i see Ethereum etc. as rhizomatic: open, decentralized, non-hierarchical, offering many entry + exit points

i.e. a rising counter to arborescent centralized structures of control/thought, a network of escape routes, extra-sovereign and liberating

metaversal

now that's what i call savings!

Zora Network's data availability costs dropped to ~1 ETH a month after blobs

outputs

my short elevator pitch for explaining Nouns

opensea quietly retakes the lead in marketplace users

sort of surprising to see?

our @kiwi x @nouns writing contest news is out!

Everyone is welcome to write about cc0, decentralized governance, bottom-up brand building and other Nounish subjects.

We prepared five prompts to help authors explore the Nouniverse. We also received a prompt from one of the Nounders - @seneca. To participate in the contest, your blog post must answer at least one of the prompts.

Apart from the eternal glory, you will be able to win a part of the 3.5 ETH prize pool. Our contest is platform agnostic, so you can post your essay anywhere you want - on Paragraph, Mirror, Substack, X, Farcaster, or even ZORA.

Even if you don’t win the main prize, you can win some attention and subscribers because Kiwi and some Nouns members will repost the best submissions.

You can learn more about the contest here:
https://paragraph.xyz/@kiwi-updates/into-the-nouniverse-writing-contest

PS: Thanks to @ccarella.eth, @nounishprof and @wiz, for helping to set it up, and thanks to all Nouns who supported our prop ⌐◨-◨

Kiwi announces a Nouns writing contest ✍️

submissions open Oct. 14th, 8 winners, 1st place gets 0.875 ETH, etc.

the prompts:

this was a fun one to write

tl;dr studying old uncelebrated smart contracts can unlock new advances

this was a fun one to write

tl;dr studying old uncelebrated smart contracts can unlock new advances
https://www.bankless.com/unexceptional-smart-contracts

cool find today:

NANI is building an onchain agent OS—i.e. command your wallet by chatting with AI 

you can create prompt recipes and bookmark for later, and gas is abstracted away with a native ETH yield system

now live on Ethereum, Arbitrum, and Base at nani.ooo

Zora

i would love a Zora client for writers

not sure how to index or target text-centric mints beyond pdfs, but it would be awesome to have a place where poems, lyrics, screenshot essays, etc. get a first-class experience!

"blockchains are social sculptures"

there are probably at least two dozen wisdom gems in this talk, well worth the listen

"blockchains are social sculptures"

there are probably at least two dozen wisdom gems in this talk, well worth the listen
https://x.com/__auras__/status/1815761815294423069

words

Ethereum

My essay "Infinite Story Machine" is out now in the EIC01 issue!

It explores Ethereum as a rising Book of Everything, a rhizomatic bloom with endless potential where a single creative act can ripple out very far.

My essay "Infinite Story Machine" is out now in the EIC01 issue!

It explores Ethereum as a rising Book of Everything, a rhizomatic bloom with endless potential where a single creative act can ripple out very far.
https://issuu.com/ethinvestorsclub/docs/eic01

Base

Inglows minted out!

My first completed Base drop 🔵

I've had some collectors interested in printing them ask for the full res 8192x8192 images, if you want as well just lmk!

Inglows minted out!

My first completed Base drop 🔵

I've had some collectors interested in printing them ask for the full res 8192x8192 images, if you want as well just lmk!
https://highlight.xyz/mint/65d7ecd97898067998164dcf

"Inglows"

Price: 0.01 ETH
Supply: 50

A series of AI sketches minted on @highlight and @base made via my custom "Abe" Stable Diffusion model 🎨

Mint up to 2 per wallet:

highlight.xyz is an open-access platform for creating and collecting digital art and culture.

/highlight

"Inglows"

Price: 0.01 ETH
Supply: 50

A series of AI sketches minted on @highlight and @base made via my custom "Abe" Stable Diffusion model 🎨

Mint up to 2 per wallet:
https://highlight.xyz/mint/65d7ecd97898067998164dcf

What if a nation state wanted to 51% attack Bitcoin and Ethereum?

New research suggests it would take months, cost up to $22B for BTC or $34B for ETH, and ultimately be unprofitable

https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4727999

"If Zora Network were a philosophical concept, which philosopher's ideas would it reflect, and how would these ideas shape the existential purpose of Zora Network?"

Deleuze & Guattari's concepts of "rhizomatic thought" and "nomads" is very relevant to Zora imo

i.e. Zora = extra-sovereign tech, with multiple nonhierarchical entry/exit points, that provides flights of escape to culture beyond mainstream/State control, thus fostering a global nomadic "tribe" building at world's edge

My 1st DIY NFT mint

"Portrait of Vitalik" - Nov. 2019

Made on Pixura, the infra that later became SuperRare

Ethereum's security is legit

29M ETH staked x $2.3k ETH price = $69B economic security

That's nearly 7 times more than Bitcoin's current ~$10B

wmp

@wmp.eth