Pantera Capital is talking about tokenized assets and AI agents taking on more commercial activity. But if agents are going to carry out transactions, we need to talk about the limits of what they can do... An agent having the ability to transact doesn't mean it should have unlimited access 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗟𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻. It lets us define what AI agents are allowed to do, set boundaries on their permissions, and track the transactions they carry out. At @RialoHQ’s Oct 7 Builder Hub, we saw a project tackling one of the key questions around AI agents: how to define their permissions and track their transactions. 𝗣𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼𝗸𝗲𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝗜 𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 👇 youtu.be/MFx-15p-7P0?si=z0-K…

𝗦𝗼, 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗲𝘅𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗺𝘂𝗺𝗽𝟮𝗽? ∞ Developed by @get_optimum , mump2p is a P2P protocol that helps Ethereum block data reach other computers across the network faster Rather than relying on GossipSub alone, it uses Random Linear Network Coding (RLNC) to make block data propagation more efficient. It's now live on Ethereum mainnet, delivering block data 2.5–3.5× faster on average.

𝗢𝗣𝗧𝗜𝗠𝗨𝗠 𝗫 𝗕𝗟𝗢𝗖𝗠𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗦: 𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗡𝗘𝗘𝗗 𝗧𝗢 𝗞𝗡𝗢𝗪 Optimum has officially entered Ethereum mainnet after 12–15 months of testing with validator partners. Founded in spring/summer 2024, the project aims to make blockchain networking more efficient. 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐞'𝐬 𝐚 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦. 👇 𝗠𝗔𝗜𝗡𝗡𝗘𝗧 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗚𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗦 - ~$3.4B in TVB, covering ~22,000 validators and 1.42M ETH - TVB is doubling about every two weeks - Blocks propagate ~3x faster on average - Most of Ethereum's top 20 validators have registered, adopted, or are onboarding 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗟𝗟𝗘𝗡𝗚𝗘 Ethereum's bottleneck isn't just computation. Hundreds of thousands of validators must synchronize within 12 seconds, while libp2p's repeated data transmissions contribute to congestion. The Ethereum Foundation took over its maintenance after other maintainers were no longer available 𝗛𝗢𝗪 𝗠𝗨𝗠𝗣𝟮𝗣 𝗛𝗘𝗟𝗣𝗦 Optimum encodes data into mathematical equations to reduce duplication and improve transmission efficiency. Muriel Médard describes the method as mathematically optimal. It also leverages existing internet infrastructure instead of requiring expensive, dedicated systems 𝗩𝗔𝗟𝗜𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗢𝗥 𝗕𝗘𝗡𝗘𝗙𝗜𝗧𝗦 - Setup takes around 20 minutes - Compatible with all consensus and execution clients - Runs alongside libp2p, so either system can continue if the other fails - Delivers benefits roughly 90% of the time - Free for validators The team's message: "Speed is money." THE TEAM Muriel Médard is an MIT professor and member of scientific and engineering academies in the US, UK, and Germany. Kent Lin has been in crypto since 2017, with experience at McKinsey, GSR Ventures, and the Harvard Blockchain Club. He also founded McKinsey Crypto DAO. 𝗠𝗘𝗩 & 𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧'𝗦 𝗡𝗘𝗫𝗧 Faster networking can create advantages in block value, MEV, and arbitrage. Optimum sees potential beyond ~$100B in staked ETH, extending into trillion-dollar trading markets. The roadmap includes deeper Ethereum adoption and expansion to other chains, with the next network announcement coming soon. 🃏 𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗕𝗢 𝗖𝗔𝗥𝗗𝗦 A collection of 999 soulbound NFTs distributed gradually through partner events and AMAs, with some reserved for the Blocmates community. gMum @get_optimum

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