DERP

Tailscale

2026-09-01 10:32:31

Tailscale Open-Sources Tailcat, a No-Login Tool for Direct Machine-to-Machine Tunnels

Tailscale has open-sourced Tailcat, a lightweight networking tool that lets two machines connect directly without either side registering an account or joining the same Tailnet. A machine running Tailcat generates a connection address; sharing that address with another machine enables file transfers, port forwarding, and SSH sessions. The tool builds on Tailscale's WireGuard encryption, NAT traversal, and DERP relay, but removes the need for Tailscale accounts or its control plane. Connections attempt a direct peer-to-peer UDP path after locating each other over DERP, and only fall back to the relay when hole punching fails. The project started as a 2023 prototype by principal engineer Brad Fitzpatrick and was shelved until recently, when AI agents began connecting to sandboxes, remote VMs, and test machines. Fitzpatrick now uses Tailcat to give agents temporary access to Raspberry Pi, EC2, and Windows hosts without pre-provisioning accounts or network setup. Tailcat is not a full Tailscale replacement: it carries no user identity, permission policies, or device management, and connection addresses must be guarded like passwords. Tailscale-hosted DERP relays log metadata and impose rate limits with no uptime SLA; operators needing more stability or privacy can self-host DERP.

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StonkBrokers

2026-08-11 07:06:57

StonkBrokers NFT floor hits 13 ETH as Stonk Launcher prepares to go live

StonkBrokers, a Robinhood Chain project from Clutch Markets, has seen its NFT floor rise to 13 ETH roughly a month after launch, putting the collection’s implied floor valuation above $100 million when multiplied across all 4,444 NFTs. The figure does not represent realizable market cap, but it shows how quickly attention has shifted toward the broader product suite around the collection. GMGN data also showed the valuation of the STONKBROKER token at one point nearing $100 million. That broader suite now includes Stonk Launcher, a token launch platform scheduled to open at 8 p.m. Eastern Time on Aug. 11, as well as the planned Stonk Exchange. Project materials describe fixed-price, bonding-curve and custom issuance formats, a default graduation threshold of four units of the paired asset, and a post-launch flow that creates Uniswap V3 liquidity, LP positions, fee-distribution contracts and staking vaults for completed launches. The platform also features an Opening Bell Buybacks mechanism that uses a portion of bonding-curve trading fees for random purchases of eligible tokens still on the curve. The ecosystem page already highlights independent partner projects including DERP and MANCER, while CLOCKIN has publicly confirmed plans to launch through Stonk Launcher. Another project, TickerYard, is pursuing a separate route centered on Yardkeeper NFTs and cross-chain asset routing. Together, those efforts show StonkBrokers moving beyond wallet-enabled NFTs toward a wider stack covering issuance, incubation and trading infrastructure.

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