Shaan Ray

When facts are disputed and trust breaks down, systems fail. This post explores how blockchain oracles can restore verifiable ground truth, securing supply chains, validating corporate claims, and even enforcing geopolitical agreements. #web3 #blockchain medium.com/lansaar/establ…

CBDCs aren’t just digital cash - they’re geopolitical weapons. They’ll reshape how nations defend monetary autonomy and how citizens experience financial freedom. Learn more: medium.com/lansaar/the-cb…

The GENIUS Act creates the first national framework for issuing digital dollars - with huge implications for fintech firms, wallets, and cross-border money movement. Here’s the breakdown: medium.com/lansaar/unders… #GENIUSAct #Stablecoins

Benefits of Data centers in space: ☀️🛰️ Perpetual solar power. No zoning boards. Radiative cooling. Learn more about how orbital compute freeports could reshape AI’s future. 👉 For Better AI, Build Data Centers in Space medium.com/lansaar/for-be… #AI #SpaceTech #Compute

If AI is the new space race, solar is the rocket fuel. The AI race isn’t just about chips or data centers. Rather, it’s about cheap, abundant electricity. 🌞⚡ #AI #Energy medium.com/lansaar/solar-…

Open-source AI is now a geopolitical asset. 🇺🇸🇨🇳 China leaned hard into open weights (Qwen, ERNIE, DeepSeek). Now U.S. giants are responding (Llama 3, Grok, OpenAI’s “run anywhere” models). The result: a price & innovation war everyone benefits from! medium.com/lansaar/the-us…

Quantum will supercharge AI. Companies are racing to bolt quantum zones onto data centers. Next stop: million-qubit machines that cut biology & materials discovery from decades to minutes. Learn more here: #quantumcomputing #AI medium.com/lansaar/how-qu…

Who’s using the most crypto? 🇺🇸🇮🇳🇦🇪 What role does regulation play? And are we trading Bitcoin’s ideals for adoption? Quick breakdown of global trends, per-capita data, and regulatory winners/losers. Read here → medium.com/lansaar/crypto… #Crypto #Fintech #Regulation

Learn more about DePINs here → medium.com/lansaar/a-new-… #DePIN #Web3

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How much money exists in the world? Depends on your definition. Bitcoin is ~1.4% the size of M3. Crypto ≠ cash, but the line is blurring. Stablecoin laws + FedNow may make crypto *count* as money. Full breakdown here 👇 medium.com/lansaar/how-mu…

As the US and Gulf allies build megascale AI clusters, decentralized projects are quietly rising. Can swarm learning and open GPUs challenge the superpowers of compute? medium.com/lansaar/the-di… #AI #Decentralization

AI agents that think, act & pay on their own. Smart contracts that rewrite themselves. Micropayments at 0.0001 USD. The future of commerce isn’t chatbots—it’s autonomous economic flows. This is the new internet stack. ↓ medium.com/lansaar/why-ai…) #AI #Web3

SOUND ON. You’re hearing the first howl of a dire wolf in over 10,000 years. Meet Romulus and Remus—the world’s first de-extinct animals, born on October 1, 2024. The dire wolf has been extinct for over 10,000 years. These two wolves were brought back from extinction using genetic edits derived from a complete dire wolf genome, meticulously reconstructed by Colossal from ancient DNA found in fossils dating back 11,500 and 72,000 years. This moment marks not only a milestone for us as a company but also a leap forward for science, conservation, and humanity. From the beginning, our goal has been clear: “To revolutionize history and be the first company to use CRISPR technology successfully in the de-extinction of previously lost species.” By achieving this, we continue to push forward our broader mission on—accepting humanity’s duty to restore Earth to a healthier state. But this isn’t just our moment—it’s one for science, our planet, and humankind. All of which we love and are passionate about. Now, close your eyes and listen to that howl once more. Think about what this means for all of us.

“Apart from values and ethics which I have tried to live by, the legacy I would like to leave behind is a very simple one - that I have always stood up for what I consider to be the right thing, and I have tried to be as fair and equitable as I could be.” - Ratan Tata 🙏🕊️

One of the best so far! #TheBoyAndTheHeron @ghibli

Daniel Kahneman passed away today. His work on behavioral economics was groundbreaking. His fantastic book "Thinking Fast & Slow" will provide the world with insights for decades to come. Here's a wonderful infographic summary: May he rest in peace.

Learn more here: medium.com/lansaar/ground… #GroundTruth #Blockchain

Ground Truth data stored on blockchain databases could be essential building blocks for Geographic Information Systems and Urban Planning. It would provide a verified, reliable base layer for several future urban planning, city management, and precision agriculture applications.

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@ShaanRay My wife remote senses when I’m saying something I shouldn’t…

Remote sensing is the process of acquiring information about an object, area, or phenomenon without direct physical contact. This is done using sensors mounted on aircraft, satellites, or other platforms to capture data from a distance. 1/2