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In this premiere episode of 'The Politics of Bits,' host Amira dives into the implications of the recent U.S. election results on crypto policy. With Trump re-elected and Republicans gaining control, we explore what's next for crypto regulation. Joining us is Sheila Warren, CEO of the Crypto Council for Innovation, who provides invaluable insights on potential legislative priorities, key figures in the upcoming administration, and the future of bipartisan support for crypto. This episode covers the impact of Trump's renewed interest in cryptocurrency, the possible changes to the SEC and other regulatory bodies, and the importance of stablecoin legislation. Tune in to understand how the evolving political landscape could shape the crypto industry.

0:00 - Intro to Politics of Bits 
05:14 - Crypto in the New Administration's Priorities
09:11 - Key Legislative and Regulatory Players
12:27 - Speculations on Agency Appointments
22:35 - FTC's Role in Tech and Crypto
25:32 - Looking Ahead: Crypto Legislation
25:54 - Key Players in Crypto Legislation
26:12 - House Committees and Their Influence
30:07 - Senate Dynamics and Crypto Advocacy
31:05 - The Importance of Majority Leaders
33:30 - Legislative Priorities and Market Structure
40:52 - Stablecoin Legislation: A Top Priority
43:12 - U.S. Competitiveness in Crypto
46:28 - Maintaining Bipartisanship in Crypto
49:09 - Final Thoughts and Future Outlook

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The content herein is provided for educational, informational, and entertainment purposes only, and does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, options, futures, or other derivatives related to securities in any jurisdiction, nor should not be relied upon as advice to buy, sell or hold any of the foregoing. This content is intended to be general in nature and is not specific to you, the user or anyone else. You should not make any decision, financial, investment, trading or otherwise, based on any of the information presented without undertaking independent due diligence and consultation with a professional advisor.  Solana Foundation Foundation and its agents, advisors, council members, officers and employees (the “Foundation Parties”) make no representation or warranties, expressed or implied, as to the accuracy of the information herein and expressly disclaims any and all liability that may be based on such information or any errors or omissions therein. The Foundation Parties shall have no liability whatsoever, under contract, tort, trust or otherwise, to any person arising from or related to the content or any use of the information contained herein by you or any of your representatives. All opinions expressed herein are the speakers’ own personal opinions and do not reflect the opinions of any entities.

The Politics of Bits: What the U.S. Election Means for Crypto w/ Sheila Warren

Some more Solana changes from Nick & Jonas.

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Solana StackExchange weekly rankings:
 - https://stackexchange.com/leagues/714/week/solana/2024-10-27

SIMD-0191: Relax Transaction Constraints - Loading Failures:
 - https://github.com/solana-foundation/solana-improvement-documents/pull/191/files

Commits:
 - Add skip preflight to CLI - https://github.com/anza-xyz/agave/pull/3339
 - Feature - Lift CPI Caller Restriction - https://github.com/anza-xyz/agave/pull/2202
 - program-runtime: double program cache size - https://github.com/anza-xyz/agave/pull/3481
 - Feature - Remove accounts executable flag checks - https://github.com/anza-xyz/agave/pull/2182

Resources:
 - Tour of web3.js v2 - https://github.com/solana-labs/solana-web3.js?tab=readme-ov-file#a-tour-of-the-version-20-api
 - Solana Cookbook - https://solana.com/developers/cookbook/wallets/create-keypair
 - Thread on Agave v2 - https://x.com/__lostin__/status/1854215364118479195
 - Velos (specialized data streaming client for Solana) - https://x.com/leafar_dev/status/1854271700709319110

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Solana Changelog - Nov 12 - web3.js v2, skip preflights in the CLI, and SIMD-0191

In this episode, Austin chats with Yannik Schrade (Arcium) about the current state of zero knowledge technology. The conversation delves into various aspects of zero knowledge proofs, secure multi-party computation (MPC), and fully homomorphic encryption (FHE). Yannick explains the historical development of these technologies, their applications, and how they differentiate from traditional encryption methods. The discussion also covers challenges in the field, such as computation complexity and the need for hardware acceleration. Yannick introduces Arcium’s approach to confidential computing, emphasizing developer accessibility and practical implementation in DeFi and DePIN. The conversation also explores the potential future of these technologies, including the integration of AI and the vision of a global supercomputer for confidential computations.

00:00 - History and evolution of zero knowledge technology
01:15 - Understanding how zero knowledge proofs work
03:06 - Applications and challenges of zero knowledge
04:39 - The role of cryptography in zero knowledge
06:08 - Compute asymmetry and scalability
09:11 - Limitations of and alternatives to zero knowledge
11:46 - Secure multi-party computation (MPC)
12:48 - MPC vs. Zero knowledge technologies
18:19 - Confidential computing and practical use cases
27:51 - Comparing MPC, FHE, and trusted execution environments
37:00 - Future of confidential computing 

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Let's Make Solana Cypherpunk w/ Yannik Schrade (Arcium)

More updates from Nick and Jonas.

Some more Solana changes from Nick & Jonas.

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Solana StackExchange weekly rankings:
 - https://stackexchange.com/leagues/714/week/solana/2024-10-20

SIMD-0187: SBPF stricter ELF headers
 - https://github.com/solana-foundation/solana-improvement-documents/pull/189/files

Commits:
 - Agave v2.1 is tagged -  https://github.com/anza-xyz/agave/releases/tag/v2.1.0
 - CHANGELOG: Add entry for breaking change to curve22519-dalek crate - https://github.com/anza-xyz/agave/pull/3335
 - quic: don't create one task for each tx, create one per connection - https://github.com/anza-xyz/agave/pull/3283
 - sdk: Extract borsh helpers into solana-borsh - https://github.com/anza-xyz/agave/pull/3310

Resources:
 - Web3.js v2 release canidate - https://github.com/solana-labs/solana-web3.js/releases/tag/v2.0.0-rc.2
 - React app example using web3js v2 - https://github.com/solana-labs/solana-web3.js/tree/master/examples/react-app
 - Anchor v0.31.0 is coming soon - https://github.com/acheroncrypto/anchor/blob/v0.31.0/docs/src/pages/release-notes/0.31.0.md

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The content herein is provided for educational, informational, and entertainment purposes only, and does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, options, futures, or other derivatives related to securities in any jurisdiction, nor should not be relied upon as advice to buy, sell or hold any of the foregoing. This content is intended to be general in nature and is not specific to you, the user or anyone else. You should not make any decision, financial, investment, trading or otherwise, based on any of the information presented without undertaking independent due diligence and consultation with a professional advisor.  Solana Foundation Foundation and its agents, advisors, council members, officers and employees (the “Foundation Parties”) make no representation or warranties, expressed or implied, as to the accuracy of the information herein and expressly disclaims any and all liability that may be based on such information or any errors or omissions therein. The Foundation Parties shall have no liability whatsoever, under contract, tort, trust or otherwise, to any person arising from or related to the content or any use of the information contained herein by you or any of your representatives. All opinions expressed herein are the speakers’ own personal opinions and do not reflect the opinions of any entities.

Solana Changelog November 6th

Some more Solana changes from Nick & Jonas.

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Solana StackExchange weekly rankings:
 - https://stackexchange.com/leagues/714/week/solana/2024-10-13

SIMD-0186: Transaction Data Size Specification:
 - https://github.com/solana-foundation/solana-improvement-documents/pull/186/files

Commits:
 - msg: Move all logging syscalls down to solana-msg - https://github.com/anza-xyz/agave/pull/3271
 - consensus: aggregate all slots in full tower votes for OC - https://github.com/anza-xyz/agave/pull/3136
 - Refine the condition for 'should shrink' decision - https://github.com/anza-xyz/agave/pull/3252
 - Fix calculation of packed slots minimum when calculating accounts to combine - https://github.com/anza-xyz/agave/pull/3251
 - SVM: add check for check results length mismatch - https://github.com/anza-xyz/agave/pull/3259
 - remove outdated solana-ledger-udev binary - https://github.com/anza-xyz/agave/pull/2955
 - Only aggregate heaviest fork at the coordinator. - https://github.com/anza-xyz/agave/pull/3115
 - svm: improve integration test framework for SIMD83 - https://github.com/anza-xyz/agave/pull/3181
 - load_addresses performance - https://github.com/anza-xyz/agave/pull/3182
 - Ensure that account info address is not in an account - https://github.com/anza-xyz/agave/pull/3044
 - open issue - https://github.com/anza-xyz/agave/pull/3232

Resources:
 - Old Faithful CLI - https://docs.old-faithful.net/
 - Steel v2 - https://x.com/HardhatChad/status/1849164602095087727
 - Explorer now includes details about multi-sig upgrade authorities and verified builds
   - Multi-sig - https://explorer.solana.com/address/TokenzQdBNbLqP5VEhdkAS6EPFLC1PHnBqCXEpPxuEb/program-multisig
   - Verified builds - https://explorer.solana.com/address/TokenzQdBNbLqP5VEhdkAS6EPFLC1PHnBqCXEpPxuEb/verified-build
 - `solana-verify` cli - https://github.com/Ellipsis-Labs/solana-verifiable-build
   - example verify pda: https://explorer.solana.com/address/9941yow7LLmeyhenjW6TZzhQKMW9iqbXVArJEZvWud5o/anchor-account

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The content herein is provided for educational, informational, and entertainment purposes only, and does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, options, futures, or other derivatives related to securities in any jurisdiction, nor should not be relied upon as advice to buy, sell or hold any of the foregoing. This content is intended to be general in nature and is not specific to you, the user or anyone else. You should not make any decision, financial, investment, trading or otherwise, based on any of the information presented without undertaking independent due diligence and consultation with a professional advisor.  Solana Foundation Foundation and its agents, advisors, council members, officers and employees (the “Foundation Parties”) make no representation or warranties, expressed or implied, as to the accuracy of the information herein and expressly disclaims any and all liability that may be based on such information or any errors or omissions therein. The Foundation Parties shall have no liability whatsoever, under contract, tort, trust or otherwise, to any person arising from or related to the content or any use of the information contained herein by you or any of your representatives. All opinions expressed herein are the speakers’ own personal opinions and do not reflect the opinions of any entities.

Solana Changelog October 30th

More Solana updates from Nick and Jacob.

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Solana Changelog October 23

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The content herein is provided for educational, informational, and entertainment purposes only, and does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, options, futures, or other derivatives related to securities in any jurisdiction, nor should not be relied upon as advice to buy, sell or hold any of the foregoing. This content is intended to be general in nature and is not specific to you, the user or anyone else. You should not make any decision, financial, investment, trading or otherwise, based on any of the information presented without undertaking independent due diligence and consultation with a professional advisor.  Solana Foundation Foundation and its agents, advisors, council members, officers and employees (the “Foundation Parties”) make no representation or warranties, expressed or implied, as to the accuracy of the information herein and expressly disclaims any and all liability that may be based on such information or any errors or omissions therein. The Foundation Parties shall have no liability whatsoever, under contract, tort, trust or otherwise, to any person arising from or related to the content or any use of the information contained herein by you or any of your representatives. All opinions expressed herein are the speakers’ own personal opinions and do not reflect the opinions of any entities.

Solana Hacker House Hong Kong 2024

Breakpoint 2024: Product Keynote: Filecoin (Juan Benet)

Some more Solana changes from Nick & Jonas.

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Solana StackExchange weekly rankings:

https://stackexchange.com/leagues/714/week/solana/2024-09-29
SIMD-0180: Leader Schedule Migration

https://github.com/solana-foundation/solana-improvement-documents/pull/180/files
Commits:

support completed slot status in geyser - anza-xyz/agave#3069
fix: reduce max packet receive time during leader window - anza-xyz/agave#2801
SVM: add a sample stand-alone application based on SVM - anza-xyz/agave#2217
banking_stage: calculate stake by vote account instead of node pubkey - anza-xyz/agave#3049
Resources:

Simple scaffold to bootstrap sBPF Assembly programs - https://github.com/deanmlittle/sbpf
CU optimization examples - https://github.com/solana-developers/cu_optimizations
Solana Rosetta - Multiple implementations of Solana programs across languages: Rust, Zig, C, and even assembly - https://github.com/joncinque/solana-program-rosetta?tab=readme-ov-file
Helius' Agave 2.0 migration guide - https://www.helius.dev/blog/agave-2-0-transition
Quinn improvements - https://x.com/alessandrod/status/1840392787788972059
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The content herein is provided for educational, informational, and entertainment purposes only, and does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, options, futures, or other derivatives related to securities in any jurisdiction, nor should not be relied upon as advice to buy, sell or hold any of the foregoing. This content is intended to be general in nature and is not specific to you, the user or anyone else. You should not make any decision, financial, investment, trading or otherwise, based on any of the information presented without undertaking independent due diligence and consultation with a professional advisor.  Solana Foundation Foundation and its agents, advisors, council members, officers and employees (the “Foundation Parties”) make no representation or warranties, expressed or implied, as to the accuracy of the information herein and expressly disclaims any and all liability that may be based on such information or any errors or omissions therein. The Foundation Parties shall have no liability whatsoever, under contract, tort, trust or otherwise, to any person arising from or related to the content or any use of the information contained herein by you or any of your representatives. All opinions expressed herein are the speakers’ own personal opinions and do not reflect the opinions of any entities.

Solana Changelog Oct 16

#web3 #solana #developer #shorts

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