The Daily Index — Thursday, July 4, 2024 · TLDR Index

ARTICLES & TUTORIALS

TLDR Crypto

TLDR Crypto

TRUMP SPARKS DISCUSSIONS ON USING CRYPTO AS STRATEGIC RESERVE ASSET

Former President Donald Trump has voiced strong support for Bitcoin, suggesting it could serve as a strategic reserve asset to bolster the U.S. economy and counter geopolitical rivals like China and Russia. This stance aligns with other political figures advocating for Bitcoin's inclusion in national reserves, sparking discussions on its potential to curb inflation and enhance economic resilience.

forbes.com · 8 min

TLDR Crypto

RBUILDER - AN ETHEREUM BLOCK BUILDER WRITTEN IN RUST

Flashbots has released a new block builder in the Rust programming language. It builds mainnet blocks in less than 100ms, 10x faster than the geth builder, with an average fill time of 20ms. It is now open-source.

threadreaderapp.com · 1 min

TLDR Crypto

KAIN ON TOKEN DISTRIBUTIONS AND INFINEX

This post discusses the difficulties of distributing tokens in crypto, specifically focusing on the issues of different distribution methods (points, airdrops, etc.) and the regulatory hurdles that come with token sales. Infinex plans to use a non-fungible governance token sold based on early participation on a platform/protocol to fairly distribute governance while also circumnavigating regulatory complexities.

threadreaderapp.com · 6 min

TLDR Crypto

TACTICAL FRAMEWORK FOR CRYPTO INFLECTION POINTS

Crypto market conditions are more sophisticated than "bull/bear markets". A more sophisticated approach that acknowledges the complexity of crypto's high volatility and varied investment timeframes is needed. Investing success comes from navigating market inflection points and adapting strategies based on evolving conditions, rather than sticking to standard bull/bear market positions.

threadreaderapp.com · 4 min

TLDR Crypto

L2S VS. CENTRALIZED AWS SERVERS

L2s (Layer 2 solutions) inherit the security properties of Ethereum, addressing concerns about their similarity to centralized servers. They achieve re-org resistance, censorship resistance, data availability, and transaction validity by posting data batches to Ethereum, ensuring that any malicious attempts would require compromising Ethereum itself.

threadreaderapp.com · 2 min

TLDR Crypto

FOUNDER OF AVAX ON THE GENESIS OF POLITICOINS

Last week, RFK Jr supporters launched the first "PolitiCoin", named $JUNIOR, a cryptocurrency supporting RFK's campaign. The coin has a unique supply of 47 million — symbolizing RFK Jr's aspiration to become the 47th President. A 1% transaction fee is included on all trades to directly fund his campaign. All liquidity is locked.

threadreaderapp.com · 1 min

TLDR Crypto

STARKNET AIRDROP REFLECTIONS

This reflection from Starknet's founder Eli Ben-Sasson highlights the difficulties of allocating tokens to real people who will contribute to Starknet's future. He emphasized the importance of creating a diverse, engaged community to secure and govern Starknet. The piece concludes by calling for research into better token distribution methods and “proof of personhood” solutions for future rounds.

starkware.co · 10 min

TLDR Crypto

ARBITRUM'S TIMEBOOST PROPOSAL

Arbitrum's sequencer uses pipelining to build multiple blocks simultaneously.

threadreaderapp.com · 2 min

TLDR Crypto

CONSENSYS ACQUIRES WALLET GUARD

Consensys has acquired Wallet Guard, a digital wallet security provider, to improve MetaMask's ability to protect users from theft, scams, and fraud.

consensys.io · 5 min

TLDR Crypto

BLOCKCHAIN INFRA IS DEAD. LONG LIVE BLOCKCHAIN APPS

Infrastructure has high valuations because of the potential for mass adoption, but money will ultimately flow to applications providing scalable value.

threadreaderapp.com · 2 min

TLDR Crypto

JUSTIN DRAKE CHALLENGES MICHAEL SAYLOR TO A DEBATE

Ethereum researcher Justin Drake believes Bitcoin is insecure in the long term because of issuance and fee market dynamics.

threadreaderapp.com · 1 min