Points are sweeping across the crypto ecosystem, following their catalyzing role in the launch of Blast ($800m TVL on launch), increased Rainbow usage, and many DeFi projects in the Solana ecosystem. This raises the question: are “points” merely a gimmick to spur speculative adoption for early users, or could they present a sustainable new primitiv

Bountycaster is a new service for creating and completing paid bounties online, leveraging cryptocurrency, decentralized social networks, and AI. Bountycaster leverages the Farcaster network for identity and content. Users sign in with their Farcaster account and post bounty descriptions to the Farcaster network. On the backend, Bountycaster monito

In college I majored in neuroscience, concentrating in computational neuroscience. I transitioned from traditional computer science because I was running a software product with millions of users in my spare time and wanted to expand my research to include human behavioral factors and A.I. I came across a transformative idea while learning about be

Serendipities often catch us in the most unexpected of places. On a recent journey to Europe, to celebrate my parents' 40th wedding anniversary, I stumbled upon a treasure in a quaint multilingual bookstore nestled in the heart of Rome. The treasure? A freshly printed book, "The New Leviathans," by Professor John Gray (to be released inte

Patrick Rivera (p.mirror.xyz, @patrickxrivera) recently unveiled a project named “The World’s Largest” (check their website and Twitter). Their inaugural release was on October 3rd, 2023. The debut featured an animated trailer, unabashedly laden with provocative imagery and bold catchphrases. A memorable line is, “The world is a fucked up place, bu

FriendTech has recently emerged as an intriguing intersection of social media and speculative trading. It aims to gamify social interactions by allowing users to buy and sell "shares" of individuals they are familiar with or follow on Twitter. The project has taken Twitter by storm and the protocol has accumulated 3,632 ETH ($5,811,200) i