Independent Engineer. Adjunct lecturer @NUSingapore. Love Open Web, Security, AI, Progressive Rock. Working on AIMX aimx.email. Email for AI agents.

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My talk at Ordinals Conf in Miami last month. Super interesting and so much more has evolved since.
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Amazing work with the DMC hardfork. Great work by the @defichain engineers, @prasannavl @bushstar et al. Not forgetting community too with all the relentless testings. The block tickover was smooth like butter – except for the minor issue with v4 validation slowdown. Patch will be released soon that addresses it. If you're running a masternode, esp. one with multiple on a node, look out for a patch soon. Incredible milestone. I remember talking about it for first time almost 2 years ago. Have had a few different attempts at achieving it. The current one is simply an amazing engineering feat! It also leaves rooms for more VMs. @prasannavl 's already looking at WASM-VM, which IMO a great choice. Great release management by the team. Stable node released 2 weeks ago and it remains until post-hardfork without any last minute patches. Once again, lots of respects to all of you builders and testers. Looking forward to EVM activation soon and getting myself ready for the barrage of creative dapps that will be unveiled!
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I’m one of the MtGox creditors. Will tweet once I receive my #Bitcoin. So far, nothing.
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At @cakedefi all 100% of users funds are accounted for. We do not operate fractionally, nor do we mingle user funds with operations funds. All funds fully segregated. All crypto platforms must be run this way, there's no other way!
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I do not agree with the decision made today at Cake Group to layoff a significant portion of our team members. A majority of whom affected are engineers and builders, whose skills and dedication are integral not only to our company’s progress but also to the industry at large. Their role in our collective achievements cannot be overstressed. To the team members we're losing: you have my deep respect and sincere wishes for your next chapter. Your contributions are immeasurable, and today's action does not reflect your value.
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DeFiChain is already one of the most decentralized blockchains out there. In an effort to take it a step further, I would like to propose an establishment of @defichain Technical Committee, consisting of Dr. Cagara, @mkuegi, @prasannavl & @uzyn. teddit.net/r/defiblockchain/…
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Speaking at Blockchain Fest Singapore 2023 today on DEX vs CEX. @cakedefi
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Developers are getting ready for @defichain! A common question that I have been receiving since the EVM update on #DeFiMetaChain, what should you learn to build @defichain smart contracts. Short answer: Solidity. DMC's goal is to be compatible with EVM & Web3.
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I deny Julian's posts. Cake is my baby and it has been tough for me. There are disputes between him and I regarding the conduct of company's affairs that could not be constructively resolved internally. As these matters are now before the court, it is inappropriate for me to comment more at this time.
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Have had many rounds of intense reviews on @defichain readiness for MetaChain. While MetaChain (EVM) is now feature-complete, including cross VM (xVM) safe token transfer (DVM <> EVM), the devs are working hard addressing stability and safety issues & getting DFI ready for mainnet upgrade. Testnet is one, it takes a lot more to get it ready for mainnet: – ensuring full compatibility with C++ & Rust (DVM is C++; EVM is Rust) – full crypto(graphy) compatibility across chains (e.g. pubkey validation across VMs) – some CS issues (periodic state flushing from mem to disks) – safe accounting of tokens across VMs, including block invalidation when accounting mismatches, and more. – compatibility and migration of existing blockchain and states to this mega upgrade. Just thought I would drop some updates here on what I have been sinking deeply into the past few weeks, while at the same time, cheering on and giving the devs plenty of love. We are all eagerly waiting for the next big thing for @defichain: EVM MetaChain upgrade!
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Julian’s false accusations on me delaying court proceedings Julian Hosp has made false representations on court proceedings during Bake Live published on Twitter Space and YouTube on 9 April 2024, I will address them here and share the facts. Julian mentioned that he wanted the Court to make the decision fast and since December 2023 and made disparaging comments accusing me of delay tactics. This is factually incorrect. Here's the truth of what transpired: 1. The first hearing for wind-up application (HC/CWU 253/2023) was scheduled for 22 December 2023. 2. Julian made an application to have it converted to writ action, which entails a much more elaborated and time-consuming legal process, often taking months or even years to conclude. How is it possible for the Court to make a decision in December 2023 as Julian alleged he wanted if he himself wanted it converted to a much longer process? Many asked why there were 2 court proceedings, this is why. 3. On top of that, on 18 December 2023, Julian applied for an extension of his filing for 5 weeks. He also further suggested that I take a further 5 weeks, in reciprocal for his request, to file my response, thus proposing a much longer timeline than originally scheduled  – well into March 2024 for the first hearing. How is it possible for the Court to make a decision in December 2023 as Julian alleged he wanted if he himself asked for delays and wanted the first hearing to be held in March 2024? 4. I opposed the writ action. Further informing him, and the court that the protracted timelines proposed by Julian would unnecessarily and unacceptably delay the resolution of our disputes. I want a swift outcome. 5. The Court allowed Julian’s time extension, but set a shorter timeline than what Julian proposed, setting the first hearing on 27 February 2024. 6. One workday before the first hearing, out of normal court procedures, Julian made an offer to sell his shares to me. 7. My counsels wrote to Julian’s to allow for time to consider his offer to sell and have the hearing be adjourned so a deal can be worked out. 8. It was very rushed as it was only one business day before the hearing. My counsels also wrote to the Court to seek adjournment. 9. Julian opposed my request to adjourn the hearing. One would question the rationale of that – making a sell offer and allowing no time for the buyer to consider and to respond. 10. The hearing on 27 February 2024 went ahead but only for a few minutes before the Court granted adjournment to allow time for consideration of Julian’s offer to sell. 11. I accepted Julian's offer to sell at the price he wanted, but no agreement was reached. The second hearing took place on 12 April 2024. Julian did not attend. More details on that later. It is interesting to note that while Julian made repeated claims that he does not wish to “wash dirty laundry in public”, he has made many disparaging, and very often false, accusations on me and on the proceedings publicly. I reserve my full legal rights and will address other matters in due course.
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DeFiChain is now up and stable again. Recommended upgrade for problematic node. If you find that your @defichain node running v2.4 keeps spending a long time reorganizing chains, switch to v2.5.0. It'll be stable. github.com/DeFiCh/ain/releas…
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1/3 My personal wishlist for @DeFiChain ecosystem in 2022: 1. Trustless or trusted bridge into other major blockchains. 2. Portfolio balancing app/bot, with DEX & Loan optimization – prevent liquidation while taking max. 3. Further extension of (2) into other blockchains.
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Had to fix the cooling systems today at @bake_io Ethereum mining farm. All worth it. Now we are 23% more efficient and mining rewards oh #ETH at @bake_io now start at day 0 with no warm ups.
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Had a call with @DFIblock1430640 on @defichain $DUSD. We shared the same views on the $DUSD observations and symptoms. The haircut proposal however is not clear to me. I do appreciate @DFIblock1430640 for thinking about it and speaking up. In the end, @defichain is decentralized. Ideas win by merit.
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#Bitcoin was $15 when I gave a talk about it 10 years ago. Anyone still have that $15 Bitcoin?
Who bought Bitcoin 10 years ago in 2012? GeekcampSG throwback: In 2012, when bitcoin was USD 15, @uzyn shared the cryptography aspects of bitcoin. DYOR. This isn't financial advice piped.video/xFeqZXjSCsI Inspired? Submit a talk proposal for GeekcampSG papercall.io/geekcampsg2022
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Happy birthday @defichain. 1 year ago today the first block of @defichain was mined. Embedded on the first block of @defichain is this headline: "Financial Times 23/Mar/2020 The Federal Reserve has gone well past the point of ‘QE infinity" github.com/DeFiCh/ain/blob/m…
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$DFI/USD (@defichain) price feed is now supported by @chainlink on @Polygon . Coming soon to @ethereum, just in time for Wrytes (DeFi Options). docs.chain.link/docs/matic-a…
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Don’t want to be a party pooper, please please please remind yourself that this is very new launch, untested with significant fund, and decentralized. There could be “smart contract” or “blockchain” risks that are lurking in the dark. Don’t start FOMOing with borrowed money.
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We are witnessing the reversing of money printing & unwinding of massive crypto leveraging of the past 2 years both at the same time. Get ready for a wild ride.
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This week's focus on @defichain – Eunos upgrade release candidate prep. Features: 1. ICX & #Bitcoin atomic swap 2. New emission rate & foundation destruc 3. Oracle 4. Burn tracking 5. Lazy block reward calc (faster sync!) 6. Account change in Merkle root (safety) #NativeDeFi
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Last day at @cakedefi’s current office. It’s been a great place, taking us from a start-up to a scale-up. Looking forward to our new Cake-shaped office next week!
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Have you got your ERC20 $DFI ready? Uniswap liquidity mining rewards launches tomorrow at 1% rate. Full 100% reward starts in 2 weeks after that. Further your horizon view, big things coming at @defichain. Will be sharing them at Thursday tech talk.
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What a beautiful table! @cakedefi is taking over the table of the top poker live stream at the @HCLPokerShow for the next few weeks. Watch at piped.video/watch?v=XD2stKXS… Looking forward to playing there myself one day.
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Quick update on @defichain Eunos testnet status: testnet has been upgraded but had some minor issues, primarily centered around the Merkle root safety update, that was not found earlier on on regtest. Most other features are fine. Will update again soon. github.com/DeFiCh/ain/releas…
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In a surprise turn of events, 1 business day before the court hearing yesterday, Julian Hosp made an offer for me to buy over the entirety of his wife and his Cake Group shares, thereby allowing them both to exit Cake Group. Even though the offer came outside of the usual document submission window for court proceedings, I am putting in serious consideration in taking up the offer by Julian. Court was therefore adjourned.
Cake Group CEO offers to sell stake to former CTO in court hearing buff.ly/3TcRhMQ
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If you run @defichain masternodes, install this patch so you would be validating at peak capacity. Thanks @bushstar for the speedy patch.
DeFiChain 4.0.1 has been released. This fixes an issue where some mining nodes were unable to mine a block. Only affected nodes where the first operator did not belong to an enabled masternode. github.com/DeFiCh/ain/releas… #DeFiChain
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Major upgrade coming up for @defichain Perfectly timed with the reemergence of #Bitcoin meta protocol developments. If you’ve met and talked to me this week, you could probably tell how happy I am with the builders’ activities in the space. So many projects already happening on MetaChain waiting for mainnet launch, very similar to that of #Bitcoin Protocols and projects popping up so rapidly. Builders keep on building! Ignore price, ignore charts. Do what we do best and love. ❤️
Curious about MetaChain’s awaited release and its significance for DeFiChain? Here’s a deep dive from our recent Tech Talk with @uzyn 1️⃣ Development Breakdown: From inception to a stable node. 2️⃣ Navigating the Complexities of #MetaChain Integration 3️⃣ Strengthening MetaChain: A Focus on Security & Stability 4️⃣ The MetaChain Journey: A Glimpse into the Future Check out our latest blog post for more information: blog.defichain.com/metachain…
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Some of the @defichain nodes are taken out during 2.10 (Fort Canning: Great World) hardfork. The negative $DUSD loan rates will start as soon as blockchain is verifiably stable. The nodes that are online appear to be operating fine.
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Enjoyed the session at @bloomberg APAC Blockchain Forum where I shared about the various use cases of blockchain. Day 2 tomorrow and we'll be having @julianhosp sharing about #DeFi. @cakedefi
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Hiring hackers for special projects! You will be working directly with me at @cakedefi👾 Going from ideation to shipping in 4-6 weeks, includ. learning new langs, concepts, designs, dev, servers and all. Super rapid pace, high satisfaction – because your work ships! Reach out!🚢
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Ready to rock and roll at @sgfintechfest with @cakedefi Enterprise! See you tomorrow!
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An amazing day for @defichain's engineering team. 1. Eunos Paya upgrade for @defichain is shipped. Upgrade by block 1,072,000. github.com/DeFiCh/ain/releas… It brings long-term staking. 2. USDC-DFI liquidity pool. Full LM rewards in 2 weeks. 3. Conclusion of DFIP results. All passing!
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Cake DeFi is up now. Database maintenance & performance tuning can take an unpredictable long time. Thanks for your patience, and thanks for the amazing engineers working overnight to bring the site up again. @cakedefi
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Lest we forget. Crypto & #Bitcoin are not invented for the billionaires but for everyday people as a free monetary system. The shills and the memes can be fun, or devastating, be reminded, always, that none of that alters the fundamentals one bit. It has been this way for 12 yrs.
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We have awarded 3 more bug bounties for @defichain for a total of 8,000 DFI. All of them are researched & disclosed responsibility by Dr. Daniel Cagara. All 3 of the bugs are already fixed and safe on @defichain mainnet. defichain.com/bug-bounty/
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Very honored to be working with an amazing team of engineers committed not only to building the best products for our users, but also to contributing our resources in pushing the boundary in #web3 space. Read about @cakedefi's R&D arm Birthday Research. partners.wsj.com/cakedefi/cr…
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The developers of @defichain have been working extremely hard to deliver the next upgrades and products. Thank you. We are all very excited for the what’s to come over the next weeks and months. @prasannavl @FuxingLoh
🧑‍💻📈 We've just released our developer activity report for the top #crypto assets showing innovations over the past month. Our top 10 list of assets: 1) @Mdexswap #Mdex $MDX 2) @defichain #DefiChain $DFI 3) @PancakeSwap #PancakeSwap $CAKE 👇 (Cont'd) insights.santiment.net/read/…
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We have the largest ever voting round at @defichain this month with 10 community fund proposals (CFPs) and 2 DeFi improvement proposals (DFIPs). github.com/DeFiCh/dfips/issu… This is what blockchain is all about – open innovation. Amazing seeing how many community projects we have now
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Major movement at @defichain rich list. explorer.defichain.io/#/DFI/… Just prepared the foundation wallet to be destroyed as Eunos upgrade is around the corner (26h away). 265.7 million DFI ($825m worth) are now converted to token ready to be nuked as Eunos drops tomorrow.
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