John Shutt
Co-Founder at Across Protocol · Team at UMA
John Shutt is the Co-Founder of Across Protocol. Formly he is a Senior Engineer at UMA, and was previously a Senior Blockchain Solutions Architect in the Digital Transformation practice of Ernst & Young LLP. John specializes in designing, building, and assessing advanced blockchain applications, and has led global development teams to build multiple private and public blockchain projects that are live in production.Prior to entering the blockchain space, John worked for years as a lead developer and consultant for Silicon Valley startups and ran a secure communications platform for investigative journalism. John brings over a decade of experience in software engineering, product management, and team leadership.
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Looks like Across Protocol deploying their Arc chain bridge infrastructure Details: - SpokePool (0x9b4A302A...): the main bridge contract on Arc. Users deposit here to bridge out, and receive funds here when bridging in. - SP1Helios (0x3baD7AD0...): a ZK light client that proves Ethereum state on
Arc Mainnet is getting close. So what am I doing from Day 1 on @arc ? - Bridge through Stargate or Across. - Register my mainnet name on arcname.services - Use @TowerExchange as my main DEX aggregator, while also testing @hibachi_xyz as one of Arc’s official ecosystem partners. Then comes the d
Across Protocol (ACX) is being wound down by the project team. Coinbase will suspend trading of ACX on July 28, 2026. ACX holders can review the conversion process and timelines here: https://forum.across.to/t/the-bridge-across/2097 Read more in the thread 👇
RT @psermanet: At UMA, we build and own the full stack, from hardware to software. This allows us to bake safety in at all levels, rather t…
再给一个 $QUID 估值错配的视角： Across 跨链桥7天交易量 $126.53M，代币 $ACX FDV $42M； Symbiosis 跨链桥7天交易量 $32.86M，代币 $SIS FDV $2M； Celer 跨链桥7天交易量 $5.81M，代币 $CELR FDV $18M； Squid 跨链桥7天交易量 $4.36M，代币 $QUID 公售 FDV $45M。 所以到底是什么地方出了问题？
Users borrowing USDH will see a Portfolio Margin Ratio of 100%, as USDH borrows have been discontinued. Users must repay borrowed USDH and can do so by buying USDH/USDC. Users are also recommended to withdraw supplied USDH from Borrow/Lend and swap any remaining USDH on HyperCore for USDC or @Across
RT @KuanFang: Robot Foundation Models need structured yet generic representations. UMA treats 3D object motion as a co-evolving variable wi…
Part V is out: Building the Verification Layer AI agents can return outputs — but who decides whether those outputs should be accepted? This part looks at validators, bonded claims, disputes, verdicts, rewards, penalties, and what agent verification can learn from UMA/Polymarket. Read the full ar
The return on your perps will be decided by UMA protocol LOLOLOL https://x.com/devjoshstevens/status/2067953979695243564
The HIP-3 DEX @kinetiq_xyz has begun the settlement and delisting process for its $USDH-denominated markets as it transitions to ethereum:0xa0b86991c6218b36c1d19d4a2e9eb0ce3606eb48 pairs. The first markets affected are: • $SILVER • solana:GoLDppdjB1vDTPSGxyMJFqdnj134yH6Prg9eqsGDiw6A • $MU • $NVDA