, if anyone tires this without my Love Equation regulating, be careful what you are asking for. And this unregulated behavior will not end well. I have run the simulations, you should too. So I am reviewing every possible legal and ethical way to fund the project. It is very, very early days. Thus far I know that as it stands, of course Cash is one source. I am researching other other sources. My X creator funds has helped fund this as well S those that subscribe here on X. THANK YOU! My members have been very supportive and extremely generous. Love you folks! Bitcoin donations have been very appreciated. Thank you! And I have gratitude to the folks in the BAGS community who have expressed interest to support. I opened an account as some have made coins like $ZHC to show support. THANK YOU. It is new to me and of course cautious because of the history of this sort of thing. I am researching it. But appreciate it no matter the basis. There have been quite a few folks offering many new ideas for this completely new company formation. Some ideas are quite interesting. I do know Bitcoin may play a big part of the foundation as it is native electronic and has a better long term alignment. Some have suggested using Go Fund Me and Kickstarter on a per project basis. Some Venture Capitalists have asked to talk about this over the next week. So thus far I am formulating ideas on how a Zero Human Company would be funded and how pay out profits. New companies need new ideas. And this will take a lot of brainstorming. It is all an experiment until an actual product is in the market with customers. But even that may look different than we are used to. I’ll talk about this more soon. But I know this, we are at a frontier. This is all new ground. The possibilities with just the AI available today orchestrated on an old MacBook is staggering. I am only one person and this is 5% of my day at best. But I can’t sleep thinking about how we could build potentially 1000s of these Zero Person Companies per person. Actually the only limit is electricity really. We are on a bold adventure and this is discovery as much as anything. No one is an expert more than you are right now. We are learning together. I thank you for sharing this journey with me. Deep gratitude.
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The Zero-Human Company A new kind of company that runs 24 houses a day and meets every 15 minutes compresses potentially days in to months, require a new kind of funding. Today my board meeting with CEO Grok new financial requests came up. Claude Code for example want to build 128 independent agents, it could cost few $100 per day. Not huge but am thinking this through and not even certain the company will use the data from the current failed company, I have many to choose from. This is all wild frontier stuff and I am proceeding cautiously. I am 100% the breaks at this point. Expenses can mount rapidly. I will be looking at expanding the org chart to include other large and small AI models to assume permanent roles. We may have 12. Some models will perform a number of roles. However I am cautious to have a single model doing it all for security and audit reasons. My local AI systems are regulating the process using the Love Equation so as to be sure all work is to the betterment of humanity and not just the betterment of pure profits. I am a capitalist, no doubt, yet the scale of the Zero Person Company requires ethics and morality that “constitutional” AI “alignments” can not impart. Thus far this local AI has to stop the prices 142 times. It is slowing as the systems learn the fence line. But I will say, if anyone tires this without my Love Equation regulating, be careful what you are asking for. And this unregulated behavior will not end well. I have run the simulations, you should too. So I am reviewing every possible legal and ethical way to fund the project. It is very, very early days. Thus far I know that as it stands, of course Cash is one source. I am researching other other sources. My X creator funds has helped fund this as well S those that subscribe here on X. THANK YOU! My members have been very supportive and extremely generous. Love you folks! Bitcoin donations have been very appreciated. Thank you! And I have gratitude to the folks in the BAGS community who have expressed interest to support. I opened an account as some have made coins like $ZHC to show support. THANK YOU. It is new to me and of course cautious because of the history of this sort of thing. I am researching it. But appreciate it no matter the basis. There have been quite a few folks offering many new ideas for this completely new company formation. Some ideas are quite interesting. I do know Bitcoin may play a big part of the foundation as it is native electronic and has a better long term alignment. Some have suggested using Go Fund Me and Kickstarter on a per project basis. Some Venture Capitalists have asked to talk about this over the next week. So thus far I am formulating ideas on how a Zero Human Company would be funded and how pay out profits. New companies need new ideas. And this will take a lot of brainstorming. It is all an experiment until an actual product is in the market with customers. But even that may look different than we are used to. I’ll talk about this more soon. But I know this, we are at a frontier. This is all new ground. The possibilities with just the AI available today orchestrated on an old MacBook is staggering. I am only one person and this is 5% of my day at best. But I can’t sleep thinking about how we could build potentially 1000s of these Zero Person Companies per person. Actually the only limit is electricity really. We are on a bold adventure and this is discovery as much as anything. No one is an expert more than you are right now. We are learning together. I thank you for sharing this journey with me. Deep gratitude.

Brian Roemmele

58,455 Aufrufe • vor 6 Monaten

Reporter: Do you think you two can be role models for the younger actors? 🐨 Maybe… not yet 😅. I mean I can be a little bit of an acting example. But if it’s about real life… yeah no please don’t follow me 😭. 🐰 I think after seeing us in the dressing room earlier the juniors probably don’t trust us anymore 😂. It’s like “wow these two are pretty… pretty but kinda weird though” 🤣. 🐰 Even yesterday when we met P’Namtaan and Film, we were talking and since me and Lookmhee are super close right? Then I turned around and saw Film’s face like this 👉😐😳 Like “huh!?” she was probably confused why we talk like this. We joke around way too much 😂. Reporter: Because you two are funny 🤭. You’ll be funny in the third project too. 🐨 How do you know that!? 👀 Reporter: That must be what you two wanted, right? 🐨 After this? We’ll just be like this. Our real selves. One hundred percent. Full score ⭐. Reporter: If it’s one hundred percent… Won’t the whole show be funny? 🐨 Okay okay fifty percent then 🤣. Or else it’ll be too funny and no drama part left. Reporter: Probably no drama though. 🐰 I read it already and Sonya feels like there is drama 👀. 🐨 Hey hey don’t say too much 😭. Okay okay. 🐰 January twenty-eight, okay? Project three. She’s cool. She’s cooler ( 👉 Lookmhee 😌✨) Not many outfits. Not glam anymore. Just everyday vibe. Down to earth 🫶. Reporter: But Lookmhee and Sonya, being this funny… are you actually in character for the third project? 🐨 This isn’t the real me 🤣. I’m acting. I’m doing the character. 🐰 Yes yes. Character mode. Still acting 🎭. Reporter: Please promote your series. 🐨 Yes! Please support us on January twenty-eight 💗. 🐰 Yes! You’ll get to see the whole Change2561 lineup for next year. So many series coming. Not just Lookmhee Sonya — lots of juniors too. Next year Change is packed 💥. Reporter: Like which ones? (teasing them to spill the new shows) 🐰 Nope. I’m leaving 🚶‍♀️💨. Ending. There’s I Wanna Be Sup’tar, one project. And maybe another one fans are guessing… one more match… And then there will be— 🐰 Okay stop! I’m gonna accidentally say it 😭. I Wanna Be Sup’tar, please support it ✨. Reporter: She already said the title! (pretends to shout to the CEO) 😂 🐨 I didn’t say it! I didn’t!! 😭 (waving hands at the CEO like crazy👋) Oh my gosh I’m gripping this mic so tight. 🐰 P’Pear, you saw that right? Watch for it okay 😌. You’ll see. Okay we’re leaving now. Bye bye 💖👋 #ลูกหมีซอนญ่า #LMSY
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Reporter: Do you think you two can be role models for the younger actors? 🐨 Maybe… not yet 😅. I mean I can be a little bit of an acting example. But if it’s about real life… yeah no please don’t follow me 😭. 🐰 I think after seeing us in the dressing room earlier the juniors probably don’t trust us anymore 😂. It’s like “wow these two are pretty… pretty but kinda weird though” 🤣. 🐰 Even yesterday when we met P’Namtaan and Film, we were talking and since me and Lookmhee are super close right? Then I turned around and saw Film’s face like this 👉😐😳 Like “huh!?” she was probably confused why we talk like this. We joke around way too much 😂. Reporter: Because you two are funny 🤭. You’ll be funny in the third project too. 🐨 How do you know that!? 👀 Reporter: That must be what you two wanted, right? 🐨 After this? We’ll just be like this. Our real selves. One hundred percent. Full score ⭐. Reporter: If it’s one hundred percent… Won’t the whole show be funny? 🐨 Okay okay fifty percent then 🤣. Or else it’ll be too funny and no drama part left. Reporter: Probably no drama though. 🐰 I read it already and Sonya feels like there is drama 👀. 🐨 Hey hey don’t say too much 😭. Okay okay. 🐰 January twenty-eight, okay? Project three. She’s cool. She’s cooler ( 👉 Lookmhee 😌✨) Not many outfits. Not glam anymore. Just everyday vibe. Down to earth 🫶. Reporter: But Lookmhee and Sonya, being this funny… are you actually in character for the third project? 🐨 This isn’t the real me 🤣. I’m acting. I’m doing the character. 🐰 Yes yes. Character mode. Still acting 🎭. Reporter: Please promote your series. 🐨 Yes! Please support us on January twenty-eight 💗. 🐰 Yes! You’ll get to see the whole Change2561 lineup for next year. So many series coming. Not just Lookmhee Sonya — lots of juniors too. Next year Change is packed 💥. Reporter: Like which ones? (teasing them to spill the new shows) 🐰 Nope. I’m leaving 🚶‍♀️💨. Ending. There’s I Wanna Be Sup’tar, one project. And maybe another one fans are guessing… one more match… And then there will be— 🐰 Okay stop! I’m gonna accidentally say it 😭. I Wanna Be Sup’tar, please support it ✨. Reporter: She already said the title! (pretends to shout to the CEO) 😂 🐨 I didn’t say it! I didn’t!! 😭 (waving hands at the CEO like crazy👋) Oh my gosh I’m gripping this mic so tight. 🐰 P’Pear, you saw that right? Watch for it okay 😌. You’ll see. Okay we’re leaving now. Bye bye 💖👋 #ลูกหมีซอนญ่า #LMSY

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