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Proof of Life, Proof of Death: Cryptographic Immortality and the End of the Human Validator

Proof of Life, Proof of Death: Cryptographic Immortality and the End of the Human Validator

By Sasha Shilina “The earth belongs…to the living; the dead have neither powers nor rights over it.” — Thomas Jefferson, 1789 I. The Missing Death in Protocol Space Blockchains are obsessed with beginnings.Genesis blocks. Fresh addresses. New epochs. “Go live.” What they are not very good at is endings.

Sybil and the Machine: Myth, Multiplicity, and the Crisis of Verification

Sybil and the Machine: Myth, Multiplicity, and the Crisis of Verification

By Sasha Shilina “I myself saw the Sibyl at Cumae with my own eyes, hanging in a jar; and when the boys asked her, ‘Sibyl, what do you want?’ she answered, ‘I want to die.’” – Petronius, Satyricon, 48. I. The problem of too many voices Web3 was built to welcome

A Short History of Decentralized Systems - Part 2

A Short History of Decentralized Systems - Part 2

In the first part, we’ve seen decentralization evolve from tribal councils to peer-to-peer file sharing, from Bitcoin’s trustless value transfer to Ethereum’s world computer. We’ve watched DAOs experiment with governance and IPFS decentralized storage. And we’ve seen the same issues resurface: * Consensus mechanisms rewarding capital

A Short History of Decentralized Systems - Part 1

A Short History of Decentralized Systems - Part 1

When you think of decentralization, the first thing that probably comes to your mind is blockchain. But the truth is, decentralization isn't something as new as blockchain; it's been with us since humans first gathered around campfires. Yes, decentralization actually started way before we built the

True Decentralization – Road to 10,000 human nodes

True Decentralization – Road to 10,000 human nodes

When people hear the word “decentralization,” they often think of blockchain – a system where power is distributed, no single entity controls the system, and communities make decisions collectively. But if we look closer, reality tells a different story. Even though the concept of blockchain has existed for decades, it became