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The HackerNoon Newsletter brings the HackerNoon homepage straight to your inbox. On this day, Treaty of Paris in 1783, eBay Founded, Revolutionizes Online Commerce in 1995, Qatar's Independence in 1971, and we present you with these top quality stories. From Are RWAs Overvalued? Experts Believe the Markets Growth May Not Be as Significant as Expected to Could Prediction Markets Offer Better Odds at Who Wins the US Elections?, let’s dive right in.

Are RWAs Overvalued? Experts Believe the Markets Growth May Not Be as Significant as Expected

TL;DR Some estimates have suggested that the RWA market could reach $30 trillion by 2030. However, this figure has generated some skepticism in the industry.

By @cryptowriter007 [ 2 Min read ]

One of Coutts' main concerns is that much of the revenue generated by tokenization could be captured by Layer 2 networks, leaving the Ethereum base layer with a small fraction of the value.

Image credit: Pixabay https://pixabay.com/illustrations/network-digitization-keyboard-hand-7482510/..

Comprehensive Tutorial on Building a RAG Application Using LangChain

TL;DR Learn how to use LangChain, the massively popular framework for building RAG systems.

By @bexgboost [ 19 Min read ]

To clarify what RAG is, let’s consider a simple example.

A first-year college student, Chandler, is considering skipping a few classes but wants to ensure he isn’t violating the university attendance policy. Like with anything these days, he asks ChatGPT the question.

Output:

Output:

Output:

Output:..

Could Prediction Markets Offer Better Odds at Who Wins the US Elections?

TL;DR Every new product faces the challenge of overcoming initial skepticism, especially when its something unfamiliar.

By @davidchee [ 6 Min read ]

As these three platforms—Polymarket, Kalshi, and Manifold—demonstrate, the path to product-market fit in prediction markets is not a one-size-fits-all journey. That said, all 3 platforms have had to overcome some shared challenges that come with prediction markets...

How Does Human Memory Work?

TL;DR Should the architecture of memory be predicated on the gene or on the molecule? It is theorized that genes—like neurons—are hosts, while molecules mechanize.

By @step [ 5 Min read ]

There are two defining elements in the brain in several memory studies, the gene of a molecule and the molecule. If the gene is expressed—for the availability of the molecule—then the memory would work, so to speak.

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AI Consciousness is Inevitable: A Theoretical Computer Science Perspective

TL;DR This study presents the Conscious Turing Machine (CTM) as a framework to illustrate the inevitability of machine consciousness.

By @aithics [ 5 Min read ]

Authors:

(1) Lenore Blum (lblum@cs.cmu.edu);

(2) Manuel Blum (mblum@cs.cmu.edu).

Abstract and 1 Introduction

2 Brief Overview of CtmR, a Robot with a CTM Brain

2.1 Formal Definition of CtmR

2.2 Conscious Attention in CtmR

2.3 Conscious Awareness and the Feeling of Consciousness in CtmR..

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