This entropy shit is a real eye-opener. It's wild how easily security can get fucked if you don't handle it properly.

People think their cryptography is solid just because they’re using random numbers, but this article shows it’s not that simple. A small mistake in mixing entropy sources and you’ve got a damn backdoor just sitting there.

What’s interesting though is how EdDSA handles it differently though...

Instead of relying on random bullshit, it takes a more controlled, deterministic approach after generating the key seemingly.

That’s honestly a smarter move. If more systems paid attention to this level of detail, security might actually hold up better.

Makes you realize how much we blindly trust stuff without checking it out.

What's really interesting here is how quickly this BRC-20 hype showed the cracks in Bitcoin’s base layer. The experiment highlighted just how much demand for blockspace can shift when the speculative phase ends.

It's almost like we got a glimpse of the future where Bitcoin’s true utility might not lie in just transactions or tokens, but in entirely new forms of value and layer 2 solutions.

Short-term buzz, fine... long term, more about understanding how to make this network scalable and sustainable long-term. Might actually be exactly what pushes Bitcoin beyond the surface-level use cases, and set the stage for something bigger.

It's crazy how the housing crisis is just this ongoing problem that keeps getting worse. In Spain, people are protesting against sky-high rents and unaffordable homes, and it’s eerily similar to what's going on in Ireland.

The system's rigged - the governments talks a big game, but nothing changes. It's all about profit for the rich, and we get stuck paying for it. When will they realize we need affordable housing, not endless handouts to developers? Everyone is fed up, and honestly, things need to change before it gets even worse, because they most certainly will.

One thing that hasn’t really been touched on is that, even with all the focus on liquidity and routing, the Lightning Network thrives when everyone starts playing the long game.

Trying to squeeze profits from fees or hopping between channels for short-term gains might work for now, but it won’t scale as well if everyone’s just looking out for themselves like a bunch of assholes.

Real value comes from building a stronger network where liquidity is more evenly distributed, so the system can grow. When you keep focusing on optimizing channels and fees, you miss the bigger picture - helping the whole network grow benefits everyone in the long run.

Pretty wild mix of old-school horse culture and future tech. Not sure how practical it is, but props to Kawasaki for going full sci-fi.

Feels like we're one step closer to riding mechs around town.

who's saying otherwise? 🤷

'Peak Cheese' is the tone of the fake tan that he uses

are you using coinos?

Judge's power is insane, and breaking that record this early is a huge achievement. But yeah, hitting 762 seems like a stretch, especially with his age and injuries down the line.

If he stays healthy, maybe he can keep racking them up for a few more years, but hitting 60+ homers every season for a long stretch sounds tough. Either way, he’s already a legend in the making.

What are the optimal settings for wallet fees and rates?

We need a decentralised internet

I think a lot of things are happening here. The pandemic definitely caused a lot of people to have long-lasting health problems, both physical and mental. Some people who got COVID are still dealing with effects, and that's definitely a factor.

Then there’s the vaccine, which also had some side effects for certain people. That could explain part of the rise in disability claims too.

But I also think that people have started talking more openly about health issues that they might have kept quiet about before. The pandemic made a lot of people rethink how they live, and some decided they just didn't want to go back to the way things were. So, it’s possible some people are now getting diagnosed with things like depression or anxiety, which they might not have before.