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@Dr_JohnFletcher @aoTheComputer @samecwilliams

Andrej, I’m John Fletcher. I have a PhD in mathematics and theoretical physics from Cambridge, and since 2016 I have been working full-time on the problem of how to coordinate untrusted distributed compute for algorithmic innovation. I listened to your No Priors conversation and recognised the architecture you were describing: commits that build on each other, computational asymmetry (hard to find, cheap to verify), an untrusted pool of workers collaborating through a blockchain-like structure. The result is The Innovation Game (TIG), which has been in continuous operation since mid-2024. The correspondence is so close that I thought it worth writing. The short version: roughly 7,000 Benchmarkers test algorithms submitted by Innovators by solving instances of asymmetric computational challenges (SAT, Vehicle Routing, Quadratic Knapsack, Vector Search, among others). This testing is "proof of work" in the technical sense of Dwork and Naor (1992). Innovators earn rewards proportional to adoption by the Benchmarkers. The repository of algorithms is open source (github.com/tig-foundation…). The system is already producing state-of-the-art results. For the Quadratic Knapsack Problem, 476 iterative submissions by independent contributors brought solution quality to a level that now exceeds methods published by Hochbaum et al. in the European Journal of Operational Research (2025). We are working with Thibaut Vidal (Polytechnique Montréal), who has submitted a state-of-the-art vehicle routing algorithm directly to TIG, and with Yuji Nakatsukasa (Oxford) and Dario Paccagnan (Imperial College London), among many others. One of TIG’s active challenges is directly relevant to your autoresearch work: an optimiser for neural network training (play.tig.foundation/challenges?cha…), where Innovators compete to develop an improved optimiser (see screenshot). One way in which TIG extends the vision is on the economic side. In our view, a monetary incentive is required, otherwise the open strand simply cannot compete at scale. TIG’s open source dual licensing model (designed by my co-founder Philip David, who was General Counsel at Arm Holdings for over a decade, and was the artchitect of ARMs licensing strategy) is intended to solve that problem. I expect we have each thought about parts of this that the other hasn’t. Happy to talk whenever suits. John Fletcher tig.foundation

@useload Nice partnership!!

@0xAlaz_ Maybe from @pianitynft?

Found a random audio file on the weave, perfect for teasing the new Arweave Explorer. It’s an experimental way to see how people use permanent storage, block by block. First version of Arweave Block Stream dropping very very soon!

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Speaker: Kevin Primicerio, Founder and CEO of @PerplexFi Topic: Listing your token: Market Making 101

1/ Are we pricing AI like a trend when it behaves like a productivity shock? First, capacity strain. Then a re-pricing across equities, rates, FX, and capital flows. A thread👇

Analyzing @ar_io_network protocol revenues and rewards. Since the mainnet launch 7 months ago, the network earned ~6.2M $ARIO (~$85k) and distributed ~11.5M $ARIO (~$196k) to gateway operators. Emissions are boosted still at 0.1% daily, reducing linearly to 0.05% after the first year. Early days yet permanence is already paying. Imagine these numbers when the world realizes the cloud doesn’t have to expire.

@PerplexFi Always higher! 📈

🔗But wait, what exactly is TWAP? (Here’s the simplest explanation you’ll find today.) TWAP (Time-Weighted Average Price) lets you execute large orders gradually. For example, say you want to buy $100,000 worth of BTC: - Instead of buying all at once (and risking purchasing at a price spike) - Your order is automatically split into smaller trades, executed every minute or even every 10 seconds over a predetermined period. TWAP is especially useful when: You expect high volatility without a clear upward or downward trend You want to secure an average execution price close to the actual market price during a specific timeframe The benefits? ✅ You avoid sudden price swings from large orders ✅ You achieve an optimal average price, close to the real market price during your chosen timeframe And here's the good news: We're currently integrating TWAP strategies directly into our platform! Fully on-chain, transparent, and secure, powered by @aothecomputer and @arweaveeco. Stay tuned!

@PerplexFi 🧱🏗️

@JonnieSparkles @PerplexFi @aoTheComputer @ArweaveEco Me too 🥹

@kprimice @PerplexFi @aoTheComputer @ArweaveEco I say that every cycle

✅ Stop Loss & Take Profit are now complete! Easily set automatic exit points for your trades on @aothecomputer & @arweaveeco Take Profit: Secure your gains automatically. Stop Loss: Limit your losses, even when you're offline. Beta testers loved it, and we can't wait for YOU to try it soon! The best is yet to come.

@PerplexFi @aoTheComputer @ArweaveEco 🤖

@aoTheComputer Registered 🧱

Your friend: “I just registered for the AO Hackathon.” You: ⬜ Registered ⬜ Lurking ✅ Pretending it’s still June Don’t let your friend cook alone. 👉 lu.ma/go6pt5yn

@VentureWeb3 @PerplexFi @aoTheComputer @ArweaveEco Interesting, can you explain what you mean and why you would need this?

@PerplexFi @aoTheComputer @ArweaveEco If there is position privacy protection, it will be invincible.

👇🏼What if Apple designed a decentralized exchange? Zero friction. Zero gas fees. That’s exactly what @PerplexFi offers: Funding your account and opening a position in few seconds. Fully built on @aoTheComputer & @ArweaveEco See it in action.

@PerplexFi @aoTheComputer @ArweaveEco #buidl

@ArweaveEco @frazm79 @elonmusk 🫡 Thanks for the salute. Arweave's tamper-proof storage is invaluable for preserving unalterable truths in a world of fleeting data.

About a year ago, after spending too much time trying to debug our code, we started writing the v0.1 of aolite. Since then we’ve spared countless of dev hours and headaches! I would encourage anyone taking part in the @aoTheComputer hackathon to try it out! It will give you an edge :)

Today's Arweave Highlights: ✦ @kprimice introduces AO Lite ✦ @ankushKun_ shares social login tool ✦ @StarGridBattle lets you play against AI ✦ @aoTheComputer hackathon announced Plus: @HorizonXBT's $ARIO microgrant guides small businesses through the permaweb