{
	"name": "Epochs End 458",
	"files": [
		{
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			"Epoch": "458",
			"series": "Epoch 400 to 478",
			"Frequency": "Every Five Days",
			"mediaType": "image/png",
			"Epochs End": {
				"Twitter": "https://twitter.com/EpochsEnd"
			},
			"Description": "Official NFT for Epochs End",
			"cheaper Than": "Therapy",
			"sponsored by": [
				"The Alexandria Project",
				"https://thelibrary.fun"
			],
			"epoch Synopsis 458.0": [
				"The one where we celebrated the 15th Anniversary of Bitcoin,",
				"whose genesis block was produced by Satoshi Nakamoto",
				"and contained the headline:",
				"'The Times 03 JAN 2009",
				"Chancellor on Brink of Second Bailout for Banks.'",
				"As this historic occasion arrived, rampant speculation",
				"about the approval of a Bitcoin ETF continued,",
				"where a headline from Matrixport about ETF rejection",
				"inspired a sharp market downturn to start the year,",
				"and everyone else spread rumors that",
				"approval would happen in the coming days",
				"SOON\u2122\ufe0f"
			],
			"read about the Anniversary": {
				"from Blockworks": [
					"https://blockworks.co/news/bitcoin-genesis-",
					"block-fifteeth-birthday"
				]
			},
			"read about the Matrixport report": {
				"from Coindesk": [
					"https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2024/01/03/",
					"bitcoin-spot-etf-proposals-to-be-rejected",
					"-by-sec-matrixport/"
				]
			}
		},
		{
			"src": "ipfs://QmaBq671VwtYaHQdwLMaRS9CXN3JqMkxeAzdw9xnV6GiJu",
			"mediaType": "image/png",
			"read about Fund 11": {
				"on the Official Site": [
					"https://projectcatalyst.io/funds/11"
				]
			},
			"Epoch Synopsis 458.1": [
				"The one where Project Catalyst Fund 11's",
				"Community Review stage closed, and assessors began",
				"their reviews of the reviews to determine",
				"their quality, as well as if people just used",
				"AI to farm ADA rewards for this civic duty.",
				"Voting will start on January 24, 2024."
			],
			"read all 927 Proposls in Fund 11": {
				"on Lidonation": [
					"https://www.lidonation.com/en/catalyst-explorer/proposals?",
					"p=1&fs%5B%5D=129&t=p&bs%5B%5D=1&bs%5B%5D=",
					"4000000&st=amount_requested%3Adesc"
				]
			}
		},
		{
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			"mediaType": "image/png",
			"Epoch Synopsis 458.2": [
				"The one where Cardano's flagship MBO, Intersect,",
				"announced a new round of funding for",
				"two further categories: one focussed on education",
				"and a general open category for creative ideas."
			],
			"the Announcement from Intersect": {
				"on Twitter": [
					"https://x.com/IntersectMBO/status/1742569634832765137?s=20"
				]
			}
		},
		{
			"src": "ipfs://QmdaFSQt87K1iVKAubpeQFFW8sTcn3hTCGP5rU25cRWryz",
			"mediaType": "image/png",
			"see the CIP": {
				"on GitHub": [
					"https://github.com/cardano-foundation/CIPs/pull/733"
				]
			},
			"Epoch Synopsis 458.3": [
				"The one where JSHy announced the release of a new CIP",
				"dedicated to mitigate advanced scam tactics,",
				"specifically those leading to users signing",
				"malicious transactions and losing their funds.",
				"In particular, transaction chaining, is recognized as",
				"a potential attack vector allowing scammers to",
				"take advantage of confusing or incorrect transaction",
				"summaries, and build malicious chained transactions",
				"that trick users into signing transactions",
				"they did not want to approve. The proposal introduces",
				"transaction caching into wallets and requires",
				"wallets display a clear warning when",
				"unable to provide a complete transaction summary."
			],
			"see the Announcement": {
				"From JSHy": [
					"https://x.com/JSHyCS/status/1742910198610554985?s=20"
				]
			}
		},
		{
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			"mediaType": "image/png",
			"Epoch Synopsis 458.4": [
				"The one where one of Cardano's largest Learn-to-Earn platforms,",
				"work.courses, continued to develop their infrastrcutre by",
				"adding Web2 logins for educators, and introduced a",
				"vault where participants can lock up $WORK tokens to",
				"recieve rewards. On this platform, users can enjoy",
				"both free and paid courses from creators",
				"in the ecosystem, and have the opportunity to",
				"purchase the paid courses with either",
				"$ADA or the native token $WORK."
			],
			"see the Announcement": {
				"from workingdeadNFT": [
					"https://x.com/workingdeadnft/status/1741884613562085721?s=20"
				]
			},
			"view Available Courses": {
				"on work.courses": [
					"https://work.courses/courses"
				]
			}
		},
		{
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			"mediaType": "image/png",
			"Epoch Synopsis 458.5": [
				"The one where the release of the KISEKI project inspired",
				"a heated community debate about the transparency of",
				"token allocations for project team members and advisors,",
				"particularly, the need to be explicit about when individuals",
				"are paid promotional sponsors as they are",
				"hyping, promoting, or shilling a token,",
				"but not publicly disclosing this financial information",
				"to the community."
			],
			"read about the Debates": {
				"concerning FREN": [
					"https://x.com/TheCardanoTimes/status/1742670601624473784?s=20"
				],
				"concerning KISEKI": [
					"https://x.com/TheCardanoTimes/status/1742011638067220984?s=20"
				]
			}
		},
		{
			"src": "ipfs://QmPoV23iH37oS5apiSzLWYHxkTETxrqo6soUK8tdemhJMv",
			"mediaType": "image/png",
			"see an Overview": {
				"from Tappy": [
					"https://cardanofeed.com/iagon-unveils-mvp-for-",
					"health-data-privacy-on-the-midnight-network"
				]
			},
			"Epoch Synopsis 458.6": [
				"The one where IAGON unveiled their MVP for",
				"Health Data Privacy on the Midnight Network.",
				"This initative features an interactive map displaying",
				"disease-related death counts based on selected",
				"years and diseases. Individuals may contribute",
				"health data with ensured privacy through zk-SNARKs,",
				"opening an opportunity for participation in",
				"medical breakthroughs, promising rewards, while",
				"guaranteeing the confidentiality of",
				"personal health specifics and identity."
			]
		},
		{
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			"mediaType": "image/png",
			"Epoch Synopsis 458.7": [
				"The one where THE APE SOCIETY made history as their",
				"Levvy platform for decentralized lending reached the highest",
				"24-hour loan volume ever recorded on Cardano.",
				"With an influx of activity from the SNEK community,",
				"Levvy saw 618,772 $ADA of volume in a 24-hour period."
			],
			"see the the Announcement": {
				"from Congo": [
					"https://x.com/ponziratti/status/1742565741075857489?s=20"
				]
			}
		},
		{
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			"mediaType": "image/png",
			"Epoch Synopsis 458.8": [
				"The one where COIN BUREAU released their long-anticipated",
				"video about the Cardano, highlighting the various",
				"strengths and weaknesses of the ecosystem as we move into 2024.",
				"This release inspired widespread debate among the community",
				"concerning the mis-representation of our ecosystem as",
				"some of the key information presented was outdated",
				"or only sourced from 'official' channels of",
				"the founding entities, rather than from",
				"community builders or participants.",
				"Many feared this depiction of Cardano would lead",
				"many outsiders to believe that Lace is our",
				"most promising wallet, or that Cardano Spot",
				"is our flagship dApp project leading into 2024."
			],
			"see Coin Bureau's Video": {
				"on Youtube": "https://youtu.be/j94hByFAaq0?si=iJth9TeCpi5LpqtE"
			},
			"see some of the Shortcomings": {
				"by Filip Blagojevi\u0107": [
					"https://x.com/filipblagojevi8/status/1743241611650249055?s=20"
				]
			},
			"see Coin Bureau's Video Accouncement": {
				"to read the comments \ud83c\udf7f": [
					"https://x.com/coinbureau/status/1742579361662869636?s=20"
				]
			}
		},
		{
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			"mediaType": "image/png",
			"Epoch Synopsis 458.9": [
				"The one where people began STARCH Mining again after a period",
				"where some assumed the project had passed it's expiration date,",
				"when in reality things were just getting cooking in the kitchen.",
				"The remaining mint for STARCH Miners opened up,",
				"and sold out the first round in approximately five seconds",
				"while a number of new developments were announced",
				"from Abstract Potato.",
				"The Starch Miner is the first native-asset miner",
				"on Cardano, utilizing a UTXO sidechain called",
				"STARCH-CHAIN, which is a Proof-of-Work blockchain",
				"for mining $STRCH. To participate in the system",
				"a user must own a STARCH Miner NFT.",
				"The goal of STRCH Mining is to maximize, and",
				"explore, the uses for Proof of Stake,",
				"Proof of Work, NFTs and Tokens in a fair and fun",
				"gamified environment."
			],
			"read the STARCH Whitepaper": {
				"on Starch.one": [
					"https://starch.one/whitepaper"
				]
			},
			"try the STARCH Mining Experience": {
				"with a Starch Miner": [
					"https://bit.ly/tapminer"
				]
			}
		}
	],
	"image": "ipfs://QmNZE97DC48aGNcEmJz7kNDZNmVqY2heDCr3hxPeHdbyBd",
	"mediaType": "image/jpeg"
}