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In this episode, Amira chats with Ari Redbord (Global Head of Policy at TRM Labs) about the role of blockchain intelligence and the challenges of illicit finance within the crypto ecosystem. Ari highlights the low percentage of actual illicit activity in crypto, compared to traditional finance, and stresses the importance of mitigating risks despite the small percentage. The conversation covers the specific threat posed by North Korean hackers and other rogue regimes leveraging crypto for illegal activities. Redbord emphasizes the need for technology solutions and legislative clarity to combat financial crimes effectively. They also touch on the impact of recent political changes on crypto regulation and the significance of building trust and security in the digital financial system.

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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.

The Politics of Bits - How Big Is Crypto's Illicit Finance Problem? w/ Ari Redbord

Agave 2.0 reaches supermajority on mainnet; 2.1 coming. Updates include Windows build fixes & QUIC voting implementation. New resources cover web3.js v2 and compatible SPL clients, and monitoring tools. Radar Hackathon winners announced.

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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/2024-11-03

Agave Changelog:
 - 2.0 (now supermajority on mainnet) - https://github.com/anza-xyz/agave/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md#200
 - 2.1 - https://github.com/anza-xyz/agave/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md#210

Commits:
 - fix: `build-sbf` Home Directory Error on Windows - https://github.com/anza-xyz/agave/pull/3597
 - bump up the MINIMUM_VALIDATOR_PORT_RANGE_WIDTH for vote using quic - https://github.com/anza-xyz/agave/pull/3556
 - Vote using QUIC - https://github.com/anza-xyz/agave/pull/3304

Resources:
 - web3.js v2 release schedule - https://www.anza.xyz/blog/solana-web3-js-2-release-candidate
 - Loaded accounts cost compute units (8cu per 32kb) - https://github.com/anza-xyz/agave/blob/v2.0/cost-model/src/cost_model.rs#L211-L214 
 - SPL program clients for web3js v2 - https://github.com/solana-program
 - IronForge's moniotiring/alerts - https://x.com/IronforgeCloud/status/1850920473913123144
 - Radar Hackathon winners - https://x.com/colosseum/status/1856351054595576134

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Solana Changelog Nov 20 - Agave validator v2.0, loaded account costs

A guide to Solana verifiable builds by Jonas Hahn, developer relations at Solana Foundation.

Resources:
 - Developer guide to verifying your Solana program - https://solana.com/verifiable-builds 
 - Thread on Verifiable Builds - https://x.com/solana/status/1858920267512447481
 - Ellipsis Labs solana-verify Github repo  - https://github.com/Ellipsis-Labs/solana-verifiable-build/pulls

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Developer Tutorial: How to Verify Your Solana Programs

In this premiere episode of 'The Politics of Bits,' host Amira dives into the implications of the recent U.S. election results on crypto policy. With Trump re-elected and Republicans gaining control, we explore what's next for crypto regulation. Joining us is Sheila Warren, CEO of the Crypto Council for Innovation, who provides invaluable insights on potential legislative priorities, key figures in the upcoming administration, and the future of bipartisan support for crypto. This episode covers the impact of Trump's renewed interest in cryptocurrency, the possible changes to the SEC and other regulatory bodies, and the importance of stablecoin legislation. Tune in to understand how the evolving political landscape could shape the crypto industry.

0:00 - Intro to Politics of Bits 
05:14 - Crypto in the New Administration's Priorities
09:11 - Key Legislative and Regulatory Players
12:27 - Speculations on Agency Appointments
22:35 - FTC's Role in Tech and Crypto
25:32 - Looking Ahead: Crypto Legislation
25:54 - Key Players in Crypto Legislation
26:12 - House Committees and Their Influence
30:07 - Senate Dynamics and Crypto Advocacy
31:05 - The Importance of Majority Leaders
33:30 - Legislative Priorities and Market Structure
40:52 - Stablecoin Legislation: A Top Priority
43:12 - U.S. Competitiveness in Crypto
46:28 - Maintaining Bipartisanship in Crypto
49:09 - Final Thoughts and Future Outlook

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The Politics of Bits: What the U.S. Election Means for Crypto w/ Sheila Warren

SIMD-0191 proposes relaxing transaction constraints. Recent commits add preflight skipping in the CLI, CPI caller changes, and program cache improvements. Resources include web3.js v2 tour and Velos data client.

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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/2024-10-27

SIMD-0191: Relax Transaction Constraints - Loading Failures:
 - https://github.com/solana-foundation/solana-improvement-documents/pull/191/files

Commits:
 - Add skip preflight to CLI - https://github.com/anza-xyz/agave/pull/3339
 - Feature - Lift CPI Caller Restriction - https://github.com/anza-xyz/agave/pull/2202
 - program-runtime: double program cache size - https://github.com/anza-xyz/agave/pull/3481
 - Feature - Remove accounts executable flag checks - https://github.com/anza-xyz/agave/pull/2182

Resources:
 - Tour of web3.js v2 - https://github.com/solana-labs/solana-web3.js?tab=readme-ov-file#a-tour-of-the-version-20-api
 - Solana Cookbook - https://solana.com/developers/cookbook/wallets/create-keypair
 - Thread on Agave v2 - https://x.com/__lostin__/status/1854215364118479195
 - Velos (specialized data streaming client for Solana) - https://x.com/leafar_dev/status/1854271700709319110

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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 Nov 12 - web3.js v2, skip preflights in the CLI, and SIMD-0191

In this episode, Austin chats with Yannik Schrade (Arcium) about the current state of zero knowledge technology. The conversation delves into various aspects of zero knowledge proofs, secure multi-party computation (MPC), and fully homomorphic encryption (FHE). Yannick explains the historical development of these technologies, their applications, and how they differentiate from traditional encryption methods. The discussion also covers challenges in the field, such as computation complexity and the need for hardware acceleration. Yannick introduces Arcium’s approach to confidential computing, emphasizing developer accessibility and practical implementation in DeFi and DePIN. The conversation also explores the potential future of these technologies, including the integration of AI and the vision of a global supercomputer for confidential computations.

00:00 - History and evolution of zero knowledge technology
01:15 - Understanding how zero knowledge proofs work
03:06 - Applications and challenges of zero knowledge
04:39 - The role of cryptography in zero knowledge
06:08 - Compute asymmetry and scalability
09:11 - Limitations of and alternatives to zero knowledge
11:46 - Secure multi-party computation (MPC)
12:48 - MPC vs. Zero knowledge technologies
18:19 - Confidential computing and practical use cases
27:51 - Comparing MPC, FHE, and trusted execution environments
37:00 - Future of confidential computing 

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Let's Make Solana Cypherpunk w/ Yannik Schrade (Arcium)

More updates from Nick and Jonas.

Some more Solana changes from Nick & Jonas.

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Solana StackExchange weekly rankings:
 - https://stackexchange.com/leagues/714/week/solana/2024-10-20

SIMD-0187: SBPF stricter ELF headers
 - https://github.com/solana-foundation/solana-improvement-documents/pull/189/files

Commits:
 - Agave v2.1 is tagged -  https://github.com/anza-xyz/agave/releases/tag/v2.1.0
 - CHANGELOG: Add entry for breaking change to curve22519-dalek crate - https://github.com/anza-xyz/agave/pull/3335
 - quic: don't create one task for each tx, create one per connection - https://github.com/anza-xyz/agave/pull/3283
 - sdk: Extract borsh helpers into solana-borsh - https://github.com/anza-xyz/agave/pull/3310

Resources:
 - Web3.js v2 release canidate - https://github.com/solana-labs/solana-web3.js/releases/tag/v2.0.0-rc.2
 - React app example using web3js v2 - https://github.com/solana-labs/solana-web3.js/tree/master/examples/react-app
 - Anchor v0.31.0 is coming soon - https://github.com/acheroncrypto/anchor/blob/v0.31.0/docs/src/pages/release-notes/0.31.0.md

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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 Nov 6th

Some more Solana changes from Nick & Jonas.

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Solana StackExchange weekly rankings:
 - https://stackexchange.com/leagues/714/week/solana/2024-10-13

SIMD-0186: Transaction Data Size Specification:
 - https://github.com/solana-foundation/solana-improvement-documents/pull/186/files

Commits:
 - msg: Move all logging syscalls down to solana-msg - https://github.com/anza-xyz/agave/pull/3271
 - consensus: aggregate all slots in full tower votes for OC - https://github.com/anza-xyz/agave/pull/3136
 - Refine the condition for 'should shrink' decision - https://github.com/anza-xyz/agave/pull/3252
 - Fix calculation of packed slots minimum when calculating accounts to combine - https://github.com/anza-xyz/agave/pull/3251
 - SVM: add check for check results length mismatch - https://github.com/anza-xyz/agave/pull/3259
 - remove outdated solana-ledger-udev binary - https://github.com/anza-xyz/agave/pull/2955
 - Only aggregate heaviest fork at the coordinator. - https://github.com/anza-xyz/agave/pull/3115
 - svm: improve integration test framework for SIMD83 - https://github.com/anza-xyz/agave/pull/3181
 - load_addresses performance - https://github.com/anza-xyz/agave/pull/3182
 - Ensure that account info address is not in an account - https://github.com/anza-xyz/agave/pull/3044
 - open issue - https://github.com/anza-xyz/agave/pull/3232

Resources:
 - Old Faithful CLI - https://docs.old-faithful.net/
 - Steel v2 - https://x.com/HardhatChad/status/1849164602095087727
 - Explorer now includes details about multi-sig upgrade authorities and verified builds
   - Multi-sig - https://explorer.solana.com/address/TokenzQdBNbLqP5VEhdkAS6EPFLC1PHnBqCXEpPxuEb/program-multisig
   - Verified builds - https://explorer.solana.com/address/TokenzQdBNbLqP5VEhdkAS6EPFLC1PHnBqCXEpPxuEb/verified-build
 - `solana-verify` cli - https://github.com/Ellipsis-Labs/solana-verifiable-build
   - example verify pda: https://explorer.solana.com/address/9941yow7LLmeyhenjW6TZzhQKMW9iqbXVArJEZvWud5o/anchor-account

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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 Oct 30th

More Solana updates from Nick and Jacob.

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Solana Changelog Oct 23

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