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Some more Solana changes from Nick & Jonas.

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Solana StackExchange weekly rankings:
 - https://stackexchange.com/leagues/714/week/solana/2024-07-07

SIMD-0075: Secp256r1 Precompile (Supersedes SIMD-0048)
 - https://github.com/solana-foundation/solana-improvement-documents/pull/75

Commits:
 - Update EpochRewards in sysvars doc - https://github.com/anza-xyz/agave/pull/2102
 - replace solana-client with its constituent parts where possible - https://github.com/anza-xyz/agave/pull/2086
 - cli: enable geyser without specified configs - https://github.com/anza-xyz/agave/pull/2137
 - Update changelog with the removal of `cargo-build/test-bpf` - https://github.com/anza-xyz/agave/pull/2092

Resources:
 - Agave v2.0 release schedule - https://github.com/anza-xyz/agave/wiki/v2.0-Release-Schedule
 - Solana Godot SDK - https://zenwiki.gitbook.io/solana-godot-sdk-docs
 - Unreal IDL to C++ converter - https://github.com/etodanik/solana-codegen-cpp

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The content herein is provided for educational, informational, and entertainment purposes only, and does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, options, futures, or other derivatives related to securities in any jurisdiction, nor should not be relied upon as advice to buy, sell or hold any of the foregoing. This content is intended to be general in nature and is not specific to you, the user or anyone else. You should not make any decision, financial, investment, trading or otherwise, based on any of the information presented without undertaking independent due diligence and consultation with a professional advisor.  Solana Foundation Foundation and its agents, advisors, council members, officers and employees (the “Foundation Parties”) make no representation or warranties, expressed or implied, as to the accuracy of the information herein and expressly disclaims any and all liability that may be based on such information or any errors or omissions therein. The Foundation Parties shall have no liability whatsoever, under contract, tort, trust or otherwise, to any person arising from or related to the content or any use of the information contained herein by you or any of your representatives. All opinions expressed herein are the speakers’ own personal opinions and do not reflect the opinions of any entities.

Solana Changelog Jul 24 - EpochRewards, Agave v2.0 release schedule, Solana Godot SDK

In the final episode of Chewing Glass, Chase chats with Nick Frostbutter about his personal journey and what it means to be in Dev Rel. 

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Chewing Glass - Nick Frostbutter (Solana Foundation, Solfate Podcast) - FINAL EPISODE!

In this episode, Austin chats with Kollan House, cofounder of MetaDAO, the first project to put the concept of futarchy into practice since its conception in the early 2000's. Put simply, futarchy is a system of governance that uses market mechanics to make decisions. MetaDAO provides a platform to create, manage, and participate in futarchies, and is itself governed by a futarchy. Kollan breaks down how market-based governance works, gives real-world examples of futarchic voting proposals, and addresses the viability of futarchy's economics and ethics. 

0:00 - What is futarchy?
3:14 - How does market-based governance work?
5:33 - Risks of market crashes in futarchy
8:46 - What happens when futarchy participants run out of money?
11:04 - Dealing with market capture in futarchy
12:45 - Handling votes on highly specialized issues
18:43 - Where does the profit come from in futarchy?
21:36 - Examples of futarchic votes
26:14 - The difference between prediction markets and futarchy
29:09 - Proposals that have gone through MetaDAO thus far 
32:31 - Why futarchy is more than buying votes
36:54 - MetaDAO's tooling
38:55 - PMF for futarchy
41:17 - How do you avoid the capture of governance by social sentiment?

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What Futarchy Looks Like in Practice w/ Kollan House (MetaDAO)

Some more Solana changes from Jonas & Nick.

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Solana StackExchange weekly rankings:
 - https://stackexchange.com/leagues/714/week/solana/2024-06-30

SIMD-0152: Precompiles:
 - https://github.com/solana-foundation/solana-improvement-documents/pull/152

Firedancer bug bounty program:
 - https://x.com/asymmetric_re/status/1808560622444970438

Commits:
 - Remove some unused deps - https://github.com/anza-xyz/agave/pull/1929
 - [ed25519] Use `verify_strict` for signature verification in ed25519 precompile - https://github.com/anza-xyz/agave/pull/1876
 - Remove `cargo-build-bpf` and `cargo-test-bpf` - https://github.com/anza-xyz/agave/pull/2040
 - Update changlog re: removal of deprecated symbols - https://github.com/anza-xyz/agave/pull/2006
 - Extract log collector crate - https://github.com/anza-xyz/agave/pull/2025
 - Remove get_stake_activation methods from RpcClient - https://github.com/anza-xyz/agave/pull/2036

Resources:
 - Light DAS - https://x.com/WilfredAlmeida_/status/1809306573795098860
https://github.com/urani-labs/solana-dev-onboarding-rs
- Web3 Builders Alliance (WBA) Education Program - https://www.web3builders.dev/apply
- MagicBlock game jam submissions - https://itch.io/jam/solana-speedrun-3/entries 

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The content herein is provided for educational, informational, and entertainment purposes only, and does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, options, futures, or other derivatives related to securities in any jurisdiction, nor should not be relied upon as advice to buy, sell or hold any of the foregoing. This content is intended to be general in nature and is not specific to you, the user or anyone else. You should not make any decision, financial, investment, trading or otherwise, based on any of the information presented without undertaking independent due diligence and consultation with a professional advisor.  Solana Foundation Foundation and its agents, advisors, council members, officers and employees (the “Foundation Parties”) make no representation or warranties, expressed or implied, as to the accuracy of the information herein and expressly disclaims any and all liability that may be based on such information or any errors or omissions therein. The Foundation Parties shall have no liability whatsoever, under contract, tort, trust or otherwise, to any person arising from or related to the content or any use of the information contained herein by you or any of your representatives. All opinions expressed herein are the speakers’ own personal opinions and do not reflect the opinions of any entities.

Solana Changelog Jul 17 - More deprecated removals, precombiles, web3 developer bootcamp, and more

In this episode, Austin chats with Ray Jacobson (Audius) about what decentralization unlocks for the music streaming ecosystem. In contrast with legacy streaming platforms like Spotify and Apple Music, Audius leverages blockchain to increase accounting transparency for artists. The platform allows artists to have more control over monetization methods, helping to build deeper and more direct relationships with fans through tools like remix competitions, pre-release options, and more. The conversation further dives into Audius' partial migration from Ethereum to Solana, the integration of traditional music licensing with decentralized systems, product-market fit, and more. 

0:00 - What is Audius and its mission?
4:53 - What Audius enables for artists
10:09 - Artists' feedback to Audius' tools
14:02 - Audius' user profile 
16:21 - Does Audius really need blockchain?
19:34 - The Audius user journey for artists
23:20 - Audius' technical architecture 
27:02 - Long term vision: a decentralized audio protocol for the internet
29:52 - New monetization opportunities
32:10 -  Audius' content and user behavior 
35:13 - Will decentralized streaming platforms ever compete with mainstream DSPs?
37:19 - How does licensing work for content hosted on a decentralized platform?
41:22 - Audius' revenue model

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The content herein is provided for educational, informational, and entertainment purposes only, and does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, options, futures, or other derivatives related to securities in any jurisdiction, nor should not be relied upon as advice to buy, sell or hold any of the foregoing. This content is intended to be general in nature and is not specific to you, the user or anyone else. You should not make any decision, financial, investment, trading or otherwise, based on any of the information presented without undertaking independent due diligence and consultation with a professional advisor.  Solana Foundation Foundation and its agents, advisors, council members, officers and employees (the “Foundation Parties”) make no representation or warranties, expressed or implied, as to the accuracy of the information herein and expressly disclaims any and all liability that may be based on such information or any errors or omissions therein. The Foundation Parties shall have no liability whatsoever, under contract, tort, trust or otherwise, to any person arising from or related to the content or any use of the information contained herein by you or any of your representatives. All opinions expressed herein are the speakers’ own personal opinions and do not reflect the opinions of any entities.

Bringing Blockchain to Music Streaming w/ Ray Jacobson (Audius)

Some more Solana changes from Nick & Jacob.

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Solana StackExchange weekly rankings:
 - https://stackexchange.com/leagues/714/week/solana/2024-06-23

Commits:
 - Remove deprecated symbols from recent_blockhashes_account - https://github.com/anza-xyz/agave/pull/2004
 - Remove deprecated spl-token conversion methods - https://github.com/anza-xyz/agave/pull/1955
 - Remove deprecated symbols from solana-program - https://github.com/anza-xyz/agave/pull/1958
 - Remove deprecated symbols from solana-sdk - https://github.com/anza-xyz/agave/pull/1953
 - stake-program: `MoveStake` and `MoveLamports` - https://github.com/anza-xyz/agave/pull/1415
 - chore: Mergify now gently nudges folks who update RPC code to also update the Rust and JavaScript clients - https://github.com/anza-xyz/agave/pull/1904
 - Remove rpc endpoint deprecated in v1.18 - https://github.com/anza-xyz/agave/pull/1897
 - vote: remove deprecated ixs - https://github.com/anza-xyz/agave/pull/1906

Resources:
 - sRFC on the Solana Forum - https://forum.solana.com/c/srfc/6
 - https://github.com/solana-labs/solana-web3.js/releases/tag/tp4

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The content herein is provided for educational, informational, and entertainment purposes only, and does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, options, futures, or other derivatives related to securities in any jurisdiction, nor should not be relied upon as advice to buy, sell or hold any of the foregoing. This content is intended to be general in nature and is not specific to you, the user or anyone else. You should not make any decision, financial, investment, trading or otherwise, based on any of the information presented without undertaking independent due diligence and consultation with a professional advisor.  Solana Foundation Foundation and its agents, advisors, council members, officers and employees (the “Foundation Parties”) make no representation or warranties, expressed or implied, as to the accuracy of the information herein and expressly disclaims any and all liability that may be based on such information or any errors or omissions therein. The Foundation Parties shall have no liability whatsoever, under contract, tort, trust or otherwise, to any person arising from or related to the content or any use of the information contained herein by you or any of your representatives. All opinions expressed herein are the speakers’ own personal opinions and do not reflect the opinions of any entities.

Solana Changelog Jul 10 - Removing deprecated code, new web3.js, and blinks.xyz

In this second episode on CBDCs, Austin and Amira return to chat with Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL). Foster recently voted against the CBDC Anti-Surveillance Act. Unlike Congressman Emmer, Foster believes in the importance of controlled privacy, distinguishing between continuous government surveillance and the ability to de-anonymize transactions under specific legal circumstances. He elaborates on his point of view, suggesting that traceable wallets will prove to be a cornerstone of fighting financial crimes. They also discuss the topics of financial inclusion, US dollar dominance, and the trustworthiness of the US government in the context of tighter regulation.
 
0:00 - Intro
0:35 - How Congressman Foster got interested in blockchain
2:16 - Why Foster voted against the CBDC Anti-Surveillance Act
4:36 - Distinguishing limited privacy from surveillance
9:32 - Determining privacy controls in a "limited privacy" model for CBDCs
13:04 - Is Treasury's current access to financial date too sweeping?
17:00 - Privacy differences between stablecoins vs. other crypto assets 
19:00 - Is KYC compatible with financial inclusion? 
22:26 - Can a government ensure a CBDC doesn't result in government surveillance?
27:03 - The sufficiency (or not) of current KYC standards on exchanges 
32:23 - Dirty cash vs. dirty crypto 
36:00 - Will international KYC hurdles  hurt US dollar dominance?
42:42 - More on the exclusionary nature of KYC
46:37 - Why should crypto natives trust the government?


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The CBDC Debate (Part 2) w/ Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL)

In this episode, Austin and Amira (Head of Policy, Solana Foundation) chat with Congressman Tom Emmer (R-MN), a champion of the the recently passed CBDC Anti-Surveillance Act. Congressman Emmer details his concerns about government surveillance through CBDCs, emphasizing his beliefs in individual privacy and financial freedom. They also discuss topics such as the development of CBDCs in other global economies, the importance of stablecoins for the US dollar, and the need for regulatory clarity for crypto in the US.

0:00 - Overview
2:33 - Concerns around a surveillance state 
6:00 - The Patriot Act
8:46 - Is the US falling behind the global implementation of CBDCs? 
13:40 - Can the US create CBDCs according to American values?
17:55 - Regulation for privacy-preserving blockchain technologies 
20:31 - How do we get blockchain entrepreneurs to stay in the US?
23:42 - The role of the Fed in CBDC development

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The CBDC Debate (Part 1) w/ Congressman Tom Emmer (R-MN)

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Solana Hacker House London 2024

According to Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), being pro-crypto is being pro-American. In this conversation, Austin and Senator Hagerty discuss the many partisan divides on crypto and the industry's global implications. Hagerty explains his views on regulatory overreach, CBDCs, repatriating American crypto founders, and much more. 

0:00 - Sentinel Fund Initiative 
1:15 - How Senator Hagerty first encountered crypto
5:40 - Balancing controls on illicit finance and personal privacy
8:00 - Making the US more friendly for blockchain development
12:01 - Crypto as an election issue 
15:05 - How can politically unmotivated builders politically engage?
20:47 - The importance of stablecoins for the US
26:06 - The North Korea problem
28:14 - The problem of crypto becoming a partisan issue
33:24 - Balancing US-backed stablecoin access with national security concerns
36:21 - Capital repatriation
37:17 - Crypto and the national debt
42:29 - The labor market mismatch for blockchain builders in the US 
45:42 - Ideal regulation 
49:56 - Why Senator Hagerty moved from business to the public sector 

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The content herein is provided for educational, informational, and entertainment purposes only, and does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, options, futures, or other derivatives related to securities in any jurisdiction, nor should not be relied upon as advice to buy, sell or hold any of the foregoing. This content is intended to be general in nature and is not specific to you, the user or anyone else. You should not make any decision, financial, investment, trading or otherwise, based on any of the information presented without undertaking independent due diligence and consultation with a professional advisor.  Solana Foundation Foundation and its agents, advisors, council members, officers and employees (the “Foundation Parties”) make no representation or warranties, expressed or implied, as to the accuracy of the information herein and expressly disclaims any and all liability that may be based on such information or any errors or omissions therein. The Foundation Parties shall have no liability whatsoever, under contract, tort, trust or otherwise, to any person arising from or related to the content or any use of the information contained herein by you or any of your representatives. All opinions expressed herein are the speakers’ own personal opinions and do not reflect the opinions of any entities.

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