Arno Laeven
@alaeven
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Founder European Decentralisation Institute https://t.co/hnUMhHBWDP You can find me on bluesky
Europe
Joined September 2009
If agency in a complex system is withheld from its agents, it will not have emergent properties. In such case the system is not truly complex and its outcomes are sub-optimal.
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I'll be in Brussels tomorrow for the @BlockchainforEU summit where I will host a panel on Defi. DM me if you'd like to meet up.
New partnership: EDI x @BlockchainforEU 🤝 Tomorrow we join the Blockchain for Europe Summit in Brussels Europe has strong digital rules, but still relies on infra it doesn’t control. Closing this sovereignty gap means leveraging decentralised, resilient rails In Brussels? DM
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Europe’s problem is not overregulation, it is the lack of digitalisation. => read our latest policy brief
eudecentralisation.org
Europe excels at writing digital rules, yet much of its backbone such as cloud, payments, identity, AI, etc. runs on non-European, highly centralised infrastructure. A new policy brief by the...
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0/ From scaling to identity to real-world assets, the Ethereum ecosystem keeps advancing forward. Here are 28 things the ecosystem accomplished over the last month. 1/ Bhutan becomes the first nation to anchor its national digital ID system on Ethereum, showing how governments
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It’s official! Yesterday’s high-level roundtable marked the launch of the European Decentralisation Institute With the @lisboncouncil , we explored how decentralisation turns sovereignty from ambition into capability. Five key takeaways👇 🧵
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We are alarmed by reports that Germany is on the verge of a catastrophic about-face, reversing its longstanding and principled opposition to the EU’s Chat Control proposal which, if passed, could spell the end of the right to privacy in Europe. https://t.co/015qmQnIS2
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30 years too late but still cool (thanks for the write up @jevgenijs)
Ok, let me try explaining (mostly to myself) what the x402 protocol, launched by Coinbase, means: ✔️ When you type a URL into the browser, your browser ("the client") tries connecting to a server that hosts the website (e.g., Bloomberg). If it successfully connects, the server
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We can finally unveil it... Blockchain meets Public Good 👐 📅 Sat, Oct 11, 2025 📍 Rome, Italy 🔮 By @v_era3 | Part of @urbeEth Village Approval required: https://t.co/S2D7zzUXat 20+ trailblazers. One essential conversation. How web3 transforms public goods and social
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I start to believe people who say crypto is only for criminals ;)
Nigel Farage is the lead speaker at a crypto conference in London next month
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Our co-founder @roman_beck highlights in this podcast (in German) that Europe urgently needs to develop its own discourse around decentralised technologies, rather than leaving it to China and US.
open.spotify.com
Cicero Podcasts · Episode
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Shell chose Ethereum before it was cool...
@iamDCinvestor Sony choose Ethereum VISA chose Ethereum PayPal choose Ethereum JP Morgan choose Ethereum Fidelity choose Ethereum Mastercard choose Ethereum SG choose Ethereum … for now.. CT KOLs choose scamming retail with a new ‘EtherIum-killa’ every week..
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Maybe the universe favours “independent self-replicating intelligent life” over human/AI tandem
AI done wrong is making new forms of independent self-replicating intelligent life AI done right is mecha suits for the human mind If we do the former without the latter, we risk permanent human disempowerment. If we do the latter, flourishing superinteligent human civilization
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Agents + TEE can be used as neutral arbiters of truth, particularly useful when the thing being arbitrated has fuzzy inputs. Could be unlock for DAO 2.0s - DAO sends agent what it wants resolved, it gets final say - grants, dispute resolution, etc. Who's building this?
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🚀 New Year, New Blockchain Opportunities! Applications for the 3rd & final cohort of the EBS are OPEN! 📅 Deadline: 31 Jan 2025, 23:59 CET 🔗 Apply: https://t.co/QTMM1ImlFg 📖 Recap: 🔹 Cohort 1: https://t.co/4LTYbwWput 🔹 Cohort 2: https://t.co/USIz9FyrJ9
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We zien in ons RTL Nieuwspanel-onderzoek een meerderheid voor een landelijk vuurwerkverbod. Voor velen is vuurwerk meer een overlast dan een traditie geworden.
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Does intelligence enable a more efficient convergence from low to high entropy? And if so, isn’t AI and AGI a logical next step in evolution?
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Algorithms already drive our decisions.
"As AI grows ever more capable, the belief — or fear — that it can substitute for human decision-making grows more prevalent."
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Matter is the ultimate modality for AI.
shit is about to get really really weird if agi and useful quantum computing timelines line up. add a little robotics into the mix and there’s a growing probability the world 25 years from now looks literally nothing like it does today.
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❓FAQ: What are the benefits of joining the Sandbox? Gain legal clarity, connect with regulators, receive expert advice, and showcase your blockchain innovation—all in a safe, collaborative space. 🚀 #Blockchain #EUBlockchain
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