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It is interesting to watch AI systems inherit a problem I have had to work through myself over the years. There is research showing that large language models tend to solve problems by adding elements, even when removing something would lead to a better result. (1/7) techxplore.com/news/2026-02-a…

France is the only country I’ve been to where a public toilet is closed for lunch. And then opens 10 minutes late.

Say what you want about @CantonNetwork as a blockchain, their @EthCC coffee has been great.

Was asked after @BobSummerwill talk at @EthCC if we knew from the beginning how big #ethereum would become. Speaking only for myself, the answer was “no”, but it was obvious how groundbreaking it was.

Great talk as always @wmougayar

April fools!

Our Cannes red carpet moment.

𝗖𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗤𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 As we get closer to release, the core CodeQuill smart contracts are open. These contracts implement the on-chain primitives the system is built on: claims of authority, source snapshots, releases, attestations, preservation, and delegation. They are fully permissionless. Anyone can inspect them, reason about them, and build on top of them. Their job is narrow but critical: record durable facts. What source code existed. When it existed. Under whose authority. What claims were made about it. The application layer coordinates, through our CLI and Web interface, the workflows, surfaces evidence, and makes these primitives usable at scale. But the rules that govern the evidence live on-chain, in the open. If CodeQuill is meant to preserve evidence, the mechanisms that record that evidence must themselves be visible and understandable. Architecture diagrams, a permission matrix, and threat model notes are included to make the design legible, not just executable. Ethereum works best when infrastructure explains itself. Repository: github.com/codequill-clai… If this is interesting to you, starring the repo and following along on GitHub is the best way to stay close to where the work happens. Much more coming soon.

@tkstanczak speaking at @EthCC talking about how AI disrupts apps.

@BobSummerwill early days of Ethereum talk at @EthCC starting now in the Taylor room.

@BobSummerwill prepping for his EthCC talk in 15 minutes.

Amazing presentation @gnosis on Ethereum Economic Zone showing cross chain calls updating in the same block in a real demo not just future roadmap promises.

Aave v4 announces Spokes which are the “apps” for lending. Congrats @aave team!

Are you at EthCC? Let’s connect.

@PistachioFi Congrats on the launch!

Introducing Pistachio v2. Government-backed treasury yields are paying up to 13% but require local brokerage accounts. Pistachio just made it stupidly easy to access them. No brokerage. No KYC. Our biggest update yet empowers you to: 🔻

Congrats to @bsmokes on this milestone!

@dankrad "Early" is up for definition here. Obviously, launching a token for token's sake (ahem, memecoins) is a bad idea. But well-designed should reward real early supporters of the project.

Anyone can launch a token, but an early token just provides poor economic alignment. The illiquidity of early stage startup equity is actually a key ingredient to align founders, employees and VCs for the many hard years it takes to find PMF.

@hsu_steve Interesting re-formulation of Keynes' "Markets can remain irrational longer than you can remain solvent."

Not sure I ever heard him say this in person, but I agree 100% "Experts" - and markets - can be wrong for years or even a decade.

@a16z @balajis In my experience, when you take the "L" you are actually already losing, and it's just accepting it and moving from there that the hard step. There's no founder safe from confirmation bias.

Balaji Srinivasan on taking the L to set up for the W: "Before Satya Nadella took over Microsoft, it was losing on mobile to iOS and Android." "He took the L... and he said, 'You know what? Linux is there. Linux is not going to go away.'" "We're going to run Linux on Microsoft hardware." "Mobile is not going away and nobody's installing the Microsoft mobile OS." "So we're going to allow Word and PowerPoint and Excel to run on iOS and Android devices." "And... the browser isn't going away. So we're going to make Office 365 work in the cloud." "Because he took the L, Satya set Microsoft up for the W." @balajis with @PeterMcCormack

@decentrek @VitalikButerin I think mostly everyone agrees that AA is necessary, but ther bigger question is how to migrate existing EOA wallets. Like the Frame solution for that problem.

My discussion with @strato_net @BobSummerwill @kjameslubin @vic4wong . We cover: - Institutional adoption vs. true innovation - AI as the new UI - Ethereum's Valuation Model - The thesis behind my upcoming book TRUSTSHIFT