神经形态计算机可以将区块链带到火星

神经形态计算机旨在使用实时模式识别来解决数据密集型问题。从本质上讲，它们是为了模仿人类大脑而构建的。

There are currently no ATMs on Mars. In fact, the red planet has no infrastructure to support financial transactions. This poses a significant challenge for future colonists who want to order pizza using Bitcoin ( BTC ) or trade apes with fellow non-fungible token (NFT) enthusiasts on Earth.

目前火星上没有自动取款机。事实上，这颗红色星球没有支持金融交易的基础设施。这对于想要使用比特币（BTC）订购披萨或与地球上的不可替代代币（NFT）爱好者进行猿类交易的未来殖民者来说是一个重大挑战。

The solution to this problem may have arrived in the form of recent research in the field of neuromorphic computing.

这个问题的解决方案可能已经以神经形态计算领域的最新研究形式出现。

Traditional extraterrestrial communication is a complex, energy-intensive process that incurs minutes-long delays under the best of circumstances. As future colonists travel to Mars, their ship’s computers will quickly lose the ability to communicate with Earthbound computers and servers in real time.

传统的地外通信是一个复杂的、能源密集型的过程，在最好的情况下也会导致长达数分钟的延迟。当未来的殖民者前往火星时，他们船上的计算机将很快失去与地球上的计算机和服务器实时通信的能力。

Once the colonists reach Mars, their communication systems will experience delays of up to approximately 22 minutes, depending on the planet’s position relative to Earth at the time, in both sending and receiving data.

一旦殖民者到达火星，他们的通信系统在发送和接收数据时将经历长达约 22 分钟的延迟，具体取决于当时行星相对于地球的位置。

While 44 minutes might not sound like that big of a deal, there are also the issues of signal degradation, radiation interference, and data corruption to deal with.

虽然 44 分钟听起来似乎没什么大不了的，但还需要处理信号衰减、辐射干扰和数据损坏的问题。

Neuromorphic computing

神经形态计算

Back on Earth, the technology world runs on cloud computing. Nearly every networked machine, from the billions of iPhones in use to the most powerful supercomputers, utilizes some form of remote data processing or compute.

回到地球，技术世界运行在云计算上。几乎每台联网机器，从数十亿台 iPhone 到最强大的超级计算机，都利用某种形式的远程数据处理或计算。

Neuromorphic computers are designed to solve data-intensive problems using real-time pattern recognition. Essentially, they’re built to mimic the human brain. They use a system of neurons that process data in memory rather than with a traditional CPU, making them extremely low-latency devices.

神经形态计算机旨在使用实时模式识别来解决数据密集型问题。从本质上讲，它们是为了模仿人类大脑而构建的。它们使用神经元系统来处理内存中的数据，而不是使用传统的 CPU，这使得它们成为延迟极低的设备。

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This makes neuromorphic computer chips a perfect fit for situations where real-time data analysis has to happen at the edge — meaning, using the hardware on the device itself — in places such as deep-sea research facilities, outer space, and other planets.

这使得神经形态计算机芯片非常适合必须在深海研究设施、外太空和其他行星等地方的边缘（即使用设备本身的硬件）进行实时数据分析的情况。

Unlocking insurance as a liquid asset class: X Spaces recap with Nayms

将保险解锁为流动资产类别：Nayms 的 X Spaces 回顾

Long seen as an illiquid asset, insurance is being transformed by blockchain. A blockchain-based platform created a reinsurance marketplace to encourage accessibility and transparency.

保险业长期以来被视为非流动性资产，但区块链正在改变保险业。基于区块链的平台创建了一个再保险市场，以鼓励可访问性和透明度。

Blockchain, as a versatile technology, is increasingly deployed in the insurance space. In fact, the global blockchain insurance industry is expected to grow to a size of $32.9 billion by 2031.

区块链作为一种多功能技术，越来越多地部署在保险领域。事实上，到 2031 年，全球区块链保险业的规模预计将增长到 329 亿美元。

“The capital markets, especially the digital markets, now have access to the very uncorrelated asset class of insurance. They’ve got tokenized treasury bills, money market funds and private credit,” said Dan Roberts, co-founder and CEO of Nayms, when discussing blockchain-based insurance and his project during a recent Cointelegraph X Spaces. “The space has tokenized reinsurance to back as a very stable yielding product to put that capital to work. Bull market or bear market, it’s a very mature asset class that’s available now.”

“资本市场，尤其是数字市场，现在可以接触到保险这种非常不相关的资产类别。他们拥有代币化的国库券、货币市场基金和私人信贷。”Nayms 联合创始人兼首席执行官 Dan Roberts 在最近的 Cointelegraph X Spaces 上讨论基于区块链的保险及其项目时说道。 “该领域已将再保险代币化，作为一种非常稳定的收益产品来支持，使资本发挥作用。无论是牛市还是熊市，它都是一个非常成熟的资产类别，现在就可以使用。”

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✈️ 曾经有过航班取消并花了几天时间与航空公司争取退款的经历吗？这是一场噩梦！如果您有区块链保险怎么办？ pic.twitter.com/WzMOmf9ro9

Unfortunately, one of the most promising types of neuromorphic computer chips, called self-compliant chips, uses materials that can be unpredictable from one device to the next. Despite their great promise, this flaw meant that sometimes these particular chips would dump their data unpredictably.

不幸的是，最有前途的神经形态计算机芯片类型之一（称为自兼容芯片）使用的材料从一个设备到下一个设备都是不可预测的。尽管它们有着巨大的前景，但这个缺陷意味着有时这些特定的芯片会不可预测地转储数据。

Self-compliant neuromorphic computer chip architecture. Source: Kim et al., 2024.

自兼容神经形态计算机芯片架构。资料来源：Kim 等人，2024 年。

A team of researchers in South Korea recently had a breakthrough in the development of these chips and, according to their research, have overcome this limitation. With further development, their neuromorphic computing chip architecture could lay the foundations for a revolution in edge computing.

韩国的一个研究团队最近在这些芯片的开发上取得了突破，根据他们的研究，已经克服了这一限制。随着进一步的发展，他们的神经形态计算芯片架构可以为边缘计算的革命奠定基础。

Blockchain on Mars

火星上的区块链

Conducting a blockchain transaction on Earth is a relatively simple process for end-users, but the technology underpinning it, decentralized computing, requires multiple nodes working in concert. Most modern computers are capable of serving as a node and, in some cases, cryptocurrencies can still be mined using personal computers.

对于最终用户来说，在地球上进行区块链交易是一个相对简单的过程，但支撑它的技术，即去中心化计算，需要多个节点协同工作。大多数现代计算机都能够充当节点，并且在某些情况下，仍然可以使用个人计算机来开采加密货币。

However, if all the remote infrastructure is stripped away — including Earthbound energy sources — it would quickly become impossible to mine cryptocurrency or transact on the blockchain. Recreating this infrastructure on Mars, as it exists on Earth in 2024, could potentially take decades or longer.

然而，如果所有远程基础设施都被剥夺——包括地球上的能源——那么开采加密货币或在区块链上进行交易将很快变得不可能。到 2024 年，在火星上重建这一基础设施（就像在地球上一样）可能需要几十年或更长时间。

According to Elon Musk, humans will arrive on Mars long before that period. And, while trading cryptocurrency might not be their first priority, they’ll eventually need to engage in trusted transactions with Earth.

根据埃隆·马斯克的说法，人类将早在那个时期之前就抵达火星。而且，虽然交易加密货币可能不是他们的首要任务，但他们最终需要与地球进行可信交易。

Neuromorphic computers are purpose-built for such situations. Working in parallel with traditional computers, they could enable Martian colonists to conduct edge processing that would normally require real-time connectivity to remote resources and advanced infrastructure.

神经形态计算机是专门为这种情况而构建的。它们与传统计算机并行工作，可以使火星殖民者能够进行通常需要实时连接到远程资源和先进基础设施的边缘处理。

Theoretically, simple computing devices with self-compliant neuromorphic processing chips could provide real-time automation and data processing for a scalable blockchain network on Mars. This would make it possible for colonists to bring their Earth-based blockchains

从理论上讲，具有自兼容神经形态处理芯片的简单计算设备可以为火星上的可扩展区块链网络提供实时自动化和数据处理。这将使殖民者能够携带他们的基于地球的区块链