Dora Noda
Software Engineer
Dora Noda is a Software Engineer writing about Web3 infrastructure, blockchain networks, and self-hosting.
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Community ICOs Raised $341M in 62 Days — How Crypto Fundraising Found Its Way Back
Community-driven ICOs have re-emerged, raising $341M in 62 days with a focus on reputation-scored access and milestone-based fund releases, avoiding past ICO pitfalls.
The Great Crypto Developer Exodus: 75% Commit Decline Signals a Generational Talent Shift to AI
A significant decline in crypto developer activity marks a shift towards AI, as open-source blockchain commits drop by 75%. Explore the data and implications for the future of Web3.
The Omnichain Liquidity Race: How DeFi Is Finally Solving the L2 Fragmentation Crisis
Explore how DeFi is addressing the Layer 2 fragmentation crisis with innovative solutions like Aave's hub-and-spoke model, UniswapX's intent-based routing, and Polygon's ZK-powered AggLayer, aiming to unify liquidity across multiple networks.
DePAI: When Robots Own Wallets — How Decentralized Physical AI Is Building a $3.5 Trillion Machine Economy
Explore the rise of Decentralized Physical AI (DePAI) and its potential to revolutionize the machine economy by enabling autonomous robots to own and manage assets on decentralized networks.
Druckenmiller Stablecoin Paradox: The Whole Payment System Will Be Stablecoins but Crypto Is a Solution Looking for a Problem
Billionaire investor Stanley Druckenmiller predicts a future dominated by stablecoins, dismissing broader cryptocurrencies as unnecessary. His views highlight a growing institutional consensus on the transformative potential of blockchain for payment systems while questioning the broader crypto ecosystem's utility.
ERC-8183: How Ethereum Is Building the Commerce Layer for an AI Agent Economy
ERC-8183 introduces a new standard for trustless commerce between AI agents on Ethereum, addressing the trust gap in agent-to-agent transactions and defining the future of machine-to-machine commerce.
Ethena's USDe Has Become DeFi's Most Systemic Collateral — And That Should Worry Everyone
Ethena's USDe has quietly become a critical collateral asset in DeFi, underpinning billions in exposure across platforms like Aave and Berachain. This interconnectedness poses significant concentration risks that could trigger the next systemic crisis in the DeFi ecosystem.
Ethereum's Hegotá Fork: How Verkle Trees Could Shrink Node Storage by 90% and Unlock Stateless Clients
The Hegotá hard fork aims to revolutionize Ethereum by replacing Merkle Patricia Tries with Verkle Trees, potentially reducing node storage by 90% and enabling stateless clients, thus enhancing decentralization and accessibility.
The Fed Just Killed 'Reputation Risk' — And With It, the Last Legal Weapon Against Crypto Banking
The Federal Reserve's new rule eliminates 'reputation risk' in bank supervision, marking a significant shift for crypto banking. This move, alongside actions by the OCC and FDIC, dismantles 'Operation Choke Point 2.0,' impacting blockchain infrastructure and stablecoin issuers.