Jean Rousseau
The universal basic income (UBI) in Worldcoin isn’t directly funded by the Worldcoin Protocol but will eventually require a separate funding source, such as a share of profits from an AI Lab. There’s no guarantee or explicit sustainable protocol rule. However, the Worldcoin Whitepaper envisions the possibility to set a 1.5% annual inflation rate, essentially … Read more
What is the scarcest desirable resource on Earth? Before you read on, I want you to commit to an answer. Is human time the scarcest resource? No. You can always produce more humans. Your human time might be limited but human time in general is a renewable resource. Is energy the scarcest resource? Well, no. … Read more
I just wrapped up designing a printable PDF poster of the Bitcoin whitepaper. Spotted a different one on the web, and since I’ve already made a Bitcoin whitepaper cheat sheet, I couldn’t help but take a crack at it myself. 😅 You can also click on the image to download the printable PDF: 👇 If … Read more
🪙 Meta: This quick article condenses the essence of the Bitcoin whitepaper without skipping technical details. It’s entirely based on my recent “Bitcoin Whitepaper Cheat Sheet” that received quite some popularity on Reddit with 20k views. You can also download the PDF here: Abstract: A purely peer-to-peer (P2P) version of electronic cash for direct payments … Read more
I believe the whitepaper is in the top three papers to understand as a human in the 21st century. Every computer scientist should know the groundbreaking Bitcoin invention by Bitcoin’s famous creator Satoshi. To make the whitepaper more accessible for Bitcoiners, investors, and systems researchers, I created this Bitcoin whitepaper cheat sheet. My gold standard … Read more
As data becomes more and more abundant, digital scarcity becomes more valuable. Let me explain. Imagine a world where robots built houses for free. The abundance on one side (=houses) increases the scarcity on the other side (=land). Consequently, prices of land would skyrocket. Similarly, digital bots and generative AI create floods of digital information, … Read more
Artificial intelligence has come a long way, and one of the recent breakthroughs in AI technology is AutoGPT. 🤖 Get ready to learn how it can help you save time and boost your productivity! What Is AutoGPT? 🤖 Auto-GPT, a truly autonomous AI agent built on OpenAI’s GPT-4 or GPT-3.5 APIs, accomplishes goals in natural … Read more
In this article, I’ll quickly present the most important stats and graphs from a16z’s newest “The State of Crypto in 2023” report. Please refer to the original source material for all charts and graphs. 💡 Disclaimer: Some Finxter Creators hold securities mentioned in this article. Developer Activity Finxter is all about using code to leverage … Read more
I recently wrote in one of my emails that you should seek to “try out new and unconventional ways to approach life. The old ways will not work forever. Don’t take your parents’ advice (or even mine) because they would’ve told you the world market for computers is a couple of dozens, Bitcoin is stupid … Read more
In today’s rapidly evolving world, embracing exponential growth can be the key to success. To harness this growth, two crucial elements must be considered: In this article, I’ll delve into exponential growth, 🚀 discuss how to identify promising opportunities and explore the role of time in achieving success. The Power of Exponential Growth Exponential growth … Read more
Coinbase API v2 is a powerful tool for developers to access real-time and historical cryptocurrency data. One of the most common use cases for the API is to retrieve historical price data for multiple days, which can be used for analysis, modeling, and forecasting. However, getting historical price data for multiple days using Coinbase API … Read more
ChatGPT has reduced the price for intelligence by 10,000x. However, many believe the answers are too politically correct, woke, or generic. For example, ask ChatGPT about the price of Bitcoin in the year 2030 and you’ll get the following mouthful: To play with a more interesting version of ChatGPT and get “unfiltered” and sometimes extreme … Read more