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I recently saw the news that Peru qualified transgenderism as a form of mental illness. For the sake of entertainment, I went and watched a public debate on Fox news where three individuals of separate backgrounds discussed their views on this recent unfoldment in South America. Their discussion was so vain and fruitless that I decided to make my own social commentary on the subject. Of course, I come at it from a mathematical and spiritual standpoint. Enjoy! Instagram: JamesAllan0 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cityxcape

In this video we address the long awaited question of how much node operators make on Internet Computer. Many investors and network technician want to know the answer to that question to see if it is worth the effort. In this video, we go over the ICP Node Renumeration documentation that explains the payment a node operator can expect depending on his region and number of node he deploys. I hope you enjoy this work. Docs: https://wiki.internetcomputer.org/wiki/Node_Provider_Remuneration Instagram: JamesAllan0 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cityxcape

In this video, I explain why I think the 8-Year community will become the next Paypal mafia of Silicon Valley. I walk you through my reasoning by explaining to you the evolution of my thinking regarding blockchain. Like all my videos, I give you true facts and speak from the heart. I hope this encourages entrepreneurs and developers out there to go out and create wonders in their community using Internet Computer. Let's make magic happen. Gang Gang! Instagram: JamesAllan0 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cityxcape

I recently put out a video proving to my viewers that DFinity modulates your staking rewards when you cash out. In other words, you are not paid what the staking dashboard promises. After reviewing a few comments from my viewers, I decided to do some more probing. In this video, I go over the maturity modulation chart provided by DFinity as well as the reason they gave for modulation in their documentation. I hope you misfits enjoy! Instagram: JamesAllan0 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cityxcape

A viewer that's part of the 8 year gang community found this thread on DFinity's forum worth sharing. The thread basically covered the reasons why data storage is so cheap on Internet Computer. He sent me an email suggesting I make a video explaining this particular thread and I agreed to do so. I found the topic at hand particularly important to engineers and entrepreneurs who want to understand how the Internet Computer is fundamentally different from other blockchain. Hope you enjoy! Instagram: JamesAllan0 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cityxcape

This morning I got approached by a crypto investment company called Cryptonomy stating they had intentions on advertising on my platform. Your boy got excited! I finally felt official and got hype at the news... until I looked at their website. After doing a little bit of due diligence, I discovered cryptonomy was promising insane rate of returns that were practically impossible to deliver. My hunch is that this platform is a scam, so I would like to tell all my misfits to beware. Instagram: JamesAllan0 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cityxcape

Last night, the Iranian president and prime minister was reported missing due to a helicopter crash during the mountainous regions of Azerbaijan. This morning, President Raisi was reported dead. Many of my misfits have requested I do a video on this breaking news. What is my opinion on this matter. Well, as you requested, in this episode, I share with you my thoughts on this tragic event. I hope you enjoy and share your comment as usual. Instagram: JamesAllan0 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cityxcape

As we all know, your eight year neuron earns a daily reward which can be reaped at the time of your choosing as long as the balance is above 1 ICP. A small but critical detail that is overlooked however is that your neuron disbursement is not always equal to the staking reward amount listed on the dashboard. One of my eight year gang members pointed out an instance where he was actually disbursed less than what the staking dashboard promised. He asked me to do a video on the matter so here it is. In this episode, I proceed to explain the modulation algorithm that deducts from your staking rewards. I recommend creating a proposal to eliminate this modulation algorithm that cheats us from obtaining our full reward. Instagram: JamesAllan0 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cityxcape

A viewer requested my thoughts on the idea of equalizing everyone's vote in the NNS regardless of their ICP staking amount. This is an attempt to make the Internet Computer more democratic. In this episode, I share the reasons as to why I would vote against such proposal. Feel free to share your thoughts whether you think my judgment is sound or not. Instagram: JamesAllan0 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cityxcape

Solana is claiming ridiculous TPS numbers in the blockchain world. In fact, I have seen Solana claims TPS as high as 65,000. I never questioned Solana's TPS numbers until I saw an angry video of Arthur Hayes protesting that the high transaction failures from meme coin is proving that Solana's numbers are complete fabrication. After seeing such a sensational piece, I decided to investigate further. I share my findings with you in this episode. Enjoy! Instagram: JamesAllan0 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cityxcape

This video is dedicated to thanking all my misfits for helping the CityXcape channel reach 10K subscribers. It's been a fun & interesting journey there and I would like thank you all from the bottom of my heart. Other than the general thank you message, I share a few promises I would like to make to the community. Enjoy! Instagram: JamesAllan0 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cityxcape

Chain-Key cryptography is a word that's constantly being thrown around in the Internet Computer community. But what does it mean? More important, why is it so special? In this episode, I cover what chain-key cryptography in layman's terms so that investors like you can understand and appreciate the IC protocol better. You will understand why Internet Computer is so fundamentally different and how that difference gives this protocol a giant edge over other networks. Enjoy! Instagram: JamesAllan0 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cityxcape

Jared Bernstein is an American musician who is the chair of the United States Council of Economic Advisers. Yes you heard a correctly! A musician heads the chair of the U.S Council of Advisers and gives our president advice on how to run the economy. This is beyond cronyism, this is banana republic from the United States. Have we become a backward country? Share your thoughts in the comment section. Instagram: JamesAllan0 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cityxcape

An 8 Year gang member has recently informed me that the new staking reward proposal will prevent neurons greater than eight years from being topped up. This news caught me by surprise to say the least. Not being full convinced, I asked for documentation that shows this to be true. Little did I know that Dominic's original forum post did include such contingency. In this episode, I warn my fellow 8 year gang that they should max out their eight year neuron while that opportunity still last. Instagram: JamesAllan0 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cityxcape

Prior to CityXcape becoming a crypto channel, I used to primarily focus on geopolitics. My political observation over the years has led me to believe that World War 3 is on our doorstep. In other words, I am convinced we are marching towards World War III. What's perhaps more interesting is the fact that I am observing many parallels between the WWII era and today. In this episode, I share with you what these parallels are and why blockchain is the enigma machine of today. Instagram: JamesAllan0 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cityxcape

Dominic recently made a proposal to reduce the staking rewards of Internet Computer in order to curb the inflation rate of the token. This proposal came as a shock to everyone in the 8 year gang community. In summary, Dominic Williams wants to reduce the maximum staking period from eight years to five years. Many of my viewers have asked for my thoughts on the subject. In this episode, I drop my two cents on this controversial proposal that is coming up on the NNS dashboard. Instagram: JamesAllan0 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cityxcape

A former procurement officer for the government of Ethiopia was asked what was his issue with Cardano. His answer... was less than warm to say the least. The Ethiopian fellow went into an in-depth explanation as to why he disliked to blockchain and shared all his grievances. In this episode, I share with you what some of these grievances were and links you to the full discussion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YHvtrasAgw&t=197s Instagram: JamesAllan0 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cityxcape

Last night I was relaxing on my balcony when a clairvoyant flash hit my mental eye. It suddenly dawned upon me that a heavy amount of demand of blockchain demand will be from Africa. Unlike the West, which already has an established computer infrastructure, Africa has nothing. This is precisely the reason why they will adopt the blockchain. This is Africa's chance to not only build a modern infrastructure, but be ahead of everyone by adopting blockchain. Instagram: JamesAllan0 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cityxcape

Many IC developers and investors want to know the process of converting ICP into cycles. What does it look like? How is it done? Well if you're a developer, the method of converting ICP into cycles is something you must know. But if you're an ICP investor, it is something you should see. Quite the difference but I recommend both audience watch. As cloud computing demand for blockchain soars, the ICP supply will be shredded as they are converted into cycles. Enjoy! Instagram: JamesAllan0 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cityxcape

There is currently a piece on Reuters showing the fact that the Russian army is exhibiting American tanks to its people as 'trophies of war'. Although the U.S. mainstream media is concealing this news from Americans, the global community however, is well aware of what is happening. What's gonna happen when the world no longer wants our fiat currency, and worse, no longer fear the U.S. military. This spells the death of the petrodollar. The death of the petrodollar means all currencies will now compete for reserve status. May the best currency win, but I sure hope its ICP. Instagram: JamesAllan0 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cityxcape My Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@jamesallan1342

In this video, we cover the architecture of the Internet Computer Protocol. The DFinity divides the protocol into four distinct software layers: Peer-to-Peer, Consensus, Message Routing, and Execution. Each of these layers perform very distinct operations that is critical to the performance of the protocol. Let's analyze these four layers at a high level and gain an understanding of what they do. I highly recommend those of you who are interested in learning more to join my Motoko Developer Course. Instagram: JamesAllan0 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cityxcape

Blobs represent sequences of bytes. They are immutable, iterable, but not indexable and can be empty. Byte sequences are also often represented as [Nat8], i.e. an array of bytes, but this representation is currently much less compact than Blob, taking 4 physical bytes to represent each logical byte in the sequence. In this video, we cover what blob is and their practical manipulation. Instagram: JamesAllan0 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cityxcape

This video is the beginning of a new series where I publicly answer interesting questions I identify in the comment section. This gives people in the community a voice, while at the same time, answering questions that you yourself may have in mind. This also bonds us together further as a community, cause after all, we are here to learn and make money together. Hope you enjoy! Instagram: JamesAllan0 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cityxcape

In this video, my good friend and colleague Rijad will show you how to create an Internet Identity on the protocol. Before diving into the practical process of creating an identity, Rijad was kind enough to provide us with a theoretical background explain how this form of authentication is different from traditional web2 authentication. Hope you enjoy my misfits, and let me know if you would like us to go deeper into the differences between web2 and web3 auth. Instagram: JamesAllan0 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cityxcape

Many viewers have remarked in the comments that Internet Computer has infinite supply. What they imply by this statement is the fact that ICP has no supply cap. More recently, a viewer made a direct from me to address this concern. So in this episode, here it is, I share with you my thoughts regarding this no supply cap property of ICP's tokenomics. I explain why it is no concern to me, and should not be a concern to you neither. Enjoy! Instagram: JamesAllan0 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cityxcape