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jquant — e/acc ⚡️ retweeted
My evaluation of some of the models over past ~24 hours testing/building:
GPT 5.6 Sol is excellent. You can feel the care in it. Bravo as usual OpenAI.
muse-spark-1.1 is way off the mark after my testing of some real questions. Bad formatting, not thorough, doesn't dig deeper, seemingly afraid to respond at length, too utilitarian. Something is off.
Cursor Grok 4.5 has been joyful to use. I ask it lots of side questions while Claude codes. The fast mode is a real delight each day. It really understands, chomps through the code base, and has gotten me to trust it more each day.
jquant — e/acc ⚡️ retweeted
Today, @USTreasury OCCIP announced a new initiative to strengthen cybersecurity across the digital asset industry.
Eligible U.S. digital asset firms and industry organizations that meet Treasury’s criteria will be able to receive, at no cost, the same actionable cybersecurity information Treasury regularly shares with traditional U.S. financial institutions. Interested firms should contact OCCIP at [email protected]
jquant — e/acc ⚡️ retweeted
It's official: "onchain" not "on-chain"
Footnote 1 from SEC guidance yesterday
jquant — e/acc ⚡️ retweeted
Hey folks, I've been quiet, but here’s why: I built XMR402.
It’s HTTP 402 (`Payment Required`) + Monero.
AI agents can now pay for APIs, data, compute -- privately, instantly, no accounts, no KYC, no trace.
How it works
server sends a 402 challenge, you pay 0.0001 XMR (or whatever amount), grab the proof from your wallet, and resend.
Server checks the mempool in ~200ms -- boom, unlocked.
No logs. No fingerprints. Just cash for bits.
Try it on the official website, there is a button for interaction.
Pay a tiny amount → get real-time page (protected) back.
If you’re into agents, privacy, or just hate Stripe -- give it a shot. Feedback welcome.
@xmr402 is the new home -- follow there.
jquant — e/acc ⚡️ retweeted
The highest concentration of quality talent in crypto in 2025 is centered around payments and stablecoins.
It’s the first time since 2021 that people are leaving traditional tech for crypto. The first post-ChatGPT3 crypto product wave that's siphoning talent from AI.
jquant — e/acc ⚡️ retweeted
Imagine if Tether didn’t need to rely on a shitty TradFi bank for its existence. The Fed is quickly moving to destroy commercial banking in the US. This is Trump’s revenge for debanking his family.
🚨FED OPENS DOOR TO CRYPTO BANKING
🇺🇸Governor Chris Waller announces the central bank is proposing a new “limited-access” or “skinny” master account that would give legally eligible institutions direct access to the Fed’s payment rails - without relying on partner banks.
This streamlined model could fast-track access for crypto banks and stablecoin issuers, marking a potential turning point in how digital asset firms interact with the U.S. financial system. 🤝
h/t @EleanorTerrett
jquant — e/acc ⚡️ retweeted
As expexted, Powell trimmed rates by 25bps, teeing up more cuts before year-end.
He even said: "Steady lads, deploying more capital."
jquant — e/acc ⚡️ retweeted
Dinner with the institutional digital asset braintrust last night in NYC.
Big thanks to @BainCapCrypto for co-hosting with us - and to our friends from @Fidelity, @Citi, @OptiverGlobal, @chainlink, @avax, @inversion_cap, @turnkeyhq, @multiliquid_xyz, @Stablecoin, and more for joining.
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🧵ECOSYSTEM OVERVIEW
GM Chads! Each week we're sharing hot news news impacting THORChain that you might've missed.
Here are 5 great posts you gotta know about. Shoutout to all 👇
Starting with @Maya_Protocol
Our friends at Maya have been shipping! The big news coming next week is ZCASH 🔥
xitter.cf/Maya_Protocol/status/1…
🧵 MWM #114
If you blinked, you missed A LOT. Here’s the scoop on what’s cookin’ at Maya Protocol this week 👇
🥁 v119 is LIVE
ETH & ARB got messy after Ethereum’s backdrop—so we whipped up a fast, lightweight update over the weekend.
No fluff, just the essentials to unhalt chains.
Big stuff saved for...
⚡️ v120 lands next week
With Zcash and all the juicy features we didn’t squeeze into v119. We’re back on track and moving fast.
🔄 Churn happened... but LP migration is still pending
Bad timing on the upgrade, but it’s coming.
Soon you’ll be able to unbond and move your funds again. Appreciate your patience.
Next churn = airdrop snapshot
If you were bonded for this churn or the last, congrats you’re in.
Snapshot is taken at the NEXT churn. Don't sleep on it 👀
🎉 TCY has been around for a week now
Big win for the THORChain ecosystem.
RUNE back in the spotlight = CACAO ripple effect.
It’s only the beginning.
🧠 Let’s talk about performance.
We’re always looking for ways to make Maya leaner, faster, and more competitive.
To understand the next big improvement, here’s how things currently work👇
Today in Maya:
Every time a transaction is observed (inbound to a vault or outbound from it), each validator sends a separate observation message to the Maya chain.
This results in hundreds of Cosmos messages per transaction, creating unnecessary chain load.
🔄 Now, with the new THORChain update (Bifrost):
Instead of each validator sending individual observation messages, there’s a new collective process.
67% of validators sign onto one message, reducing the load and streamlining the process.
Fewer messages = faster block times.⚡️
⚡️ Block time reduced to 2 seconds
More blocks = faster arbitrage
Streaming swaps now 3x deeper or 3x faster
Maya pools just got a stealth buff 💪
📈 More updates = more competitiveness
We’re creating real redundancy for the ETH ↔ BTC route, and we will be the best option for other supported chains!
🪄In a nutshell:
Zcash is comming
We are working on more refactors
LP migration
Airdrop snapshot
Streaming swap having a glow-up
🎧 Want the full scoop? Catch the entire session and all the details here: xitter.cf/Maya_Protocol/status/1…
jquant — e/acc ⚡️ retweeted
Get the details on the THORFi Unwind and the next steps.
Read the full article here:
medium.com/thorchain/thorfi-…
jquant — e/acc ⚡️ retweeted
Kujira and now @RujiraNetwork would be nowhere without @jpthor’s precise analysis & decision making, and max velocity organization in the midst of chaos
We go forward now with an incredible team, and a mandate to build the first truly omnichain defi experience
Forever grateful
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jquant — e/acc ⚡️ retweeted
You have no idea how motivated I am to win. After seeing our competitors dancing on our grave, coming inches from death. Something has changed. We've been given a second (third? fourth?) chance at life and we're not going to squander it. @THORChain $RUNE
jquant — e/acc ⚡️ retweeted
RUJI Trade and RUJI Pools moving along according to plan
Promised made, promises kept
We are proud to announce our partnership with @HalbornSecurity, who will take on a critical role in auditing and securing parts of the Rujira products and network. Halborn are currently auditing the first two products that will go live on Rujira: RUJI Trade (orderbook DEX) and RUJI Pools (AMM adding running market making strategies on top of the orderbook).
With numerous products and projects in the pipeline, combined with Halborn's proven track record and expertise, the Rujira Ecosystem is set to become a first-class open-source and secure DeFi ecosystem for humans and machines.
jquant — e/acc ⚡️ retweeted
Thanks to the hard work of the @ninerealms_cap team, @strangelovelabs team, and @codehans1 over the past few months, the foundation for the App Layer has almost been completed, with CosmWasm being enabled on THORChain mainnet with the upcoming v3.2 upgrade.
Last week, the Rujira teams gathered in London to discuss the roadmap ahead and outline the tasks needed to achieve our goals. Following these discussions, we’ve updated the roadmap to provide a more precise plan moving forward with exciting new features and products.
⚡️Key updates:
Token Launch
• The RUJI Merge contract is scheduled to go live on the 27th of February (you will be able to merge, but not to withdraw RUJI yet).
• The RUJI Token Generation Event (TGE) is planned for the end of March.
Products
• The Merge, staking contracts, and RUJI Trade are ready for audit.
• RUJI Pools and RUJI Perps are nearing audit readiness.
• RUJI Lending, RUJI Liquidations and RUJI Ventures will be next.
• RUJI Agents with an MVP version targeted for release before the TGE.
• RUJI Leagues, our own points competition to earn periodic RUJI rewards, is expected to launch in April.
In the coming weeks, the pace will accelerate, and several announcements will be made. Be ready for exciting updates on why Rujira will be at the center of DeFi!
More details can be found below 👇
Please note: This timeline is indicative and subject to change.
