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Everything filed under crypto crypto Everything filed under cryptography cryptography Everything filed under privacy privacy Everything filed under investing investing Cannot both be trueSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: The blockchain is the most important development in history since the invention of writing, because it is a cryptographically verifiable, highly replicated, unfalsifiable, complete digital record. The blockchain is the most importantdevelopment in history since the inventionof writing, because it is acryptographically verifiable, highlyreplicated, unfalsifiable, completedigital record. Last stated 3 months ago 12 Jul 2026 BS Balaji Srinivasan — holds since 2026-07-12 — tap for who they are Cannot both be true: Cryptocurrency deserves to be dismissed: its problems outweigh its promise, and the trustless world it offers is not one worth wanting. — tap to centre the map on it Cryptocurrency deserves to bedismissed: its problems outweigh itspromise, and the trustless world itoffers is not one worth wanting. Last stated 5 years ago 21 Feb 2022 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2021-03-19 — tap for who they are DH David Heinemeier Hansson — no longer holds since 2022-02-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: Modern cryptographic networks are called "blockchains" largely for historical reasons. — tap to centre the map on it Modern cryptographic networks arecalled "blockchains" largely forhistorical reasons. Last stated 3 weeks ago 27 Sept 2026 VB Vitalik Buterin — holds since 2026-09-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: The most important reason to decentralize the web is software and developer diversity, more than privacy, security or data ownership. — tap to centre the map on it The most important reason todecentralize the web is software anddeveloper diversity, more thanprivacy, security or data ownership. Last stated 10 years ago 17 Aug 2016 KV Kenton Varda — holds since 2016-08-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: What a shared digital economy needs is interoperability, not cryptocurrency: a database or a standards body does the job, exactly as railway standardisation did. — tap to centre the map on it What a shared digital economy needsis interoperability, notcryptocurrency: a database or astandards body does the job, exactlyas railway standardisation did. Last stated a year ago 30 Apr 2025 TS Tim Sweeney — holds since 2025-04-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: A sufficiently large random reversible circuit is plausibly a secure cryptographic permutation, while a large random irreversible circuit collapses to only a few possible outputs. — tap to centre the map on it A sufficiently large randomreversible circuit is plausibly asecure cryptographic permutation,while a large random irreversiblecircuit collapses to only a fewpossible outputs. Last stated 2 months ago 21 Aug 2026 VB Vitalik Buterin — holds since 2026-08-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: Accurate time synchronization is a critical system function because it underlies cryptographic verification protocols like TLS. — tap to centre the map on it Accurate time synchronization is acritical system function because itunderlies cryptographic verificationprotocols like TLS. Last stated 7 months ago 26 Mar 2026 JS Jon Seager — holds since 2026-03-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: Building a secure obfuscation protocol is extremely difficult. — tap to centre the map on it Building a secure obfuscationprotocol is extremely difficult. Last stated 4 months ago 29 Jun 2026 VB Vitalik Buterin — holds since 2026-06-29 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company building products should ask how each one affects individual privacy, and aim to be a leader on privacy. — tap to centre the map on it A company building products shouldask how each one affects individualprivacy, and aim to be a leader onprivacy. Last stated 8 years ago 23 Sept 2018 MZ Michelle Zatlyn — holds since 2018-09-23 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company can lead its industry on values like privacy and user respect without actually excelling at them — tap to centre the map on it A company can lead its industry onvalues like privacy and user respectwithout actually excelling at them Last stated 7 months ago 1 Apr 2026 MA Marco Arment — holds since 2026-04-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company that leaks private information faces far more reputational and legal danger than one that gives wrong answers. — tap to centre the map on it A company that leaks privateinformation faces far morereputational and legal danger thanone that gives wrong answers. Last stated 4 weeks ago 18 Sept 2026 HD Horace Dediu — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: A bubble can only be identified in retrospect, so arguing about whether one is happening now cannot be settled now. — tap to centre the map on it A bubble can only be identified inretrospect, so arguing about whetherone is happening now cannot besettled now. Last stated 10 months ago 9 Dec 2025 HM Howard Marks — holds since 2025-12-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: A central bank can eliminate a self-fulfilling ('sunspot') debt crisis simply by credibly committing to buy as many bonds as needed at the low interest rate. — tap to centre the map on it A central bank can eliminate aself-fulfilling ('sunspot') debtcrisis simply by credibly committingto buy as many bonds as needed atthe low interest rate. Last stated 4 years ago 1 Jun 2022 OB Olivier Blanchard — holds since 2022-06-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: A founder who does not know their own goal dies by a thousand compromises and ends up running a company they do not want to work at. — tap to centre the map on it A founder who does not know theirown goal dies by a thousandcompromises and ends up running acompany they do not want to work at. Last stated 5 months ago 2 Jun 2026 MP Mark Pincus — holds since 2026-06-02 — tap for who they are
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At the centre The blockchain is the most important development in history since the invention of writing, because it is a cryptographically verifiable, highly replicated, unfalsifiable, complete digital record. Last stated 12 Jul 2026 · 3 months ago Holds Balaji Srinivasan Read this korrent →