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bullish on cu x bb. huge thanks to @EliDubizh @neenanaikar and @siyasiyasiyaaa for the massive help these last few weeks. thank you to @Internmom for the great photos and support. and of course appreciation for all of @cublockchain_ :) tldr; the @college_xyz effect.

It is always fun to talk with like-minded people. Appreciate Leo for sharing insights and @christine_dkim for hosting a panel!

Just published the case for ⚡️🎰 Quick Slots in Hegota. TL;DR: build variable slot timing as a non-headliner alongside FOCIL. Do the perf work in the background. Go as fast as we safely can. Worst case? Status quo + a properly benchmarked CL. Best case? The biggest UX upgrade in Ethereum's history. Link below 👇

@cynthwangg It’s a problem in high schools too. Ik less well off kids with documented disabilities who got nothing, but rich kids with “anxiety” got extra test time, HW extensions, and laptops in class. Which they just played games on.

I just got a fair conversion rate from USD to Euros, because I had stable coins. I might have just gotten stable pilled.😳

This is now official, we proposed FOCIL (EIP-7805) as a headliner for Hegota 🎉 👇🔗

@cynthwangg How long on fixing the security vulns though?

v0 created a beautiful mockup for one of my MVPs in <2 min, and the backend took 10 more. demo’d later that afternoon the future of programming is truly in English

FOCIL does improve censorship resistance. It leverages multiple validators to reduce the influence that outsized parties can exert over transaction inclusion. It prevents public transactions from being intentionally and arbitrarily delayed based on rules or preferences not specified by the protocol. It adds checks and balances to ensure Ethereum remains credibly neutral. Reducing slot time to 6 seconds decreases inclusion latency for most transactions, but it does not address the relative difference in inclusion time between censored and uncensored transactions. Without FOCIL, and assuming the same builder market structure, this relative gap would remain exactly the same regardless of slot duration. If inclusion time were evaluated solely as a function of slot duration, Solana (400 ms slots) would appear approximately 30× more censorship resistant than Ethereum (12 s slots), which obviously makes no sense. FOCIL and 6-second slot EIPs are complementary, not competing. We should not artificially oppose them, and we should ultimately ship both. We also need zkEVMs, faster finality, and P2P networking improvements. Imo, the discussions should focus on prioritization, resource allocation, and technical readiness (see here for FOCIL: x.com/soispoke/statu…).

FOCIL readiness for Hegotá 🔗👇

Explain to me why I can’t buy Paris transit tickets with a US number but you can with a Canadian. I hate this country.

Ethereum is special because there’s a group of people who *actually* care about decentralization and trustlessness. There’s still hope.

@cynthwangg @linderps Nah it’s pretty easy imo

@linderps landing a plane is one of the most impressive things

why aren’t people happier on planes?? i know we’re all rushing somewhere but we are literally FLYING IN THE SKY in a huge metal contraption suspended in the air!!! how is that not the coolest shit you've ever seen

The @MBC_Conference Flash Talk Session went hard Students covered everything from Ethereum censorship resistance to post-quantum crypto! The future is looking bright 🎓

A special weekend at MBC, captured in a few highlights below 🫶 > Moderating the coolest AI panel to a full house on Day 2 > Discussing regulatory challenges over breakfast with Commissioner @HesterPeirce & the SEC Crypto Task Force > Demoing personal projects & sharing learnings with @hrishabhayush > Registering for classes in 8° weather after having the best burger ever (shoutout Frita Batidos!) > Bringing 10 other students from Stanford - with over half just getting into the space! The best part, as always, was the people. So many old friends, new faces, and thoughtful conversations to go around - thank you to everyone who made this possible!

Post-MBC depression is real. Huge thanks to everyone over at @MBC_Conference and @college_xyz for putting together this fantastic event. Can’t even begin to fathom the amount of work put into this! Already excited for next year. @_CUBlockchain_ is ready to represent! 😁👀

tmap won the second prize for @base at @MBC_Conference 🤯 @BoilerChain going home with $10,000 hahahaha this was sm fun🌊

Fusaka!!

In the next ACDE call on Dec 4, we will listen to client teams’ opinions on SFI’ing FOCIL for Heka/Bogota and make a final decision. As we did before, we could use our FOCIL breakout for a quick temperature check. You are cordially invited to the upcoming FOCIL breakout on Dec 2 to share your opinions or those of your team. Looking forward to hearing your thoughts! github.com/ethereum/pm/is…

A few days ago I presented the work I had been doing as part of the Ethereum Protocol Fellowship in Buenos Aires, benchmarking zkVMs inside the @ReamLabs consensus client. Was an absolutely super fun experience.

I cant wait for the day when I can create a prediction market on whether my friend will pay their Klarna installments on their matcha with onchain data.