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atalw | 7 months ago | on: From the Tensor to the Transformer: Building the AI stack from first principles

For someone that is learning AI, what else should be included?

atalw | 3 years ago | on: Zero knowledge proofs in RISC-V

This looks really interesting. Could you please ELI5?

atalw | 3 years ago | on: What does HN think about Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies?

Bitcoin does many things right but it's also really lacking in some fundamental ways. It still can't be used as a form of currency. There are issues with scalability, mining being centralized, and the overall UX not being there yet. It may be easy to jump on a new project which 'fixes' all of these issues in theory but when the numbers start pouring in it'll also face the same or other issues. We've seen that play out before.

Projects take time to mature. I think there is innovation in areas which are facing problems and people are working on improving it so that it can actually be viable as a currency.

atalw | 3 years ago | on: What does HN think about Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies?

How so? Also is Zcash similar?

atalw | 3 years ago | on: What does HN think about Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies?

What problems related to distribution?

atalw | 3 years ago | on: Actual is going open-source

Share them with me too! Thanks.

atalw | 7 years ago | on: Show HN: Cryptare – Cryptocurrency Portfolio, Alerts and News for iOS

Thanks for the questions!

So to answer your first question, the reason why I don't autoload the .mp4 and .gif files is, as you said, because of the file size. Your suggestion of playing them on hover right inside the phone is much better than an external link button and I'll definitely update it to support that soon. I haven't implemented it yet just for simplicity.

And you're right, there are a few apps that are trying to tackle the same problem, each in their own way. This means that there already is a good market for this sort of product and that it is expected to grow. What I felt missing in most of them is accuracy, detail or ease of usability or even all of them.

In Cryptare, there is a high emphasis on accuracy for the Portfolio management. For example, when you enter a transaction, you have the option to enter the exchange the transaction was done on. What Cryptare does is that when it calculates the price change, it uses the price directly from the exchange instead of the global market average price (as most other apps do). This reduces the chances of inaccuracies. There are 100+ exchanges supported with all their listed trading pairs and this list keeps growing.

You can compare the prices of a cryptocurrency across exchanges very easily and on a good day this can save 20% on a crypto purchase.

On many other apps, price alert notifications are received with a delay. This is not the case with Cryptare. Exchange-specific alerts are also a highlight.

This is just the start as there are many more features on the list. Web and Android versions are coming soon as well, so cross-platform management would become seamless.