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This week, we discuss how Kinode simplifies blockchain application development by abstracting away infrastructure setup, allowing developers to focus on core application logic. We highlight Goldfinger's zk-Rollup template and chess game as an example, noting how Kinode's architecture facilitates better UX and seamless composition of on-chain logic and off-chain interactions in a multi-rollup future. Links Develop on Kinode: https://book.kinode.org Project Lead Basile: https://twitter.com/basileSportif Lead Dev Doria: https://twitter.com/m_e_doria Developer Goldfinger: https://twitter.com/golfinger_kino Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/guqKRnPup7
This week we discuss Barter, an LLM-powered NFT negotiator app built on Kinode. We discuss the app's functionality, creative "prompt hacking" possibilities, and broader implications. Barter allows users to set up a Telegram bot to automatically negotiate NFT sales based on customizable parameters. The discussion touches on the potential for AI to engage in financial transactions, the need for extensive testing around prompt injection risks, and the power of Kinode's permissionless and iterative development environment. Links Develop on Kinode: https://book.kinode.org Project Lead Basile: https://twitter.com/basileSportif Lead Dev Doria: https://twitter.com/m_e_doria Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/guqKRnPup7
In this week's Kinode Office Hours, we're joined by Trent from Holium to discuss their new project MemeDeck, a platform for AI-powered meme generation and curation. The conversation explores the nuances of building decentralized applications, and how Kinode's modular architecture allows developers to choose which components should be centralized versus decentralized for optimal user experience and scalability. Trent shares insights into Meme Deck's architecture, which leverages Kinode for user data storage and identity while relying on centralized services for compute-intensive tasks like meme generation and search. The team also dives into Holium's vision for a decentralized AI infrastructure, where users can contribute their GPU power to train models and execute tasks, earning rewards in the process. Basile and Doria emphasize the importance of ergonomics and the "build another app" principle in designing developer-friendly systems that can compete with centralized platforms. Tune in for a fascinating discussion on the future of decentralized AI, the power of memes, and the role of Kinode in enabling a new wave of Web3 applications. Develop on Kinode: https://book.kinode.org Holium Corp: https://twitter.com/holiumcorp MemeDeck: https://twitter.com/MemeDeckApp Project Lead Basile: https://twitter.com/basileSportif Lead Dev Doria: https://twitter.com/m_e_doria Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/guqKRnPup7
In this week's Kinode Office Hours, we dive into the philosophy and rationale behind Kinode's 0.6 release, a major milestone on the path to the highly-anticipated 1.0 version. We discuss the importance of achieving a stable, backwards-compatible API as early as possible in the development process. Drawing parallels to Ethereum's unwavering commitment to backwards compatibility, we highlight how this approach forces the team to build real applications from day one, ensuring that the system can actually support the intended use cases. Develop on Kinode: https://book.kinode.org Project Lead Basile: https://twitter.com/basileSportif Lead Dev Doria: https://twitter.com/m_e_doria Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/guqKRnPup7
In this week's Kinode Office Hours, we take a deep dive into the future of blockchain scaling solutions. We explore a world where deploying a custom zkEVM rollup is as easy as spinning up a VPS, with Kinode providing the infrastructure to make it possible. The discussion covers the spectrum of Layer 2 solutions, from fully decentralized rollups to more centralized validiums and read-only "oracle" services. Throughout, the theme is lowering barriers to entry and enabling a proliferation of application-specific chains, all seamlessly integrated. Develop on Kinode: https://book.kinode.org Project Lead Basile: https://twitter.com/basileSportif Lead Dev Doria: https://twitter.com/m_e_doria Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/guqKRnPup7