ZK-News - 14th-20th October '24
✨ ZK-Newsflash! ✨
Here are the highlights of what happened in the ZK space last week, 14th - 20th October.
Alignoors, get ready! We couldn't be more excited to announce the judges for the Aligned Builders Hackathon! 🎉
We're thrilled to have:
✅ Vanishree Rao, founder Fermah.
✅ Nader Dabit, director of devrel EigenLayer.
✅ Austin Griffith, founder BuidlGuidl.
✅ dcbuilder, research engineer World.
Don't forget to check out our posts on the judging criteria and prizes, as well as detailed information about the hackathon. You can find this in the linked thread.
Announcing: the Aligned Builders Hackathon judges!
— Aligned (@alignedlayer) October 19, 2024
We are excited to welcome an esteemed panel of guest judges who will help our team determine the winners of our first online hackathon.
Our guest judges are leaders with a long history of contributing to the Ethereum and ZK… pic.twitter.com/xVD2PWgyh5
We're proud to have hosted the Aligned Hackerhouse in Istanbul, connecting with talented developers! 💻
This Hackerhouse led to some incredible ideas and projects. It's exciting to see innovative use cases for ZK and how it can impact the world!
We are grateful to node101 for helping us grow our connections with the Turkish community. Teşekkürler!
We’re heading back to Istanbul on October 18-19-20.
— Aligned (@alignedlayer) October 15, 2024
Come meet us at Moda Palas, bring your projects to the Aligned | Istanbul Hackerhouse and compete for a share of the $50K global prize pool.
Don’t miss this chance to dive into Aligned with our team and share ideas.
See you… pic.twitter.com/zqTxk6QU0O
Federico Carrone made a disruptive announcement introducing Rogue, a decentralized ZK L2 owned by its community. 🥊
This project was born as a response to the multiple problems that the crypto landscape currently presents.
Its main goal is bringing crypto back to its foundational roots.
✅ No VCs.
✅ No team allocation.
✅ And a fair launch that ensures equal access for everyone.
Are you going rogue?
If you wanna be a protagonist of the story, read the full announcement here.
Some friends questioned me for doing this. But hey, life is about pursuing what you believe in and having fun in the process. This is the beginning of why and how I’m going rogue.
— Fede’s intern 🥊 (@fede_intern) October 15, 2024
I am going rogue
The original promise of cryptocurrency was simple: decentralization, ownership by… pic.twitter.com/UmKLB7n5mx
StarkWare presents an overview of the developer ecosystem on Starknet. ⚡️
The announcement highlights key metrics, including the number of active Cairo developers per month and the growth of Starknet's developer community over time. Furthermore, the announcement provides resources to support new developers.
Impressive progress. Congrats to Starknet and its community.
When we decided to build Starknet as the first altVM L2, many in the ecosystem saw it as a bold and risky move.
— StarkWare 🐺🐱 (@StarkWareLtd) October 15, 2024
Nearly three years later, that decision has proven to be a great success, as more and more L2s follow the same path, and our developer ecosystem continues to grow at… pic.twitter.com/Fy1yemN9Fh
Mina shared its product priorities for the next six months. 💜
This roadmap aims to:
✅ Enhance App Development.
✅ Build Key Web3 Infrastructure.
✅ Support End-User Growth.
This is a very exciting update. Read on to learn more about the cool new capabilities coming soon to Mina.
Towards a private, provable web.
— Mina Protocol (httpz) 🪶 (@MinaProtocol) October 16, 2024
Explore near-term product priorities for the Mina ecosystem, supported by @MinaFoundation: pic.twitter.com/L3MsBUKMYS
Nexus hosted Giacomo Fenzi’s talk on STIR: Reed-Solomon Proximity Testing with Fewer Queries. 🚀
The event took place on October 16th and was co-hosted by Polyhedra and Zhenfei Zhang.
These initiatives are incredibly interesting and useful. Congratulations!
We're excited to host @GiacomoFenzi for a Nexus Speaker Series talk on "STIR: Reed–Solomon Proximity Testing with Fewer Queries" today.
— Nexus (@NexusLabsHQ) October 16, 2024
We're also excited to have @PolyhedraZK and @zhenfei_zhang as our co-hosts. Details on how and when to join in the reply. ⤵️
Another amazing The Rollup episode about ‘Why ZK is Perfect for Offchain Computation’ with Michael Dong of Brevis. 📢
They discussed:
✅ The limitations of onchain computation.
✅ Why they chose to use EigenLayer.
✅ What usecases exist for coprocessors.
✅ And many more.
Listen to it and deep dive into this insightful conversation.
EigenLayer Unlocked EP #2: Why ZK is Perfect for Offchain Computation with Brevis
— The Rollup (@therollupco) October 16, 2024
Onchain computation is often limited by scalability and cost. Smart contracts are great, but they struggle with handling complex, data-heavy tasks without overloading the network. Offchain… pic.twitter.com/eC2tlBW4w3
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