Hacker News with Generative AI: Blockchain

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 10 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 11 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 16 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 18 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 25 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 27 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 36 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 42 days ago | 4 comments

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

Blockchain, Programming, Tools, Ethereum

22 points by cdump0 43 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 44 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 45 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 56 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 57 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 57 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 58 days ago | 12 comments

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

Uptime Monitoring, Tools, Blockchain

4 points by gorkemcetin 78 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 97 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 97 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 102 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 105 days ago | 0 comments

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

10 points by pierreneter 107 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 108 days ago | 9 comments

Threat Actor Exposes Playbook for Exploiting NPM to Build Blockchain-Powered (socket.dev)
A threat actor's playbook for exploiting the npm ecosystem was exposed on the dark web, detailing how to build a blockchain-powered botnet.

Cybersecurity, Blockchain, Botnets, Software Development

11 points by feross 134 days ago | 0 comments

Why is Git not considered a "block chain"? (stackoverflow.com)
Why is Git not considered a "block chain"?

Git, Blockchain, Software Development

4 points by kkoncevicius 135 days ago | 4 comments

Show HN: Betron Markets – Shape the future with your predictions (betron.io)
Dive into a lively and engaging world where each wager amplifies the excitement, offering a smooth, transparent experience powered by cutting-edge technology on the Arbitrum network.

Blockchain, Decentralized Finance, Predictions, Gaming, Arbitrum

10 points by AhmedBn 135 days ago | 0 comments

Silk Road's Ross Ulbricht Is Waiting for Trump to Keep His Word and Set Him Free (wired.com)
As Americans and the world grapple with how last week’s election will reshape the next four years and beyond, few have as much personally at stake from a new presidential administration as one 40-year-old man in a federal penitentiary in Tucson, Arizona.

Politics, Law, Crime, Blockchain

4 points by impish9208 139 days ago | 0 comments

Quarry: A modern computing environment for your World (lattice.xyz)
We’re proud to announce that we put Doom onchain, with just 7 milliseconds of latency. And we’re releasing the tech behind the feat to an alpha-tester group (with a full release coming in early 2025), so you can build ultra-fast applications onchain too. Quarry, our new infrastructure that powers this tech, is a full suite of offerings from Lattice that enables MUD applications to run in real-time at scale.

Blockchain, Gaming, Real-time Applications, Infrastructure, Alpha Testing

45 points by bpierre 139 days ago | 8 comments

The Legacy of Web3 (stephendiehl.com)
Web3 is dead, we killed it. But the legacy of the fever dream is still with us.

Web3, Technology, Cryptocurrency, Blockchain

14 points by colesantiago 143 days ago | 7 comments

Blockchain-Backed Click App Reinvents Trust in Photojournalism (petapixel.com)
In a digital age when the line between truth and authenticity often blurs, the Click camera app brings a powerful tool to verify the reality behind images.

Blockchain, Photojournalism, Trust, Technology, Photography

8 points by giuliomagnifico 147 days ago | 4 comments

Ubisoft launches blockchain RPG with playable NFTs priced up to $63K (tomshardware.com)

NFTs, Blockchain, Gaming, Video Games

4 points by LorenDB 154 days ago | 0 comments