Daniel Cukier

what are large language models actually doing? i read the 2025 textbook "Foundations of Large Language Models" by tong xiao and jingbo zhu and for the first time, i truly understood how they work. here’s everything you need to know about llms in 3 minutes↓

Biking up to Sintra today, I've met a man with his 19 year old daughter. He asked me about my work and suddenly we were talking for 20 minutes about @polkadot and crypto. This is when I realize I live in the right place. Love Portugal 🇵🇹

The Ethereum White Paper was revolutionary — but let’s not forget (or overlook) that we wouldn’t be celebrating Ethereum today without @gavofyork’s Yellow Paper and the real implementation of the protocol. Happy birthday @ethereum!

Ordinary peace comes when giving is mutual But when givers give endlessly to takers who only take, peace breaks — and the givers may burn out Unless they’ve sat long enough in silence, faced themselves fully Then giving asks for nothing They find real peace Takers remain in hell

JAM’s not just a tech upgrade. It’s a cultural shift unlocking what’s possible on Polkadot. @danicuki, core dev at @jamixir, shares why he ditched fintech to help build it and what JAM means for Web3.

🙏 Huge thanks to everyone who joined us at Web3 Summit 2025! It was an absolutely amazing event full of connection, and inspiration. We appreciate all the energy and vibe you brought!

Here is the @Polkadot dead chain hackathon presentation room. 55 teams, $100,000 in prizes. At @Web3summit Berlin thks to @joinwebzero

Here are the slides of my presentation / workshop at @Web3summit about "Implementing the @polkadot JAM Blockchain Protocol with @elixirlang" - feel free to share and reuse it docs.google.com/presentation/d…

It is a paradox to see that in an event such as @web3summit you can only buy lunch using a credit card (no cash or crypto acceptance).

Live: @gavofyork at the Web3 Summit: Polkadot Road Ahead Thread 🧵👇