Ngaba ungenza i-novel ye-sci-fi kwaye ndingathanda, "Wow, ndingathanda ukuba yintoni yinto efanelekileyo"? Ngoko ke, kubonisa ukuba ezinye iimpawu zangaphakathi zangaphantsi. Abaculi we-sci-fi zinezingathwa ukuba zibonise kwiminyaka elandelayo, ikakhulukazi xa kuxhomekeke kwi-technology. Ezinye ndingathanda ukuhlaziywa iindawo ze-economy ye-digital namhlanje ngaphambi kokuba i-Internet yaba i-namespace. Kwimeko ye-cryptocurrency kunye ne-decentralized systems zibonakalisa ukuba ziye zithunyelwe. I-DLT (i-Distributed Ledger Technology) ye-Digital Currencies (i-DLT) yenza iimpazamo ezininzi ezininzi. From programmable money to AI Agents that use their own coins, crypto has brought to life concepts that once lived only in fiction. Nceda siphinde iintlobo ze-sci-fi ezincinane ezivela kwi-page kwaye kwi-real world, ngenxa ye-crypto. I-spoiler: Ngaba ungenza ezininzi ze-sci-fi ngaphandle kokufunda iziko zabo. Iinkcukacha ze-decentralized Okwangoku 1999, i-roman ye-Neal Stephenson Ukubonisa inkcazelo ye-private, i-currency ye-encrypted yenzelwe ukufumana i-government control. Kwi-story, iqela le-hacker kunye ne-matematicians ibekwe inkqubo yokuhamba kunye nokuthintela imali ngaphandle kwakhona. Oku kubonakala njenge-fiction kwakhona, kodwa kuphela kwiminyaka elide, Yenza le mfuneko kwimeko. I-Cryptonomic Ukucinga I-Cryptonomic Ngaphezu kwalokho, i-William Gibson (1984) ukhangela i-digital cash underground esetyenziselwa i-cyberpunks kunye ne-hackers zithembisa kwi-cyberspace ebangeni. Nangona kunjalo, ukuba kulungele, le ngxaki yaba kwenziwa ngaphambi kokufunda ezinye imibuzo. Njengomdla weFriedrich Hayek, baye baye zibonise iimali ze-private ezihambelana ngempumelelo ngexesha le-1800s. Abanikwazi ukubonisa iinkalo ze-digital okanye ze-decentralized, kodwa le nkqubo yandisa. I-Neuromancer The characters dealt in currencies that didn’t belong to any country, which was pure sci-fi at the time. Economists Austria I-Neuromancer Economists Austria Kwakhona, ngo-2009, omnye usebenzisa igama Yenza i-Bitcoin. Akukho ibhanki, akukho i-government, akukho i-individual eyakhelwe. Ngoku, iintengiso ziye zibonwa ngama-miliyane ehlabathini lonke, usebenzisa i-DLT. I-money iye yenza i-mathematics, akukho i-ministers. U-Satoshi Nakamoto U-Satoshi Nakamoto Ngoku, unokuthumela i-value emhlabeni jikelele kwimizuzu embalwa ngaphandle kokufuneka kwinqanaba elinye. Oku yaba imibuzo ye-hacker kwi-fiction. Namhlanje, i-crypto transfer elula kwi-smartphone yakho. iinkonzo smart Kwi-1981, phambi kokuba abantu abaninzi bafumane i-computer, uVernor Vinge wabhala , inkcazelo malunga ne-hackers abahlala kwihlabathi ye-virtual apho ukufumana i-identity yayo yaye ukunika amandla epheleleyo phezu kwabo. Yeah, oku kubonakala njenge-Metaverse (ngokuthi i-dark twist), kodwa siphinde kwi-smart contracts ngexesha elidlulileyo. Kule ndawo, iziganeko ezithile zikhuselwa ngokuzenzakalelayo yi-code, okuvumela i-alliances kunye neengxaki ngaphakathi kwe-metaverse. Iimpawu ezifanelekileyo Iimpawu ezifanelekileyo Yinto efana ne-smart contracts yokusebenza kwi-crypto namhlanje. Ngaphandle kokufumelela kwi-trust okanye kwi-intermediary, iinkontrakthi ziquka iiprogram ezincinane ezithi, "Ukuba i-X ifumaneka, ke i-Y" - kwaye ziyafumaneka ngokuzenzekelayo. Kwi-True Names, i-world ye-virtual ifumaneka kwi-code-based trust. You can’t fake your way around the rules, because the system is built to enforce them without needing human judgment. I-Ethereum ifumaneka ngokukhawuleza ngo-2015. I-Ethereum iye yenza i-platform yehlabathi yokwenza i-smart contracts ezaziwayo namhlanje: i-bits ye-code ezihlaziywa kwinethiwekhi ye-decentralized ezisebenza xa ifumaneka. Uyakwazi ukwakha yonke into nge-crowdfunding, ukusuka kwiinkampanye ze-crowdfunding ukuya kwiinkqubo ze-lottery kunye ne-exchanges ze-decentralized. Iinkonzo ezininzi ezifana neObyte kwakhona, kunye nemisebenzi ezongezelelweyo kunye neengxaki ezincinane (hhayi i-miners okanye i-”validators”). Oku kubangela ukuba ziyafumaneka kwi-manipulation. On Obyte, unako ukuvelisa ukuba kuza nje ukuba isimo esifanelekileyo, njengoko "ukuthumela Bob $ 500 if it rains tomorrow." Ikhowudi fictional kwangena kwimeko. Yaye ingxenye engcono? Ngaba ungenza ukuba umdlali ukuqala ukusetyenziswa. iinkonzo smart conditional payments iinkonzo smart Iimali ezihlabathi Iinkqubo ze-Autonomous Systems & I-AI Agents Ukucinga (2005), uCharles Stross ibonelela kwiiprograms eziqhelekileyo ekusebenziseni izixazululo zebhizinisi, ukuqhuba iintengiso, kwaye kwakhona ukuqalisa iinkampani, zonke ngaphandle kweengxaki zomntu. Zifumaneka into ebizwa ngokuba Vile Offspring kunye neengxaki ze-Godlike, kodwa hey, nqakraza izinto ezilungileyo. Ukukhuthaza Those autonomous systems and agents have started showing up in crypto, and they’re more real than you might think —and less vile. Ukukhuthaza , okanye i-Decentralized Autonomous Organizations, ziquka amaqela ze-intanethi eziholwe yi-code kunokuba yi-people. I-member isifundiso, kwaye i-regles e-pre-written zisebenza izixazululo ngokuzenzakalelayo. Enye into ethu i-Obyte's . Zonke iiprograms ezihlabathi kwi-network eyahlukileyo kunye nokwenza imisebenzi ezithile, njenge-management of funds or triggering trades, ngaphandle kweengxaki yabantu. Zonke ziya kufumanisa izixhobo zentengiso kunye neziko ezihlangene ne-logic, ngaphandle kweengcali. iimveliso I-Agent ye-Autonomous iimveliso I-Agent ye-Autonomous Ngoku siphinde i-AI kwi-mix. Zibonisa i-chatbot kunye ne-wallet enokufinyelela, ukutyelela nabanye abantu, okanye ukuqhuba i-business. Ezi i-agents ziyafumaneka ngokufanelekileyo, usebenzisa i-crypto ukuze kwenziwe izinto ezininzi ezininzi ezininzi. Ziziphi na umntu angakwazi ukuvelisa i-AI ye-agent yayo ngokufanelekileyo, usebenzisa i-crypto. Iingcali Iingcali I-Digital Identity kunye ne-Monitoring Ukuba ungenza i-Black Mirror's "Nosedive" i-episodyo ye-2016, ngaba ukhangela kwi-idea yokubhalisa abantu zonke iintshukumo beentshukumo njenge-Yelp reviews for humans. (2006) by Vinge, abantu usebenzisa i-identity yedijithali ukuxhaswa kunye ne-augmented reality, kodwa zonke iintshukumo zihlanganiswa. I-channels encrypted kunye ne-persona-switching zinikeza ukulawula, kodwa ukucaciswa okuqhubekayo zithambisa ubumfihlo yayo. Zonke iintshukumo zibonise iimviwo apho i-identity yakho iye yedijithaliwe kunye ne-fragmented, kodwa oku kubandakanya ukulawula kunye nokulawula. Rainbows end Rainbows end https://www.youtube.com/embed/R32qWdOWrTo?si=xTBJFF7lWpd-gGzW&embedable=true Ukusebenzisa (SSI) iinkqubo, unako ukulawula i-ID yakho ye-digital ngaphandle kokufuneka kwiinkampani ezininzi okanye iinkwenkwezi. Zifumaneka kwinethiwekhi ze-DLT, ngoko idatha yakho iyafumaneka, ekhuselekileyo, kunye ne-portable. Uyakwazi ukuyifumana ukuba unayo into. And massive surveillance we already have. However, we’re using the part of the identities in a decentralized way to allow for personal verification and offer some privacy at the same time. I-Identity ye-Sovereign I-Identity ye-Sovereign iinkcukacha zakho zokubhalisa (njenge-imeyili, i-imeyili, okanye i-GitHub) ziyafumaneka ngqo kwi-wallet yakho, kwaye ayikho kwi-server ye-centralized. Oku kuthetha ukuba unayo ilawula. I-bots ezifanelekileyo okanye abantu (eyaziwa ngokuba yi-attestors) zincedisa iinkcukacha zakho. Emva koko, uye ufumana ukuba uye ufaka kunye nabani. Umzekelo, unokukwazi ukubonisa ubudala wakho okanye , ngaphandle kokubonisa yonke into. I-private, i-simple, kunye ne-powerful. Ukubhalisa Umlinganiselo Ukubhalisa Umlinganiselo I-Metaverses kunye ne-Virtual Assets Thina Stephenson apha. Abasazi abahlali abahlali abaphambili kubo, njengeVernon Vinge kwi-True Names, kodwa Kwi nqaku, i-Metaverse yindawo ebandayo ye-virtual apho abantu abasebenzise ngokusebenzisa i-avatars ye-digital, ukufikelela kwi-entertainment, ukwenza i-business, kwaye ngexabiso, konke ngelixa ngokufanelekileyo kwihlabathi yokwenene kwihlabathi, kodwa ngokucacileyo kwihlabathi kwi-universe ye-3D ye-online. Stephenson actually coined the term “Metaverse” in (1992). Ukusuka Snow Ukusuka Snow Ukusuka Snow Ungazibazisa i-digital land kunye ne-online property, kwakhona. (2011) ngu-Ernest Cline, abantu abalandeli ubungakanani ubomi zabo kwi-universe ebandayo ebandayo ebizwa ngokuba yi-OASIS. Umntu kwihlabathi virtual nangaphezulu kwezigidi ezininzi. Umdlali we-Player One They owned spaceships, outfits, and even real estate, all in the Metaverse. That’s already happening: Ukupakisha Plots Umdlali we-Player One Ukupakisha Plots Iimpawu ze-digital ngaphandle kwe-cryptocurrencies ezidlulileyo ziyafumaneka kakhulu ngoku. I-Non-Fungible Tokens (i-NFTs) ibonelela ukuba uthathe umculo, iingoma, i-virtual sneakers, kunye neey, i-land. I-Obyte, isib. , apho unako ukuthenga isakhiwo yakho yaye ukunika iimali kunye nabalandeli bakho. Iiplatforms efana neDecentraland kunye neThe Sandbox zithunyelwe ukuthenga izakhiwo kwaye zibonise into efanelekileyo. I-host i-concerto, i-gallery ye-virtual, okanye i-pixel neighbors yakho. I-Metaverse iyona apha! Ngoko ke akuyona 'cool' okanye engqongileyo njengoko kwi-sci-fi, kodwa apha, nangona kunjalo. I-City Yayo I-City Yayo I-Future Is Here I-sci-fi yaba kwakhona indawo yokuzonwabisa, kodwa imizuzu ezininzi ibonakalisa ukuba i-snyak peek kwi-real life. Xa kuxhomekeke kwi-crypto, ezininzi zezi zibonelelo zangaphakathi ziye zithunyelwe kwakhona, kwi-synthetic okanye i-brewing. Yintoni oku kutshintshintshe kakhulu, kuba ngokukhawuleza. Kwiziphi na indawo, kwi-bookstore ye-dusty okanye kwi-forum ye-old thread, i-great idea elandelayo ibandakanya. In less than 20 years, we went from fiction to full-fledged decentralized ecosystems. Ukuba unemibuzo malunga ne-future okanye ufuna ukwakha isikhwama esincinane, bheka kwi-platforms ezifana: Izixhobo ezininzi zezi zenzululwazi zenzululwazi, ezisuka kwiimali zokusebenza ngokufanelekileyo ukuya kwi-identity eyahlukileyo. Ngaba uyazi? Ngaba ungenza kwi-chapter yokuqala ye-sci-fi classic elandelayo. Ukucinga Ukucinga Iimifanekiso ye-Vector ye-Freepik Ukukhishwa kweVector Image by I-Freepik I-Freepik