Quentin Kniep
@qkniep
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Senior Researcher @anza_xyz • working on Alpenglow • Rustacean • IBRL • NFA • other interests: Cryptography, Privacy, Sustainability
Zurich, Switzerland
Joined August 2011
Calling Alpenglow "sub-second finality" is like calling an F1 car "faster than walking".
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RT @alessandrod: Product design is about trying to shill me “experiences” (now the default for search) for 6 months when I’ve literally nev….
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RT @TimGarcia0: Thanks to @TheWattenhofer @DiscoKobi and @qkniep for presenting today and answering question during the extra @SolanaFndn V….
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Is this true chat?. Boomers: work + no fun.Gen X: no work + fun.Millenials: work + fun.Gen Z: no work + no fun.
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that was quick.
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RT @SolanaFloor: 📊REPORT: In the last 7 days, over $230 million bridged from other chains to @Solana, including $146 million+ from Ethereum….
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RT @TimGarcia0: A great point here from @MaxResnick1 and it's worth repeating. The goal of the current vote on Alpenglow is to ship an MVP.….
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RT @DiscoKobi: Alpenglow is not the biggest upgrade in the history of Solana. Alpenglow is the biggest upgrade in the history of blockchai….
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RT @stevensarmi_: "Its called Solana, a blockchain that runs at the speed of light. Physics make it unstoppable, and the builders make it a….
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The same might be said about AI in the future.
The turning point in anime history is when the ratio of perverts to engineering nerds tipped in favour of the perverts.
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RT @TheWattenhofer: We're making progress with implementing Solana's new consensus protocol Alpenglow. We also just started the governance….
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Authors: Quentin Kniep, Kobi Sliwinski, Roger Wattenhofer Summary Alpenglow is a major overhaul of Solana’s core consensus protocol, replacing the existing Proof-of-History and TowerBFT mechanisms...
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