๐ŸŒป Spring โ€™23 ุงู„ู†ุธุงู… ุชุญุฏูŠุซ: Cryptographic Thresholds

ุงู„ุชุงุฑูŠุฎ: 2023-05-14

๐ŸŒป Spring โ€™23 ุงู„ู†ุธุงู… ุชุญุฏูŠุซ: Cryptographic Thresholds

DIGITALAX ุตูˆุฑุฉ ุจูˆุณุช

Imagine youโ€™ve read one too many Alice ูˆ Bob scenarios keeping up ู…ุน all ุงู„ latest LLM papers. This time, Alice is a visionary, building a decentralized ุณูˆุดูŠุงู„ media platform. Alice could be you. Sheโ€™s concerned about dwindling recognition ู„ู€ human accomplishment ููŠ an era ู…ู† large language models, ูˆ wants ุงู„ู‰ make sure that creators are recognized ูˆ rewarded ู„ู€ their work.

Now Bob, ุนู„ู‰ ุงู„ other hand, is a creatorโ€ฆ a would be end user ู…ู† Aliceโ€™s platform. He shares Aliceโ€™s sneaking stress about human creativity being displaced, humanity being replaced, ูˆ is skeptical a place exists where ุงุจุฏุงุนูŠ work is honestly valued ูˆ personal autonomy respected.

Autonomy over automation. Alice ูˆ Bob. Me ูˆ you. Weโ€™re all looking ู„ู€ threshold crossing moments that are interactive, programmatic, exist within a variety ู…ู† channels, ู…ู† mobile apps ุงู„ู‰ websites ูˆ physical displays, ูˆ are made up ู…ู† their own rules, characters ูˆ environments. Itโ€™s an all too rare approach, still, ุงู„ู‰ ุงุฒุงูŠ we handle ุงู„ wide variety ู…ู† screens we use ุงู„ู‰ connect, trade, ูˆ coordinate ู…ุน each other through increasingly autonomous worlds.

ููŠ these worlds, unique, irrevocable ูˆ valuable personal assets can be earned through ุงู„ completion ู…ู† a series ู…ู† challenging tasks ูˆ puzzle-like actions. Assets can have cultural value, they can be machines made ู…ู† metal or software that produce ุฌุฏูŠุฏ goods, carry ูˆ build status-value, ูˆ/or be almost entirely traditional ููŠ their extrinsic ูˆ intrinsic relevance. If traditional includes being entirely networked ูˆ verifiably autonomous. Here, specific types ู…ู† cryptographic mechanisms are essential, too โ€” both ู„ู€ validating which challengers ู…ู† tasks, ุณูˆุดูŠุงู„ media market activity, ูˆ other autonomous actions are authenticated ุงู„ู‰ unlock access ุงู„ู‰ conditional experiences or rewards, ูˆ ู„ู€ storing more dynamic ูˆ persistent decentralized records ู…ู† personal accomplishment ูˆ ุณูˆุดูŠุงู„ proof.

ู…ุน that perspective ููŠ mind, this Spring โ€™23 ุงู„ู†ุธุงู… ุชุญุฏูŠุซ is all about crossing thresholds, cryptographic ูˆ otherwise.

ูุงุดูˆู† ููŠ particular, as ุงู„ most directly commercial ูˆ all encompassing ุงุจุฏุงุนูŠ medium, has always reached markets through ุณูˆุดูŠุงู„ content. Influenced by cultural trends, political movements, ูˆ advancing tech. Long before ุงู„ internet, media has always been crucial ุงู„ู‰ propagating ูุงุดูˆู† trends, reshaping public perception ูˆ driving demand ู„ู€ whatever is ููŠ style at ุงู„ moment. ู…ู† print ุงู„ู‰ film, inspirational looks ูˆ influencer marketing, ุงู„ู‰ storytelling ูˆ editorial coverage showcasing ุงู„ next original must haves. We take a deeper look at ุงุฒุงูŠ ุณูˆุดูŠุงู„ media changes ุงุจุฏุงุนูŠ markets when more fully decentralized.

Entering an era ู…ู† media hyper-saturation, where creation, authentication, ูˆ access ุงู„ู‰ your message is ุงู„ market, ุงู„ ุณุคุงู„ weโ€™re all asking is: what sets you (ูˆ what you make) apart ู…ู† all ุงู„ confusion ูˆ noise?

Thatโ€™s ู„ูŠู‡, ู„ู€ ุงู„ past five months+ weโ€™ve built ู…ุน focused intention ุนู„ู‰ ู„ูŠู†ุฒ ุจุฑูˆุชูˆูƒูˆู„, Lit ุจุฑูˆุชูˆูƒูˆู„ ูˆ Stable Diffusion.

ุฅูŠู‡ ุงู„ู„ูŠ ุงุชุจู†ู‰ุŸ

Released only a few weeks ago, Chromadin is a 24/7 microcontent collection site , meant ู„ู€ casual channel surfing ู…ุน integrated ู„ูŠู†ุฒ features ูˆ a multiscreen display ู„ู€ dashboard analytics, streaming videos, curated creator ุณูˆุดูŠุงู„ feeds ูˆ exclusive generative ุฐูƒุงุก ุงุตุทู†ุงุนูŠ NFT drops. All ููŠ a retro-futuristic synthwave style that stands its ground ููŠ a sea ู…ู† generative carbon copy designs.

It was built ุงู„ู‰ stoke anticipation ู„ู€ ุงู„ beta release ู…ู† ุงู„ Dial, ูˆ serve as a funnel ู„ู€ niche micro-influencers, micro-brands, designers & ุงุจุฏุงุนูŠ collectors ู…ู† outdated ุณูˆุดูŠุงู„ networks ุงู„ู‰ ุฌุฏูŠุฏ, ู„ูŠู†ุฒ based, decentralized ุณูˆุดูŠุงู„ media โ€” seeding ุงู„ ุงู„ู…ุฌุชู…ุน we want ุงู„ู‰ see throughout ุงู„ ุงู„ู†ุธุงู….

Rolled out alongside Chromadin is ุงู„ Creator Dispatch, a comprehensive Drop Management System ู„ู€ minting ูˆ overseeing collections ุนู„ู‰ ุงู„ โ€˜din. ุฌุฏูŠุฏ features set ุงู„ู‰ go live include token gated ุจูˆุณุชุงุช ู…ุน ุนู„ู‰-chain encrypted content management. Here, designers can specify unique conditions ู„ู€ their drop collectors ูˆ holders ุงู„ู‰ unlock ูˆ interact ู…ุน private ู„ูŠู†ุฒ publications ูˆ content. If you are a $MONA, PODE, Genesis or other DIGITALAX ุงู„ู†ุธุงู… token holder, stay tuned ู„ู€ exclusive content drops available ุงู„ู‰ you through ุงู„ DIGITALAX ู„ูŠู†ุฒ account .

Since ุงู„ early days ู…ู† ุงู„ ุจุฑูˆุชูˆูƒูˆู„, ุงุจุฏุงุนูŠ computation through local microfactory co-ops ู„ู€ textile manufacturing has been a core focus, ูˆ a guiding ุซุฑูŠุฏ ู„ู€ ุงู„ direction ู…ู† ุงู„ ุงู„ู†ุธุงู… as a whole. Bringing greater decentralization ุงู„ู‰ physical print ูˆ apparel production is essential ู„ู€ unbundling ุงู„ traditional ูุงุดูˆู† industry. Likewise, ensuring that ุงู„ current supply ู…ู† GPUs arenโ€™t able ุงู„ู‰ be chokepointed by monolithic ูˆ anti-competitive platforms, is required ู„ู€ decentralized product fulfillment ุงู„ู‰ meet its market potential .

ุงู„ first instance ู…ู† ุงู„ Decentralized Fulfillment Network will be live within ุงู„ Chromadin storefront, ูˆ soon after within ุงู„ Dial, ุนู„ู‰ beta release. Designers can build direct relationships ูˆ repeat business ู…ุน local fulfillers over ุงู„ long term, ู…ุน greater choice ูˆ autonomy ู„ู€ quality control, material use, unique customisations, ูˆ sustainable production options.

One ู…ู† ุงู„ more interestingly technical aspects ู…ู† ุงู„ network is ุงู„ inclusion ู…ู† Lit ุจุฑูˆุชูˆูƒูˆู„โ€™s autonomous functions ู„ู€ threshold cryptographic features being enabled within ุงู„ storefront architecture. Private address ูˆ fulfillment records can be shared ุนู„ู‰-chain between buyers, creators ูˆ those within ุงู„ fulfillment network directly, without ุงู„ need ู„ู€ a custodial intermediary.

This fulfillment tooling will also be released as an open source SDK so that other ecosystems ูˆ protocols within ุงู„ web3 ูุงุดูˆู† ูˆ manufacturing ุงู„ู…ุฌุชู…ุน can also directly offer decentralized fulfillment ู…ุน ุงู„ guarantee ู…ู† secure ูˆ private transaction data.

ุงู„ Dial has been ููŠ production since late 2022. ุงู„ dAPP is built ุนู„ู‰ ู„ูŠู†ุฒ ุจุฑูˆุชูˆูƒูˆู„ as an ุฐูƒุงุก ุงุตุทู†ุงุนูŠ ุณูˆุดูŠุงู„ canvas, ูุงุดูˆู† ู…ุญุฑุฑ ูˆ discovery platform ู„ู€ creators ู…ุน fully decentralized content publishing ูˆ ุณูˆุดูŠุงู„ messaging. Maybe youโ€™ve seen some ู…ู† our sneak peeks?

DIGITALAX ุตูˆุฑุฉ ุจูˆุณุช

It incorporates all features ุนู„ู‰ ู„ูŠู†ุฒ, XMTP private messaging, decentralized fulfillment storefront ูˆ purchase functionality, local ูˆ web API based Stable Diffusion integrations, ุฐูƒุงุก ุงุตุทู†ุงุนูŠ image ูˆ prompt search functionality ูˆ a connected Blender plugin templating design system.

Although development has been finalized, Beta release is set ุงู„ู‰ roll out once a threshold level ู…ู† curated creators ูˆ activity has been established ุนู„ู‰ Chromadin. All DIGITALAX ุงู„ู†ุธุงู… holders will be granted early access ุงู„ู‰ ุงู„ Dial whitelist beta.

ุฅูŠู‡ ุงู„ู„ูŠ ุจูŠุชุจู†ูŠ ุฏู„ูˆู‚ุชูŠุŸ

DIGITALAX is collaborating ู…ุน Lit ุจุฑูˆุชูˆูƒูˆู„ ุงู„ู‰ build out an open source Event Listener SDK, ู…ุน development commencing shortly. This SDK enables developers ู…ุน an easy interface ุงู„ู‰ integrate ุงู„ Lit Event Listener into their dApp, subscribe ุงู„ู‰ ุนู„ู‰-chain actions ูˆ automate ุงู„ responses through triggered callback functions ูˆ ุงู„ use ู…ู† PKPs (Programmable Key Pairs).

ููŠ simpler terms, currently users must sign every ุนู„ู‰-chain interaction within a dAPP. This has been essential ู„ู€ maintaining personal wallet autonomy ูˆ asset ownership, however, it has also often caused major UX pitfalls ู„ู€ onboarding ูˆ familiarizing ุฌุฏูŠุฏ users ู…ุน products ูˆ tooling within web3 ูˆ ููŠ many cases preventable wallet drainings through accidental signing.

Until recently, there has been no secure ูˆ intuitive alternatives ู„ู€ comprehensible account abstraction that still maintains individual determination ูˆ ุญูˆูƒู…ุฉ โ€” essential within ุงู„ era ู…ู† ุฐูƒุงุก ุงุตุทู†ุงุนูŠ generated content, deep fakes ูˆ misinformation, where signed messages are one ู…ู†, if not ุงู„ only, secure mechanisms ู„ู€ preserving ูˆ authenticating truthful account interactions. ุงู„ need ู„ู€ conditional cryptographic signing ูˆ novel approaches ุงู„ู‰ ุณูˆุดูŠุงู„ coordination is paramount ู„ู€ building scalable self-sovereign web3 ูุงุดูˆู†, creator, ุฐูƒุงุก ุงุตุทู†ุงุนูŠ ูˆ local production driven industries.

ู…ุน this SDK ูˆ Litโ€™s framework, cryptographic thresholds can be set ู…ุน predefined conditions ูˆ strategies that automate ุงู„ signing ู…ู† transactions ุนู„ู‰-chain within scoped contracts ูˆ environments.

ู…ุน support ู„ู€ both browser ูˆ nodejs, here is a diagrammatic overview ู„ู€ a deeper perspective into ุงู„ initial architecture:

DIGITALAX ุตูˆุฑุฉ ุจูˆุณุช

ุงู„ Labyrinth SDK extends ุนู„ู‰ ูˆ makes use ู…ู† ุงู„ Event Listener SDK ุงู„ู‰ translate threshold cryptography into conditions based ุนู„ู‰-chain quests ูˆ ุณูˆุดูŠุงู„ graphs.

Here, clusters ู…ู† ุนู„ู‰ ูˆ off chain interactions can be specified as sub-milestones ูˆ checkpoints that when completed unlock personal ุนู„ู‰-chain assets. Conditions based cryptography ensures that quest-challengers only access information or assets if they meet specific conditions, whether earned or pre-defined.

Labyrinth serves as a platform ู„ู€ micro brands, designers ูˆ ุงุจุฏุงุนูŠ consumers ุงู„ู‰ develop ูˆ showcase their own content, products ูˆ messages within dynamic experiences, where loyalty ูˆ personal stake is made more engaging through game-like mechanisms, ูˆ rewarded both intrinsically ูˆ extrinsically over time. It also directly supports designers who choose ุงู„ู‰ build their own autonomous worlds ูˆ ุงู„ู‰ reward user interactions.

ุงู„ first demo ู…ู† Labyrinthโ€™s capabilities will be shown through Chromadin, ูˆ extended ุนู„ู‰ through ุงู„ Dial, combining decentralized ุณูˆุดูŠุงู„ media interactions ูˆ financial transactions ู…ู† apparel ูˆ print NFT storefronts into questified data ู…ุน relevant value ู„ู€ creators, developers, LLM compute grant givers, ูˆ consumers alike.

DIGITALAX ุตูˆุฑุฉ ุจูˆุณุช

ุงู„ู‰ be released mid next month at ุงู„ completion ู…ู† ุงู„ Chainlink Spring hackathon is Legend. Legend builds ุนู„ู‰ ู„ูŠู†ุฒ ุจุฑูˆุชูˆูƒูˆู„ ูˆ uses Chainlinkโ€™s dynamic NFT architecture ูˆ Verifiable Random Function (VRF) ุงู„ู‰ offer a P2P grant framework ู„ู€ promoting more effective, informed, instant ูˆ reliable allocations ู…ู† grants ูˆ resources within web3.

Here, builders, projects, creators ูˆ designers can make ุจูˆุณุชุงุช ุงู„ู‰ ู„ูŠู†ุฒ ุจุฑูˆุชูˆูƒูˆู„ detailing their proposed grant along ู…ุน ุงู„ individual contributor allotment, mirror based referral % ูˆ evolving gen ุฐูƒุงุก ุงุตุทู†ุงุนูŠ NFT metadata. When these ุจูˆุณุชุงุช are collected ู„ู€ their specified amount, ูˆ proliferated through mirrors, a referral fee % ู…ู† ุงู„ final grant amount is awarded. ุงู„ interlinked dynamic NFT evolves (random or pre-sequenced) ุงู„ู‰ include specific data ู…ู† ุงู„ profiles ู…ู† collectors ูˆ mirrorers creating a unique ูˆ shared narrative ู…ู† ุงู„ projectโ€™s journey. As contributions are translated into public ุนู„ู‰-chain patronage ูˆ visual emblems ู…ู† support, buy-ููŠ ุงู„ู‰ grant seekers ultimate success becomes more ู…ู† a ุณูˆุดูŠุงู„ coordination effort, expanding ุงู„ range ู…ู† ุงุฒุงูŠ many participants can benefit ู…ู† grants ู„ู€ web3 public goods.

DIGITALAX ุตูˆุฑุฉ ุจูˆุณุช

Itโ€™s long past time ู„ู€ us all ุงู„ู‰ rethink ุงู„ ูุงุดูˆู† industry, peeling back ุงู„ tech, manufacturing, business, media, ูˆ ุงุจุฏุงุนูŠ layers that hold it together. By developing ูˆ sharing advanced open-source tools, we cross a threshold into something entirely ุฌุฏูŠุฏ. ููŠ this era, defined by artificial intelligence, many multiplying screens everywhere, ูˆ machine-led manufacturing, itโ€™s becoming unavoidable ุงู„ู‰ recognize just ุงุฒุงูŠ important it is ู„ู€ each ู…ู† us ุงู„ู‰ have control over our tech, financial freedom, ูˆ ุงุจุฏุงุนูŠ expression.

Itโ€™s not just about keeping up ู…ุน ุงู„ pace ู…ู† change or staying ahead ู…ู† ุงู„ curve anymore. Itโ€™s about reshaping ุงู„ curve entirely, threading our own path through ุงู„ fabric ู…ู† ุงู„ future.

Have ุงุณุฆู„ุฉ or wanna chat more about whatโ€™s being built? Weโ€™re most active ุนู„ู‰ ู„ูŠู†ุฒ, Github ูˆ Discord :)

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