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The always-relevant Marty Bent had Spiral developer Matt Corallo on his podcast this week to address the freaks about urgent Bitcoin mining matters.
To bring everyone up to speed, the concerns stem from recent sleuthing of the blockchain which revealed that some pools have been getting perhaps a little too cozy.
How do we know this? Well, everyone’s favorite snoop mononaut recently pointed out that an unusual percentage of Bitcoin’s mining reward was being consolidated under the control of a single custodian.
How bad is it? Well about 47% of the hashrate, on a good day. Yeah, pretty bad.
Now why in Satoshi’s name would they do such a thing, you ask?
C.R.E.A.M.
To begin with, have you looked at the hashrate chart lately anon? You practically can’t tell it apart from the US debt hockey stick. Backed by hardware advancement, public balance sheets, and increasing forays into cheap energy sources, Bitcoin mining has turned into an arms race. Since the Chinese mining ban of 2021, the network’s hashrate has more than quintupled.
The effects this has had on miners’ margins are self-explanatory. Everyone is squeezing each other out. The recent bear market saw a bunch of consolidation, particularly on the Western front. At the pool level, Foundry has been the biggest benefactor with nearly 25% of the current hashrate, down from 35% last year.
The reason they attained such dominance so quickly is something Bitcoiners are well acquainted with: volatility. In this case, it’s more often referred to as variance. Others call it luck.
Luck, under the conditions described above, can make or break your business. It’s the reason pools exist in the first place. Proof-of-work is a random process and randomness is the bane of cash flow. By combining your hashrate with others, you improve your odds and, perhaps, manage a more reliable revenue stream.
This is important because when your bills come due every month, your utility provider doesn’t care about your misfortunes. The tighter the margins, the more vulnerable you are. In today’s competitive environment, it’s a matter of survival.
What does any of this have to do with Foundry?
Well, it turns out another way to smooth over miners’ income is to adjust your pool’s payout scheme and completely remove variance from the equation. How? Simply pay them for their work regardless of how often you might mine a block. A process referred to as FPPS (Full Pay Per Share).
If that sounds expensive to you that’s because it is. The pool effectively has to front every payment out of pocket and hope they can pay themselves back with the blocks they eventually mine. If you hit a bad streak and your balance sheet isn’t strong enough to absorb the lack of revenue, you’re Sam Bankman fried.
Enter Foundry. Through a combination of uncanny timing, business savvy, and a DCG-sized war chest, they’ve created a financial moat around their pool operations that makes it very hard for smaller players to come in and compete.
Of course, it’s slightly more complex in practice, but that’s pretty much the gist of it.
Back to our little posse of pools and the mysterious custodian. Have you figured it out yet?
The same game is playing out on the other side of the pond. It’s very likely that the emergence of Foundry as a major player exacerbated the dynamics laid out above and forced smaller pools to capitulate.
The execution appears to be slightly different but it’s essentially the same model. We can validate that several pools now share the exact same block templates. This matches with reports that Antpool is offering white-labeling services.
That’s right — proxy mining is, apparently, a business model.
On top of this, the aggregation of coinbase outputs suggests that an even larger percentage of the hashrate seems to be financing their operations through the same provider.
To put it another way: a single entity writes the checks for almost half of the network’s hashrate.
Dollar dollar bill, y’all.
If what you say is true. The Shaolin and the Wu-Tang could be dangerous
As you would expect, this situation led some talking heads to raise some alarming questions about mining centralization. For context, this is not the first time mining gets awkwardly consolidated.
Seems every cycle there is a doomsday mining centralization brouhaha and like clockwork someone panics and says we should press the red button.
As I wrote in this week’s Weekly Re-Org, time is a flat circle. The Proof-Of-Work centralization Manbearpig comes out of his cave every cycle. It’s a seasonal happening.
What’s rather unusual is for one of the most senior developers in this space to go full DEFCON 1.
I will leave it to more serious journalistic outlets like the Bitcoin Bugle to speculate on the strange ties and coincidences between this outburst and recently announced mining ambitions.
Look, it’s not pretty. I think we can all agree that such a significant portion of the hashrate being at the mercy of a handful of bankers is gross. Bitcoin’s security relies on miners aligning with their financial incentives. If that is the outcome, something’s wrong and censorship resistance is at risk.
The reaction, though, is unwarranted. Bitcoin mining has followed noticeable growth patterns throughout its history and this particular one is not different. It is a market driven by economics and not by code. Inefficiencies arise at every stage and are subsequently dampened as the industry progresses.
I understand everything is a bug to the man with a keyboard but the current reality does not fit this framing.
Everyone applauds the work that has gone into StratumV2 to optimize the mining interface but it’s simply not an answer to our current predicament. Even if they can be custom, transaction templates are still permissioned. Pools can always reject any transaction they deem haram. Patronizing operators for showing little interest in the solution and miners for not demanding it is verging on hubris.
Custom transaction selection cannot be relied upon for censorship resistance. Only market mechanisms can realistically address this problem and it just so happens that Bitcoin is explicitly designed to be robust to mining majorities. Using fees, users create a financial incentive for competing miners to drive enough hashrate behind a transaction for it to be mined. Curiously, this implies that, in a perfect world, every miner is mining off of the same template: the most profitable one.
In practice, things are a little more, shall we say… spooky. As uncomfortable as this may be, censorship is inevitable. Following this week’s events, the writing is on the wall and while a lot of grief is given to Chinese miners, it seems most likely to come from our side.
By far the most disappointing aspect of this agitation is the endorsement of a change to the Proof-Of-Work algorithm. The threat being levied against us by the State as we currently speak makes the rhetoric around firing miners especially aggravating. It’s tone-deaf and shows a complete lack of discernment about the challenges before us. Divide and conquer, anyone?
To make matters worse, we know that throwing the baby out with the bath water is a recipe for disaster. Changing the algorithm. “Firing the miners.” It achieves nothing.
Again, the technocratic mind is blind to any issue not resolved by a pull request.
By going scorched earth, you ensure that only the most well-capitalized participants will ever participate in your game. Hashrate can be wiped away at the stroke of a key but technical prowess and large enough bags can endure nuclear winter. The ASIC manufacturer market likely resets to a single player, one who already specializes in custom algorithms. Monopolies relish nothing more than good old interventionism to help shed the competition.
From a consensus perspective, the idea is so absurd it flies in the face of the entire premise of the system.
If Bitcoin requires social coordination to throttle the whims of the market and fiddle with its incentives, it is a failed project. Proof-of-work is an economic design, not a technical contraption you can fix with code.
Wu-Tang Financial
So what do we make of this then? Sit on our hands and wait for the situation to get worse?
Well, I can only humbly propose we begin to consider addressing market dynamics with market solutions. Diversify your bonds!
To the best of my understanding, the underlying issue is related to Bitcoin’s capital markets. Resourceful actors who quickly caught on to the issue faced by smaller mining operations have filled a hole in the market and, so far, have left no room for anyone else to operate. Economies of scale and the perceived risks associated with mining contributed to keep competitors at bay.
There is an opportunity here for a handful of ambitious players to bring balance to this market and allow pools to source capital without bending the knee to larger competitors. This won’t happen overnight. Relationships must be built and the general information asymmetry that has plagued this market must be addressed.
This is why we must stop burning bridges.
Of course, technical improvements can also be made to mitigate the underlying variance problems but they cannot remedy the growing pains of an immature market.
Bitcoin, in every respect, is going through its teenage years. No one wants to be told what to do and pushing one way will inevitably lead to resistance. Sure, there might be no rhyme or reason to what some participants decide to do but it’s not anyone’s place to decide for them.
The beauty scene is set to sparkle in 2024, as an industry is projected to reach approximately $580 billion by 2027. With fresh beauty marketing trends stirring up excitement, we’re seeing transformative ways brands connect with us.
From leveraging AI to taking action against climate change, these beauty marketing trends signify a dynamic shift in beauty marketing.
Let’s analyze one by one how the latest beauty marketing trends shape the industry and what their outcomes are.
Beauty Marketing Trends: Stay Ahead of the Curve in 2024
Captivating consumers in 2024 demands staying ahead of the curve – like always.
Before starting listing, this year’s trends are all about fresh approaches – embracing tech (especially AI), prioritizing sustainability, and celebrating inclusivity. Now, you’re invited to explore the marketing strategies that will propel your brand to the forefront of the beauty conversation, from personalized experiences to engaging new realities.
Build Brand Authenticity (The Hottest Beauty Branding Trend!)
Well-built branding is still the most effective way to optimize your marketing efforts. In other words, consumers are still savvy and seek connections with brands that align with their values and feel genuine. So much so that, we know that 81% of customers require trust in a brand before purchasing from them.
What do we refer to when talking about an authentic beauty brand? When a brand is authentic, it builds trust and loyalty with its audience – as a result, consumers become more likely to repeat purchases and be part of positive word-of-mouth marketing.
To build brand authenticity in beauty marketing, being upfront about ingredients, manufacturing processes, and sustainability efforts is a must. In addition to that, offering behind-the-scenes access to customers (by sharing glimpses into the company culture, product development process, and team) is a good call. At that point, we need to remind you that vegan and cruelty-free cosmetic brands are “naturally” better at building authenticity.
Take a look at one of the cruelty-free brands, CORPUS how clear about their products’ ingredients:
Revolutionize Beauty Marketing with AI and AR Transformation
Beauty and artificial intelligence (AI) are changing the way we engage with beauty companies. They’re using advanced AI to make lifelike digital models and online personalities for promoting beauty products, which work well with social media platforms. Augmented reality (AR) adds to this by making shopping more personal and letting people try out makeup virtually.
L’Oréal and Google have been leaders in providing their customers with augmented reality (AR) options, improving how people shop for beauty items online.
L’Oréal, through its ModiFace technology, now provides AI-powered virtual try-on capabilities on Amazon, allowing customers to see how different lipstick shades look on them using their mobile phone’s front-facing camera. With this technology, L’Oréal offers photo-realistic results and an accurate and engaging try-on experience.
Similarly, Google has expanded its AR beauty tools, directly enabling virtual try-ons for hair color and foundation from mobile browsers. This step has made augmented reality (AR) features easier to use, allowing customers to virtually try on different beauty products before buying them.
Google’s AR tools now cover a wide variety of beauty areas, like lipstick, eye makeup, foundation, and hair dye, and there are plans to expand these options to more products.
Take Action Against Climate Change
Sustainability is at the core of beauty brand marketing trends, with an emphasis on eco-friendly packaging, cruelty-free testing, and natural ingredients. Take Lush as an example of this commitment to sustainability, especially in how they handle packaging and raw materials. They strive for as little packaging as possible, with around half of their items being sold without any packaging. For the items that require packaging, 90% of the materials used are recycled.
Lush is also committed to sourcing ingredients in a sustainable way, which greatly reduces their impact on the environment.
Provide Live Shopping – Personalized Experience
Looking for an engaging shopping experience that goes beyond traditional e-commerce? Of course, the answer is live shopping!
As widely known, live shopping experiences are a new and highly powerful way for beauty brands to connect with consumers and drive sales. These experiences are interactive live streams hosted by influencers & brand representatives showcasing beauty products. Viewers can see the products in action, ask questions in real-time, and even purchase directly within the stream (on Instagram and TikTok especially).
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What’s more? Live shopping offers a more dynamic experience compared to static product images. Viewers/prospects can see how products look & perform and gain valuable insights before purchase. The ability to ask questions and get instant responses from influencers or beauty experts allows for a more personalized shopping experience.
Take Advantage of Social Media (It’s Your Playground!)
As you already know, social media platforms have become the main platforms for beauty marketing and creating new trends. Brands and users together shape the future of the beauty industry and eventually the beauty marketing strategies.
Through innovative beauty campaigns that capture the zeitgeist and partnerships with influencers for genuine endorsements, social media has shown itself to be the main source for reaching audiences, inspiring them, and turning those who watch into loyal customers.
Take teeth-whitening content as an example – that subject is a good example demonstrating social media being an ever-rising beauty marketing trend. Teeth whitening content on Instagram and TikTok has been generating millions of views, and thousands of likes and comments. These platforms are key in shaping what people find popular and attractive in the beauty world.
To achieve the same level of engagement on TikTok as seen with teeth whitening, check out our curated list of the most successful beauty marketing companies and wait no longer to be a leader in this industry. With their expertise, these companies will guide you through all your beauty marketing efforts, including branding, advertising, and more.
Share Short-Form Videos on TikTok
Lately, TikTok’s influence in the beauty industry marketing has become more apparent. The platform has experienced a boost in participation from both well-known and up-and-coming beauty brands, taking advantage of TikTok’s lively and engaging qualities to generate viral hits and achieve substantial interaction. For example, Huda Beauty has dominated TikTok, having more than 8.7 million followers and 187.2 million likes.
The brand has successfully used the platform to display its variety of products, taking full advantage of the app’s capability to spread beauty trends and product recommendations virally.
Another standout brand on TikTok is Rare Beauty, founded by actress and singer Selena Gomez. Rare Beauty has built a significant presence on the platform, with over 3.5 million followers and more than 50.3 million likes.
Its success on TikTok is credited to its powerful brand identity, which focuses on vegan and cruelty-free products. This approach aligns with the values of environmentally and ethically conscious consumers, particularly those from Gen Z and Millennials.
Prioritize Well-Being in Beauty Marketing Efforts
Today’s beauty consumers are looking for products that improve their appearance and contribute to their overall well-being. This focus on genuine benefits has shifted attention to products including stress-fighting skincare formulations and makeup that nourish the skin.
Brands that can show real results from their products are gaining a competitive advantage in the busy beauty market through their marketing strategies. And the merging of beauty and wellness is a sector fully ready for innovation, driven by consumers, especially younger ones, with a global market opportunity nearing $2 trillion.
Today’s consumers demand products tailored to their specific needs and values, such as sustainability, diversity, and inclusivity, leading to the rise of skincare and makeup products with probiotic and Ayurvedic ingredients, ingestible beauty supplements, and wellness devices like LED face masks.
Welcome Everyone & Embrace Inclusivity
The beauty industry is increasingly embracing inclusivity, moving beyond traditional standards to celebrate diversity across skin tones, hair types, genders, and ages. A standout example of this shift is Fenty Beauty by Rihanna launched a wide range of foundation shades for previously overlooked skin tones.
As a good example of a marketing strategy for beauty products, Fenty Beauty emphasizes “Beauty for All,” which not only garners immense commercial success but also sparks a broader movement towards inclusivity in the beauty sector. As highlighted on Think with Google, this approach demonstrates the powerful role of inclusivity in resonating with consumers and driving brand loyalty.
L’Oréal is also one of the beauty brands giving importance to inclusivity. Through initiatives like “March for Me,” the company allows its employees to participate in Pride Month events virtually, demonstrating their support for the LGBTIQA+ community.
Adding to this narrative of embracing diversity, Benefit Cosmetics made a groundbreaking move by teaming up with Kate Grant, an influencer with Down Syndrome, as one of their brand ambassadors.
Grant’s engaging presence and her promotion of Benefit’s products on various social media platforms serve as an inspiration to many. Her involvement emphasizes the significance of acknowledging and honoring the uniqueness of individuals from diverse backgrounds, reinforcing the message that beauty comes in all shapes, sizes, and colors.
Focus on Holistic View of Beauty – Inner Beauty Movement
As you may have encountered, the positive forces & movements that promote self-love, acceptance, and celebrating diversity are on the rise (fortunately.) And the beauty industry is no exception.
The term “Inner Beauty Movement” refers to a cultural shift that emphasizes the importance of inner qualities like kindness, confidence, and resilience in defining beauty. It encourages people to focus on self-acceptance.
As a concept of beauty marketing approach, the movement goes beyond just makeup or skincare. It incorporates themes of mental health, self-care, and personal growth. So, it sends a powerful message that can connect with a wide “audience” seeking more than physical perfection. That’s why focusing on this kind of movement in marketing efforts is a good idea.
Conclusion
As we navigate these exciting beauty marketing trends, one thing is clear: the future of beauty marketing is vibrant, inclusive, and driven by values that resonate on a personal level. Whether you’re exploring the latest in AI-driven beauty or choosing products that align with your ethical beliefs, there’s never been a more thrilling time to engage with the beauty industry.
Trigger warning: This article has mentions of firing and weapons.
The investigation into the firing incident outside Salman Khan’s house on April 14 has taken a new turn. Following the arrest of the shooters, two individuals from Punjab have been apprehended for reportedly supplying them with weapons. Additionally, the Mumbai police issued a Look Out Circular (LOC) against Anmol Bishnoi, the younger brother of incarcerated gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, on Friday.
Lookout circular issued against gangster Anmol Bishnoi
Recently, Mumbai Police’s Crime Branch sent a letter to the Home Ministry requesting a lookout circular against Anmol Bishnoi in connection with the shooting incident at Salman Khan’s house. According to a recent update by ANI on their X (Twitter) account, the lookout was recently issued.
Anmol came to the police’s attention after he took to Facebook to claim responsibility for the shooting incident at Khan’s house. According to police sources, Anmol Bishnoi was last spotted in Portugal, and his Facebook post was traced back to Kenya.
An LOC alerts the Mumbai Police if Anmol, suspected to be abroad, tries to enter India. Earlier, two individuals, Vicky Gupta (24) and Sagar Pal (21), were arrested for the shooting outside the superstar’s residence. Yesterday, police detained two more suspects, Sonu Subhash Chander (37) and Anuj Thapan (32), from Punjab, for allegedly supplying firearms to the perpetrators.
The firearm and live cartridges were found in the Tapi River in Gujarat, where the suspects disposed of them while attempting to escape to Bhuj by train.
Salman Khan’s recent appearances
Salman Khan started making public appearances soon after the incident. On April 19, he jetted off from the Mumbai airport to attend an event in Dubai. Salman was also present at the recent star-studded premiere of Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s OTT series Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar in Mumbai.
Last night, April 25, the actor graced the special screening of the film Ruslaan, which stars his brother-in-law, Aayush Sharma.
ALSO READ:What went wrong between Salman Khan and Aayush Sharma? Here’s what Ruslaan actor has to say
Tires are burning following a call for a general strike by several professional associations and businesses to denounce the insecurity in Port-au-Prince on October 18, 2021. | RICHARD PIERRIN/AFP via Getty Images
More than a month after announcing he would resign amid escalating gang violence, Haiti’s Prime Minister Ariel Henry formally submitted his letter of resignation Wednesday, as a senior United Nations official warned that the Caribbean nation is now facing its worst crisis since an earthquake in 2010 that killed more than 220,000 people.
“I hereby acknowledge the state of affairs and present the resignation of my government,” Henry wrote in a letter dated April 24, according to The Haitian Times. “I sympathize with the losses and sufferings endured by our compatriots during this period.”
Henry was stranded outside the country when he submitted his resignation due to gang attacks on the Toussaint Louverture International Airport in Port-au-Prince. The New York Times said Henry’s resignation letter had a Los Angeles address.
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A nine-member Transitional Presidential Council was sworn in Thursday and Michel Patrick Boisvert, a former Haitian minister of economy and finance, was named as acting prime minister. Boisvert, along with the council, will now have to work together to bring stability to Haiti, organize a presidential election and reform the Constitution.
Haiti became overrun by gang rule in the wake of the assassination of the country’s then-President Jovenel Moïse in July 2021.
Moïse was killed as he pursued an aggressive agenda that included rewriting the country’s Constitution, The New York Times reported. It was not a move that was supported by the United States or some local religious leaders. Critics feared that he was setting the country down a path toward authoritarian rule and threatened the nation’s democracy.
Moïse was reportedly pushing for a Constitution that would grant Haiti’s leader immunity for any actions taken while in office. Still, many Haitians felt a need for a new Constitution even if they were critical of Moïse’s proposal.
In recent weeks, conditions in Haiti have become so dire, scores of American missionaries, even some who have lived and done work there for many years, have been forced to evacuate.
Carl Skau, deputy executive director of the World Food Programme, told journalists on Thursday that about half the country’s population is now facing food insecurity.
“Half the population — some 5 million people are acutely food insecure,” Skau, who recently returned from the country, said.
He argued that in addition to political and security solutions for Haiti, there is also need for strong humanitarian aid.
“What I saw on the ground is that this can be done, also at the center of the crisis, in Port-au-Prince. But that we need also to do more on resilience and development elsewhere to really try to break this vicious cycle,” he said.
“What we need is an emergency response in Port-au-Prince, but we can continue to do other kinds of support, including development support in the rest of the country.”
In July 2023, the U.S. State Department re-issued a Level 4 travel advisory for Haiti, asking Americans not to travel to the Caribbean nation. The advisory also ordered all U.S. citizens and non-emergency government employees to leave as soon as possible.
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