Aligned Monthly Recap - January '25

The last month has been full of exciting updates for Aligned!

Check out this thread for a recap of our highlights!

✅ Educational content.

✅ Blog posts.

✅ Valuable announcements about our ecosystem.

✅ Events.

✅ X Spaces and Community Calls.

Enjoy!

✅ Let's start with our educational content.

🔹 Everything you need to know about Aligned, explained briefly.

The thread below covers it all, from what it is and how it works, to how it’s enhancing the efficiency of verifying zero-knowledge proofs, and more.

For Ethereum ecosystem enthusiasts or those exploring ZK technology, don’t miss out on learning how Aligned is transforming the space.

🔹 "What is Aligned?"

Our co-founder and Head of Engineering, Mauro Toscano, offered an insightful explanation during a conversation with Nader Dabit from EigenLayer.

This clip is key to understanding the problem we're solving and how we are addressing this challenge.

🔹 Our co-founder and Head of Research, Diego Kingston, explains ZK and why it's useful.

Watch him break down Zero-Knowledge (ZK) proofs at Aleph Crecimiento in Argentina! A must-watch for anyone curious about ZK!

🔹 Understanding ZK-SNARKs: The Key Insights.

If you've ever had questions about privacy and scalability in blockchain tech, this thread is for you.

It explains what they are, how they work, and why they’re at the forefront of blockchain innovation.

A valuable read for anyone diving into this topic.

Check it out!

✅ Let’s explore some blog posts.

🔹 The Future of Blockchains: Intent-Based Architectures with Zero-Knowledge Proofs.

The shift from programmable settlement to intent-based architectures is key to the future of dApps.

This article explains why using zero-knowledge proofs is valuable in this context and how Aligned can contribute by significantly reducing on-chain verification costs.

🔹 New blog series alert: Highlighting the incredible projects built during our hackathon!

We’ll dive into various ZK use cases and explore how Aligned is empowering these projects.

First in the spotlight: ZKGameKit, an innovative ZK gaming framework by Nishant.

Check out all the details here.

✅ Let’s continue with valuable announcements about our ecosystem.

🔹 Decentralization in Action: Data from Our Operators. Our Proof Verification Layer is powered by 57 operators and currently secured by more than 2.6M restaked ETH (over $7B USD in value!).

Operators are essential to our ecosystem, and we're incredibly thankful to have them helping us spread zero-knowledge technology globally and accelerate Ethereum's roadmap.

🔹 What role will $ALIGN play in our ecosystem?

To learn more about $ALIGN’s utility and its potential in the space, check out this article where everything is explained in detail.

Please remember that, as we always say, the token is not live yet and this is not financial advice.

Stay tuned for more updates!

🔹 Aligned Foundation announced $ALIGN Token Sale on CoinList.

The sale has been a success, with strong community interest and positive engagement—definitely an impressive participation.

Setting up all the details for a bright future ahead. Excited for what's to come!

Disclaimer: This is not financial advice.

✅ Let’s review our events.

🔹 Proud to support the ModaPalas Blackboard | Cryptography Session II.

It was an honor to be part of such an amazing event! The insights shared were truly groundbreaking, and the energy was incredible.

We’re thrilled to support events like this that push the boundaries of cryptography and bring together such brilliant minds.

✅ Let's check out the X Spaces we've participated in and our Community Calls.

🔹 X Spaces.

> Infinite Layers with Nader Dabit of EigenLayer.

Explore how ZK technology will shape Ethereum’s future in 2025 and the key role Aligned will play.

Join co-founders Roberto Catalan & Mauro Toscano as they discuss the next chapter of Ethereum’s evolution with Nader Dabit.

> X Space on the ZK Ecosystem in Türkiye.

The space featured 0xDogan, Yasin Berk, and Mete Koray.

It was super interesting, with lots of insightful discussions about the future of ZK.

Definitely worth checking out!

🔹 Community calls.

In the past month, we had the pleasure of hosting four engaging community calls with many Alignoors.

> First Community Call with our co-founder, Roberto Catalan.

> Second Community Call with Nishant, 1st prize winner of our Aligned Builders Hackathon.

The call featured Geeny and Boris from our ecosystem team.

The conversation focused on Nishant's project, ZKGameKit, and the broader potential of zero-knowledge in the gaming industry.

> Third Community Call with our co-founder, Roberto Catalan and Boris from our ecosystem team.

We're excited to answer all your questions and dive deeper into the latest updates with our community!

> Fourth Community Call with our co-founders Roberto Catalan and Diego Kingston, and Geeny from our ecosystem team.

During the session, we shared updates, insights, and addressed all your questions — it was wonderful having you with us!

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