{
	"name": "Epochs End 488",
	"files": [
		{
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			"Epoch": "488",
			"series": "Reflections in Green",
			"Frequency": "Every Five Days",
			"mediaType": "image/png",
			"Epochs End": {
				"Twitter": "https://twitter.com/EpochsEnd"
			},
			"Description": "Official NFT for Epochs End",
			"cheaper Than": "Therapy",
			"sponsored by": [
				"The Alexandria Project",
				"https://thelibrary.fun"
			],
			"epoch Synopsis 488.0": [
				"The one where IOG dropped the long-anticipated paper",
				"on Ouroboros Leios from researchers at Input-Output Global.",
				"This highly technical publication contains the",
				"specifications for bringing Input Endorsers to Cardano,",
				"which could be a technical upgrade that helps to",
				"maximize the throughput and efficiency of the",
				"Cardano network giving it high-performance",
				"speed in a secure and decentralized manner.",
				"Many within the community took beautiful screenshots",
				"of this publication, while others took a deep dive into",
				"its contents to report how technical papers like",
				"these can be opaque unless you are a professional",
				"computer scientist, or seasoned back-end developer",
				"like Big Joe the Don.",
				"Epochs End celebrates the publication of peer-reviewed",
				"research for the Cardano ecosystem, as well as the",
				"many community members working to break it down",
				"for everyday particpants to understand its importance,",
				"such as Pi from SundaeLabs with great threads, and",
				"IO Research fellow Giorgos Panagiotakos with a",
				"YouTube Video giving an overview of entitled,",
				"'Near optimal throughput': A deep dive into",
				"Ouroboros Leios"
			],
			"see a Simplified Breakdown": {
				"a Thread: Pi from SundaeLabs": [
					"https://x.com/Quantumplation/status/1797396546108944498"
				],
				"a Youtube: IO Research fellow Giorgos Panagiotakos": [
					"https://youtu.be/YEcYVygdhzU?si=h4HfKRy_qdQxkyZs"
				]
			}
		},
		{
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			"Date": "31 May 2024",
			"name": "Read The Ouroboros Leios Paper",
			"Title": [
				"\u201cHigh-Throughput Blockchain Consensus under",
				"Realistic Network Assumptions\u201d"
			],
			"Author": "Coretti et al.",
			"source": {
				"IOG Research Library": [
					"https://iohk.link/3KqiOoH"
				]
			},
			"abstract": [
				"In blockchain consensus, messages are validated based",
				"on proof-of-X, where X stands for some",
				"underlying resource such as work (PoW) or stake (PoS).",
				"Protocol message validation via such a \u201cresource lottery\u201d",
				"allows the following adverse behaviors that are seemingly",
				"antithetical to high throughput operation:",
				"(I) Protocol bursts, occur when large volumes of valid",
				"protocol messages are withheld by the adversary and",
				"released altogether with the intention of emaciating",
				"the bandwidth available to honest parties.",
				"(II) Message replays and equivocations take place",
				"when the adversary exploits PoX outcomes and hiding",
				"behind the pseudonymity of the network spams honest",
				"protocol participants with a message rate much higher",
				"than its designated PoX rate, crippling in this way the",
				"ability of honest parties to communicate effectively.",
				"Reconciling these shortcomings with high bandwidth",
				"blockchain operation has so far been unsuccessful:",
				"prior work either shies away from utilizing",
				"all available bandwidth or if it does,",
				"it introduces unrealistic network assumptions",
				"that \u201cabstract away\u201d the above adversarial behaviors.",
				"We put forward Leios, a blockchain protocol overlay",
				"combining a number of techniques that may be of",
				"independent interest and reconciling the above",
				"shortcomings. Leios transforms any underlying",
				"low-throughput base protocol to a high-throughput",
				"blockchain achieving (1 \u2212 \ud835\udeff) of the optimal capacity",
				"for any constant \ud835\udeff > 0. Furthermore, it impacts latency",
				"asymptotically only by a related constant hence if",
				"the underlying protocol has constant time expected",
				"settlement, the Leios overlay retains this property.",
				"Combining Leios with any underlying permissionless",
				"protocol, either in the PoS or PoW setting, we obtain",
				"for the first time a near-optimal throughput",
				"permissionless \u201clayer-1\u201d blockchain protocol",
				"that is proven secure under realistic",
				"network assumptions."
			],
			"Publisher": "Input-Output Global Research Library",
			"mediaType": "application/pdf"
		},
		{
			"src": "ipfs://QmaafhEyKNingQcsYbRx3MkAqRX6L9hEeTUZtzBj2m2QAC",
			"mediaType": "image/png",
			"see the Conference": {
				"Day 2": [
					"https://x.com/joanna_rhoden/status/1796202198042300441"
				],
				" Day 1": [
					"https://x.com/joanna_rhoden/status/1795825351488307205"
				]
			},
			"epoch Synopsis 488.1": [
				"The one where CONSENSUS 2024 was held and thousands of",
				"Web 3 participants and enthusiasts descended upon",
				"Austin, Tx for the three-day event.",
				"Representing Cardano was INTERSECT who had their own",
				"booth alongside ecosystem favorites like",
				"GENIUS YIELD, EMURGO and the resident",
				"fecal coin, HOSKY TOKEN.",
				"Over 15k individuals participated in this year's",
				"event, and while no one from Cardano was invited",
				"as a formal speaker for the event, the power of",
				"community helped carry the torch and spread",
				"the word about our vibrant ecosystem."
			]
		},
		{
			"src": "ipfs://QmfPtrngWmtzj4kvPUmroq3Hr2zaViKNZJMMQoPA413qjj",
			"follow EL": {
				"on Twitter": [
					"https://x.com/TheUnpopularEL"
				]
			},
			"mediaType": "image/png",
			"epoch Synopsis 488.2": [
				"The one where the UNPOPULAR EL, Cardano's Number-One",
				"Influencer had his official Twitter account",
				"permanently suspended from the X platform.",
				"The reasons for account suspension were that he",
				"violated X's rules, however, which specific",
				"rules were broken and what he did to",
				"violate them remains a mystery.",
				"Leading scientists at the Cardano Stonerz Club",
				"are currently investigating the etymology of",
				"this egregious de-platformming, and the results",
				"of this study will be published in their entirety",
				"directly on the Cardano Blockchain, where no one",
				"can ban or censor authors and publishers",
				"who wish to commit their ideas to the chain.",
				"In the meantime, the official Cardano Outreach Association",
				"has put out a call-to-action for every single",
				"individual and their grandmother to follow EL's",
				"new twitter account: @TheUnpopularEL,",
				"because not doing so may facilitate the",
				"death of Web 3 as we know it.",
				"Not Digital-Media Advice. (NDMA)"
			]
		},
		{
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			"mediaType": "image/png",
			"See the Update": {
				"from TAPPY": [
					"https://x.com/taptools/status/1796649390188491185"
				]
			},
			"Epoch Synopsis 488.3": [
				"The one where TAP TOOLS released the v3 of their",
				"platform, Cardano's leading analytics website",
				"for tracking deFi trading markets in the ecosystem.",
				"The visual overhaul of TapTools included",
				"a reorganization of the landing page where",
				"first-time users could now see updated",
				"project pages, as well as trending tokens.",
				"Across social media, people were in an uproar",
				"for both their support and disapproval",
				"of these changes to one of Cardano's most-",
				"popular platforms and services.",
				"Our ol' buddy TAPPY and the intern took to",
				"socail media to collect feedback and then",
				"hopefully integrate those user perspectives",
				"into future iterations of the website."
			]
		},
		{
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			"mediaType": "image/png",
			"see the Space": {
				"SNEKATHON": [
					"https://x.com/IOHK_Charles/status/1797351971915235384"
				]
			},
			"Epoch Synopsis 488.4": [
				"The one where the SNEK COMMUNITY launched, and maintained,",
				"the SNEKATHON, which is an ongoing Twitter space",
				"held by community members to promote, and",
				"support, the listing of Cardano Native Tokensss",
				"on centralized exchanges like Binance.",
				"At the time of minting this NFT, the SNEKATHON",
				"has been running for over 145 hours consecutively",
				"and seeks to break the world-record for",
				"longest-running Twitter Space of All-Time.",
				"Many individuals and community members have joined",
				"the space over the last few days, with even",
				"Charles Hoskinson, the founder of Cardano",
				"popping in to show support and join",
				"the conversation for the ongoing movement",
				"by the SNEK COMMUNITY. In addition, there was a",
				"change.org petition started seeking 10k",
				"signatures in support of listing",
				"SNEK on BINANCE."
			]
		},
		{
			"src": "ipfs://QmPnEC7bzhxACpHgBRbiSiEBzYmVzy7ohCExvDgkeEPH71",
			"mediaType": "image/png",
			"See The Whitepaper": {
				"A PDF Sky Protocol": [
					"https://skyprotocol.org/whitepaper.pdf"
				],
				"Some Criticisms from Sebastien": [
					"https://x.com/sebastiengllmt/status/1797406726754640091"
				]
			},
			"Epoch Synopsis 488.5": [
				"The one where SKY PROTOCOL released their official",
				"whitepaper for the Cardano Layer-2 that this",
				"recently popular project has announced.",
				"Sky Protocol places a premium on decentralized",
				"data storage and retrieval, fostering a",
				"secure environment for decentralized",
				"applications (dApps) and smart contracts.",
				"Through its innovative architecture and",
				"integration of decentralized technologies,",
				"Sky Protocol aspires to set new standards",
				"for accessibility and reliability",
				"within the Cardano ecosystem",
				"The publication of this Whitepaper comes during",
				"an era where many projects and developers are",
				"excited about the proliferation of L2s",
				"and partnerchains on Cardano.",
				"Milkomeda founder, Sebastien Guillemot gave",
				"his perspective on the publication that it was:",
				"'a really really bad whitepaper.' and that 'It\u2019s",
				"just buzzword soup and it\u2019s definitely",
				"not a DA layer. He summarized his perspective that:",
				"'Unless Sky pivots and rewrites their whitepaper,",
				"this won\u2019t be it'"
			]
		},
		{
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			"see CZ in Jail": {
				"from The Block": [
					"https://www.theblock.co/post/298006/binance-",
					"founder-cz-begins-four-month-prison-sentence",
					"-as-the-countrys-richest-inmate"
				]
			},
			"see the biden VETO": {
				"from CoinDesk": [
					"https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2024/05/31/",
					"us-president-biden-vetoes-resolution-",
					"overturning-sec-guidance/"
				]
			},
			"Epoch Synopsis 488.6": [
				"The one where REGULATION ADVENTURES continued in 2024",
				"and CZ of Binance began his official tenure as",
				"'The Country's Richest Inmate' inside a low-security",
				"California facility to begin his four-month sentence",
				"following charges of anti-money laundering violations,",
				"as numerously documented in Epochs End NFTs.",
				"Ol' CZ has become the richest man to ever",
				"serve time in federal prison. Following a $50 Million",
				"fine, CZ will apparently 'not benefit from any",
				"earned time credit programs,' and is",
				"'expected to serve the full 120 days in",
				"federal prison' according to federal prison",
				"consultant Sam Mangel.",
				"Meanwhile, following previously bullish sentiment",
				"for crypto regulators, the BIDEN administration",
				"signed a veto of a House Joint Resolution that",
				"would have repealed the SEC's Staff Accounting",
				"Bulletin 121. SAB 121 is a controversial piece",
				"of SEC accounting guidance that directs financial",
				"institutions holding crypto for customers to",
				"keep the assets on their own balance sheets.",
				"Critics of the guidance say it makes it too",
				"difficult for financial institutions to work",
				"with crypto companies. In his statement",
				"announcing the veto, Biden said he would not",
				"support any 'measures that jeopardize the",
				"well-being of consumers and investors.'"
			]
		},
		{
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			"mediaType": "image/png",
			"See the Updates": {
				"from Intersect": [
					"https://x.com/intersectmbo/status/1796258466568241402"
				]
			},
			"Epoch Synopsis 488.7": [
				"The one where INTERSECT announced a new Member's Only",
				"area of their organization, where members of the MBO",
				"can access up-to-date information and interact with",
				"fellow Intersectionists. In addition, Intersect announced",
				"annual membership fees in support of the MBO,",
				"with pricing start at $10 per year for",
				"regular members, and $1000 per year for",
				"Enterprise Accounts."
			]
		},
		{
			"src": "ipfs://QmU2vfdatigdf2Qq4ZGM3R2AJf1eDJ6bEo841sZvpPUv97",
			"mediaType": "image/png",
			"Epoch Synopsis 483.8": [
				"The one where CARDANO NUTS announced the upcoming",
				"CASHU PROTOCOL, which is an effort for",
				"onboarding real-world business to accept ADA",
				"as payment through on an on-chain smart",
				"contract system utilizing USDM.",
				"Based in Toronto, the team at CARDANO NUTS",
				"is working with a local pizza shop",
				"called JZ's PIZZA for the initial launch",
				"of Cardano payments at local businesses.",
				"The nuttiest memecoin on Cardano has now",
				"developed to integrate into the RWA",
				"revolution happening across crypto",
				"in the year of our lovelace",
				"2024."
			],
			"See the Announcements": {
				"from NUTS": [
					"https://x.com/cardanonuts/status/1796552032473817541"
				]
			}
		}
	],
	"image": "ipfs://QmT3rsYHVQ6hC2xQ5t7xxuf2xp1HDxFEsDsspH93wSHy3c",
	"mediaType": "image/jpeg"
}