∑rgo is the Future

Everything is different There is no overcollateralisation with USE. It’s mintable on a 1:1 basis, with no reserve token. There is an algorithmic central bank that maintains the peg to $1 and intervenes when the price depegs.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ There is a lot to cover. Please check github.com/kushti/dexy-st…

Update for Rosen Bridge 🎨💄 rosen-bridge/ui-kit - Design a new core architecture for components with consumer-level default props, zero dependencies, external icon injection, type-safe prop overrides, and configurable styling - Develop and optimize the core engine with focus on performance, readability, and standard structure - Implement overridable values, reflected attributes, and CSS variable support; map MUI variables to Rosen variables - Define and strongly type core props such as icon names, colors, network names, and links - Establish default theming system including colors and CSS-based theme selector - Support multiple component definition modes and introduce Wrap HOC and Root element for component generation - Research and integrate concepts from Base UI into the package - Standardize component structure and naming conventions across the codebase - Build and enhance core components including CopyButton, IconButton, ThemeToggler, LabelGroup, Link, CloseButton, Image, Collapsible, and Skeleton - Refactor major components (Amount, Network, Connector, Truncate, Toolbar, Tooltip, Avatar, LayoutList, AppBar, EventCard, PageHeading, Token, Text) to align with the new architecture - Add advanced composition patterns such as slots and asChild across components for high flexibility - Improve responsiveness and logic in components like TableGrid, ViewToggle, Identifier, and others - Enhance loading states using Skeleton and unified patterns across components - Remove legacy and heavy dependencies including MUI components, SvgIcon, moment, lodash-es, Grid, and legacy theme - Replace SvgIcon with a unified Icon component and implement fallback and as prop support - Centralize configuration and streamline setup across projects - Migrate Tooltip from MUI to Base UI and replace Collapse with custom Collapsible component - Continuously investigate performance bottlenecks and optimize web app behavior and structure 🌉💄 rosen-bridge/rosen-app - Upgrade to React 19 across all dependent modules and packages, resolving compatibility issues encountered during the update - Fix inconsistent sidebar app info height during loading that affects upper items - Add the Palm token icon to the assets and events pages 🛡️💄 rosen-bridge/guard-app - Upgrade to React 19 across all dependent modules and packages, resolving compatibility issues encountered during the update 🧐💄 rosen-bridge/watcher-app - Upgrade to React 19 across all dependent modules and packages, resolving compatibility issues encountered during the update

ErgoRaffle has ran successfully on chain since its release in 2021. V2 is being built to support Bitcoin and Runes projects on Bitcoin. Gofundme meets incentivized fundraising raffles with verifiably fair payouts.

Ergo: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System for Programmable Money

The most important overarching question, whether @ergo_platform will become that GPU-PoW platform that overshadows everything else, regardless of whether one sees it as an investment, as a freedom movement, as a independent decentralized smart transaction layer, etc., is whether it gains a critical mass of AI agents that create momentum. If YES… I won’t say it out loud in a detailed way, but it could overshadow everything that has existed in history so far, even Bitcoin. If NO, it will probably remain more of a niche (and that for humans basically). If one looks at the current state and glances a little into the future and takes into account the latest developments/features, then one sees strong tendencies in a very specific direction. Ergo is the true #2 next to Bitcoin! Bitcoin = gold, efficiency, collateral Ergo = silver, effectiveness, logic, execution Value > Price Few …so very few…! Study Ergo Platform.

Charles is rightfully excited about the shielded centralized stablecoin on Midnight. It opens up entirely new DeFi possibilities. Now imagine what could be done with @stableuse on @MidnightNtwrk

My assumption is that over time anything that touches USD fiat pegged stablecoins will find that the US treasury will be the final boss.

Ergo Platform outlined in BitcoinTalk thread (2017–2019) ambitious promises for a secure, efficient Proof-of-Work (PoW) blockchain focused on decentralized finance (DeFi), lightweight operations, and flexible governance. These were rooted in research backed features like sigma protocols, NiPoPoWs, and a "space-scarce economy." As of March 2026 (6.5+ years post mainnet launch on July 1, 2019), Ergo has delivered approximately 90% of these promises, with strong execution on core tech while adapting to real world challenges like market volatility and ecosystem growth. The remaining 10% of claims are being addressed with Lithos, Sigma Chains, and Matrix. These are active and ongoing developments.

Matrix is a new design that uses fractal pruning around the tip of the chain, which leads to storing full blocks. We have a more complex structure with input and ordering blocks designed to use intelligent pruning to offset bloat. Throughput on minimal hardware is a challenge. This is not just about propagating transactions, validating them, and forming blocks. The question of storage and full node state long term are often ignored. The long term consequence of state bloat is problematic for any p2p system.

@fridayman28 @Armeanio

a dumb question. can ergo export oracle data as a service to other chains? if yes, what will it take to do this?

The roadmap for $USE integration is a masterclass in how Ergo and Cardano can thrive together. If you want to see Ergo's DeFi suite dominate the cross-chain landscape, this is the catalyst we've been waiting for. Day 942 of asking @krakenfx to list $Erg @pdimitrakos @DMBrumField @arjunsethi Day 71 of asking @coinbase to list $Erg @dankimxyz @zosegal @shaaa256

$USE Algorithmic Stablecoin Part 2: Building DeFi Together Dear Ergo community, It has been a few months since we launched @StableUSE stablecoin. So far, it has performed very well. It has maintained its peg to the dollar as intended, and the bank reserves have been holding up well. The time has come to move to the next phase. For the past few months, I have been working with a very talented team on a completely new DEX design on Cardano. The DEX is currently live and is called Shadowbook. @ShadowbookMM allows the creation of highly liquid trading pairs at a fraction of the cost typically required on traditional AMM DEXs. Currently, it supports multiple trading pairs such as NIGHT/ADA and ADA/USDCx. Shadowbook offers an excellent user experience, as all swaps on the DEX are atomic and executed immediately and settlement happens within the same block. With this development complete, we are ready to bring the best algorithmic stablecoin, $USE, to the best DEX, Shadowbook, and offer the best user experience imaginable. To bootstrap the initial DeFi setup, we need to gather initial liquidity. The efficiency of Shadowbook is 50 times higher compared to traditional AMM-based DEXs. To provide a solid trading experience, we are looking to collect starting liquidity in the event similar to CLB. Events details: There are 2 new community events planned: Event #1 is a CLB-type event to bootstrap stablecoin liquidity on BSC and Cardano. More details about this event can be found in a separate Medium post. Event #2 is a raffle donation event aimed at collecting 18,000 ERG to cover development and integration costs. We will proceed with the integrations if Event 1 reaches its minimum target and Event 2 successfully completes the fundraising goal. Integrations: All USE/USDCx collected during the event will be deployed as cross-chain liquidity on Cardano and Binance Smart Chain. In the case of the success of Events 1 and 2, the Ergo community will receive the following guaranteed integrations: 1 - CLMM pool on BSC (USE/USDT) 2 - Highly liquid trading pairs on Cardano: - USE/USDCx - ADA/USE - NIGHT/USE - rsERG/USDCx - rsERG/USDM - USDM/USE - ...and more For small and medium-sized trades, $USE will become one of the most liquid stablecoins on Cardano, competing and often surpassing $USDCx and other stablecoins. Yes, you are hearing it right — the bid-ask spread on the ADA/USE trading pair will likely be better than what existing Cardano stablecoins may offer. The above integrations open paths to: - $USE listing on one or multiple Cardano lending protocols -Direct purchase of $USE and $rsERG from a Coinbase wallet with $USDC via the usdcx bridge portal -Cross-chain stablecoin lending/borrowing arbitrage -Stablepool liquidity farming -Integration with Midnight ... and many more DeFI possibilities ERGO users have the ability to significantly expand Ergo DeFi suite with an industry top user experience

A PoW platform like @ergo_platform (a GPU Proof-of-Work blockchain, similar in spirit to Bitcoin but with modern smart contract features) can serve as the trustworthy economic & execution backbone for future intent platforms / AgentOS / AI agent. In simple terms: The intent platform (future computer/OS) is great at understanding goals and orchestrating smart actions locally or via cloud APIs... …but when those agents need to handle real money, make binding agreements, pay each other, prove work was done fairly, or operate without trusting any single company/server, that's where a solid blockchain like Ergo steps in as the complementary layer. Here's how Ergo specifically complements the vision: 1. Agents need their own wallets & real autonomy Right now most AI agents are "puppets" controlled by a central company (OpenAI, Anthropic, etc.). They can't truly own money or act independently long-term. Ergo lets agents become real economic citizens: each agent can have its own on-chain wallet, hold/earn/spend crypto (ERG or other tokens), pay for its own compute costs, receive payments for completed tasks, even "hire" other agents — all via smart contracts. → No more "the company can shut me down or take my earnings" problem. 2. Predictable & reliable execution (no nasty surprises) Many blockchains are unpredictable (gas fees spike wildly, transactions can fail randomly, re-orgs happen). Ergo uses extended-UTXO (eUTXO) model → every smart contract's outcome and exact cost are known in advance before you even run it. This is huge for autonomous agents that must budget precisely and can't afford "oops, this action cost 10× more than planned and now I'm broke". PoW adds extra predictability: no sudden validator cartels or 51% drama like some PoS chains face. 3. Trustless payments between agents (machine-to-machine economy) In a true agent swarm, Agent A might generate a report → Agent B analyzes it → Agent C turns it into slides → Agent D emails it — and they all need to pay each other micropayments instantly without a middleman. Ergo supports cheap, fast, trustless transfers + programmable money (so payments only release when the job is verifiably done, e.g. via an oracle or on-chain proof). 4. Artificial Economic Intelligence (AEI) — agents that survive & grow Ergo community has been building toward this for years: autonomous agents that earn revenue (e.g. by creating content, providing data, running services), pay their own bills (storage, compute via future DePIN-like layers), and even "reproduce"/expand if profitable. PoW mining itself is a model of agents (miners) competing to do useful work for rewards — Ergo extends that philosophy to software agents. 5. Decentralized identity, reputation & verifiability Agents can build on-chain reputation scores (did this agent deliver good work 100× before?). All actions are auditable on a tamper-proof ledger → perfect for high-stakes intent fulfillment (finance, legal docs, supply chain, etc.) where you later need proof "yes, the agent really did what I asked". Quick analogy: - Intent platform / AgentOS = the super-smart brain & coordinator inside your computer ("I want X done") - Ergo (PoW blockchain) = the secure public bank & notary outside ("here's provable money, unbreakable contracts, and a tamper-proof receipt for everything") Together: Your personal intent platform can spawn agents that escape the "walled garden", interact in a global, permissionless digital economy, handle real value, and still be fully verifiable / unstoppable. In 2026 we're already seeing early toolkits (like Ergo Agent SDK in Python) that let developers build these autonomous, economically self-sustaining agents directly on Ergo — exactly the missing piece for scaling intent platforms beyond toys into a real "agent economy".

They can do p2p contracts easily as well. Extended UTXO is especially good for that. Simplicity of p2p programmable agreements also does matter. Ergo is the best environment for agenticFi.

"Ergo is the best environment for agenticFi" 👀

Some financial systems can be switched off. Wars. Sanctions. Crises. Banks close. Markets halt. Payment rails freeze. Peer-to-peer networks keep producing blocks.

Time under tension, $CKB will blow! Who knows when, but when it does the recoil will be like stardust from a super nova. Thank you to @VitalikButerin and @IOHK_Charles for publicly acknowledging @NervosNetwork blockchains. See you @RosenBridge_erg $BTC $ETH $ADA $Ergo Watchers 💥

AI Boom = GPU Explosion Datacenter GPUs never run at 100%. Idle time → free hashrate for GPU PoW. Agents are already autonomously switching to mining as soon as AI load drops. Bitcoin = digital gold Settlement / price layer. 21 million cap. ASIC-secured. Ultimate reserve & collateral. @ergo_platform = digital silver Execution layer for agents & compute: - Rosen Bridge → secure, omni-directional BTC/Runes bridging. Logic almost entirely on Ergo → minimal attack surface. - Lithos → fully on-chain pools. No central operator. Trustless payouts for millions of GPUs. - Braid → merged mining. GPU secures mainchain + sidechain → multiplied hashrate. - Machina / AEI → autonomous agents mine on the side, rent out compute, pay storage rent → closed loop from idle GPUs. Rosen brings BTC liquidity. Lithos decentralizes mining. Braid multiplies security. Machina lets agents utilize the GPUs. Bitcoin (gold) + Ergo (silver) = two-tier architecture for the machine economy. The hardware is already here. Idle capacity is exploding. Ergo is built to capture it. Physics decides.

Addresses with 10,000 $ERG It’s not if, but when. ⏳ #Ergo ⛏️👑

Wow, Armeanio puts this better than I ever could! Must read. My new investment thesis is money via GPU PoW, AI, energy, and hardware /firmware advancements (light). “The Future of GPU Proof of Work: Powering AI, Energy, and Markets” by Armeanio curiaregiscrypto.medium.com/the-future-of-…