Hacker News with Generative AI: Blockchain

De-anonymization attacks against the privacy coin XMR (monero.forex)
Monero (XMR), a cryptocurrency renowned for its privacy-centric design, has drawn the attention of governments, cybersecurity experts, and analytics firms seeking to deanonymize its transactions.

Cryptocurrency, Privacy, Security, Blockchain

189 points by DbigCOX 30 days ago | 101 comments

Global high-performance proof-of-stake blockchain with erasure coding (github.com/qkniep)
Research reference implementation of the Alpenglow consensus protocol.

Blockchain, Proof-of-Stake, Research, Consensus Protocols

36 points by lawrenceyan 31 days ago | 105 comments

Simplifying the Ethereum Layer 1 (eth.limo)
Ethereum aims to be the world ledger: the platform that stores civilization's assets and records, the base layer for finance, governance, high-value data authentication, and more. This requires two things: scalability and resilience.

Ethereum, Blockchain, Scalability, Finance

9 points by gasull 48 days ago | 3 comments

Show HN: Seachan – Censorship Resistant Decentralized Fileboards (seachan.org)

Decentralization, File Sharing, Censorship Resistance, Blockchain, Open Source

5 points by dappjaklabs 64 days ago | 0 comments

Long-term L1 execution layer proposal: replace the EVM with RISC-V (ethereum-magicians.org)

Ethereum, Blockchain, RISC-V, Computer Architecture

27 points by kristianp 67 days ago | 0 comments

North Korea's Favorite Crypto Laundering Tool: THORChain (coindesk.com)
Researchers say North Korea used THORChain to launder $1.2 billion following the biggest-ever crypto heist.

Cryptocurrency, North Korea, Security, Blockchain

10 points by PaulHoule 70 days ago | 0 comments

Why Crypto Developer Activity Is Declining (stovetop.substack.com)
I present to you the most important and concerning chart in crypto.

Cryptocurrency, Developer Activity, Blockchain

16 points by stephenflanders 70 days ago | 13 comments

A Hash160 Collision (cryptoguru.org)
This is a collision finders pool, because its main purpose is to find a hash160 collision. It may be necessary to describe in detail what a hash160 collision is. In order to understand the nomenclature here, you should have at least a basic knowledge about the bitcoin address generation process, i.e. how a BTC address is generated from a private key. This article in the Bitcoin wiki explains the process quite nice.

Bitcoin, Cryptography, Security, Blockchain

6 points by vlugorilla 83 days ago | 4 comments

Trump administration's blockchain plan for USAID is a real head-scratcher (wired.com)
According to a memo circulating among State Department staff and reviewed by WIRED, the Trump administration plans to rename the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) as US International Humanitarian Assistance (IHA), and to bring it directly under the secretary of state.

Politics, Blockchain, Government, USAID, International Development

14 points by mplanchard 96 days ago | 0 comments

Trump administration's blockchain plan for USAID is a real head-scratcher (wired.com)
According to a memo circulating among State Department staff and reviewed by WIRED, the Trump administration plans to rename the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) as US International Humanitarian Assistance (IHA), and to bring it directly under the secretary of state.

Politics, Government, International Aid, Blockchain

12 points by alphabettsy 96 days ago | 2 comments

You Do Not Need Blockchain: Popular Use Cases and Why They Do Not Work (2019) (smartdec.net)
People are resorting to blockchain for all kinds of reasons these days. Ever since I started doing smart contract security audits in mid-2017, I’ve seen it all. A special category of cases is ‘blockchain use’ that seems logical and beneficial, but actually contains a problem that then spreads from one startup to another.

Blockchain, Technology, Security, Business, Use Cases

88 points by Tomte 101 days ago | 145 comments

Elastic Restaking Networks (arxiv.org)
Decentralized services for blockchains often require their validators (operators) to deposit stake (collateral), which is forfeited (slashed) if they misbehave.

Blockchain, Decentralized Services, Cryptography, Staking

9 points by PaulHoule 103 days ago | 0 comments

Do people still think crypto is a scam in 2025? (ycombinator.com)
I'm late to the table, but I've been reading about blockchain. Searching 'blockchain' led to lots of discussions about what its purpose is and which problems it solves - if any.

Cryptocurrency, Blockchain, Finance

17 points by to-too-two 111 days ago | 52 comments

RIP (Finally) to the Blockchain Hype (cio.com)
The blockchain hype starting in the late 2010s has nearly died, replaced by intense interest in AI and hurt by sketchy cryptocurrency and NFT schemes, some experts say.

Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Artificial Intelligence, Technology, Business

3 points by ilamont 113 days ago | 2 comments

Bitcoin Hashrate Hits All-Time High Defying Analyst Expectations (coindesk.com)
Bitcoin (BTC) hashrate has reached another all-time high, with seven-day moving average jumping to 833 exahashes per second (EH/s), according to Glassnode data.

Bitcoin, Cryptocurrency, Blockchain, Finance, Trends

5 points by PaulHoule 122 days ago | 0 comments

Bringing On-Chain Data to AI Agents with SQD and ElizaOS (sqd.dev)
Agents. At SQD, we believe they will shape the next era of blockchain innovation. If you pause for a moment to imagine the role these autonomous, AI-driven systems will play in the crypto economy over the coming decades, it’s not hard to see where things are headed.

AI, Blockchain, Crypto, Decentralized Applications

6 points by iankguimaraes 128 days ago | 4 comments

Show HN: EVMole for Analysing EVM Bytecode (evmole.xyz)

Blockchain, Programming, Tools, Ethereum

22 points by cdump0 129 days ago | 0 comments

Decentralized Naming and Certificate Authority (handshake.org)
Handshake is a decentralized, permissionless naming protocol where every peer is validating and in charge of managing the root DNS naming zone with the goal of creating an alternative to existing Certificate Authorities and naming systems.

Decentralization, Blockchain, DNS, Certificate Authorities, Security

17 points by nkjoep 130 days ago | 1 comments

Blockchain that runs Python smart contracts native. No Solidity, no VM overhead (xian.org)
Xian empowers developers to build smart contracts and decentralized apps seamlessly while earning 70% of all fees. No new languages, no barriers—just Python.

Blockchain, Python, Smart Contracts, Decentralized Applications, Fees

10 points by crosschainer 130 days ago | 5 comments

Elon Musk proposes putting the U.S. Treasury on blockchain for full transparency (twitter.com)

Blockchain, Finance, Transparency, Elon Musk, Government

14 points by rmason 141 days ago | 5 comments

We need network societies, not network states (2024) (cip.org)
Balaji Srinivasan aspires to be the John Locke of the Digital Age. His book, The Network State (TNS), puts forth a new social contract enabled by “Web3 technology,” centered on blockchains. In a sentence, he defines the network state (NS) as a startup country—“a highly aligned online community with a capacity for collective action that crowdfunds territory around the world and eventually gains diplomatic recognition from pre-existing states.”

Blockchain, Social Contract, Political Philosophy, Technology, Decentralization

87 points by tomrod 143 days ago | 59 comments

From BigQuery to Lakehouse:How We Built a Petabyte-Scale Data Analytics Platform (trmlabs.com)
At TRM Labs, we provide blockchain intelligence tools to help financial institutions, crypto businesses, and government agencies detect and investigate crypto-related financial crime and fraud.

Data Analytics, Big Data, Blockchain, Financial Crime, Crypto

26 points by Vijayshekhawat 143 days ago | 4 comments

Elon Musk Pushes Forward Integrating the U.S. Treasury with Blockchain (bitcoinprotocol.org)
Elon Musk is continuing his push for a revolutionary idea that could transform the landscape of financial governance in the United States. The tech visionary, known for his audacious innovations, is championing the integration of the U.S. Treasury with a cryptocurrency blockchain to enhance tracking, accounting, and overall transparency.

Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Finance, Government

20 points by LopRabbit 144 days ago | 12 comments

Ask HN: DePIN powered uptime monitoring tool features? (checkmate.so)

Uptime Monitoring, Tools, Blockchain

4 points by gorkemcetin 164 days ago | 1 comments

Confession: I Barely Use Web3 (auditless.com)
This is a weird confession from someone who has worked in the industry since 2018.

Web3, Blockchain, Confession, Industry Analysis

43 points by Peteris 182 days ago | 33 comments

Creem: The payment platform that calls BS on hidden fees (shipandsip.substack.com)
Co-founders Gabriel and Alec are two builders from the blockchain & crypto space who decided to reshape fintech for small indie entrepreneurs and startups.

Fintech, Startups, Payment Platforms, Blockchain, Crypto

9 points by John_McT 183 days ago | 8 comments

Solo Founders – What resources helped? (ycombinator.com)
I’m about to embark on the solo founder journey and I wanted to get feedback from others who have experience starting companies in the Web3/ Blockchain/ DeFi space - what resources actually helped you?

Web3, Blockchain, DeFi, Startups, Resources

11 points by nilawafer 188 days ago | 0 comments

Deutsche Bank building layer two chain on the top of Ethereum (financemagnates.com)
Deutsche Bank is reportedly creating a layer-2 (L2) blockchain solution on Ethereum using ZKsync technology. The initiative aims to address compliance challenges in using public blockchains within regulated financial systems, according to Bloomberg.

Blockchain, Ethereum, Finance, Regulation, Technology

9 points by miohtama 191 days ago | 0 comments

Injective – The Blockchain Built for Finance (injective.com)
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Blockchain, Finance

10 points by pierreneter 193 days ago | 1 comments

I Left Norway to Build My Startup (thefp.com)
ZURICH, Switzerland — In the summer of 2018, I co-founded a company called Dune that allows people to easily analyze data from the blockchain—creating transparency in the crypto industry.

Startup, Cryptocurrency, Blockchain, Norway

23 points by noch 193 days ago | 9 comments