Ngaba awukwazi ukufunda umbhalo we-sci-fi futhi wabhala, "Wow, ukubonisa ukuba lokhu kuyinto enhle"? Ewe, kuboniswa ukuthi ezinye izakhiwo ezijulile zangaphandle. Abacwaningi we-sci-fi zihlanganisa emkhakheni, ikakhulukazi uma kuxhomekeke ubuchwepheshe. Ezinye ngisho ziye zibonise izingxenye zezimali zangaphambili zangaphakathi ngaphambi kwe-Internet yaba igama lwezemali. Umhlaba we-cryptocurrency kanye ne-decentralized systems kuboniswe. Ubuchwepheshe engaphakathi nemali ye-digital (eyaziwa ngokuthi i-Distributed Ledger Technology, noma i-DLT) iye yenza izimo ezingenalutho. From programmable money to AI Agents that use their own coins, crypto has brought to life concepts that once lived only in fiction. Thola ukuthatha uhambo nge-five sci-fi i-ideas eyenziwe emakhasini futhi emhlane, ngokuvumelana ne-crypto. Spoiler: Uyakwazi ukuyisebenzisa ezininzi kubo ngaphandle kokufunda izidakamizwa zabo. I-money ye-decentralized Ngo-1999, i-roman ye-Neal Stephenson Ukusungula umqondo we-private, encrypted currency eyenziwe ukuhlangabezana ne-government control. Kwi-story, iqela le-hacker kanye ne-matematicians ibekwe uhlelo yokubhalisa nokudlulisela imali ngaphandle kokubuyekeza umuntu. Lokhu kubonakala njenge-fiction lapho, kodwa kuphela eminyakeni ngemva, Ukulungiselela lokhu umqondo. I-Cryptonomic I-Bitcoin I-Cryptonomic Ngaphezu kwalokho, uWilliam Gibson (1984) ukuguqulwa ku-digital cash underground isetshenziselwa i-cyberpunks ne-hackers eyenza emkhakheni yebhizinisi emangalisayo. Nangona kunjalo, ukuze kubuyekeze, lokhu umqondo wabheka ngaphambi kokubili noma iyiphi imibala. Njengoba u-Friedrich Hayek wahlanganyela i-currencies ye-private zihlanganisa ngokuhambisana ngokushesha ku-1800s. Abanikezela izingxenye ze-digital noma ze-decentralized, kodwa inkinga lihlanganisa. Neuromancer The characters dealt in currencies that didn’t belong to any country, which was pure sci-fi at the time. Umphathi we-Austria Neuromancer Umphathi we-Austria Ngemuva kwalokho, ngo-2009, umuntu usebenzisa igama I-Bitcoin yasungulwa. Akukho ibhanki, akukho isivumelwano, akukho umntu owaziwa. Ngaphandle kwalokho, izinhlelo zokusebenza zithintshwa ngama-millions emhlabeni wonke, usebenzisa i-DLT. Kuyinto imali enikezela kumathematiki, akuyona ama-ministers. Satoshi Nakamoto U-Satoshi Nakamoto Ngaphezu kwalokho, ungathumela izindleko emhlabeni jikelele emizuzu emizuzu ngaphandle kokuhambisana ne-institution. Kuyinto ebizwa ngokuthi imibuzo yama-hacker e-fiction. Namhlanje, kuyinto i-crypto transfer elula ku-mobile yakho. I-Smart Contracts Kusukela ku-1981, ngaphambi kokubili abantu abasebenzise ikhompyutha, uVernor Vinge wabhala I-Hackers is a story about hackers who enter a virtual world where knowing someone’s real identity gives you total power over them. Yeah, lokhu kubonakala njenge-Metaverse futhi (ngokusebenzisa i-dark twist), kodwa sinikezela i-smart contracts for now. In that world, izinhlelo ezithile zikhuselwa ngokuvamile yi-code, okuvumela ama-alliances kanye nama-akhawunti ngaphakathi le-metaverse. Izithombe ezinhle Izithombe ezinhle Kuyinto efana ne-smart contracts ekusebenzeni kwe-cryptos namhlanje. Ngaphandle kokufinyelela ku-trust noma i-intermediary, izinhlelo zezi zihlanganisa izinhlelo ezincinane zithi, "Uma-X, bese-Y" - futhi zihlanganisa njalo. Ku-True Names, i-world ye-virtual isebenza kuleli uhlobo le-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 yasungulwa ngokushesha ngo-2015. I-Ethereum yasungula i-reel-world platform yokwenza i-smart contracts etholakalayo namhlanje: ama-bits ye-code ezihlaziywa ku-network e-decentralized eyenziwe ngexesha elidlulile. Ungayifaka konke nge-akhawunti ze-crowdfunding kuya ku-lottery systems kanye ne-exchanges ezihlaziywayo. Izinhlelo ezininzi ezifana ne-Obyte added Ngaphezu kwalokho, nge izici ezengeziwe nezinhlangano ezincinane (hhayi amaminer noma "validator"). Lokhu kwenza zihlanganisa kakhulu ukwelashwa. On Obyte, ungakwazi ngisho ukwenza okuyinto kuphela ukufinyelela uma izimo zihlanganisa, njenge- "send Bob $500 if it rains tomorrow." Ikhodi fictional kwangaphambili. Futhi ingxenye engcono? Ingabe ungenza ukuba umdlali ukuze ufake usebenzisa. smart contracts conditional payments I-Smart Contracts Izimali ezingenalutho I-Autonomous Systems & I-AI Agents Ngena (2005), uCharles Stross ibonise kumaphrograms emangalisayo eyenza izixazululo zebhizinisi, ukulawula i-trade, futhi ngisho ukuqala amabhizinisi, konke ngaphandle kokusebenza kwamanani. Zihlanganisa into ebizwa ngokuthi Vile Offspring nge-intelligence ebonakalayo, kodwa hey, thina siphinde izinto ezinhle. Ukushesha Those autonomous systems and agents have started showing up in crypto, and they’re more real than you might think —and less vile. Ukushesha , noma I-Organizations ye-Descentralized Autonomous, iyinhlangano ze-intanethi ezisungulwe yi-code emzimbeni. Amalungu abalandeli, futhi izinsizakalo ezisungulwe ngokuvumelana okuzenzakalelayo. Enye into etholakalayo i-Obyte's . Lezi ziprograms ezivela ku-network eyahlukile futhi zihlole imisebenzi ezithile, njenge-management of funds or triggering trades, ngaphandle kokuchithwa kwe-human. Zonke zithumela ukwakha izixhobo zezimali kanye nezinhlangano ezilandelayo, ngaphandle kwezimali. Waze I-Agent ye-Autonomy Waze I-Agent ye-Autonomy Ngaphezu kwalokho, sinikeza i-AI ku-mix. Zibonisa i-chatbot nge-wallet enokufinyelela, inikeza nabanye, noma usebenza kwebhizinisi. Lezi zebhizinisi zokusebenza ngokuzimela, zisebenzisa i-crypto yokwenza izinto ezingenalutho wonke umntu. Zibonisa i-chatbot nge-wallet enokufinyelela, inikeza nabanye, noma isebenze ibhizinisi. Lezi zebhizinisi zokusebenza ngokuzimela, ukusetshenziswa kwe-crypto ukuze uthole izinto ezingenalutho wonke umuntu. Zizinto ezijwayelekile, futhi ziye apha. Wonke umuntu angakwazi ukwakha i-AI ye-agent yayo ngokuzimela nge-platform eyenziwe. I-Agents ye I-Agents ye I-Digital Identity ne-Monitoring Uma ungenza i-Black Mirror's "Nosedive" i-episodisi (2016), ungacabanga ukuthi abantu abalandeli zonke izindiza ezithakazelisayo njenge-Yelp ukubuyekeza abantu. (2006) by Vinge, abantu usebenzisa izakhiwo digital ukuxhumana ne-augmented reality, kodwa zonke izimo zihlanganiswa. Izincwajana encrypted kanye ne-persona-switching zinikeza ukulawula okungenani, kodwa ukulawula okuqhubekayo kususa ubumnandi enhle. Zonke izindaba zibonakali izindlu lapho idivayisi yakho iveza digital futhi zihlanganisa, kodwa lokhu kubandakanya ukulawula futhi ukulawula massive. Rainbows end Rainbows end https://www.youtube.com/embed/R32qWdOWrTo?si=xTBJFF7lWpd-gGzW&embedable=true Ukusebenzisa (SSI) izinhlelo, ungakwazi ukulawula ID yakho yedijithali ngaphandle kokubiza amabhizinisi amakhulu noma amabhizinisi. Bhalisa ku-DLT networks, ngakho-ke idatha yakho ibhizinisi, ibhizinisi, futhi ibhizinisi. Uyazi ukuthi uthola lokho. 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 , idatha yakho ebonakalayo (njenge-imeyili, i-imeyili, noma i-GitHub) kungenziwa ngqo embhedeni yakho, futhi akuyona kwi-server ebonakalayo. Lokhu kubalulekile ukuba uxhumane. I-bots emangalisayo noma abantu (eyaziwa ngokuthi ama-attestors) asize ukulawula idatha yakho. Emva kwalokho, uzothola ukuthi uzothola futhi nabani. Ngokwesibonelo, ungakwazi ukuhlola ubudala lakho noma , ngaphandle kokubonisa konke. Kuyinto private, elula, futhi enhle. In Obyte I-Investor Status Ukubuyekezwa I-Investor Status I-Metaverses ne-Virtual Assets I-Stephenson etholakala lapha. Amasha amanye babonisa izwe zangaphakathi ngaphambi kwakhe, njenge-Vernon Vinge e-True Names, kodwa Kwi-book, i-Metaverse iyindawo enkulu, esihlalweni se-virtual lapho abantu abasebenzise ngokusebenzisa ama-avatar digital, ukufinyelela kwe-enthusiasm, ukwenza i-business, futhi ngisho ukuhlangabezana, konke ngenkathi ngokwemvelo emhlane kodwa ngempumelelo emhlane kule-universe ye-3D online. Ngingathanda kahle? Stephenson actually coined the term “Metaverse” in (1992). Ukukhangisa Snow Ukukhangisa Snow Ukukhangisa Snow Thola ucwaningo zemvelo digital kanye nemithi online, futhi. In (2011) ngu-Ernest Cline, abantu abalandeli iningi kweminyaka emzimbeni emangalisayo emangalisayo ebizwa ngokuthi i-OASIS. Waze ku-virtual worlds ngisho ngama-million dollar. Umdlali we-Player One They owned spaceships, outfits, and even real estate, all in the Metaverse. That’s already happening: are buying plots Umdlali we-Player One Ukubuyekeza Plots I-assets ye-digital ngaphandle kwe-cryptocurrencies ezidlulile kakhulu manje. I-Non-Fungible Tokens (i-NFTs) inikezela ukunikeza umkhakha, izingoma, izingoma ze-virtual, kanye, i-land. I-Obyte, isibonelo, yasungulwa , lapho ungakwazi ukuthenga ibhizinisi yakho futhi ukunqoba iziphakamiso nabathandaba bakho. I-Platforms efana ne-Decentraland ne-The Sandbox inikezela ukuthenga ibhizinisi bese ukwakha ukuthi ufuna. Ukulungiselela umkhosi, ufake i-gallery ye-virtual, noma i-Pixel Neighbors yakho. I-Metaverse iyona lapha! Mhlawumbe akuyona 'cool' noma engaphakathi njengama-sci-fi, kodwa apha, nangona kunjalo. I-city yayo I-city yayo I-Future Is Here I-Sci-fi iyiphi imidlalo ye-imagination, kodwa ngezinye izikhathi kuboniswa ukuba i-snyak peek ekhaya. Uma kuxhomekeke ku-crypto, amanye ama-predictions ezingenalutho zivame apha, emangalisayo noma emangalisayo. Yintoni okwengeziwe okuhlobisa lokhu kubaluleke kanjani ngokushesha. Futhi akuyona. Enye indawo, embhedeni embhedeni embhedeni noma i-forum embhedeni, isithombe esilandelayo esikhulu esindayo. In less than 20 years, we went from fiction to full-fledged decentralized ecosystems. Uma unemibuzo malunga ne-future emangalisayo noma ufuna ukwakha isikhwama esincinane, bheka ku-platforms njenge- . Abanikezela nezinhlelo ezininzi ze-sci-fi, kusuka ku-self-executing payments kuya ku-identity eyahlukile. Ngingathanda? Ungathanda kuphela ku-chapter yokuqala ye-sci-fi classic elilandelayo. Ukubuyekezwa Ukubuyekezwa I-Vector Image ye-Freepik Ukukhishwa kweVector Image by Freepik I-Freepik