The trust layer for location data — infrastructure that powers a new generation of verifiable location-based apps.
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Thursday's long flight from London to Denver gave me some time to dig into technical AI governance, flexHEGs and a gap I'm investigating.
johnx.co/notes/flexhegs-and-…
✨ Astral retweeted
Lately I've been thinking a lot about the intersection of technology and governance in the age of intelligence ...
Lots coming down the pike, here are some questions I've been mulling:
johnx.co/notes/shouting-on-t…
Pat has been building cool things on Astral for a long time! ✨
Here's what I built at Open Agents hosted by @ethglobal:
😇 Disaster Response AI – Disaster Response Allocator - agents that respond to and finance disasters
Check it out here: ethglobal.com/showcase/disas…
✨ Astral retweeted
I set a @Beezie pokemon card free onchain for the @synthesis_md hackathon
Provide a @AstralProtocol proof of location and collect its token to catch it. Or, coax it to remember its past.
Funded memories extend its lifespan
Let's keep Phanpy alive
synthesis.md/projects#projec…
Today we're launching v0 of the Astral Protocol — verifiable location-based services for apps, agents, and smart contracts.
Two capabilities that work together:
→ Location proofs: verify where something actually was
→ Verifiable geocomputation: ask spatial questions and get signed answers
Both produce cryptographic attestations any system can verify independently.
What you can build:
Agents that prove where they performed a task. Delivery verification with real evidence, not a GPS pin. Location-gated smart contracts — tokens, governance, access — tied to verified physical presence.
We're integrating with ERC-8004 so agents can attach verifiable location evidence directly to task results, with spatial constraints checked and signed by Astral.
v0 is a research preview. APIs may change. We want your feedback.
Docs: docs.astral.global
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We love the contributions — and are so impressed by @oxwizzdom
Exciting stuff coming, very very soon ....
✨ Astral retweeted
1/ location data is everywhere—but we blindly trust centralized systems to tell us where things happened. decentralized geolocation changes this 🧵
✨ Astral retweeted
What if local currencies could actually be local — not just to a community of approved accounts, but to physical space itself?
Thinking (+ a visualization!) on how @AstralProtocol + @ethereum will enable spatial filters for economic activity 🌍
johnx.co/notes/spatial-demur…
Great research from @oxwizzdom on MEV in the African context.
We just replied on the Flashbots forum, tying this work in with ours on location verification and measuring network geography ...
collective.flashbots.net/t/a…
✨ Astral retweeted
the 12th time is the charm
looking forward to working closer than ever with the participants in @Kernel0x
the energy shift from fellowship to residency is palpable
if you're considering 'what is next?' or building something new, we'd love to chat
xitter.cf/Kernel0x/status/200205…
Kernel is a residency for technologists pursuing high-quality work – from research to production – in crypto & beyond.
We offer:
▷ A technical & philosophical culture
▷ Accountability, refinement, & distribution
▷ A network of unusually talented peers
KB12 apps are open. Apply early by 12/31.
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✨ Astral retweeted
I've been thinking a lot about how to verify the authenticity of satellite imagery and other geospatial data.
It's an emerging field, here is the state of it:
johnx.co/notes/state-of-prov…
Another use case for location proofs, from @TheEconomist ...
economist.com/united-states/…
