I arrived at Holešovice market feeling anxious. This was my first Ethereum event, and I wasn’t sure what to expect. A security guard stood ramrod straight in front of an ETHPrague banner, like the hall needed protecting from unknown hordes. He glanced at my wrist dismissively and pointed at the next building.
This is an EVMavericks Production By the time the two men reached the main stage at ETHPrague, affectionately known as Root, every chair in the room was taken. We spilled along the walls, hovered by the entrance or watched the live stream in the two smaller conference...
On the surface, their product, Self Protocol, offers a smart, privacy-focused solution to identity in an age of AI hot takes, bots and Sybils. I was fascinated by the idea of a self-sovereign identity layer which would offer a massive increase in personal privacy. It all sounded very sensible, in the way that IKEA instructions sound sensible until you try to assemble the thing and end up crying on the floor.
What I expected: Privacy is hard but we are getting there. What I heard: We know it’s broken. We’ve known for years. And no one really wants to fix it.
The subject line of the ETHDam newsletter was cheery: "ETHDAM III - The Merch, Circles, Thierry Baudet and more" ending on a large purple heart. Buried in the middle, in big bold and italicized characters: Thierry Baudet, our political ally in the Netherlands. Will...