Week 10/2025

Jan 20 - Jan 26, 2025

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Hope your first week of March is off to a good start!

May I suggest some digital home improvements?

Switch one chat a week from Whatsapp to Signal.
Don't try to fix anyone's moral compass on social media, unless they are open to it.
Cleanse your home screen from unnecessary apps.
Draft and share in Fileverse ddocs instead of Google Sheets.
Move sensitive information and your seed phrases to good old analogue paper.
Sage your devices.

We've been cooking over at Web3Privacy! Here's some updates:

PG's Article - Rethinking Freedom in the Digital Age: The Rise of the Carepunks
Web3Privacy Now Hackathon applications are now open!

now for the digital privacy news:

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April 2-5 - ETHBucharest
May 9-11 – ETHDam Amsterdam
May 27-29 – ETHPrague
Jun 3-8 – ETHBelgrade
Jun 12-13 – Protocol Berg Berlin
Jun 20-22 - MoneroKon Prague

Sauce 🥫

Alina xx

curator: Alina

Week 09/2025

Jan 20 - Jan 26, 2025

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While working full time in crypto / privacy and seeing the most ludicrous news ever popping up on your screen, it is important to remember the image of a happy decentralized internet.

Utopia? Maybe, but without taking steps in the right directon, we will absolutely lose the plot.

On the bright side, things are heating up - with Apple pulling end-to-end encryption from the UK, more people are starting to talk about importance of privacy. With that, more people are starting to learn about the importance of privacy. And slowly, and then all at once, we will embrace a new era where privacy is no longer a luxury or an afterthought. It's a demand.

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Feb 15 - March 1, ZK Village Denver, USA
Feb 23 - March 1, ETHDenver
April 2-5 - ETHBucharest
May 9-11 – ETHDam Amsterdam
May 27-29 – ETHPrague
Jun 3-8 – ETHBelgrade
Jun 12-13 – Protocol Berg Berlin

Sauce 🥫

Alina xx

curator: Alina

Week 08/2025

Jan 20 - Jan 26, 2025

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Good morning, on todays episode of "this is so dumb it overflows into genius" we have a use case for homomorphic encryption: homodaddies Great to see privacy tapping into the niche markets out there. In the meantime Kinklink is kicking off. Lots of romance in the air, even in the privacy community this past week.

In other news, some updates from Web3Privacy!

now for the latest privacy world news

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Feb 15 - March 1, ZK Village Denver, USA
Feb 23 - March 1, ETHDenver
April 2-5 - ETHBucharest
May 9-11 – ETHDam Amsterdam
May 27-29 – ETHPrague
Jun 3-8 – ETHBelgrade
Jun 12-13 – Protocol Berg Berlin

Sauce 🥫

Alina xx

curator: Alina

Week 07/2025

Feb 10 - Feb 16, 2025

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As most are preparing for ETHDenver, or buying new shitcoins (I am disappointed in the new names - "initial poop offering" who came up with that and why is it all over my X feed??), welcome to the tranquil corner of privacy news, grab your tea and let's dive in.

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Feb 15 - March 1, ZK Village Denver, USA
Feb 23 - March 1, ETHDenver
April 2-5 - ETHBucharest
May 9-11 – ETHDam Amsterdam
May 27-29 – ETHPrague
Jun 3-8 – ETHBelgrade
Jun 12-13 – Protocol Berg Berlin

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Happy Monday and I'll be back next week in your inbox with more cats and news 💖

Alina

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Week 06/2025

Jan 20 - Jan 26, 2025

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Good evening, reporting directly from crypto twitter trenches, this past week hasn't seen too many launches and updates, apart from the big DarkFi release we all have been waiting for.

Enjoy the recap and happy February! Can't believe January 2025 lasted 5 months.

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Feb 7-9, ETHOxford
Feb 15 - March 1, ZK Village Denver, USA
Feb 23 - March 1, ETHDenver
April 2-5 - ETHBucharest
May 9-11 – ETHDam Amsterdam
May 27-29 – ETHPrague
Jun 3-8 – ETHBelgrade
Jun 12-13 – Protocol Berg Berlin

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Happy Monday and I'll be back next week in your inbox with more cats and news 💖

Alina

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Week 05/2025

Jan 20 - Jan 26, 2025

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I like to believe that cats are Web3privacy Now mascots.

Hear me out:

cats have been at the epicenter of Internet since forever, and secretly became a mascot of digital activism
cats are pro privacy
they are independent, just like our team culture
cats are selective on who they trust (rings a bell?)
cats are nocturnal, just like most of us adhd chaotic neutrals
chatgpt confirmed: "cats make people feel safe while embracing their quirks", and that's our cosy side of web3 privacy in one sentence.

so it's decided, (reminder: ping team).

Also, from someone that scrolls through X non stop to find some news for you, here are some general unofficial trends this week:

lots on ai + privacy, it feels like lots of major protocols are pivoting into that
so many partnerships! exciting, but also could you cut down on the huge graphics and just make some points on what it is going to bring?
personal posts from privacy peeps are most apreciated
not enough memes, who's working on this? (hint - us)

Another note from chronic online me, - with the recent events in the US, Tiktok has been blowing up, here are some notes on how genz is fighting back:

cute winter boots (keep this to yourself)
anti facial recognition make up is trending
80s punk lace code is making a comeback, this time with doc martens

what comes first web3 or privacy? once either will get picked up by genz crew on tiktok, it'll have a bigger effect than recent yassification of crypto in the U.S. I can feel it in my gut.

now, for the updates!

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Jan 30-31, ETHZurich
Feb 7-9, ETHOxford
Feb 15 - March 1, ZK Village Denver, USA
Feb 23 - March 1, ETHDenver
April 2-5 - ETHBucharest
May 9-11 – ETHDam Amsterdam
May 27-29 – ETHPrague
Jun 3-8 – ETHBelgrade
Jun 12-13 – Protocol Berg Berlin

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Happy Monday and I'll be back next week in your inbox with more cats and lists 💖

Alina

curator: Alina

Week 04/2025

Jan 20 - Jan 26, 2025

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Good evening and welcome to the cosy corner of crypto that is not going to mention any of the recent developments (you can head over to crypto twitter for the memes and the rants).

Hope your 2025 is off to a good start. Here over at web3privacy now we have been cooking and prepping, with big things coming up on the horizon! Yes, you've heard that one before from like every protocol ever, but we are NOT a protocol - we are a collective of people trying to make the world of web3 privacy stronger and a bit more digestable to the public. (But first, we need to understand our own intricate Miro boards and ddocs (shoutout to Fileverse)

Here are some of our recent (public) developments:

Unlocking Privacy for All: W3PN Academy Launch
Privacy proof awards'24: news & events category longlist
Our own Hackathon in Berlin
and if you're feeling generous we set up our donation fund over here

Now let's dive into the latest updates in privacy!

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Jan 30-31, ETHZurich
Feb 7-9, ETHOxford
Feb 15 - March 1, ZK Village Denver, USA
Feb 23 - March 1, ETHDenver
April 2-5 - ETHBucharest
May 9-11 – ETHDam Amsterdam
May 27-29 – ETHPrague
Jun 3-8 – ETHBelgrade
Jun 12-13 – Protocol Berg Berlin

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Hope you are being conscious about how much time you spend online, crypto is chaotic enough. If anything this is how I've been feeling any time I log on:

to more time offline 💖 see ya next Monday!

curator: Alina

Week 40/2024

Dec 16 - Dec 22, 2024

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GM GM This is the final newsletter of 2024 !! As we countdown to the New Year, let's make one last resolution: before the clock strikes midnight, let's commit to keeping our digital footprints lighter than confetti on New Year's Day!

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Crossing the Rubicon with Opacity

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Jan 30-31, ETHZurich
Feb 7-9, ETHOxford
Feb 15 - March 1, ZK Village Denver, USA
Feb 23 - March 1, ETHDenver
April 2-5 - ETHBucharest
May 9-11 – ETHDam Amsterdam
May 27-29 – ETHPrague
Jun 3-8 – ETHBelgrade
Jun 12-13 – Protocol Berg Berlin

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curator: Alina

Week 39/2024

Dec 16 - Dec 22, 2024

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GM GM Is everyone getting ready for the holidays..? Bringing you updates while you’re staying busy and catching up on this years wrap up. For the appetizer we have all videos from Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress

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Jan 30-31, ETHZurich
Feb 7-9, ETHOxford
Feb 15 - March 1, ZK Village Denver, USA
Feb 23 - March 1, ETHDenver
April 2-5 - ETHBucharest
May 9-11 – ETHDam Amsterdam
May 27-29 – ETHPrague
Jun 3-8 – ETHBelgrade
Jun 12-13 – Protocol Berg Berlin

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Week 38/2024

Dec 16 - Dec 22, 2024

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GM GM

I am an AI. This is chatGPT downgraded. I'm Alisa and I'll be your host this evening.

Every week in our web3 world there are developments and updates. Over here we stand for privacy, and in case you forgot why privacy is important here's a fresh recap by Firo

Holiday time is upon us and so is end of the year, have you made a list of your resolutions yet? Mine is Nunya. None of ya business. #privacy

in other updates Alina Latinina wrote an article on Women working in web3 and Privacy, go check it out

And we have a recording of a talk you've been waiting for! Rachel-Rose O'Leary: DarkFi directly from the Cypherpunk Congress.

now for the news

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Jan 30-31, ETHZurich
Feb 7-9, ETHOxford
Feb 15 - March 1, ZK Village Denver, USA
Feb 23 - March 1, ETHDenver
April 2-5 - ETHBucharest
May 9-11 – ETHDam Amsterdam
May 27-29 – ETHPrague
Jun 3-8 – ETHBelgrade
Jun 12-13 – Protocol Berg Berlin

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Week 37/2024

Dec 2 - Dec 8, 2024

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hey, hey is your Monday as chaotic as mine?

I am stepping back till mid-January, because taking breaks from work is encouraged for creativity and sanity (or so I heard).

The newsletter will be taken over by ChatGPT, good luck, have fun xxx

jk, Alisa will be stepping in to deliver a fresh batch of privacy news to your email for five Mondays. Just like a cat leaving a dead mouse on your pillow as a sign of affection.

On another note, Cypherpunk Congress videos are up! Here's a curated list so you don't have to go searchin':

more coming soon!

Also, most of the team / contributors are at an offsite right now, getting sleep and brainstorming the future, while some are FOMOing from afar.

Yet, we still tuned in for a quick "what are Women in web3 Privacy are doing" session, along with a gentle roast and lots of love.

I'm not jealous at all of them. No FOMO. If I say it enough, it'll come true.

now for the news

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Jan 30-31, ETHZurich
Feb 7-9, ETHOxford
Feb 15 - March 1, ZK Village Denver, USA
Feb 23 - March 1, ETHDenver
April 2-5 - ETHBucharest
May 9-11 – ETHDam Amsterdam
May 27-29 – ETHPrague
Jun 3-8 – ETHBelgrade
Jun 12-13 – Protocol Berg Berlin

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Week 36/2024

Dec 2 - Dec 8, 2024

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hey hot stuff, how's your Monday going?

mentally we are still here - Cypherpunk Congress aftermovie just dropped!

individual talks will be out soon, hold tight.

in other news, we are opening web3privacy now yearly awards!

all december we will be sharing community selections behind:

best pro-privacy project
key news & events
exciting innovation
doxxer of the year

Explore our 2023 selection and nominate your choices for 2024!

now for the news

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Today we have a spotlight on Aztec! Screenshot 2024-12-02 at 9 54 34 PM Their devrel Cat answered some of my questions about Aztec

Why is Aztec not like other zkps?

We’re the only L2 that is focusing on privacy. We use a combination of zero knowledge proofs and encryption to enable private execution and private state, including private interactions with Ethereum.
What's an interesting thing about Aztec that will get a dev to hyperfocus and go into the rabbit hole?

In my opinion the coolest thing to play with is what we call portals, which is what enables the private interactions with Ethereum. Remember zk.money? You can make this kinda application super easily now. We have a tutorial for that ;)
If Aztec had a tinder what would be the bio?

I’ll be transparent about my feelings for you, but private in the way that I show you.
What’s the weirdest Aztec use case you’ve heard of?

Ok, so a cool thing about zero knowledge proofs is the fact they are actually verifiably true. Duh. But this means that with Aztec’s native account abstraction, there is no entrypoint function into an account as long as it’s a private function ie you are generating a proof. So you could have something like pump.fun but it authenticates who you are based on how you scream the token you want to buy. And because proving is client side, you can be sure your weird-ass scream is never sent anywhere.
Working at Aztec, what show or a movie you’d compare it to?

Scott Pilgrim vs the world. We’ve gotta fight the 7 evil exes of privacy in order to get this thing live, and 5 of them are the US government.

That's all on Aztec 🫶

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Dec 5-6, Emergence Prague
Dec 6-8, ETHIndia Bengaluru
Jan 30-31, ETHZurich
Feb 7-9, ETHOxford
Feb 15 - March 1, ZK Village Denver, USA
Feb 23 - March 1, ETHDenver
May 9-11 – ETHDam Amsterdam
May 27-29 – ETHPrague
Jun 3-8 – ETHBelgrade
Jun 12-13 – Protocol Berg Berlin

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Stay private, stay fabulous.

till next monday!

curator: Alina

Week 35/2024

Nov 25 - Dec 1, 2024

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hi and welcome back,

after the Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress shebang we are continuing with the news, as usual

but first, for the ones that missed it - we just celebrated our 2nd Birthday!

we accepted our birthday wishes on X and we were happy to gather up the community feedback here

but arguably, the best birthday gift - the overwhelming support of our community, volunteers and partners.

thank you for showing us so much love, also you - the person reading this :)

so, cheesy moment over. what has been happening in the world of privacy?

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Don't forget to add/update your favorite projects on the Explorer! Not sure how?

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Dec 5-6, Emergence Prague
Dec 6-8, ETHIndia Bengaluru
Jan 30-31, ETHZurich
Feb 7-9, ETHOxford
Feb 15 - March 1, ZK Village Denver, USA
Feb 23 - March 1, ETHDenver

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Week 34/2024

Nov 5 - Nov 11, 2024

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today was a big one.

we hosted Cyperpunk Congress in Bangkok (as a pregame to devcon), and as im writing this we are wrapping up our last panel of the day.

you guys, this has been insane.

the speakers, the guests, the food, the vibes.

immaculate.

as promised, heres a silly collection of unserious overheard quotes. all our of context and anon.

for serious stuff go on X!

lets dive into it!

"20$ is 20$"

"You gotta have a sustainable strategy about drinking"

"One sec I was mesmerized by a character"

on stage: "ah shit... yea i looove the thai government"

*sees broken screen design at the venue: that was made by a designer, not a coder"

at events "It’s for the team" is equivalent of "it’s for the bride"

"It’s a feature not a bug !!!!"

"Jesus can walk on water, I can open a beer with water"

"im vegetarian" "this is fish" "ah i consider fish a plant"

"hey its my first panel im moderating, - any tips?" me: find what they disagree on and give the audience a show!

CypheRave hit 700+ registrations! Bring on your best anon fit and leave corporate at the door.

Privacy people know how to party.

TICKET DOESNT GUARANTEE ENTRANCE

thx for making privacy sexy today, yesterday and tomorrow

till next week!

Week 33/2024

Nov 5 - Nov 11, 2024

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gm, privacy humans!

this weeks newsletter is a day late - but better late than never, right?? things have been cooking up in web3privacy kitchen:

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress hit 2500+ registrations! This is going to be HUUUGE (read that in Trumps voice).

CypheRave hit 700+ registrations! Bring on your best anon fit and leave corporate at the door. Privacy people know how to party.

now, let's dive into the latest news in web3 privacy!

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Check out Harry's Privacy Stack

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(new/changes in bold)

Nov 7-9, DeFi Security Summit Bangkok
Nov 10, ProtoLayers Builder Conference
Nov 11, Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress Bangkok
Nov 11, Parallel Society Congress Bangkok
Nov 13, Women in web3Privacy Side Event Bangkok
Nov 14 Intents & Chain Abstraction Summit Bangkok
Nov 12-15, devcon Bangkok
Nov 15-17 ETHGlobal Bangkok
Dec 6-8, ETHIndia Bengaluru

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Until next week, reporting straight from the Cypherpunk Congress. For attendees - I will deliver the news personally to you (#yappaholic). To our remote frens - the next edition will be different, it'll make you feel like you're right there without any visuals :) You can watch the talks later when they are released, but I will be delivering the best and most chaotic quotes from the Congress directly to your inbox!

curator: Alina

Week 32/2024

Oct 28 - Nov 3, 2024

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hi, privacy humans!

While you're waiting for Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress, we released videos from ETHRome web3 Privacy now meetup:

Web3Privacy Now is Care, Ecosystem, and Impact - PG

Troubles at the Horizon - Denis Jaromil Roio

Buidl for Peoples not Machinez - Arturo Filastò

Grassroots Activism - Luca Lezzerini

Price of Privacy - Leona Hioki

Surveillance as Social Disorder - Andrea Togni

Parallel Society - Marco Castignoli

Hope you enjoy!

now, let's dive into the latest news in web3 privacy world!

Explorer

+1 on personal privacy stack by Vitalik himself:

vitalik

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Nov 7-9, DeFi Security Summit Bangkok
Nov 10, ProtoLayers Builder Conference
Nov 11, Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress Bangkok
Nov 11, Parallel Society Congress Bangkok
Nov 13, Women in web3Privacy Side Event Bangkok
Nov 14 Intents & Chain Abstraction Summit Bangkok
Nov 12-15, devcon Bangkok
Nov 15-17 ETHGlobal Bangkok
Dec 6-8, ETHIndia Bengaluru
devcon side events list

Saucy Quote 🥫

"what if the vaunted future hoped for by the original cypherpunks is only arriving now

what if it is not infrastructure, or apps, or memecoins, or any of these things, but rather simply the right version of the thing that was meant to be built

private internet money."

penumbra (yes, penumbra again, but their tweets are just so good!)

Until next week - let's make privacy sexy.

curator: Alina

Week 31/2024

Oct 21 - Oct 27, 2024

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gm privacy humans!

things are heating up with planning Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress, with over 1.4K registrations. Check out what we've got planned for you ❤️

at the risk of sounding too corporate - our Q3 delivery report is here! see what we have been up to these months.

in other news:

Women in web3 Privacy is moving fast - here's what's on their menu this season.

aperitivo: launching their website

appetizer: a panel at the Cypherpunk Congress

side (event) dish: announcing their devcon side event

dessert: starting a telegram community

digestif: releasing their first Lectures Pilot

there's always room for gelato! they just got featured in The Block

we're happy to see this community gaining momentum.

now, let's dive into the latest news in web3 privacy world!

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Backlight Launching Blacklight Query, a Tool to Scan Websites for Privacy at Scale
Horizen Q3 Report
Haven Protocol GUI update 4.1 - New Release
PlatON Partnership with Uxuycom to integrate the #UXUY Telegram Wallet
Fairblock What happened to our decentralized private new internet?

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EFF Salt Typhoon Hack Shows There's No Security Backdoor That's Only For The "Good Guys"
EFF A Flourishing Internet Depends on Competition
Cointelegraph Blockchain fixes misuse of biometric data — Privado ID founder
Cryptology ePrint Archive Drifting Towards Better Error Probabilities in Fully Homomorphic Encryption Schemes
Cryptology ePrint Archive Quantum Security of a Compact Multi-Signature
Cryptology ePrint Archive Updatable Privacy-Preserving Blueprints
Cryptology ePrint Archive Fake It till You Make It: Enhancing Security of Bluetooth Secure Connections via Deferrable Authentication
Cryptology ePrint Archive Homomorphic Encryption with Authority

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None of your business: privacy & crypto talk RAILGUN X Space
Death and rebirth in the phase of paradigm shifts Nym Community Call
EFFecting Change: How to Protest with Privacy in Mind EFF
Driving Adoption of Privacy - Paul Puey ETHDam 2024
Future of identity-centric blockchain AdLunam Podcast
How Web3 navigates the balance between transparency and privacy on public chains reDeFining RWA at Token2049
A Future for Private Cryptocurrencies ft. Firo, Particl & PIVX BasicSwap DEX X Space

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In a tangled world wide web of information, a jungle where every option seems to have a hidden gotcha, we have all have become sceptical of the motives behind each and every source of information As the debate around technology's impact on society intensifies, privacy has taken centre stage. Many of us, who once treated privacy as an afterthought, are now asking: "Where do I even start?"

That's where you—the techno-optimist—comes into the picture.

To empower peers and future users according to their privacy, risk, and transparency needs, we invite you to list your project on the Web3Privacy Explorer. It doesn’t matter if it’s your own project, or your favourite tool.

cont. reading our Mirror post about the Explorer here

This weeks spotlight is on Waku!

With it's shining 83% score, I asked one of their contributors Václav Pavlín some questions:

How is Waku different from other protocols? Waku does not compromise on privacy, censorship resistance and permissionless nature. It's aim is to enable any project to onboard quickly on an extensive network of p2p nodes and focus on your protocol, rather than bootstrapping and building a network from scratch.

What’s the next hot feature Waku is working on? There is a lot going on - end-to-end reliability protocol is huge, incentivization, RLN on mainnet with variable rate limits per user, Store sync to make sure all store nodes return same history...

How would you sum up Waku team culture in one word? Open.

That's it on the Explorer and don't forget to add your favorite projects here!

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Nov 7-9, DeFi Security Summit Bangkok
Nov 11, Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress Bangkok
Nov 11, Parallel Society Congress Bangkok
Nov 13, Women in web3Privacy Side Event Bangkok
Nov 14 Intents & Chain Abstraction Summit Bangkok
Nov 12-15, devcon Bangkok

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"there is no meaningful future for cryptocurrency without privacy" penumbra

Until next week - and let's make privacy sexy.

curator: Alina

Week 30/2024

Oct 15 - Oct 21, 2024

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hello and welcome!

this week we would like to give a spotlight to projects that won our bounty at ETHRome.

SafeBlow 🛟 helps whistleblowers send their whistles securely, privately, and quickly, by enabling the verification of reports without storing individual identities, utilizing a proof-of-personhood solution through TLS Verification, and implementing a client hash identifier to separate identifying data from report content.

Fischietto 🤫 is a privacy-centric whistleblowing platform using Aztec ZKPs and Fhenix encrypted data storage to ensure anonymous, secure, and verifiable reporting of workplace issues.

Vox 🗯️ is a private, secure and sybil-resistant petition platform. Citizens can fight the status-quo without fear of repercussion. Each signature is sure to come from a unique citizen.

SHIELD SPACE 🛡️ is a secure platform for sensitive communities hosting private, confidential events, ensuring participant privacy and data protection.

ZKSnitch 👀 is a decentralized whistleblowing platform with end to end encrypted submission sharing.

also, in case you've been out of the loop - we have launched the Privacy Builder Pack to empower devs moving beyond one-off projects and build privacy-1st applications that can address real-world problems and thrive in the long run.

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Veritas Protocol The Benefits of Real-Time Blockchain Monitoring for Security
EFF How to: Detect Bluetooth Trackers
Privado.iD Reclaiming Trust in the Age of AI: Private Proofs of Uniqueness and Digital Reputation
IET A secure blockchain framework for healthcare records management systems
Cointelegraph Blockchain fixes misuse of biometric data — Privado ID founder
Prof Aggelos Kiayias The 11 blockchain tenets: towards a blockchain bill of rights
Kewbit's Privacy Blog Understanding Jamtis: A New Addressing Scheme for Monero
Naomi Brockwell Why I use disappearing messages
Cryptology ePrint Archive Curve Forests: Transparent Zero-Knowledge Set Membership with Batching and Strong Security
Cryptology ePrint Archive Mild Asymmetric Message Franking: Illegal-Messages-Only and Retrospective Content Moderation
Cryptology ePrint Archive A Note on ``Privacy-Preserving and Secure Cloud Computing: A Case of Large-Scale Nonlinear Programming''
Cryptology ePrint Archive Re-visiting Authorized Private Set Intersection: A New Privacy-Preserving Variant and Two Protocols
Cryptology ePrint Archive FLUENT: A Tool for Efficient Mixed-Protocol Semi-Private Function Evaluation
Cryptology ePrint Archive Understanding Leakage in Searchable Encryption: a Quantitative Approach

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Mastering MPC & Memes with Mikerah Zero Knowledge Podcast
Shieldy & The Brain - Exploring ETH Privacy with RAILGUN
How Web3 Privacy Will Revolutionize DeFi Chainalysis
Privacy in Focus: An interview with Aaron Day from the Daylight Freedom Foundation Firo
Privacy as a part of Cardano's "bill of rights" Charles Hoskinson
Product Keynote: Arcium Yannik Schrade Breakpoint 2024
David Burkett on MWEB & Privacy Bitcoin Takeover
Liam Eagen, Robin Linus & Jonas Nick on Shielded Client Side Validation Bitcoin Takeover
10 Privacy Tools I Can’t Live Without Techlore
Is Browsing in Google’s Incognito Mode Private? Proton
Will Codex Replace Google Drive? DePIN State

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Oct 17-19,ETHSofia Conference & Hackathon
Nov 7-9, DeFi Security Summit Bangkok
Nov 11, Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress Bangkok
Nov 11, Parallel Society Congress Bangkok
Nov 13, Women in web3Privacy Side Event Bangkok
Nov 12-15, devcon Bangkok

Saucy Quote 🥫

"Privacy is necessary for an open society in the electronic age. Privacy is not secrecy. A private matter is something one doesn’t want the whole world to know, but a secret matter is something one doesn’t want anybody to know. Privacy is the power to selectively reveal oneself to the world." Eric Hughes

Until next week - and let's make privacy sexy again.

curator: Alina

Week 29/2024

Oct 7 - Oct 13, 2024

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What's crackin' @everyone

We’ve got a lot of personal updates to spill this week!

Fresh off an incredible event in Rome at an underground venue, where we hosted talks from Denis Roio, Arturo Filasto, Luca Lezzerini, Andrea Togni, Emanuele Russo and Marco Castignoli (pss, videos dropping soon). We capped off the evening in true Web3Privacy community style - deep talks, happy vibes and and beer flowing till the wee hours.

On top of that, we’re excited to announce that we sponsored a bounty at ETHRome. We will feature Bounty winners next Monday.

And, in case you missed it, we also launched the Privacy Builder Pack, lovingly crafted by Jensei to give builders in the space the tools they need to get started.

And now for the nitty gritty...

Insights

DarkFi Squad "World's strongest anonymous chat": DarkIRC UI Release: Pre-Alpha Unstable
Rotki Released 1.35.0 - Culmen
Enclave Introducing: Encrypted Execution Environments
The LunarDAO Improvement Proposal supporting DarkFi research & development
Labyrinth September Update
Railgun Introducing Shieldy & The Brain
HCPP aka Hackers Congress Paralelni Polis coverage by Bob Summerwill

Knowledge

How to improve your privacy with Dappnode Crash Course
EFF Age Verification Laws Will Hurt More Than They Help

Inspiration

A 5 Step Guide to Make Ethereum—and Crypto—Cypherpunk Again Dyne
A Read "Hacker, hoaxer, whistleblower, spy" by Gabriella Coleman. Recommended by our community members Ann Brody and Mykola
Wired: Signal Is More Than Encrypted Messaging

Podcasts

Edward Snowden - The Next Threat to Speech TOKEN2049 Singapore 2024
The Birth of Chainalysis: Building the First Blockchain Analytics Company Chainalysis Podcast
Enabling Non-Profits & Giving New Projects Their First Break Gitcoin X Space

Upcoming events

(new/changes in bold)

Oct 8, zkSummit Lisbon
Oct 9-10, Bitcoin Amsterdam
Oct 17-19,ETHSofia Conference & Hackathon
Nov 7-9, DeFi Security Summit Bangkok
Nov 11, Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress Bangkok
Nov 11, Parallel Society Congress Bangkok
Nov 12-15, devcon Bangkok

Saucy Advice 🥫

Pick a date to be offline → Let friends and family know you’ll be offline, or better yet, invite them to join you! For all of us smitten with privacy, going offline is the sweetest act of devotion. Alternatively, get one of those bad boys.

Until next week - and let's make privacy sexy again.

Week 28/2024

Sep 30 - Oct 6, 2024

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Releases

Aztec Alpha Build 2 is here
Codex Release of public Testnet and updated whitepaper
xx Network XX Network Delivers Worldcoin Network Anonymizer Application
Panther Protocol Stage 7 of Panther Protocol is live
PIVX PIVX is now avalibable on NOW Wallet

Ecosystem

Podcasts

Enhancing Your Web Experience with Privacy-First Browsing Strategies Brave Podcast
Privacy in Crypto feat. Luke Parker PIVX Twitter Space
Argos Victory: Private Money Market testnet Shade Protocol Twitter Space
Privacy & human rights panel with Jarrad Hope, Mykola Siusko, Jameson Lopp, Matthias Tarasiewicz POW Summit
Civic hygiene, national security, and E2E encryption with Phil Zimmermann POW Summit
Scaling Technology vs. Scaling Values: The Cypherpunk Dilemma with Matthias Tarasiewicz POW Summit
How Protocols Break with Aaron Feickert POW Summit
The Privacy Illusion: How Assumptions Create More Risk with David Burkett POW Summit
Corruption, KYC and the Cost of Compliance with Jarrad Hope POW Summit
The Right for privacy in 2024 with Mykola Siusko POW Summit
Bitcoin L2s: Shielded CSV with Veronika Kuett POW Summit
PACE hearing on Julian Assange's detention

Research

Waku: Published API spec proposal for status-go integration to Vac forum

Other

Cointelegraph Telegram’s Policy shift raises concerns
EFF Tell Congress: We Can't Afford More Bad Patents
Oasis Academy Can AI be developed responsibly?
Python Zama Concrete ML: Simplifying Homomorphic Encryption for Python Machine Learning
Gnericvibes How Creatives Can Stay Safe Onchain: Essential Security Tips

Upcoming events

(new/changes in bold)

Oct 3, Web3Privacy Now ETHRome meetup
Oct 4-6, Hackers Congress Paralelní Polis (HCPP) (Prague) conference
Oct 4-6, ETHRome hackathon
Oct 8, zkSummit Lisbon
Nov 11, Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress Bangkok
Nov 11, Parallel Society Congress Bangkok
Nov 12-15, devcon Bangkok

Week 27/2024

Sep 23 - Sep 29, 2024

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Ecosystem

Podcasts

Jameson Lopp: Technology to empower individuals Logos Podcast with Jarred Hope
How Gnosis 3.0 Paves the Way for Mass Adoption Friederike Ernst
Onchain Minimalism Keynote by Justin Drake at PlasmaCon 2024
TEEs with Andrew Miller Zero Knowledge fm
LunarDAO <> FIRN forest-side chat
Cross-chain intents & the modular ecosystem Anoma
Kruw on Bitcoin Privacy & Blockchain Analysis
Bitcoin privacy, and the crypto privacy landscape with @thevladcostea Nym Community Call
How to improve your privacy with Dappnode Dappnode Crash Course
Technical Workshop with Diego Lizarazo and Mauricio Magaldi Midnight x TOKEN2049
Progress In the Decentralized AI Stack Panel at Web3 Summit 2024 Berlin
Confidential Computing for Solana HackSecret 4
Best Mina application or library built using Protokit ETHGlobal Singapore 2024
Remigration Checks, Chainanalysis, Presidential Debate & more! Monero Talk
Use Open-Source Technologies Franzi x Department of Decentralization @ ETHBerlin
Privado ID & Basic Attention Token team on Privacy in the Web3 @ X spaces

Governments

Research

Other

Upcoming events

(new/changes in bold)

Sept 26-27, ETHMilan conference
Oct 3, Web3Privacy Now ETHRome meetup
Oct 4-6, Hackers Congress Paralelní Polis (HCPP) (Prague) conference
Oct 4-6, ETHRome hackathon
Oct 8, zkSummit Lisbon
Nov 11, Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress Bangkok
Nov 12-15, devcon Bangkok

Week 26/2024

Jun 24 - Jun 30, 2024

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Releases

Ecosystem

Podcasts

The Importance of Privacy in Web3 DeCC Day @ Consensus 2024 Austin
Privacy Preserving ML with Fully Homomorphic Encryption by Jordan Frery, Concrete ML Tech Lead and Research at Zama, Benoit Chevallier-Mames, VP Cloud and ML at Zama
Building the endgame for blockchain privacy by Savio, Product Manager at Aztec Labs
Decoding Crypto: Privacy in 2024 feat Tornado Cash, CBDCs and AI surveillance by Harry Haplin, Nym
Incrypted conference: surveillance and #AI in times of war by Harry Haplin, Nym
MixMatch: Flow Matching for Mixnet Traffic by Lennart Oldenburg, KU Leuven
How Secure Is Your Bitcoin? (BTC Prague 2024 Keynote) by Rick Messitt
Privacy in Public (BTC Prague 2024 Keynote) by Kruw
Digital Anonymity and Secure Communication (BTC Prague 2024 Keynote) by Antonín Stoklásek
Bitcoin & Human Rights: What 99% Are Getting Wrong (BTC Prague 2024 Keynote) by Anita Posch

Governments

Cointelegraph: Privacy-minded' CBDCs are a wolf in sheep’s clothinge

Research

Greco: Fast Zero-Knowledge Proofs for Valid FHE RLWE Ciphertexts Formation by Enrico Bottazzi

Other

Make Cypherpunk - one Ethereum block at a time article by Mykola Siusko x Web3Privacy Now
ID Verification Service for TikTok, Uber, X Exposed Driver Licenses!
Julian Assange is free
Dark Pools for Institutions by Panther Protocol

Upcoming events

(new/changes in bold)

Jul 10, Shielding Summit (Brussels)
Jul 12, Web3Privacy Now "Occupy meetup"
Oct 4-6, Hackers Congress Paralelní Polis (HCPP) (Prague) conference
Oct 4-6, ETHRome hackathon
Oct, ETHBrno privacy hackathon

Week 19/2024

May 6 - May 12, 2024

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Research

Releases

Status public desktop beta 1.0
Rotki v1.33.0
Zashi 1.1 iOS
Cashu 1.0
Particl weekly update
Privy sample UIs
Tangle v1.0.2
Polyhedra's Expander open-source
Polygon Mainden Alpha testnet
GrapheneOS version 2024050700

Ecosystem

Ten: Chimp Exchange - the first privacy DEX on Ten
LunarDAO: Moros invests via grant in LunarDAO
ZkPass: live on Arbitrum
Mina: Grant on zkOracle Features1js: ZKON, ZkPass, Reclaim
Cointelegraph: NuLink secures $11.4M to lead next-gen data protection efforts
Arcium: $5.5M strategic funding round
LocalMonero: Exchange shuts down
Coinjoin: Bitcoin privacy will survive despite CoinJoin closure — zkSNACKs CEO Decrypt: Why Erik Voorhees Is Pivoting to a Privacy-Centric AI Startup

Podcasts

ETHDam: Zama’s fhEVM: Enabling Blockchain Privacy with Tore Frederiksen
ETHDam: Alpha protection through privacy - a web3 privacy primitive for DeFi with Oliver Gale
ETHDam: “Lunarpunk VS Solarpunk” panel feat serinko x Nym, @mesquka x Railgun, and @ameensol x @0xbowio. Moderated by PG x Web3Privacy Now
Zcon V: Zcash and the Regulatory/Policy Environment Sessions feat Jonathan S. Rouach, Peter Van Valkenburgh, J.W. Verret, Paul Brigner, Kurt Opsahl
Fiat Lux: Web3privacy now operations overview feat Mykola Siusko x Web3Privacy now
ETHDam: Boring Side of Privacy feat Kiearan x Railgun

Governments

Other

Upcoming events

(new/changes in bold)

May 24-26, ETHBerlin hackathon
May 30, Web3Privacy Now Summit (Prague) conference
Jun 7-9, MoneroKon (Prague) conference & hackathon
Jun 27, Privacy Reunion #3 (Neuchâtel)
Jul 12, Web3Privacy Now "Occupy meetup"
Oct 4-6, Hackers Congress Paralelní Polis (HCPP) (Prague) conference
Oct 4-6, ETHRome hackathon
Oct, Web3Privacy Now Summit (Brno) conference
Oct, ETHBrno privacy hackathon

Week 18/2024

Apr 29 - May 5, 2024

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Research

Releases

Cake Wallet v4.15.5
Prax Wallet for Penumbra v1.0

Ecosystem

The Block: Logos inscribes its manifesto on largest-ever Bitcoin block
Privacy & Scaling Explorations: Core Program has been launched
Electric Coin & Co: ECC Update

Podcasts

Logos: Zama.ai | Fully Homomorphic Encryption with Jason Delabay and Dr. Morten Dahl
Monero Talk: In Defense of the Zcash Development Fund with Ian Sagstetter
LunarDAO: Dark Forest with Rachel-Rose O'Leary x DarkFi, Jaya x Nym
ETHDam 2024: Privacy: Past, Present and the Post Quantum World with Dr. David Chaum x xx network
ETHDam 2024: The Fight for Privacy with Ameen Soleimani x Oxbow
ETHDam 2024: Navigating Privacy & Scaling Explorations with Vivian Plasencia, Tyler AtHeartEngineer, Hendrik Eeckhaut, and Sam Richards
Web3FC: Panel on “Privacy in Web3” with Daniel Lumi x ZkSync, Mykola Siusko x Web3Privacy Now and Ivan FB x Waku
Bitcoin Magazine: Samourai, Tornado Cash & FATF with @alexis_roussel, @LyudaKozlovska, @jardemalie, @sethforprivacy, @J9Roem
What Bitcoin Did: First They Came for Samourai with Seth For Privacy

Governments

Other

Amir Taaki: Samourai Devs Arrested is a Wake Up Call for Crypto

Upcoming events

(new/changes in bold)

May 24-26, ETHBerlin hackathon
May 30, Web3Privacy Now Summit (Prague) conference
Jun 7-9, MoneroKon (Prague) conference & hackathon
Jun 27, Privacy Reunion #3 (Neuchâtel)
Oct 4-6, Hackers Congress Paralelní Polis (HCPP) (Prague) conference
Oct 4-6, ETHRome hackathon
Oct, Web3Privacy Now Summit (Brno) conference
Oct, ETHBrno privacy hackathon

Week 14/2024

Apr 1 - Apr 7, 2024

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Research

Seth4Privacy: Proposed Bitcoin Privacy Improvements

Freesamourai.com : Founders And CEO Of Cryptocurrency Mixing Service Arrested And Charged With Money Laundering And Unlicensed Money Transmitting Offenses

Wired: A Vast New Data Set Could Supercharge the AI Hunt for Crypto Money Laundering

Ecosystem

Wasabi Wallet Blog: zkSNACKs is Discontinuing its Coinjoin Coordination Service 1st of June

Tether blog: Tether Enhances Compliance Measures with Chainalysis Ecosystem Monitoring Solution

Governments

Patrick Breyer: Pirates: EU cash cap and ban on anonymous hosted crypto wallets results in financial paternalism

Bitcoin Magazine: Samourai Did Nothing Wrong, Self Custodial Tools Are Not Money Transmitters

Blaze: The feds are trying to stifle Bitcoin and crypto with draconian new regulations

TechCabal: Exclusive: P2P crypto ban imminent as Nigeria calls crypto a national security issue

Upcoming events

(new/changes in bold)

May 24-26, ETHBerlin hackathon
May 30, Web3Privacy Now Summit (Prague) conference
Jun 7-9, MoneroKon (Prague) conference & hackathon
Jun 19-26, Web3Privacy Now Hackathon (Bled)
Oct 4-6, Hackers Congress Paralelní Polis (HCPP) (Prague) conference
Oct 4-6, ETHRome hackathon
Oct, Web3Privacy Now Summit (Brno) conference
Oct, ETHBrno hackathon

Week 09/2024

Feb 26 - Mar 3, 2024

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Research

ETH Research: Collusion-Resistant Impartial Selection Protocol (CRISP)

Partnership

Coindesk: Shiba Inu partnered with ZAMA

Ecosystem

Zcash Forum: ECC update, Roadmap
W3PN: 24 new projects in W3PN privacy-enhancing services DB
PSE: Acceleration Program Round 2 has been launched

Releases

Wasabi Wallet: Juggernaut Release 2.0.6
MACI v1.2.0
Inco released Gentry Testnet
𝐨𝐩𝐩/𝐚𝐢 - Optimistic Privacy-Preserving AI on blockchain by ORA

Fundraising

Inco network closed $4.5 round
Humanity Protocol Announced Strategic Funding

Governments

Washington Post: push notifications as a surveillance technique

Podcasts

EFF: open Source Beats Authoritarianism with Audrey Tang
Logos press engine: creating Politically Autonomous Communities with Patri Friedman
Blockchain Recorded: on-chain ZK Privacy with Kieran (Kai) Mesquita
What Bitcoin did: scaling Bitcoin Privately x John Light
Moneto Talk: Privacy in Focus at ETH Denver w/ Luke Parker, SirJamz & Seth Estrada

Event highlights

ETHDenver

Why Tornado Cash Developers Need Your Support by @ameensol x MolochDAO
ZK Tech and Privacy by @matthew_d_green
The Case for Monolithic Rollups by @jonwu_ x ex-@aztecnetwork
The Hard Kind of Censorship Resistance by @nullchinchilla x @melproject_org

Circuit Breaker

ZK-centric hackathon winners has been announced

Other

Elusiv is sunsetting
Optimism: Private, on-chain, implementation for RetroPGF proposal
One-dimensional humans: the curse of single sign-in apps by ML_sudo
Monero-related Twitter list has been compiled by Schmidt
Cointelegraph: Privacy-focused Aleo says KYC leak is copy and paste error

Upcoming events

(new/changes in bold)

Apr 10, zkSummit (Athens) conference
Apr 12-14, ETHDam hackathon
May 24-26, ETHBerlin hackathon
May 30, Web3Privacy Now Summit (Prague) conference
Jun 7-9, MoneroKon (Prague) conference & hackathon
Jun 19-26, Web3Privacy Now Hackathon (Bled)
Oct 4-6, Hackers Congress Paralelní Polis (HCPP) (Prague) conference
Oct 4-6, ETHRome hackathon
Oct, Web3Privacy Now Summit (Brno) conference
Oct, ETHBrno hackathon

Week 08/2024

Feb 19 - Feb 25, 2024

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Research

Memetic warfare: notes from the W3PN Summit meme talk by @lunar_mining
The State of the Culture (2024): a non pretty glimpse into post-entertainment society
EFF: Unregulated, Exploitative, and on the Rise report on electronic monitoring from Vera Institute
WTF is Aztec? introduction article
Hackernoon: The Role of Asset-Agnostic Privacy
Wired: experience with Signal usernames
The Big Brother Watch: thread on X comparing CBDCs around the world
Google: AI privacy risks from sharing with chatbots

Ecosystem

Fluidkey launched alpha version on Optimism
Aleo users alarmed by leaked KYC documents
Railgun surpasses $20m TVL (src)
Privacy x Web3 job board by @nicksvyaznoy and @niclaz (updated)

Grants

Ethereum Foundation: The first ZK Grants Round is now open ($900k) (src)
Zcash: grant for Maya Protocol approved ($110k) (src)

Releases

NymVPN v0.0.4: initial release

Podcasts

Privacy tools in the real world (LunarDAO)
Protecting health data & patient privacy (Verida Network x Partisia Blockchain)
Alternatives to CEXs (Firo)
Privacy + blockchain: how important is it? (QuickSwap)

Governments

Russia arrested a woman for a $51 donation to Ukraine charity, facing up to 20 years in prison
The real story of the SEC's suit from Kraken CEO @DavidLRipley
‘Privacy and Security’ Should Be the Core of National Digital ID
Australian experts discusses privacy and data collection by smart home devices
Canadian Privacy Commissioner highlights concerns on RCMP's web surveillance with private tech

Other

Bitcoin Magazine: Adam Back's complete emails with Satoshi Nakamato
Satoshi Nakamoto's earliest collaborator Martii 'Sirius' Malmi released their entire email history

Upcoming events

(new/changes in bold)

Apr 10, zkSummit (Athens) conference
Apr 12-14, ETHDam hackathon
May 24-26, ETHBerlin hackathon
May 30, Web3Privacy Now Summit (Prague) conference
Jun 7-9, MoneroKon (Prague) conference & hackathon
Jun 19-26, Web3Privacy Now Hackathon (Bled)
Oct 4-6, Hackers Congress Paralelní Polis (HCPP) (Prague) conference
Oct 4-6, ETHRome hackathon
Oct, Web3Privacy Now Summit (Brno) conference
Oct, ETHBrno hackathon

Week 07/2024

Feb 12 - Feb 18, 2024

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Concepts

Eppie: encrypted p2p email as better replacement for Skiff (src)
koan: private cross-chain swaps by Zcash (src)

Governments

European Court of Human Rights unequivocally protects encryption in Telegram (src)
Digital euro will have a high level of privacy (src)
EFF: The authors of the dangerous Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) unveiled an amended version this week, but it’s still an unconstitutional censorship bill (src)

Ecosystem

Eternal Safe: decentralized fork of Safe{Wallet} without tracking (src)
Electronic Coin & Co drops Zcash ecosystem update (src)
DarkFi started hiring devs (src)

Releases

Noir v0.24.0 (pre-release)
Skiff Mail will now run forwarding up through 2025 (src)
Privacy wallets W3PN database PR by niclaz (src)
Holepunch launch Pears - a combined Peer-to-Peer (P2P) Runtime, Development & Deployment tool (src)
Anon Aadhaar v1.0.0 uodate (src)
Lit V0, Habanero Mainnet Beta: Decentralized Key Management (src)
Rarimo launched Freedom tool for digital voting (src)

Partnerships

Spot on enterprise data privacy: QuickNode and Matter Labs Partner to scale with zkSync Hyperchains (src)

Grants

Zama Grant Program has been launched (src)

Research

Technical exploration of Erasure Coding within the Swarm network, focusing on ensuring data integrity and resilience -- @GasperX93
Healthcare data privacy: Researchers pair medical devices with blockchain to defend against cyberattacks (scs)
OCash: Fully Anonymous Payments between Blockchain Light Clients (src)
Pay2Chain bridge, named Alba, facilitates the efficient, secure, and trustless execution of conditional payments or smart contracts on a target blockchain based on off-chain events (src)
Sigma Protocol(s) by Patrickd (src)
Privacytests has released a new category in its evaluations: 'DNS Privacy Tests' (src)

Events

W3PN Call for proposals is here (src)
ETHBerlin will be sponsorless (src)
Privacy Reunion II call for proposal (src)

Podcasts

Ben Wizner: Speech, Privacy, and Technology | Logos Podcast with Jarrad Hope (src)
/zk Farcaster x PSE projects forthcoming podcast (21.02) (src)
The Blockchain Socialist: Accelerationism is back and tech elites are making it cringier than it already was (src
War on privacy in Web3? With Zach Williamson, Co-founder & CEO at Aztec Protocol (src)

Upcoming events

Feb 20, Binance delisting Monero
Apr 10, zkSummit (Athens) conference
Apr 12-14, ETHDam hackathon
May 24-26, ETHBerlin hackathon
May 30, Web3Privacy Now Summit (Prague) conference
Jun 7-9, MoneroKon (Prague) conference & hackathon
Jun 19-26, Web3Privacy Now Hackathon (Bled)
Oct 4-6, Hackers Congress Paralelní Polis (HCPP) (Prague) conference
Oct, Web3Privacy Now Summit (Brno) conference
Oct, ETHBrno hackathon

Week 06/2024

Feb 5 - Feb 11, 2024

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Privacy awareness starts in 1,2,3

Have you ever tried to follow privacy news? Spending hours & hours every week & still lacking a clear picture of the latest updates.

The Web3Privacy Now community solves this issue

Every week - 1 curated round-up of the most important news related to privacy in the Web3. Freedom, security and decentralisation topics as a bonus.

Production team: the Web3Privacy Now community members. We are passionate about privacy and through many activities such as research, education or IRL events we try to connect people with the same interests or spread these ideas to the wider public.

Join us: all our activities are open-source and community-based, so you can freely contribute with your news:

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-- Tree

Feb 5 - Feb 11, 2024

Research

Week in the Privacy News: new weekly summary of the most important news from ecosystem
Pavol Lupták: Brave is not a true privacy-oriented browser
Zac Williamson: thread about visions of a dystopian future when we fail
Wired: experience with Passkeys

Ecosystem

Logos, Nomos, Waku, Codex, Status and others now federated under the Institute of Free Technology
Binance Will Delist XMR on 2024-02-20 (src)
Binance delisting sparks privacy concerns: Financial Times article on Monero delisting
Brave Nightly support Zcash in their integrated wallet (only unshielded transactions for now)
WalletConnect launches Web3Modal Analytics, showing that they doesn't mind tracking own users
Session team announced upcoming upgrade from Oxen Network to Session Network
Skiff was acquired by Notion and will wind down its services in 6 months (src)

Releases

Brume Wallet v0.5: UI enhancements, faster startup, cleaner onboarding

Podcasts

War on privacy in Web3?: with Zach Williamson, CEO at Aztec Protocol
Function of privacy in DeFi: @robbie_rollup and Lou Waroo from Houdini Swap, crosschain DEX and liquidity agreggator
Drama is the Prime Indicator of Decentralisation: with Dr. Nick Almond from Factory DAO (src)

Community

DAO Privacy: X space with Gnosis Guild, Safe, Shutter Network, ShapeShift & Fractal (src)

Other

Defunkt: The co-founder and former CEO of GitHub has been banned from GitHub (without explanation) (src)
Citrea: Bitcoin's first ZK Rollup (src)
Liberation Travel Hacks 02/2024 from Liberation Travel (subscribe)
Canada moves to ban Flipper Zero over car hacking fears (src)

Upcoming events

Feb 20, Binance delisting Monero
Apr 10, zkSummit (Athens) conference
Apr 12-14, ETHDam hackathon
May 24-26, ETHBerlin hackathon
May 30, Web3Privacy Now Summit (Prague) conference
Jun 7-9, MoneroKon (Prague) conference & hackathon
Jun 19-26, Web3Privacy Now Hackathon (Bled)
Oct 4-6, Hackers Congress Paralelní Polis (HCPP) (Prague) conference
Oct, Web3Privacy Now Summit (Brno) conference
Oct, ETHBrno hackathon

Do you know of any other major Web3 privacy-related event that should be included in this list? Let us know!

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Week 05/2024

Jan 29 - Feb 4, 2024

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Research

Privacy Spreadsheet comparing different messengers on their privacy properties (src)
Passkeys wallet on the EVM by @slovaye (src)

Ecosystem

Nym x Zcash grant
Horswap: Uniswap frontend without censorship or interface fees, by @MicahZoltu (src)
IllumineX (confidental EVM DEX) launched Mainnet on Oasis Sapphire network (src)

Government

NSA Admits Secretly Buying Your Internet Browsing Data without Warrants

Breaches

Mother of all breaches (MOAB) reveals 26 billion records

Events

MoneroKon 2024 started selling tickets (src)
ETHBerlin4 Hacker application & volunteer application open (src)

Videos

The Great Privacy Awakening by @JackRhysider (src)
Breaking Bitlocker - Bypassing the Windows Disk Encryption (src)