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by rodiger 5y ago
Yeah I agree. Though seems pedantic to imply blockchains aren't useful because they're "just" composed of cryptographic primitives. Shared state under potentially-adversarial conditions isn't an easy thing to achiev
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by rodiger 5y ago
Everything after that phrase does require the blockchain though- not individually, but as a sum it would be very difficult to bring that all together in a centralized manner.
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by rodiger 5y ago
DeFi is pretty cool. Check out some of the strategies on yearn.finance or the simpler ability to be a market maker on uniswap.org.
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by rodiger 5y ago
Does anyone know offhand when we should receive the first images?
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by rodiger 5y ago
> What the fuck is good about that? I think it's more an economic incentive for digital creators who have historically been nickel and dimed every step of the way trying to monetize their work. > As a consumer why do you want to
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by rodiger 5y ago
Agree to disagree- I think the incentives are better aligned for creators and it will create a much more vibrant digital space.
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by rodiger 5y ago
It's more about the token than the JPEG. Gated experiences, communities, in-game items, in-game art, etc is the driving force. And for digitally-native art, there's never been a better way to sell/trade it while preserving pr
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by rodiger 5y ago
Slack is working fine for me
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by rodiger 5y ago
"We aren't making as much money" Better.com makes money by selling housing loans to investors in the secondary market. Mortgage rates are quite low in recent days, so there are fewer potential customers.[0] Interest rates are
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by rodiger 5y ago
Depending on the intended metaphor, trolling could work too :) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trolling_(fishing)
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by rodiger 5y ago
The rest of the population should be made aware of the risks before participating
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by rodiger 5y ago
In dollars, but purists would argue that's irrelevant when transacting in bitcoin
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by rodiger 5y ago
Who's being protected if I'm fully aware of the risks? I feel like education is much more valuable than dictating what is "too risky" for an individual investor. But agreed, what you've described is the most-likely
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by rodiger 5y ago
It's not very, very hard currently though. It's just slightly more complex and more error prone. Most complex DeFi protocols are upgradeable by design these days.
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by rodiger 5y ago
Many people in the world don't have access to a functioning financial system- what's the benefit in building one?
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by rodiger 5y ago
I agree there are tons of low value projects/grifters out there. Happy to have a good faith discussion with you, but doesn't seem like that's your intention given that response.
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by rodiger 5y ago
Community / social signalling / digitally-native proof of ownership (this part goes far beyond avatars)
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by rodiger 5y ago
The point isn't to not depend on anyone else for anything, instead it's to unwind some of the dependency assumptions we've built up over time. Many in the world don't have access to a financial system. If they have inter
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by rodiger 5y ago
That doesn't make them "less secure," and there are many ways to improve blockchain wallet security (which is independent of blockchain security) beyond a single point of failure.
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by rodiger 5y ago
Flash loans are incredibly powerful and allow those without capital to take advantage of arb opportunities. I don't believe it is a given that they do more harm than good at a philosophical level. Not to mention, this exploit still exi
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by rodiger 5y ago
This would have likely been caught in a standard audit. Flashloan attacks are incredibly well known and any auditor worth their salt will examine those scenarios
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by rodiger 5y ago
Maybe that means it spends less time buffering so smaller total power footprint?
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by rodiger 5y ago
Surely neuroplasticity is a factor as well.
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What Is IPFS?(hackernoon.com)
1 points by rodiger 5y ago|0 comments
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by rodiger 5y ago
You should take a look at the breakdown... USDC is such a large portion of Dai backing (62%) that it's deemed an existential risk. They're working on reducing the reliance though with more stablecoins and more collateral classes.
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by rodiger 5y ago
that was a typo, it's 250k.
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by rodiger 5y ago
Can someone provide some background? What started this?
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by rodiger 5y ago
afaik it is a relay system so it does have other's data possibly going through. That being said the information being passed is less comprehensive.
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by rodiger 5y ago
Hah, fair enough. I just see a lot of closed-mindedness when it comes to discussions around blockchain tech on HN specifically, and it's hard to advocate for more nuanced discussion without sounding like I have an agenda. Yeah it'
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by rodiger 5y ago
Yup it is. I don't disagree with you- there's plenty of other projects with the same goals.

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