ZK-News - 19th-25th August '24
✨ ZK-Newsflash! ✨
Here are the highlights of what happened in the ZK space last week, 19th - 25th August.
Alignoors! Last week we had our first Community Call and it was a huge success! ✅
We're thrilled that over 1000 users on Discord joined us.
Huge thanks to our amazing hosts: Geeny, from our ecosystem team, and our co-founder and Head of Research, Diego Kingston.
Thank you to the 1000+ Discord members who joined our first community call today! ✅
— Aligned (@alignedlayer) August 21, 2024
If you listened to the call for over ten minutes, you can claim a proof of attendance NFT through @Galxe and @0xPolygon below.
We'll see you in the next call in two weeks time!… pic.twitter.com/UoiPQmrc5P
Starknet v0.13.2 is live on Testnet! 🐺
It brings Parallel Execution, where unrelated transactions can be executed simultaneously.
This topic was discussed by:
✅ Ilia Volokh and Noa from StarkWare.
✅ And Rati Gelashvili and Alexander Spiegelman from Aptos.
Details below:
Starknet v0.13.2 is live on Testnet and coming in a week on Mainnet ⚡
— Starknet 🐺🐱 (@Starknet) August 21, 2024
Why is this a big anon?
Parallel Execution
Right now, Starknet and most blockchains process transactions sequentially, meaning each transaction is handled one by one, with every transaction waiting its turn… pic.twitter.com/bfyahqj81X
Mina posted a video about why building on Mina is different. 💜
It presents a new paradigm with many opportunities.
Mina gives you:
✅ Off-chain computation.
✅ Decentralization.
✅ Scalability.
✅ And the ability to verify the network in a single proof.
📺 For #Ethereum developers out there - check out this video about @MinaProtocol 's unique combination of off-chain computation, optional privacy, and the ability to verify the entire chain⛓️ on any device, all in a single proof.https://t.co/pqubVIK9Al
— o1Labs (httpz) (@o1_labs) August 22, 2024
Mina announced that its fungible Token Standard has been audited. 💜
This allows for adding more complex use cases to the Mina Ecosystem.
It's exciting to think about all the potential use cases and integrations with zkApps.
Mina’s Fungible Token Standard is here!
— Mina Protocol (httpz) 🪶 (@MinaProtocol) August 22, 2024
After concluding an audit by @VeridiseInc, the standard is ready-to-use to create and manage custom tokens on Mina Protocol.
This standard allows for minting, burning, and transferring tokens, adding a new layer of functionality to the… pic.twitter.com/g8uz4hcwIW
Aave announced the launch of Aave V3 on Era Mainnet powered by ZKsync. 🎉
Users of Aave will gain access to advanced ZK technology that provides low-cost transactions while deriving security from Ethereum.
Read on to learn more.
Crypto’s largest liquidity protocol, @aave, is now live on Era, ZKsync’s first ZK chain. Aave v3 accelerates DeFi utility and composability on Era and opens doors for new institutional use cases.
— ZKsync (∎, ∆) (@zksync) August 21, 2024
Check out the available markets at https://t.co/FogxseiO88 https://t.co/VkA7G2RzdN pic.twitter.com/E6rxgw28jn
Introducing ZK on Solana, powered by RISC Zero. ✅
This is a significant step forward for ZK in the ecosystem.
It's exciting to see how this technology is spreading everywhere, unlocking multiple use cases.
Could this be the next generation of Solana dApps?
Introducing ZK on @Solana, powered by RISC Zero.🟡
— RISC Zero 🟡 (@RiscZero) August 20, 2024
Unlocking boundless execution for Solana, enabling developers to truly build anything on-chain.
The next evolution of Solana starts today. Live on Testnet. pic.twitter.com/yCL7OeoyCG
In an amazing paper, Ngoc Khanh Nguyen and Gregor Seiler proposed Greyhound, a polynomial commitment scheme from standard lattice assumptions.
🔹 It requires no trusted setup.
🔹 And it relies on the Module-SIS assumption.
It’s a fantastic achievement. Congrats to the authors!
Spotlighting Greyhound 🐾, the new amazing work from @KhanhCrypto and @gregor_seiler!
— Giacomo Fenzi (@GiacomoFenzi) August 20, 2024
A new super fast and compact polynomial commitments from standard lattice assumptions!
📚: https://t.co/hmaoBY0bNp
👨💻: https://t.co/jIEeYTcqWM pic.twitter.com/6u4tbLgGZr
Another ZK Podcast has been released. 📢
Check out this episode where Anna Rose talks to Connor O’Hara from Celestia.
They discussed the latest ZK Hack Montréal event, various ZK-focused initiatives within the Celestia Ecosystem, and more.
🎙️This week @AnnaRRose chats with @colludingnode from @CelestiaOrg. They do a quick recap of @__zkhack__ Montréal before diving into Connor's background, his work on Celestia and ZK initiatives happening within the Celestia ecosystem. https://t.co/fdFNMOR6HI
— Zero Knowledge Podcast (@zeroknowledgefm) August 22, 2024
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