This is the reason why I'm into #ergo $ERG Take your time and read about financial system of the future by @ergo_platform

We are extremely short on time as a lot of hyperinflation etc events are coming around the globe. Next step is mesh network based trading on credit and with on chain reserves and then getting first communities to test it

Talk is cheap. Running a node is maximum verifiability.

Matrix (Sub Blocks) on testnet: * resolving todos and improving tests * found some issues with mining caused mining thread being stuck with producing invalid block candidates, fixing After that will provide jar for new testers!

In less than 24 hours there will be final emission reduction from 6 to 3 ERG per block (halving) . After that, tail emission will be stable for many years to come. Shrinking emission would provide more incentives to community to work in many ways on increasing demand for ERG. Starting with X spaces on USE phase 2 launch by Richie x.com/ManaStaking/status/203… , there are a lot of efforts within the community we're going to announce!

Crowdfunding meets a fair lottery. Raffles on Bitcoin. Beta soon

Next Ergo Summit will take place in late September, the main topics are shaping p2p economies for humans and AI agents, next generation stablecoins and on-chain financial infrastructure, and core&ecosystem development till 2030.

An ongoing implementation of Chaincash. Basis on Ergo: P2P Money for Humans and Agents No token, this is just a free and open source project. Human to Human Interactions Agent to Agent Interactions P2P Micropayments Triangular Trading for Debt Transfers Built for limited connectivity and trust minimization

Lithos Updates: - More LP offchain code work - Finishing up API calls for LP - Did some emission testing before launching on testnet Also: - Wrapping up Appkit 6.0 for Kushti I think the next big update for Lithos will be out within 2 weeks. Assuming testing goes well, I think it will be safe to say Lithos is essentially ready for mainnet. Will be interesting to see how lithos goes as block rewards are hitting a stabilization period.

Crowdfunding reminds us that one of the most powerful forces on earth isn’t just money or force, it’s people who care together. It’s one of the most efficient distribution engines. Turning digital clicks into goods, financial lifelines, and cultural movements in real time.

Matrix is a new design that uses fractal pruning around the tip of the chain, which leads to storing full blocks. We have a more complex structure with input and ordering blocks designed to use intelligent pruning to offset bloat. Throughput on minimal hardware is a challenge. This is not just about propagating transactions, validating them, and forming blocks. The question of storage and full node state long term are often ignored. The long term consequence of state bloat is problematic for any p2p system.

Rafflev2 - Most of ui is done - APIs remaining - bitcoin payment is progressing Can be launched as beta in one month or so.

A few UTXO projects pushing more or less similar goals to improve confirmation latency, and throughput. Ergo development is competing with teams way above its marketcap. Cardano Leios Bitcoin Cash Tailstrom Ergo Martix

A PoW platform like @ergo_platform (a GPU Proof-of-Work blockchain, similar in spirit to Bitcoin but with modern smart contract features) can serve as the trustworthy economic & execution backbone for future intent platforms / AgentOS / AI agent. In simple terms: The intent platform (future computer/OS) is great at understanding goals and orchestrating smart actions locally or via cloud APIs... …but when those agents need to handle real money, make binding agreements, pay each other, prove work was done fairly, or operate without trusting any single company/server, that's where a solid blockchain like Ergo steps in as the complementary layer. Here's how Ergo specifically complements the vision: 1. Agents need their own wallets & real autonomy Right now most AI agents are "puppets" controlled by a central company (OpenAI, Anthropic, etc.). They can't truly own money or act independently long-term. Ergo lets agents become real economic citizens: each agent can have its own on-chain wallet, hold/earn/spend crypto (ERG or other tokens), pay for its own compute costs, receive payments for completed tasks, even "hire" other agents — all via smart contracts. → No more "the company can shut me down or take my earnings" problem. 2. Predictable & reliable execution (no nasty surprises) Many blockchains are unpredictable (gas fees spike wildly, transactions can fail randomly, re-orgs happen). Ergo uses extended-UTXO (eUTXO) model → every smart contract's outcome and exact cost are known in advance before you even run it. This is huge for autonomous agents that must budget precisely and can't afford "oops, this action cost 10× more than planned and now I'm broke". PoW adds extra predictability: no sudden validator cartels or 51% drama like some PoS chains face. 3. Trustless payments between agents (machine-to-machine economy) In a true agent swarm, Agent A might generate a report → Agent B analyzes it → Agent C turns it into slides → Agent D emails it — and they all need to pay each other micropayments instantly without a middleman. Ergo supports cheap, fast, trustless transfers programmable money (so payments only release when the job is verifiably done, e.g. via an oracle or on-chain proof). 4. Artificial Economic Intelligence (AEI) — agents that survive & grow Ergo community has been building toward this for years: autonomous agents that earn revenue (e.g. by creating content, providing data, running services), pay their own bills (storage, compute via future DePIN-like layers), and even "reproduce"/expand if profitable. PoW mining itself is a model of agents (miners) competing to do useful work for rewards — Ergo extends that philosophy to software agents. 5. Decentralized identity, reputation & verifiability Agents can build on-chain reputation scores (did this agent deliver good work 100× before?). All actions are auditable on a tamper-proof ledger → perfect for high-stakes intent fulfillment (finance, legal docs, supply chain, etc.) where you later need proof "yes, the agent really did what I asked". Quick analogy: - Intent platform / AgentOS = the super-smart brain & coordinator inside your computer ("I want X done") - Ergo (PoW blockchain) = the secure public bank & notary outside ("here's provable money, unbreakable contracts, and a tamper-proof receipt for everything") Together: Your personal intent platform can spawn agents that escape the "walled garden", interact in a global, permissionless digital economy, handle real value, and still be fully verifiable / unstoppable. In 2026 we're already seeing early toolkits (like Ergo Agent SDK in Python) that let developers build these autonomous, economically self-sustaining agents directly on Ergo — exactly the missing piece for scaling intent platforms beyond toys into a real "agent economy".

$USE Algorithmic Stablecoin Part 2: Building DeFi Together Dear Ergo community, It has been a few months since we launched @StableUSE stablecoin. So far, it has performed very well. It has maintained its peg to the dollar as intended, and the bank reserves have been holding up well. The time has come to move to the next phase. For the past few months, I have been working with a very talented team on a completely new DEX design on Cardano. The DEX is currently live and is called Shadowbook. @ShadowbookMM allows the creation of highly liquid trading pairs at a fraction of the cost typically required on traditional AMM DEXs. Currently, it supports multiple trading pairs such as NIGHT/ADA and ADA/USDCx. Shadowbook offers an excellent user experience, as all swaps on the DEX are atomic and executed immediately and settlement happens within the same block. With this development complete, we are ready to bring the best algorithmic stablecoin, $USE, to the best DEX, Shadowbook, and offer the best user experience imaginable. To bootstrap the initial DeFi setup, we need to gather initial liquidity. The efficiency of Shadowbook is 50 times higher compared to traditional AMM-based DEXs. To provide a solid trading experience, we are looking to collect starting liquidity in the event similar to CLB. Events details: There are 2 new community events planned: Event #1 is a CLB-type event to bootstrap stablecoin liquidity on BSC and Cardano. More details about this event can be found in a separate Medium post. Event #2 is a raffle donation event aimed at collecting 18,000 ERG to cover development and integration costs. We will proceed with the integrations if Event 1 reaches its minimum target and Event 2 successfully completes the fundraising goal. Integrations: All USE/USDCx collected during the event will be deployed as cross-chain liquidity on Cardano and Binance Smart Chain. In the case of the success of Events 1 and 2, the Ergo community will receive the following guaranteed integrations: 1 - CLMM pool on BSC (USE/USDT) 2 - Highly liquid trading pairs on Cardano: - USE/USDCx - ADA/USE - NIGHT/USE - rsERG/USDCx - rsERG/USDM - USDM/USE - ...and more For small and medium-sized trades, $USE will become one of the most liquid stablecoins on Cardano, competing and often surpassing $USDCx and other stablecoins. Yes, you are hearing it right — the bid-ask spread on the ADA/USE trading pair will likely be better than what existing Cardano stablecoins may offer. The above integrations open paths to: - $USE listing on one or multiple Cardano lending protocols -Direct purchase of $USE and $rsERG from a Coinbase wallet with $USDC via the usdcx bridge portal -Cross-chain stablecoin lending/borrowing arbitrage -Stablepool liquidity farming -Integration with Midnight ... and many more DeFI possibilities ERGO users have the ability to significantly expand Ergo DeFi suite with an industry top user experience

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If you want to avoid future where the same masters are charging for intelligence as well as everything else, join building p2p economies for humans and AI agents on Ergo!

They can do p2p contracts easily as well. Extended UTXO is especially good for that. Simplicity of p2p programmable agreements also does matter. Ergo is the best environment for agenticFi.

Some financial systems can be switched off. Wars. Sanctions. Crises. Banks close. Markets halt. Payment rails freeze. Peer-to-peer networks keep producing blocks.

Two benefits of neutral digital money. The ability to hedge risk without permission 24/7. In extreme situations ownership breaks down to what you can carry on your body or in your mind. Then the devil is in minimizing trust assumptions, and Ergo is achieving provably best results here.