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by vorpalhex 2898 days ago
> With its unique combination of capabilities, our platform aims to enable true innovations and new applications that could not be built before. It is designed to help users leverage and reclaim control of their data, and enable frictionless collaboration between mutually distrusting parties for greater societal good–all without relying on any central party.

Vague claims to solve the probably-unsolvable - Check.

> Privacy-preserving smart contracts

Heavy Buzzwords - Check

> privacy-preserving machine learning within smart contracts on our platform

Vague mention of ML - Check

My skepticism is at max here. This is awfully light on any kind of even vague detail and is super dense on meaningless buzzwords. They link out to their own previous research - which isn't by itself bad but isn't exactly trust enhancing either. Their staff seems to be all colleagues from previous research work.

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But, but they have "deep roots in academia and extensive experience in entrepreneurship" and are here to bring us to a "new computing paradigm".

Where do I sign up?