Local nodes, local indices, local models powering local agents. The Obol Stack is making decentralisation more user friendly than it’s ever been.
Glad to see Vitalik adjusting course from the idea that a handful of builders and ZK proofs keeps Ethereum sufficiently decentralised

The idea that ZK'ing means that running nodes doesn't matter is itself misleading imo (and I was misled by this for a long time)
You need to be able to not just verify the correctness of headers, but be able to read the chain, in a privacy-preserving and censorship-resistant

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Just now, a historic "closed-door" event occurred in the AI community.

Anthropic has officially banned access to OpenClaw using its own subscription plan!!!

Boris Cherny, the creator of Claude Code, announced: Starting at 3 PM EST on April 4th (3 AM Beijing time on April 5th), Claude will block all third-party tools; access to these tools will only be available through additional subscription plans or APIs.

[OpenClaw] This means that thousands of users who rely on OpenClaw for improvements...

Anthropic officially blocks OpenClaw, causing a global developer crisis within 24 hours.

Boris Cherny, head of the Anthropic Claude Code, announced that starting in April 2026 [...]
The article, "Anthropic Subscribes to Claude Code and Bans OpenClaw Lobster! From Now On, Third-Party Tools Will Only Be Available with Paid Quotas," was originally published on BlockTempo, the most influential blockchain ABMedia media.

Anthropic's subscription to Claude Code has banned OpenClaw! From now on, third-party tools will only be available with a paid subscription.

The most visible bitcoin buyers in the world are buying at near-record pace. It is not enough.
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