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His point about LLMs scaling human judgment for governance and markets is probably the strongest idea in the whole piece. Prediction markets, quadratic voting, combinatorial auctions: brilliant mechanisms that have always been starved of human attention. AI genuinely solves that bottleneck. This alone could produce some of the most important applications of the next decadeThe "bots hiring bots" economy is highly underestimated. So far we’ve mostly seen AI agents as tools that serve humans. The bigger market is agents coordinating with each other economically, without a central orchestrator deciding who talks to whom. Ethereum makes that possible.Ethereum is the settlement layer for AI agents. Agents need to transact. They need programmable money, permissionless access, composable infrastructure. Ethereum is the most credibly neutral chain to provide that.The d/acc framing resonates. Defense over offense, decentralized cooperation, tools that empower individuals over institutions.
2. A few disagreeable parts :
Leaning heavily on local LLMs as the trust solution. Local models verifying transactions, auditing smart contracts, proposing trades. The cypherpunk mountain man dream. But local models today are significantly weaker than frontier models. You're swapping trust in a server for trust in a model that might just get things wrong.There's also the practical barrier. Running these models requires specialized hardware and serious technical know-how. GPUs, inference pipelines, keeping models updated. With ETH validators, the vision was that anyone could participate. AI models demand a much higher barrier to entry, and it keeps rising as models scale. The dream requires both capability parity and accessibility parity. We're years away from either.That LLMs remove the limitation of human attention. To an extent yes, but then you get new things to pay attention to. You stop evaluating 50 DeFi positions manually. and start evaluating whether your agent's strategy makes sense, when to override it, what it did and why. The bottleneck moves from execution to oversight. The good news is that oversight at this abstracted level is easier than reviewing raw protocol details. But we need new primitives designed for this new layer of abstraction, tools built for supervising agent behavior rather than inspecting individual transactionsOnchain reputation and dispute resolution sound elegant. Security deposits, reputation scores, dispute mechanisms. But DeFi moves at block speed and the damage happens long before any dispute resolves. Prevention matters more than adjudication here, and that requires real-time risk evaluation baked into the agent layer itself.One thing the post doesn't address enough: coordination between agents at scale. What happens when thousands of agents compete for yield across the same protocols? Herd behavior. Liquidity cascades. Correlated strategies that amplify risk instead of diversifying it. Agent-to-agent dynamics are a first order problem in this space.Finally, there's a timing gap. The post reads like a 2027 roadmap, but builders are already solving these problems today. Users are deploying agents to manage capital right now. The vision is right, could sound more urgent.
All in all, a great overview on how Crypto x AI is evolving and ideas on where to go from here. This maps closely to what we're building at Fraction AI. Ethereum as the settlement layer for agents (through Base), AI scaling human decision making, real time risk evaluation over posthoc dispute resolution, and building the oversight primitives for agent behavior. It’s more exciting that ever and there's a lot to build!
#Ethereum #ViralTopic #Vitalik-Buterin's #AIFuture @Binance Square Official
His point about LLMs scaling human judgment for governance and markets is probably the strongest idea in the whole piece. Prediction markets, quadratic voting, combinatorial auctions: brilliant mechanisms that have always been starved of human attention. AI genuinely solves that bottleneck. This alone could produce some of the most important applications of the next decadeThe "bots hiring bots" economy is highly underestimated. So far we’ve mostly seen AI agents as tools that serve humans. The bigger market is agents coordinating with each other economically, without a central orchestrator deciding who talks to whom. Ethereum makes that possible.Ethereum is the settlement layer for AI agents. Agents need to transact. They need programmable money, permissionless access, composable infrastructure. Ethereum is the most credibly neutral chain to provide that.The d/acc framing resonates. Defense over offense, decentralized cooperation, tools that empower individuals over institutions.
2. A few disagreeable parts :
Leaning heavily on local LLMs as the trust solution. Local models verifying transactions, auditing smart contracts, proposing trades. The cypherpunk mountain man dream. But local models today are significantly weaker than frontier models. You're swapping trust in a server for trust in a model that might just get things wrong.There's also the practical barrier. Running these models requires specialized hardware and serious technical know-how. GPUs, inference pipelines, keeping models updated. With ETH validators, the vision was that anyone could participate. AI models demand a much higher barrier to entry, and it keeps rising as models scale. The dream requires both capability parity and accessibility parity. We're years away from either.That LLMs remove the limitation of human attention. To an extent yes, but then you get new things to pay attention to. You stop evaluating 50 DeFi positions manually. and start evaluating whether your agent's strategy makes sense, when to override it, what it did and why. The bottleneck moves from execution to oversight. The good news is that oversight at this abstracted level is easier than reviewing raw protocol details. But we need new primitives designed for this new layer of abstraction, tools built for supervising agent behavior rather than inspecting individual transactionsOnchain reputation and dispute resolution sound elegant. Security deposits, reputation scores, dispute mechanisms. But DeFi moves at block speed and the damage happens long before any dispute resolves. Prevention matters more than adjudication here, and that requires real-time risk evaluation baked into the agent layer itself.One thing the post doesn't address enough: coordination between agents at scale. What happens when thousands of agents compete for yield across the same protocols? Herd behavior. Liquidity cascades. Correlated strategies that amplify risk instead of diversifying it. Agent-to-agent dynamics are a first order problem in this space.Finally, there's a timing gap. The post reads like a 2027 roadmap, but builders are already solving these problems today. Users are deploying agents to manage capital right now. The vision is right, could sound more urgent.
All in all, a great overview on how Crypto x AI is evolving and ideas on where to go from here. This maps closely to what we're building at Fraction AI. Ethereum as the settlement layer for agents (through Base), AI scaling human decision making, real time risk evaluation over posthoc dispute resolution, and building the oversight primitives for agent behavior. It’s more exciting that ever and there's a lot to build!
#Ethereum #ViralTopic #Vitalik-Buterin's #AIFuture @Binance Square Official
#Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin’s latest vision for Ethereum’s intersection with artificial intelligence sees the two working together to improve markets, financial safety and human agency.
In an X post on Monday, Buterin said his broader vision for the future of artificial intelligence (AI) sees humans being empowered by AI, rather than replaced, though he said the shorter term involves much more “ordinary” ideas.
Buterin pointed to four key areas where Ethereum and AI could intersect in the near future: enabling trustless and/or private interactions with AI, Ethereum becoming an economic layer for AI-to-AI interactions, using AI to fulfill the “mountain man” ideal by verifying everything onchain and improving market and governance efficiency.#etherreum #Vitalik-Buterin's #X #USIranStandoff $ETH
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In an X post on Monday, Buterin said his broader vision for the future of artificial intelligence (AI) sees humans being empowered by AI, rather than replaced, though he said the shorter term involves much more “ordinary” ideas.
Buterin pointed to four key areas where Ethereum and AI could intersect in the near future: enabling trustless and/or private interactions with AI, Ethereum becoming an economic layer for AI-to-AI interactions, using AI to fulfill the “mountain man” ideal by verifying everything onchain and improving market and governance efficiency.#etherreum #Vitalik-Buterin's #X #USIranStandoff $ETH
$BTC
$BNB
🔗 #Vitalik-Buterin's : Algorithmic Stablecoins Are True DeFi
“Vitalik: Algorithmic Stablecoins = True DeFi 💡”
$ETH founder Vitalik Buterin highlights algorithmic stablecoins as true DeFi innovation.
The statement sparks debate around decentralization, risk, and future stablecoin designs.$BNB
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#Ethereum #DeFi #CryptoInnovation #Stablecoins
“Vitalik: Algorithmic Stablecoins = True DeFi 💡”
$ETH founder Vitalik Buterin highlights algorithmic stablecoins as true DeFi innovation.
The statement sparks debate around decentralization, risk, and future stablecoin designs.$BNB
$XRP
#Ethereum #DeFi #CryptoInnovation #Stablecoins
#Vitalik-Buterin's
💰 Vitalik said : ETH is a store of value and one of the most important apps on ethereum.
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💰 Vitalik said : ETH is a store of value and one of the most important apps on ethereum.
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The Day Ethereum Held Its Breath as Vitalik Moved Millions
When news spread that #Vitalik-Buterin's sold a large amount of Ethereum the market reacted instantly. Fear travels fast in crypto. Many assumed something was wrong. Founder selling often sounds like the start of trouble. But when the details became clear the story turned into something very different.
Vitalik sold 493 Ethereum worth around 1.16 million dollars. This was not done in silence or secrecy. The transfers were visible on chain and quickly tracked. Soon after the sale a large part of the funds was sent to a charity wallet connected to Kanro an organization Vitalik started to support research against future pandemics. Half a million dollars was moved not to an exchange but to science.
This was not a sudden decision. Over the years Vitalik has repeatedly moved funds to support research development and public good projects. Earlier this year he transferred more than sixteen thousand Ethereum worth tens of millions of dollars. Those funds were directed toward strengthening the Ethereum ecosystem rather than leaving it behind. His actions have followed the same pattern again and again.
At the same time the market itself has been weak. Ethereum price dropped sharply falling more than twenty percent in a short period. Prices reached levels not seen since the middle of 2025. Money has been leaving risky assets and leverage has been reduced across the market. On the surface this looks negative but price alone never tells the full story.
While charts were bleeding the Ethereum network was busy. In mid January daily transactions reached a record of 2.8 million. Active addresses crossed one million. This level of activity was not present during previous crypto winters. In earlier downturns the network slowed down. This time users did not leave.
Analysts also noticed something important in the Ethereum to Bitcoin ratio. The ratio reached levels that were only seen near major market bottoms in 2018 and 2022. In both cases those moments came before strong recoveries. History never repeats perfectly but it often rhymes.
Ethereum continues to move forward with a long term plan to become a scalable global computer. The goal is growth without losing security reliability or decentralization. That kind of work does not create loud headlines. It happens quietly in the background while markets focus on price.
Vitalik selling Ethereum was not an exit signal. It was a reminder of what this network stands for. Builders funding research founders supporting public goods and development continuing even when prices fall. Sometimes the strongest signals are the calm ones that appear during chaos.
The market panicked for a moment. Ethereum kept building.
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Vitalik sold 493 Ethereum worth around 1.16 million dollars. This was not done in silence or secrecy. The transfers were visible on chain and quickly tracked. Soon after the sale a large part of the funds was sent to a charity wallet connected to Kanro an organization Vitalik started to support research against future pandemics. Half a million dollars was moved not to an exchange but to science.
This was not a sudden decision. Over the years Vitalik has repeatedly moved funds to support research development and public good projects. Earlier this year he transferred more than sixteen thousand Ethereum worth tens of millions of dollars. Those funds were directed toward strengthening the Ethereum ecosystem rather than leaving it behind. His actions have followed the same pattern again and again.
At the same time the market itself has been weak. Ethereum price dropped sharply falling more than twenty percent in a short period. Prices reached levels not seen since the middle of 2025. Money has been leaving risky assets and leverage has been reduced across the market. On the surface this looks negative but price alone never tells the full story.
While charts were bleeding the Ethereum network was busy. In mid January daily transactions reached a record of 2.8 million. Active addresses crossed one million. This level of activity was not present during previous crypto winters. In earlier downturns the network slowed down. This time users did not leave.
Analysts also noticed something important in the Ethereum to Bitcoin ratio. The ratio reached levels that were only seen near major market bottoms in 2018 and 2022. In both cases those moments came before strong recoveries. History never repeats perfectly but it often rhymes.
Ethereum continues to move forward with a long term plan to become a scalable global computer. The goal is growth without losing security reliability or decentralization. That kind of work does not create loud headlines. It happens quietly in the background while markets focus on price.
Vitalik selling Ethereum was not an exit signal. It was a reminder of what this network stands for. Builders funding research founders supporting public goods and development continuing even when prices fall. Sometimes the strongest signals are the calm ones that appear during chaos.
The market panicked for a moment. Ethereum kept building.
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Binance BiBi:
Hey there! That's a really interesting analysis you've put together. My search suggests the details about Vitalik's ETH sale and donation, as well as the surge in network activity in January, seem to be consistent with recent on-chain data and news reports. As always, it's wise to verify market data through various trusted sources. Hope this helps
📰 BREAKING NEWS 🗞️ ETH Whales React to Vitalik’s Signals With $1,800 Breakdown Threat Looming#Vitalik-Buterin's
ETH Whales React to Vitalik’s Signals With $1,800 Breakdown Threat Looming$ETH
#EthereumLayer2Rethink?
ETH broke down on Feb. 3, completing a head-and-shoulders pattern that projects about $1,820 and keeps $1,800 in focus.
Lookonchain said Vitalik sold about 2,961.5 ETH worth roughly $6.6 million near $2,228 on average, adding to bearish momentum.
Whales reduced holdings by about 140,000 ETH and hodlers showed net selling around 10,681 ETH, while URPD highlights $1,880 as key support; failure could open $1,560, while reclaiming $2,270 and $2,700 matters.
Ethereum slid into early February under mounting pressure, and on chain signals now suggest a growing threat of a move toward the $1,800 zone. Price weakness is being amplified by a synchronized pullback from influential and long term holders. A Feb. 5 market note said ETH fell below key support after a chart breakdown confirmed on Feb. 3, while new data showed whales and hodlers beginning to reduce exposure. The update framed $1,800 as the next psychological risk area if support fails.
Technical damage meets high profile selling
On the daily chart, ETH completed a head-and-shoulders pattern forming since mid-November, and the bearish reversal was confirmed when price broke the neckline on Feb. 3. The pattern’s measured move targets about $1,820, and Buterin’s selling added fuel to that downside narrative. Lookonchain reported Vitalik sold about 2,961.5 ETH, worth roughly $6.6 million, at an average near $2,228 over three days, with the selling described as ongoing. The note said that timing can weaken confidence and reinforce bearish price action.
After Feb. 3, whales excluding exchange wallets briefly accumulated between Feb. 2 and Feb. 3, then flipped once price failed to rebound. Whales shifted from dip buying to distribution, cutting roughly 140,000 ETH in a struggle to sustain higher levels for now too.
ETH Whales React to Vitalik’s Signals With $1,800 Breakdown Threat Looming$ETH
#EthereumLayer2Rethink?
ETH broke down on Feb. 3, completing a head-and-shoulders pattern that projects about $1,820 and keeps $1,800 in focus.
Lookonchain said Vitalik sold about 2,961.5 ETH worth roughly $6.6 million near $2,228 on average, adding to bearish momentum.
Whales reduced holdings by about 140,000 ETH and hodlers showed net selling around 10,681 ETH, while URPD highlights $1,880 as key support; failure could open $1,560, while reclaiming $2,270 and $2,700 matters.
Ethereum slid into early February under mounting pressure, and on chain signals now suggest a growing threat of a move toward the $1,800 zone. Price weakness is being amplified by a synchronized pullback from influential and long term holders. A Feb. 5 market note said ETH fell below key support after a chart breakdown confirmed on Feb. 3, while new data showed whales and hodlers beginning to reduce exposure. The update framed $1,800 as the next psychological risk area if support fails.
Technical damage meets high profile selling
On the daily chart, ETH completed a head-and-shoulders pattern forming since mid-November, and the bearish reversal was confirmed when price broke the neckline on Feb. 3. The pattern’s measured move targets about $1,820, and Buterin’s selling added fuel to that downside narrative. Lookonchain reported Vitalik sold about 2,961.5 ETH, worth roughly $6.6 million, at an average near $2,228 over three days, with the selling described as ongoing. The note said that timing can weaken confidence and reinforce bearish price action.
After Feb. 3, whales excluding exchange wallets briefly accumulated between Feb. 2 and Feb. 3, then flipped once price failed to rebound. Whales shifted from dip buying to distribution, cutting roughly 140,000 ETH in a struggle to sustain higher levels for now too.
$C98 Vitalik Buterin sold approximately 2,961.5 ETH (roughly $6.6M) between February 3 and 5, 2026. The funds were largely converted to USDC, primarily to support open-source infrastructure and his biotech charity, Kanro, continuing his long-standing practice of liquidating holdings for philanthropy.
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⚡Vitalik Buterin is dumping $ETH fast.
Over the past 3 days, Vitalik has sold 2,961.5 $ETH ($6.6M) at an average price of $2,228 — and the selling is still ongoing.
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Over the past 3 days, Vitalik has sold 2,961.5 $ETH ($6.6M) at an average price of $2,228 — and the selling is still ongoing.
#Vitalik-Buterin's
Vitalik Buterin Sells 493 ETH$ETH ($1.16M) in Past 8 Hours.
▪️ Amount: 493 ETH
▪️ Value: ~$1.16 Million
▪️ Current ETHUSDT Price: $2,306.17
▪️ 24h Change: -0.41%
Large sales by key figures often draw attention & can sway short-term sentiment. However, market impact typically depends on overall volume & conditions.
Watch the charts and trade responsibly.
#Ethereum #ETH #Vitalik-Buterin's Buterin #CryptoNews
▪️ Amount: 493 ETH
▪️ Value: ~$1.16 Million
▪️ Current ETHUSDT Price: $2,306.17
▪️ 24h Change: -0.41%
Large sales by key figures often draw attention & can sway short-term sentiment. However, market impact typically depends on overall volume & conditions.
Watch the charts and trade responsibly.
#Ethereum #ETH #Vitalik-Buterin's Buterin #CryptoNews
All socks cause 😂
Can’t stop laughing 😂
Just saw this on the reels and ETH started going down right after this legendary moment
ETH dumping…
#VitalikButerin wearing those socks…
Billionaire confirmed.
Coincidence? Never. 😂🧦📉
Vitalik speaking at a conference in these socks… coincidence? I think not.
#VitalikButerin net worth (Forbes):
According to Forbes, #Vitalik-Buterin's ’s estimated net worth peaked at about $1.46 billion in 2021, when ETH hit its all-time high.
Since then, his net worth fluctuates heavily with ETH price, often moving between hundreds of millions to over $1B depending on market conditions.
$ETH $BTC
#ETH #Meme
Just saw this on the reels and ETH started going down right after this legendary moment
ETH dumping…
#VitalikButerin wearing those socks…
Billionaire confirmed.
Coincidence? Never. 😂🧦📉
Vitalik speaking at a conference in these socks… coincidence? I think not.
#VitalikButerin net worth (Forbes):
According to Forbes, #Vitalik-Buterin's ’s estimated net worth peaked at about $1.46 billion in 2021, when ETH hit its all-time high.
Since then, his net worth fluctuates heavily with ETH price, often moving between hundreds of millions to over $1B depending on market conditions.
$ETH $BTC
#ETH #Meme
$ETH Vitalik Buterin, the brain behind Ethereum with a net worth of $700 million, speaking at a crypto conference in worn-out socks.
What do we call this now? 🤷♂️
#ETH #Ethereum #WhoIsNextFedChair #Vitalik-Buterin's #cryptonews
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What do we call this now? 🤷♂️
#ETH #Ethereum #WhoIsNextFedChair #Vitalik-Buterin's #cryptonews
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🤖 Vitalik Buterin Explores AI and Prediction Markets at ETHShanghai 2025
At ETHShanghai 2025, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin captivated the audience with a forward-looking discussion on the intersection of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and decentralized prediction markets — a combo that could redefine how humans and machines make collective decisions.
Key Takeaways
1. AI + Blockchain = Smarter, Fairer Systems
Vitalik highlighted that AI models could leverage decentralized prediction markets to refine their decision-making — using on-chain data to verify accuracy and reduce bias.
2. Prediction Markets as a Truth Engine
Decentralized oracles and prediction markets, like Augur or Polymarket, could serve as a truth layer for AI systems — rewarding accurate forecasts and penalizing misinformation.
3. AI Governance via Ethereum
Future DAO structures might integrate AI-assisted governance, allowing models to suggest proposals while humans validate them through transparent, consensus-based voting."
#Write2Earn
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At ETHShanghai 2025, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin captivated the audience with a forward-looking discussion on the intersection of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and decentralized prediction markets — a combo that could redefine how humans and machines make collective decisions.
Key Takeaways
1. AI + Blockchain = Smarter, Fairer Systems
Vitalik highlighted that AI models could leverage decentralized prediction markets to refine their decision-making — using on-chain data to verify accuracy and reduce bias.
2. Prediction Markets as a Truth Engine
Decentralized oracles and prediction markets, like Augur or Polymarket, could serve as a truth layer for AI systems — rewarding accurate forecasts and penalizing misinformation.
3. AI Governance via Ethereum
Future DAO structures might integrate AI-assisted governance, allowing models to suggest proposals while humans validate them through transparent, consensus-based voting."
#Write2Earn
#Vitalik-Buterin's
Vitalik Buterin: The Young Visionary Behind Ethereum’s Revolution
Vitalik Buterin is the co‑founder of Ethereum, the blockchain platform that expanded crypto from simple money transfers into programmable finance. Born in 1994, Vitalik published the Ethereum whitepaper in 2013 at just 19 years old, outlining a network capable of supporting decentralized applications (DeFi), smart contracts, and token standards — setting the stage for an entirely new digital economy.
Unlike Bitcoin, which focuses on peer‑to‑peer value transfer, Ethereum introduced the concept of programmable money, enabling developers to build decentralized applications across finance, gaming, identity, and more. The Ethereum mainnet launched on 30 July 2015, and since then, it has become the foundation for DeFi, NFTs, DAOs, and a thriving ecosystem of innovation.
Vitalik is also known for his focus on research, decentralization, and long‑term sustainability. He continues to advocate scaling solutions like Ethereum 2.0 (The Merge, Sharding, and Layer‑2 rollups) to enhance performance, security, and energy efficiency. His contributions have shaped not just Ethereum, but the broader evolution of blockchain technology.
Vitalik Buterin transformed crypto from digital money to programmable finance, making Ethereum one of the pillars of the entire digital asset ecosystem. His continued research and vision drive innovation and growth in decentralized technology.
Vitalik’s journey wasn’t easy. At an age when most are still figuring out their path, he faced intense technical challenges, global scrutiny, and the pressure of building a global platform. His story teaches us that innovation demands patience, resilience, and the courage to push forward despite uncertainty.
#Vitalik-Buterin's #Etherum #Web3 #blockchain #defi
Vitalik Buterin is the co‑founder of Ethereum, the blockchain platform that expanded crypto from simple money transfers into programmable finance. Born in 1994, Vitalik published the Ethereum whitepaper in 2013 at just 19 years old, outlining a network capable of supporting decentralized applications (DeFi), smart contracts, and token standards — setting the stage for an entirely new digital economy.
Unlike Bitcoin, which focuses on peer‑to‑peer value transfer, Ethereum introduced the concept of programmable money, enabling developers to build decentralized applications across finance, gaming, identity, and more. The Ethereum mainnet launched on 30 July 2015, and since then, it has become the foundation for DeFi, NFTs, DAOs, and a thriving ecosystem of innovation.
Vitalik is also known for his focus on research, decentralization, and long‑term sustainability. He continues to advocate scaling solutions like Ethereum 2.0 (The Merge, Sharding, and Layer‑2 rollups) to enhance performance, security, and energy efficiency. His contributions have shaped not just Ethereum, but the broader evolution of blockchain technology.
Vitalik Buterin transformed crypto from digital money to programmable finance, making Ethereum one of the pillars of the entire digital asset ecosystem. His continued research and vision drive innovation and growth in decentralized technology.
Vitalik’s journey wasn’t easy. At an age when most are still figuring out their path, he faced intense technical challenges, global scrutiny, and the pressure of building a global platform. His story teaches us that innovation demands patience, resilience, and the courage to push forward despite uncertainty.
#Vitalik-Buterin's #Etherum #Web3 #blockchain #defi
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