Zane Austen (zane)

Anybody want to meet in Taipei early Jan (1/1-12) to chat? May be a long shot because I don’t know anyone in TW—but please DM if you want to chat or know someone who does

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We are not out of the woods yet; we may have just walked in. Inflation is becoming increasingly more broad-based and sticky: both in goods/services and wages. There may be more pain ahead for longer. Please be careful. https://i.imgur.com/G8efuOt.jpg

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I don't understand why crypto for remittances hasn't been a success. Can someone explain? It seems like a natural solution to a painful problem, yet it hasn't really gotten traction, even over many years. Why? Network effects of MTOs? Regulatory hurdles? Crypto seems complex? https://i.imgur.com/D5Tb7eK.png

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GA Buildcaster Introducing Proof-of-Workout NFTs! I wrote a Node app to mint my fitness data from my Apple Watch (like calories burned) as an NFT every day. Check it out: https://opensea.io/assets/matic/0x887913af7ec3e0520540c283334c31261488ade3/6 https://i.imgur.com/XDc02qA.jpg

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Energy production used to take between a third and a half of all productive output. Meaning: 4-6 months of the year was spent making energy, and 6-8 months of the year was spent using it. With coal and oil, the cost of energy was cut by 80%. https://i.imgur.com/yvng8zh.jpg

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The "commitment to move" from Praxis is really interesting. Don't know the details, but can guess: - Lock $$ in contract, receive tokens - Pool $$ with others in your society - Sovereign can claim a % if they make a deal with you - If you do not move after the deal, your whole stake gets allocated to the pool

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