chief operatooor @rareskills_io | @raretalent_xyz | co-founder @USGOfficials
Joined February 2011
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RareWeek Bali was epic. But RareWeek Sri Lanka is about to take it up a notch 🇱🇰
We’re taking over a beachfront property on Sri Lanka’s south coast, built for co-working, and turning it into our home for the week.
- 3 bootcamps to choose from
- accommodation
- Muay Thai and surf lessons
- cold plunges (and quizzes)
All inclusive.
One unforgettable week by the beach 🏝
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Rareweek is something every folk is missing out on.
Lovely weather
Crazy folks and coworking space
@RareSkills_io
Immaculate ZK vibes only 🏝️🇱🇰
Gm from Mirissaaa 🇱🇰
Kicking off RareWeek today and everyone is already locked in.
2 bootcamps
@Jeyffre running the intro to ZK Proofs and @jpmorais80 running Build a ZK VM from scratch in Halo2
Best instructors. Best room. We run the best week of the year. As always.
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Spent the last few days hosting the @RareSkills_io familia at my home in 🇱🇰
Highlights include witnessing @Jeyffre’s questionable pickleball skills, @jpmorais80 developing an unhealthy obsession with my beagle ‘Juni’ and smashing giant crabs at @MinistryOfCrab 🦀
Not a bad few days.
I’m not sure what the fuss was, but India was great. Caught up with @RareSkills_io community and friends, experienced top notch hospitality and saw a Spaniard playing cricket.
🤖 Made with AI
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Aren’t you impressed anon?
30 days later, our first student crosses the finish line!
They coded a ZK-SNARK from scratch after answering slightly over 1,000 tutor questions.
Just 22 days of ~1-2 hours study total.
0 human instructor help.
The highest quality education in Zero Knowledge Proof cryptography is now widely available:
app.rareskills.io/zk-snark
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Halloween came early 💀
Binance's initial investigation suggests that the security incident may involve a compromised DevOps engineer’s laptop, which allowed an attacker to gain access to a service container and submit unauthorized withdrawal transactions. We have found no evidence of any wallet private key leak. We will share a detailed technical post-mortem once the investigation is complete and the facts are fully verified.
The estimated total impact sits at around $6.3B. We have worked with blockchain partners to freeze affected assets, with ~$3 billion frozen on-chain so far.
Binance will cover all losses from the SAFU fund and the company’s funds. User funds are safe. We will also publish an updated Proof of Reserves once the remediation is complete.
As an immediate precaution, Binance has:
- temporarily suspended deposits and withdrawals while security checks are completed;
- revoked the affected address authorisation;
- engaged law enforcement and blockchain intelligence partners to trace and recover funds.
Our teams are working around the clock to resolve this issue safely and thoroughly. We are working closely with our law enforcement partners to confirm the identity of these criminals and bring them to justice.
Please rely only on official Binance channels for updates. Please feel free to contact Binance Customer Support if you have any further questions.
binance.com/en/support/annou…
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Just finished Chunk 1 of @RareSkills_io zkSNARKs from First Principles.
It’s weirdly addictive. Short lessons, instant feedback, and it checks your understanding at every step. You can’t move on until you actually get it. Nothing slips. The RareSkills team is always cooking🫡
6/6 - We’ve still got a few spots left for our ZK and Halo2 bootcamps at RareWeek!
If you’ve been thinking about joining us in Sri Lanka, there’s still time to grab your spot.
🎟️ Tickets: rareweek.rareskills.io
See you in Mirissa! 🇱🇰🌴
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5/6 - A Few Practical Tips
- Most of the places accept cards, but carry some Sri Lankan rupees for smaller shops and tuk-tuks.
- Download Uber and @PickMeLK (local ride hailing app) for cars and tuk-tuks.
- For longer trips, hire a car with a driver. Safest and most comfortable way to travel
- Always check sea conditions before swimming.
- Police emergency: 119
Sri Lanka is a pretty special place, and I’m excited for everyone coming down for RareWeek to experience it.
If you need recommendations, help arranging transport, or have questions about travelling around the island, just reach out.
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4/6 - If you’re planning to extend your trip, there’s so much more to Sri Lanka than its beaches. From wildlife safaris to ancient kingdoms and misty mountains, here are a few places I’d recommend exploring if you have a few extra days.
🐆 Yala National Park ~2 hours from Mirissa -
One of the best places in Sri Lanka to see wildlife. Elephants, sloth bears, and if you’re lucky, leopards in the wild! I’d recommend an early-morning safari and spending a night at one of the nearby safari lodges.
⛰️ Ella & Nine Arch Bridge
Lush mountains, endless tea plantations, waterfalls, hiking trails, and incredible views. Don’t miss the iconic Nine Arch Bridge, Little Adam’s Peak, and the surrounding waterfalls. A completely different side of Sri Lanka!
🏰 Sigiriya Rock Fortress
Built in the 5th century by King Kashyapa after seizing the throne from his father. Fearing retaliation from his half-brother, he turned a 200m-high rock pillar into a fortress and an engineering marvel. The views from the top are incredible!
🛕 Kandy
Sri Lanka’s cultural capital and home to the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic, one of Buddhism’s most sacred sites. Surrounded by lush hills, Kandy is also known for its beautiful botanical gardens, colonial architecture, and rich cultural heritage.
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3/6 - 🏄 Weligama Beach (~15 mins)
If you’ve ever wanted to learn to surf, this is your chance! Weligama is one of the best spots for beginners, with plenty of surf schools along the beach.
🐢 Unawatuna Beach (~45 mins)
A sheltered bay with plenty of beach bars, cafés, restaurants, and decent nightlife. Check out Wijaya Beach for lunch or dinner. There’s also a spot nearby where you can see sea turtles. Last time I was there, I spotted four!
🌴 Hiriketiya Beach (~1 hour)
A beautiful horseshoe-shaped bay with a laid-back vibe. Great cafés, restaurants, bars, surfing, and a fun nightlife scene. Don’t miss Smoke & Bitters, one of my favourite cocktail bars on the island, featured on Asia’s 50 Best Bars list.
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2/6 - Galle Fort 1 hour (from Mirissa)
16th century colonial fort filled with boutique hotels, cafés, restaurants, and charming little shops. One of my favourite places for a sunset stroll.
Ahangama ~30 mins -
Trendiest spot on the south coast right now. Plenty of oceanfront cafés (check out Kai Ahangama), restaurants, bars, and co-working spaces. You can also catch the infamous stilt fishermen of Sri Lanka.
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Coming to Sri Lanka for RareWeek? 🇱🇰 A few of you asked for recommendations, so I put together a little guide covering beaches, surfing, restaurants, nightlife, wildlife safaris, and places worth exploring.
Most of these spots are close to Asaya Sands, Mirissa - where we’re hosting RareWeek.
A thread 🧵 1/6
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The RareSkills AI Tutor tracks your progress by the number of questions answered, not the amount of content consumed.
It's hard to answer hundreds of questions and still not understand the subject.
It's (unfortunately) very easy to watch hours of videos yet learn very little.
The AI Tutor does include videos! But they aren't core to the learning experience.
It's the best way to learn ZK!
Lost my 7-day streak because life happened 🥲
Still 20% done with @RareSkills_io ZK-SNARKs from First Principles (38 lessons & 189 questions deep)!
Streak counter reset, progress didn't. Back to work!
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Learning ZK is cool.
Been learning about ZK-SNARKs lately! The core ideas behind modern hash-based schemes are surprisingly accessible & elegant 🧙♂️
Partly to teach myself, I wrote a post explaining them from scratch for people like me without a deep math background:
xn--2-kmb.com/zk-snarks
