"The only thing standing between you and your goals is the belief that you can’t achieve them."

"Sometimes, the best decisions are the hardest. Growth happens when we choose the difficult path."

"When you fail, don’t mourn. Learn, adapt, and rise. Every setback is a setup for a comeback."

"Don’t seek perfection. Seek progress and embrace the flaws along the way—they make the journey real."

"Patience is more than waiting. It’s about persistence and trusting the process when everything feels uncertain."

Ethereum

What is the best Zapper alternative today?

I want a site that will show me the correct total balance of an ethereum account. Fancy, I know.

Base

incredible work onboarding folks on the street

I'm sending @afrochicksnft $100 USDC and @base is granting her 1 ETH

Sablier | Token Distribution

~14.7k website visitors on http://app.sablier.com yesterday

Farcaster

soundscapes

on agi eve https://www.mixcloud.com/NTSRadio/eclair-fifi-w-martyn-bootyspoon-23rd-january-2025/

we're up to 40%! block gas limits will go up to 36mm when this crosses 50% - it's likely this happens within the next week

this means a bit more blockspace for users + apps. once the network has time to digest the Pectra upgrade in March, expect further increases

post-holidays gas limit creeping up to 36mm.. will prob continue to accelerate. chart via @nero_eth 

ethereum L1 is scaling. while relatively modest, i expect further increases post pectra (~end of Q1) once vals digest effects of blob increases + other optimizations https://t.co/In16uqzTqB

31.5% signaling an increase !! block gas limits will go up when this crosses 50%

also see @etherscan's block gas limit chart over the years. tiny jump on the right is the change starting in Dec 2024. we still haven't crossed the high of march 2022 yet (30,047,000) https://t.co/bKwaGskGbY

trent.eth

we're up to 40%! block gas limits will go up to 36mm when this crosses 50% - it's likely this happens within the next week

this means a bit more blockspace for users + apps. once the network has time to digest the Pectra upgrade in March, expect further increases

https://x.com/trent_vanepps/status/1879896778809786543

I've spent the last few months in deep conversation with the @coinbase listings team on how they can better support and lift up builders, whether it's on @base or any other chain (L1, L2, everywhere)

There's a difference between what Coinbase wants to list, and what they're able to list, based on their status as a regulated exchange — but the team understands the lack of clarity and frustration and are committed to making the process better.

I know it's slow and I'm frustrated too — but me and the team are going to keep working until its fixed. I'll be having a discussion on the Regulatory Landscape with Paul on Thursday on @base, would love folks to tune in.

https://x.com/iampaulgrewal/status/1884051994324947001

chasing metas is choosing to be in a constant manic environment

thirdweb rpc infra been averaging about 10k rps over the last few days.

Nearly a billion requests a day while maintaining over 99.99% uptime.

Our goals are to enable every onchain app dev to scale their products. 

Yap less ship more!

Law & Policy

I had the privilege last Friday of moderating a fantastic panel discussion of the DeFi broker reporting regulations at the SJSU Blockchain Tax Conference (https://www.sjsu.edu/taxinstitute/conference-details/agenda.php). We had a full day of in-depth discussions of digital asset taxation with great presenters and a thoroughly engaged audience. Thanks to @evangreenberg and the rest of the team at poap.xyz for helping me distribute a commemorative POAP to the attendees of the conference (https://poap.gallery/drops/183470).

marbledgaze

@marbledgaze