Emerging space industries are gaining momentum as launch costs plummet, unlocking profitable resource extraction and manufacturing beyond Earth. A standout development is lunar mining of Helium-3, a rare isotope essential for ultra-cold dilution refrigerators powering quantum computers. With terrestrial supplies dwindling from nuclear disarmament and prices soaring to approximately $20 million per kilogram, Finnish firm Bluefors has committed $300 million over ten years to secure supplies from startup Interlune. Interlune plans to deploy autonomous solar-powered harvesters, processing 100 tons of lunar regolith per hour, to extract the isotope embedded by solar wind over eons. “We are building quantum computers, for which we need cryogenic cooling that only one element, Helium-3, can provide,” notes Tomas Pueyo in his analysis. Additional promising sectors include zero-gravity pharmaceutical production and orbital AI data centers, signaling a vibrant, entrepreneur-driven space economy enabled by reusable rockets and private capital.
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Spiral, a firm supporting free and open-source bitcoin development since 2019, is championing Human Bitcoin Addresses (HBAs) under the proposed BIP 353 standard to transform bitcoin into everyday money. Authored by Conor Okus and Mat Balez, the initiative replaces cumbersome, error-prone wallet addresses like “bc1q0zv3j4kzv…” with intuitive formats such as ₿conorokus@twelve.cash, leveraging the secure Domain Name System (DNS) for seamless lookups. This innovation enables interoperable, private payments across on-chain, Lightning, and emerging protocols, without centralized servers or real-time coordination. “HBAs bring bitcoin’s usability up without dragging its principles down,” the authors note, emphasizing enhanced privacy, censorship resistance, and security via DNSSEC. By reducing transaction friction and unifying the ecosystem, HBAs promise to empower the next wave of users, fostering broader adoption while preserving bitcoin’s ethos. Early implementations in wallets like Phoenix signal growing momentum toward effortless, human-centric bitcoin transactions.
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In a blog post by Tim Dettmers, the AI researcher argues that artificial general intelligence (AGI) is unattainable due to physical constraints on computation, emphasizing that hardware improvements like GPUs have plateaued since 2018, with only minor one-off features remaining. He highlights how linear progress demands exponential resources, drawing parallels to biological limits in human intelligence tied to caloric intake. “Computation is physical,” Dettmers writes, noting that architectures like transformers are near optimal. He contrasts U.S. focus on frontier models with China’s emphasis on economic diffusion through practical AI applications, predicting the latter fosters broader productivity gains. Optimistically, this shift promises widespread innovation, empowering societies to harness AI for meaningful advancements in productive efficiency and well-being, metered by hardware boundaries.
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Unchained, a pioneer in collaborative multisig bitcoin services, has expanded support for diverse quorum options beyond the standard 2-of-3 setup, empowering users with tailored custody models. Authored by Director of Custody Education, Tom Honzik, the analysis categorizes quorums into center (balanced protection, like 2-of-3 and 3-of-5), left-of-center (enhanced recovery from loss), and right-of-center (stronger theft resistance). It distinguishes self-managed keys from agent-managed ones, including professional institutions and personal connections, while evaluating sovereign access and agent failsafes. “2-of-3 is typically ideal,” Honzik notes, minimizing complexity while eliminating single points of failure. Advanced arrangements, such as 2-of-4 enabling both sovereign access and failsafes, offer customizable security. This evolution promises user-centric bitcoin holding, with bespoke control over self-custody for individuals and organizations alike.
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Great roundup. The HBA piece on leveraging DNS for Bitcoin addresses is really clever,using existing infrastructure with DNSSEC for address resolution solves a UX problem without reinventing the wheel. Watched similar attempts fail because they tried to build entirely new systems instead of piggybacking on proven tech like DNS.