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01 / EXPLORE THROUGH TIME

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02 / CATCH UP

The conversation now

Popular stories, with attention fading over roughly two weeks.

Reticulum – Decentralized Mesh Network↗ reticulum.network · HN · 81 comments · 232 points · Aug 16, 2026
The Cryptographic World Computer↗ vitalik.eth.limo · HN · 1 comments · 9 points · Sep 27, 2026
Digital Sovereignty is written in PHP↗ thephp.foundation · HN · 2 comments · 43 points · Sep 02, 2026
Building a decentralized bulletin board (and accidentally reinventing Nostr)↗ en.andros.dev · HN · 0 comments · 41 points · Aug 31, 2026
Nostr vs. Fediverse vs. Bluesky: A Comparison of Decentralized Social Protocols↗ soapbox.pub · HN · 0 comments · 55 points · Aug 25, 2026

03 / GO DEEPER

Follow your curiosity

Find a particular story, revisit a year, or see what resonated.

Highest rated · the last 30 days

Digital Sovereignty is written in PHP↗ thephp.foundation · HN · 2 comments · 43 points · Sep 02, 2026
Building a decentralized bulletin board (and accidentally reinventing Nostr)↗ en.andros.dev · HN · 0 comments · 41 points · Aug 31, 2026
There is no such thing as full decentralization↗ en.andros.dev · HN · 0 comments · 25 points · Aug 31, 2026
Building a decentralized bulletin board (and accidentally reinventing Nostr)↗ en.andros.dev · HN · 0 comments · 21 points · Aug 30, 2026
The Cryptographic World Computer↗ vitalik.eth.limo · HN · 1 comments · 9 points · Sep 27, 2026
Show HN: Trading on-chain with 0 gas: A <1ms DEX router at 0.50% fees↗ rhopool.com · HN · 0 comments · 9 points · Sep 17, 2026
Decentralized Social Medias↗ github.com · HN · 0 comments · 6 points · Sep 22, 2026
Ask HN: What Makes Tokens Expensive?↗ news.ycombinator.com · HN · 9 comments · 5 points · Sep 17, 2026
Show HN: Proof-native smart contracts without a transaction archive↗ colosseum.com · HN · 0 comments · 4 points · Sep 26, 2026
Practical Decentralization↗ pfrazee.com · HN · 0 comments · 4 points · Sep 23, 2026

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