隨著創新周期的轉變

如果您看到鏈上正在發生的事情，那可能會感覺到世界的盡頭即將到來。甚至可以說AI已取代了加密貨幣

If you've been following crypto trends closely, you might feel like the world is ending. Or maybe AI has taken over as the hotter space. Both statements have some truth, but it's best to look at the problem from a broader perspective.

如果您一直密切關注加密趨勢，您可能會覺得世界正在結束。也許AI已接管了更熱的空間。這兩種陳述都有一些事實，但是最好從更廣泛的角度看待問題。

This article will follow a common thread in innovation cycles as they reach market fit. Today's story will highlight the commonalities between Uber, Pendle, and EigenLayer to help you dispel pessimistic takes on Twitter and gain a new point of view.

本文將在創新周期中遵循一個共同的線程，因為它們達到了市場的契合度。當今的故事將突出Uber，Pendle和Eigenlayer之間的共同點，以幫助您消除悲觀的twitter並獲得新的觀點。

For thousands of years, it was said that humans could not fly. Now, 112 years after the first human flight, we've learned how to catch a rocket returning from space. Innovation seems to be unfolding slowly, over vast periods of time.

數千年來，有人說人類無法飛行。現在，在第一次人類航班112年後，我們學會瞭如何從太空捕獲火箭。在大量的時間裡，創新似乎正在緩慢發展。

The real magic of technology isn't in the initial invention, but in the ecosystem that grows around it. Think of it like compound growth, but with innovation instead of money.

技術的真正魔力不是最初的發明，而是在其周圍生長的生態系統中。可以將其視為複合增長，而是通過創新而不是金錢。

While the first movers who create something new grab the headlines and VC funding, it's often the second wave of builders who unlock the greatest value—those who see untapped potential in the existing foundation. They notice possibilities that others don't.

雖然創建新事物的第一批搬家卻吸引了頭條新聞和風險投資，但通常是第二波建築商，他們釋放了最大的價值，那些在現有基金會中看到了未開發的潛力的人。他們注意到其他人沒有的可能性。

History is full of innovators who never predicted how their inventions would reshape the world. They simply tried to solve the problems at hand. In the process, they opened up possibilities that far exceeded their initial vision.

歷史上到處都是創新者，他們從未預測過自己的發明將如何重塑世界。他們只是試圖解決手頭的問題。在此過程中，他們打開了遠遠超出其最初願景的可能性。

The best innovations are not destinations, but launch pads for entirely new ecosystems to take off. Today's post will explore how this phenomenon manifests itself in Web3. It starts with the Global Positioning System (GPS) that we use every day, and then traces back to the cryptocurrency space through re-staking and points mechanisms.

最好的創新不是目的地，而是為全新生態系統啟動的啟動墊。今天的帖子將探討這種現像如何在Web3中表現出來。它從我們每天使用的全局定位系統（GPS）開始，然後通過重新啟動和指向機制來追溯到加密貨幣空間。

A weekend that changed the Internet

改變互聯網的周末

The Global Positioning System (GPS) has been pinpointing locations on Earth since its introduction in 1973 by the U.S. military. But Google Maps goes far beyond that, making this raw data accessible, usable, and understandable to billions of people.

自1973年美國軍方引入以來，全球定位系統（GPS）一直在指出地球上的位置。但是Google地圖遠遠超出了這一點，使這些原始數據可訪問，可用且可供數十億人訪問。

Google Maps began with three strategic acquisitions in late 2004.

Google地圖始於2004年底的三項戰略收購。

The first was a small Australian startup named Where 2 Technologies, operating out of a bedroom in Sydney. They developed "Expedition," a C++ desktop application that utilized pre-rendered map tiles for seamless navigation. It offered a superior user experience compared to MapQuest's clunky interface.

第一個是一家小型澳大利亞初創公司，其中2個技術在悉尼的臥室外運行。他們開發了“ Expedition”，這是一種C ++桌面應用程序，該應用程序利用預渲染的地圖圖塊進行無縫導航。與MapQuest的笨拙界面相比，它提供了卓越的用戶體驗。

Simultaneously, Google acquired Keyhole (satellite imagery technology) and ZipDash (real-time traffic analysis), integrating core components of its mapping vision. Together, these acquisitions formed the foundation of Google Maps: merging interactive navigation, rich visual data, and dynamic information into a single application.

同時，Google獲得了鑰匙孔（衛星圖像技術）和Zipdash（實時流量分析），從而集成了其映射視覺的核心組件。這些收購共同構成了Google地圖的基礎：將交互式導航，豐富的視覺數據和動態信息合併到一個應用程序中。

Expedition was a desktop application, but Larry Page, the CEO of Google at the time, insisted on a web-based solution. Initial attempts were slow and uninspired. To resolve this, Bret Taylor, a Stanford graduate and former associate product manager at Google, took it upon himself to fix it.

Expedition是一個桌面應用程序，但是當時Google首席執行官Larry Page堅持使用基於網絡的解決方案。初始嘗試緩慢且沒有靈感。為了解決這個問題，斯坦福大學的畢業生，前Google副產品經理Bret Taylor親自將其修復。

Bret Taylor completely rewrote the entire front end using Asynchronous JavaScript and XML (AJAX). AJAX was a new technology that allowed websites to update content without reloading the entire page. Before AJAX, web applications were static and clunky. But with AJAX, responsiveness rivaled that of desktop software. Maps became draggable, and new tiles loaded without refreshing the page—a revolutionary user experience in 2005.

布雷特·泰勒（Bret Taylor）使用異步JavaScript和XML（Ajax）完全重寫了整個前端。 Ajax是一項新技術，允許網站更新內容而無需重新加載整個頁面。在Ajax之前，Web應用程序是靜態且笨拙的。但是使用Ajax，響應率與桌面軟件的響應能力媲美。地圖變得可拖動，而新瓷磚則沒有刷新頁面，這是2005年的革命用戶體驗。

The real genius came when Google released its Maps API later that year, transforming it from a product to a platform. Developers could now embed Google Maps and build on top of them, sparking thousands of “mashups” that eventually grew into full businesses. Uber, Airbnb, and DoorDash all exist because Bret Taylor made maps programmable over one fateful weekend.

當Google於當年晚些時候發布其MAPS API時，真正的天才來了，將其從產品轉換為平台。開發人員現在可以嵌入Google Maps並在其頂部建造，從而引發成千上萬的“混搭”，最終成長為全部業務。 Uber，Airbnb和Doordash都存在，因為Bret Taylor在一個命運的周末製作了可編程的地圖。

Bret Taylor's intuition is a recurring phenomenon in technology: the most profound value often comes not from foundations but from what others build on them. These “second-order effects” represent the true magic of innovation—the ability of a single breakthrough to empower an entire ecosystem, spawning unimagined applications.

布雷特·泰勒（Bret Taylor）的直覺是技術中的一種反復現象：最深刻的價值通常不是來自基礎，而是來自其他基礎。這些“二階效果”代表了創新的真正魔力，即單個突破來增強整個生態系統的能力，產生不想像的應用程序。

Once Google Maps became programmable, it set off a chain reaction. Airbnb, DoorDash, Uber, and Zomato were among the first to integrate, placing GPS at the heart of their services. And Pokemon Go went a step further by overlaying augmented reality technology on top of location data, blurring the line between reality and virtuality.

一旦Google Maps變得可編程，它就會引發連鎖反應。 Airbnb，Doordash，Uber和Zomato是最早集成的人，將全科醫生置於服務的核心。 Pokemon Go通過將增強現實技術覆蓋在位置數據之上，從而模糊了現實與虛擬性之間的界限，從而進一步邁出了一步。

What's behind all this? Of course, it's payments. Because what good is an on-demand service if payments can't be seamless?

這一切背後是什麼？當然，這是付款。因為如果付款不能無縫，那麼按需服務有什麼好處？

The GPS technology they rely on isn't new. But GPS alone doesn't work miracles. It's the culmination of decades of technological evolution, such as satellite positioning, mobile hardware, AJAX, APIs, and payment channels, all of which were quietly taking place.

他們依賴的GPS技術並不是什麼新鮮事。但是，僅GPS並不能創造奇蹟。這是數十年技術發展的高潮，例如衛星定位，移動硬件，Ajax，API和支付渠道，所有這些都悄悄地發生了。

That's why second-order effects are so powerful. They don't get much attention in the present. But one day you look up and see that your daily routine

這就是為什麼二階效果如此強大的原因。現在，他們沒有得到太多關注。但是有一天你抬頭看你的日常工作