Today, we’re introducing the Terminal. Pay anyone and any project on Github.

Lately @NoahCitron been cooking some Helios updates 👀 I’m also glad to have made a contribution to this release

The code for integrating a light client in a TypeScript wallet literally fits in a screenshot.

Big update for your favorite Ethereum light client, Helios! Check out Noah's thread for more regarding performance improvements, a new TUI, TypeScript bindings, and more.

Helios 0.9.0 is now available! This release is packed with new features and improvements: • A functional TUI • Historical block access support • Parallel transaction processing • TypeScript bindings on NPM • A new interface for custom VM integrations

a16z account is compromised. Please do not engage. X has been notified.

1/ Some personal news! I’m joining the absolutely relentless team at @merit_systems to help build a new, enduring financial stack for open source software. When I asked myself what I wanted to do next with my career (and my life) I had a couple of boxes to check: I knew I wanted to tackle hard problems. I knew I wanted to write and tell stories about tech. And I hoped I could do this with friends. And also, preferably with people at least a foot taller than me, so I could be protected if the AI doomers are right (jk). So when @samrags_ reached out about joining Merit, I was in. Joining the team feels like coming home in a lot of ways: I’ve known Sam since working with him at @a16z, where I witnessed him ship open source software projects used and loved by countless developers. If you know Sam, you know he’s not just a great engineer, but the kind of guy who will run through walls to solve any challenge. Through Sam I met @ryanfsproule, who shares Sam’s tenacity and commitment to building high-quality software. They level up the entire team with their leadership – which is now made up of @0xMasonH (another friend and former a16z-er), @shafu0x (stablecoin savant), @jsonhedman (high-velocity Typescript guru), @alvaroecuesta (database resilience mastermind), and @zdql__ (member of the open source AI special forces). Merit’s first releases are coming very soon, so you should follow our team’s account for updates. Can’t wait to share what we’ve been building.

Therapist: How bad are your trust issues? Me: I run Helios on all my devices.

Walletbeat now automatically deploys to IPFS, then updates ENS records. Yes, it uses Helios as a light client when interacting with the chain. Imagine 𝘯𝘰𝘵 using a light client in 2025. Utterly inconceivable, especially for wallets, right?

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