Much of what CLARITY attempted to fix, can be self regulated and enforced. In fact, it's exactly the value proposition blockchains and smart-contracts offer. Immutability, automation, and decentralisation all protect consumers and token holders through trust/control-minimization. There are examples in the wild: @LidoFinance's optimistic dual governance. @Morpho's immutability. @MetaDAOProject ownership token launches. @SteakhouseFi guardians built on @AragonProject. There are more examples. Network & ownership tokens can be validated and requested at so investors can make educated decisions. @l2beat and @defiscan_info provide trust assumptions on chains and protocols. CLARITY not passing is short-term negative, but, these are solvable problems and the market will weed out the bad actors. Aragon has dedicated much of its history to providing tools just to solve these problems. If we want this industry to grow then it's up to us to double down on what the spirit of CLARITY offered and simply use the tools we have at our fingertips. A big thank you to all those who pushed for our industry, for the good actors, and to drive adoption. I'm sure the battle isn't over on the policy front, but it's time for the builders to do what we need to do.

Automated buy-backs are the future in a regulatory environment where enforcement exists. They also are true to what “DeFi” is meant to be. Reach out if you’re a founder who wants to learn more about installing them.

Building onchain is similar to building in a jurisdiction without clear regulations. You don't have clarity or confidence to make long-term decisions that won't be impacted by external factors outside of your control. It's like building on quicksand. Building a product is tough enough but when the foundation of what you are building on shifts your ability to adjust is critical, and if you can't you die. It's why regulations shouldn't change often or quickly. Switzerland has built a MOAT on this (clear, never changing), the USA historically has as well (pro-builder). Ethereum should not make decisions lightly that could have a catastrophic impact on its #1# user base (DeFi), it erodes confidence at best and implodes users at worst. Decisions like this should (if at all) be rolled out over much longer time horizons and with users as the first stakeholders to engage. Right now besides stablecoins and prediction markets the industry is reeling. We need stability and support not foundational shifts that change the rules of the game. EIP-8361 changes the rules of the game. We're securing a multi-billion economy that is high-risk, not playing world cup football, the rules don't need to be changed right now.

Timelocks are an essential secure execution primitive. They create deterministic windows for monitoring, human review, incident response, and security council intervention before onchain actions become irreversible.

I don't believe EIP-8363 is net beneficial for Ethereum nor ethereum:native at the moment. 1. Punishes solo stakers: pushes staking to custodians, ETFs, and exchanges. 2. Reliance on MEV: As issuance drops, MEV increases from 7% to 30% of validator revenue. MEV favors massive pools and non-neutral, censoring relays over fair block production. 3. Negative impact on DeFi (major use-case): Killing it negatively impacts DeFi lending curves and forces capital into stablecoins or BTC, turning ETH into a low-yield funding asset. 4. Predictability: institutions and big money expects multi-year horizons of stability in order to invest. If anything something like this you'd plan years away giving time for institutions to react before it happens. Ethereum's staking ratio is growing because the design works. We should ensure as much stake as possible is solo-stakers and decentralised (Lido).

guys, ethereum wasn't created to fit into the existing system. it was created to _route around it_. somewhere along the way, we stopped trying to make the old world obsolete and started asking for its approval. fuck approval. wtf are we building today that makes the old world obsolete? not 10% cheaper. not 20% faster. _obsolete_.

COW by @CoWSwap has been added to the OTF dashboard. The OTF maps ownership and value accrual mechanisms to help investors evaluate tokens on fundamentals. Explore the COW report. ↓

We’re proud to be working with the 3F team to ensure secure execution. Unlike most projects who run with a single stage multisig we’ve implemented multi-stage & party signing including automated verification. Proud to be working with one of the fastest growing RWA teams!

Schengen and the EU may collapse in the next 10 years. The divide on specific issues is too large to manage. Free and open borders doesn’t work if a nation wants to change the fabric of its cultural identity through immigration and by doing so threatens every other nation who doesn’t. It’s simple.

Important to do research before coming to Europe! Anything worth visiting is closed from 12-2 (you won't be served 30 minutes before and after that time), after 5pm (similarly no service 30 minutes before), and on weekends.