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.
Got 5 minutes? Want to know what Aligned is all about?
— Aligned (@alignedlayer) January 27, 2025
We're breaking down Aligned's identity and functionality with a 5W1H session:
• What is Aligned?
• Who uses Aligned?
• Where does Aligned work?
• When does Aligned work?
• Why does Aligned exist?
• How does Aligned… pic.twitter.com/gxE5szQev8
🔹 "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.
"What is Aligned?"
— Aligned (@alignedlayer) January 25, 2025
Our Co-Founder and Head of Engineering, @MauroAligned, breaks it down in detail for @dabit3 from @eigenlayer during their conversation on the Infinite Layers stream.
Watch below. 👇🏻 pic.twitter.com/SeXDHEX9pQ
🔹 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!
What is ZK and why is it useful?
— Aligned (@alignedlayer) January 19, 2025
Watch @diego_aligned, Aligned's co-founder and Head of Research, explain ZK proofs in this beginner-friendly talk presented at Aleph @crecimientoar in Argentina.
Find the full video link below. pic.twitter.com/xqL18pBph3
🔹 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 break down ZK-SNARKs: the secret sauce spicing up blockchain, privacy, and everything in between.
— Aligned (@alignedlayer) January 23, 2025
You’ve probably heard the term, but WTF is it really?
Let’s simplify. pic.twitter.com/ng6WWJxfnT
✅ 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.
Intents and zero-knowledge proofs to revolutionize blockchains
— Aligned (@alignedlayer) January 8, 2025
The evolution of decentralized applications (dApps) depends on a shift from programmable settlement to intent-based architectures. These systems redefine how applications are built, focusing on generalized…
🔹 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.
Aligned Hackathon Spotlight: Vol. 1
— Aligned (@alignedlayer) January 21, 2025
We’re excited to kick off a series of posts highlighting the awesome projects built during our hackathon, and how they demonstrate use cases for ZK that are enabled by Aligned's Proof Verification Layer.
Starting with ZKGameKit by @npanium,… pic.twitter.com/rB5khVWNoX
✅ 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.
Verification, decentralized.
— Aligned (@alignedlayer) January 15, 2025
Our Proof Verification Layer is powered by 52 operators across 23 countries.
Backed by shared economic security via @EigenLayer restaking, these operators help our protocol verify thousands of proofs per second. pic.twitter.com/zsA91jLlyD
🔹 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!
$ALIGN is the token which enables our proof verification layer and the ecosystem of ZK-powered apps & services that we are building and supporting.
— Aligned (@alignedlayer) January 7, 2025
What role will $ALIGN play? What will its utility be?
DISCLAIMER: $ALIGN is not live yet. This is not financial advice. pic.twitter.com/SRTuprswuK
🔹 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.
We are excited to announce our $ALIGN community offering, coming soon to @CoinList.
— Aligned Foundation (@AlignedFndn) January 15, 2025
Find out how to get ready below.
Note: not available in the US (and its territories), CA, and other restricted jurisdictions. https://t.co/81bgBRjiJF pic.twitter.com/zIR08hovsN
✅ 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.
Here’s a quick look back at ModaPalas Blackboard | Cryptography Session II! 🔐
— modapalas (@modapalas) January 17, 2025
We know 2 minutes isn’t enough to fully catch the vibe, but there’s more on the way.
Big thanks to everyone who joined and to our amazing supporters @SuiNetwork, @alignedlayer, and @MinaProtocol for… pic.twitter.com/CSQusjss4z
✅ 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.
Tomorrow: find out how ZK will continue to revolutionize Ethereum in 2025 and what role Aligned will play.
— Aligned (@alignedlayer) January 8, 2025
Hear our cofounders @rj_aligned & @MauroAligned share their thoughts with @dabit3 of @eigenlayer on a special episode of Infinite Layers.
Set your reminder below 👇 https://t.co/s2QOcjnpel
> 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!
Geçtiğimiz hafta @DoganEth , @dinaturalist ve @gergin_101 ile yaptığımız X Space yayınında Türkiye’deki ZK Ekosistemi üzerine konuştuk.
— Aligned (@alignedlayer) January 28, 2025
Sohbetin başlangıcında sözü devralan @DoganEth , ZK'nin temel olarak ne işe yaradığını, kullanım alanlarını ve Aligned’ın hangi sorunlara çözüm…
🔹 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.
Got questions for the team? Want to be even more aligned with us?
— Aligned (@alignedlayer) January 7, 2025
If you don’t have better plans for tomorrow, join us on Discord at 3 PM UTC.
We’ll be hanging out with @rj_aligned and talking all things Aligned.
Drop your questions using the link below if you have any.
See…
> 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.
Tomorrow at 3pm UTC:
— Aligned (@alignedlayer) January 14, 2025
Join us on discord for this week's community call!@Geeny616 and @BJ_Dyakov will be joined by @npanium, the 1st prize winner of October's Aligned Builders Hackathon.
We'll be hearing about his ZKGameKit and exploring ZK x gaming!
See ya there ✌️ pic.twitter.com/3kt1W3vaOY
> 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!
We’re having a chill Q&A with @rj_aligned today on Discord.
— Aligned (@alignedlayer) January 22, 2025
Got questions? Drop them in the form below!
Same time, same spot: 3 PM UTC on the Aligned Discord.
Missed last week’s call? See below.
cc: @BJ_Dyakov
> 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!
Join @rj_aligned, @diego_aligned, and @Geeny616 in tomorrow’s community call!
— Aligned (@alignedlayer) January 28, 2025
The core team will share the latest updates on Aligned and host a brief Q&A on ecosystem news, specifically on the subject of security & vulnerabilities and how to overcome such challenges to better…
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