Week in the Privacy News

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

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Title	Week in the Privacy News - 19/2024
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Post preview	Weekly newsletter with round-up of the most important news happening around privacy in Web3. This edition covers period May 6 - May 12, 2024.
Content (HTML)	<!-- ### Research ### Ecosystem ### Grants ### Releases ### Podcasts ### Governments ### Other --> <hr> <h3>Research</h3> <ul> <li><a href="https://blog.ata.network/tee-coprocessor-automata-multi-prover-avs-on-eigenlayer-f0f0b8264abc">Automata Network: Multi-Prover AVS with TEE Coprocessors</a></li> <li><a href="https://aleo.org/post/road-to-mainnet-updates/">Aleo: Mainnet update</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.zama.ai/post/verifiable-fhe-bootstrapping-using-snarks">Zama: Verifiable FHE Bootstrapping using SNARKs</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/UmbraCash/status/1787520552921595932">Umbra 2.0 vision</a></li> </ul> <hr> <h3>Releases</h3> <ul> <li>Status <a href="https://status.app/blog/status-desktop-public-beta-1">public desktop beta 1.0</a></li> <li>Rotki <a href="https://twitter.com/LefterisJP/status/1788537369039134865">v1.33.0</a></li> <li>Zashi <a href="https://twitter.com/ElectricCoinCo/status/1788615127148724714">1.1 iOS</a></li> <li>Cashu <a href="https://twitter.com/callebtc/status/1788943711625232646">1.0</a></li> <li>Particl <a href="https://particl.news/particl-development-progress-report-10-05-2024/">weekly update</a></li> <li>Privy <a href="https://twitter.com/privy_io/status/1789033417625268397">sample UIs</a></li> <li>Tangle <a href="https://github.com/webb-tools/tangle/releases/tag/v1.0.2">v1.0.2</a></li> <li>Polyhedra's Expander <a href="https://github.com/PolyhedraZK/Expander">open-source</a></li> <li>Polygon <a href="https://twitter.com/0xPolygon/status/1787533328087675294">Mainden Alpha testnet</a></li> <li>GrapheneOS <a href="https://grapheneos.org/releases#2024050700">version 2024050700</a></li> </ul> <hr> <h3>Ecosystem</h3> <ul> <li>Ten: <a href="https://twitter.com/tenprotocol/status/1787204225761792452">Chimp Exchange - the first privacy DEX on Ten</a></li> <li>LunarDAO: <a href="https://twitter.com/lunarpunksquad/status/1787482940533768433">Moros invests via grant in LunarDAO</a></li> <li>ZkPass: <a href="https://twitter.com/zkPass/status/1787447734196470176">live on Arbitrum</a></li> <li>Mina: <a href="https://minaprotocol.com/blog/zkoracles-rfp-three-teams-chosen">Grant on zkOracle Features1js: ZKON, ZkPass, Reclaim</a></li> <li>Cointelegraph: <a href="https://cointelegraph.com/press-releases/nulink-secures-114m-to-lead-next-gen-data-protection-efforts">NuLink secures $11.4M to lead next-gen data protection efforts</a></li> <li>Arcium: <a href="https://twitter.com/ArciumHQ/status/1788557786537689447">$5.5M strategic funding round</a></li> <li>LocalMonero: <a href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/local-monero-exchange-shuts-down-crypto-privacy-services-dwindle">Exchange shuts down</a></li> <li>Coinjoin: <a href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-privacy-survive-coinjoin-closure">Bitcoin privacy will survive despite CoinJoin closure — zkSNACKs CEO</a> Decrypt: <a href="https://decrypt.co/230281/venice-ai-shapeshift-founder-erik-voorhees-morpheus-open-source">Why Erik Voorhees Is Pivoting to a Privacy-Centric AI Startup</a></li> </ul> <hr> <h3>Podcasts</h3> <ul> <li>ETHDam: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dpBMj9uQog&">Zama’s fhEVM: Enabling Blockchain Privacy</a> with Tore Frederiksen</li> <li>ETHDam: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5b91kAQF3aA">Alpha protection through privacy - a web3 privacy primitive for DeFi </a> with Oliver Gale</li> <li>ETHDam: <a href="youtu.be/5C5r-8KR564">“Lunarpunk VS Solarpunk” panel</a> feat serinko x Nym, <a href="https://twitter.com/mesquka">@mesquka</a> x Railgun, and @ameensol x @0xbowio. Moderated by PG x Web3Privacy Now</li> <li>Zcon V: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfd6yi54kqU">Zcash and the Regulatory/Policy Environment Sessions</a> feat Jonathan S. Rouach, Peter Van Valkenburgh, J.W. Verret, Paul Brigner, Kurt Opsahl</li> <li>Fiat Lux: <a href="https://youtu.be/HipTMiRzW6o">Web3privacy now operations overview</a> feat Mykola Siusko x Web3Privacy now </li> <li>ETHDam: <a href="youtu.be/Fm6tH-TZALc">Boring Side of Privacy</a> feat Kiearan x Railgun</li> </ul> <hr> <h3>Governments</h3> <ul> <li>Coindesk: <a href="https://www.coindesk.com/opinion/2024/05/10/fatemeh-fannizadeh-on-crypto-law-switzerland-and-how-kyc-is-failing/">Fatemeh Fannizadeh on Crypto Law, Switzerland and How KYC Is Failing</a></li> <li>Coindesk: <a href="https://www.coindesk.com/consensus-magazine/2024/05/07/the-us-governments-hypocritical-case-against-tornado-cash/">The U.S. Government’s Hypocritical Case Against Tornado Cash</a></li> <li>The Block: <a href="https://www.theblock.co/post/293528/former-pussy-riot-lawyer-launches-blockchain-powered-referendum-to-challenge-putins-inauguration">Former Pussy Riot lawyer launches blockchain-powered referendum to challenge Putin's inauguration</a></li> <li>Decrypt: <a href="https://decrypt.co/229543/bitcoin-coin-mixers-shut-americans-out">Bitcoin Mixers Pull Out of the US Amid Regulatory Heat</a></li> </ul> <hr> <h3>Other</h3> <hr> <h3>Upcoming events</h3> <p><em>(new/changes in <strong>bold</strong>)</em></p> <ul> <li>May 24-26, <a href="https://ethberlin.org/">ETHBerlin</a> hackathon</li> <li>May 30, <a href="https://web3privacy.info/events/">Web3Privacy Now Summit</a> (Prague) conference</li> <li>Jun 7-9, <a href="https://monerokon.org/">MoneroKon</a> (Prague) conference & hackathon</li> <li>Jun 27, <a href="https://lu.ma/privacyreunion3">Privacy Reunion #3</a> (Neuchâtel)</li> <li><strong>Jul 12, <a href="https://lu.ma/w3pn-meetup-bru1">Web3Privacy Now "Occupy meetup"</a></strong></li> <li>Oct 4-6, <a href="https://hcpp.cz/">Hackers Congress Paralelní Polis (HCPP)</a> (Prague) conference</li> <li>Oct 4-6, <a href="https://ethrome.org/">ETHRome</a> hackathon</li> <li>Oct, <a href="https://web3privacy.info/events/">Web3Privacy Now Summit</a> (Brno) conference</li> <li>Oct, <a href="https://ethbrno.cz/">ETHBrno</a> privacy hackathon</li> </ul>
Content (Markdown)	<!-- ### Research ### Ecosystem ### Grants ### Releases ### Podcasts ### Governments ### Other --> --- ### Research * [Automata Network: Multi-Prover AVS with TEE Coprocessors](https://blog.ata.network/tee-coprocessor-automata-multi-prover-avs-on-eigenlayer-f0f0b8264abc) * [Aleo: Mainnet update](https://aleo.org/post/road-to-mainnet-updates/) * [Zama: Verifiable FHE Bootstrapping using SNARKs](https://www.zama.ai/post/verifiable-fhe-bootstrapping-using-snarks) * [Umbra 2.0 vision](https://twitter.com/UmbraCash/status/1787520552921595932) --- ### Releases * Status [public desktop beta 1.0](https://status.app/blog/status-desktop-public-beta-1) * Rotki [v1.33.0](https://twitter.com/LefterisJP/status/1788537369039134865) * Zashi [1.1 iOS](https://twitter.com/ElectricCoinCo/status/1788615127148724714) * Cashu [1.0](https://twitter.com/callebtc/status/1788943711625232646) * Particl [weekly update](https://particl.news/particl-development-progress-report-10-05-2024/) * Privy [sample UIs](https://twitter.com/privy_io/status/1789033417625268397) * Tangle [v1.0.2](https://github.com/webb-tools/tangle/releases/tag/v1.0.2) * Polyhedra's Expander [open-source](https://github.com/PolyhedraZK/Expander) * Polygon [Mainden Alpha testnet](https://twitter.com/0xPolygon/status/1787533328087675294) * GrapheneOS [version 2024050700](https://grapheneos.org/releases#2024050700) --- ### Ecosystem - Ten: [Chimp Exchange - the first privacy DEX on Ten](https://twitter.com/tenprotocol/status/1787204225761792452) - LunarDAO: [Moros invests via grant in LunarDAO](https://twitter.com/lunarpunksquad/status/1787482940533768433) - ZkPass: [live on Arbitrum](https://twitter.com/zkPass/status/1787447734196470176) - Mina: [Grant on zkOracle Features1js: ZKON, ZkPass, Reclaim](https://minaprotocol.com/blog/zkoracles-rfp-three-teams-chosen) - Cointelegraph: [NuLink secures $11.4M to lead next-gen data protection efforts](https://cointelegraph.com/press-releases/nulink-secures-114m-to-lead-next-gen-data-protection-efforts) - Arcium: [$5.5M strategic funding round](https://twitter.com/ArciumHQ/status/1788557786537689447) - LocalMonero: [Exchange shuts down](https://cointelegraph.com/news/local-monero-exchange-shuts-down-crypto-privacy-services-dwindle) - Coinjoin: [Bitcoin privacy will survive despite CoinJoin closure — zkSNACKs CEO](https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-privacy-survive-coinjoin-closure) Decrypt: [Why Erik Voorhees Is Pivoting to a Privacy-Centric AI Startup](https://decrypt.co/230281/venice-ai-shapeshift-founder-erik-voorhees-morpheus-open-source) --- ### Podcasts - ETHDam: [Zama’s fhEVM: Enabling Blockchain Privacy](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dpBMj9uQog&) with Tore Frederiksen - ETHDam: [Alpha protection through privacy - a web3 privacy primitive for DeFi ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5b91kAQF3aA) with Oliver Gale - ETHDam: [“Lunarpunk VS Solarpunk” panel](youtu.be/5C5r-8KR564) feat serinko x Nym, [@mesquka](https://twitter.com/mesquka) x Railgun, and @ameensol x @0xbowio. Moderated by PG x Web3Privacy Now - Zcon V: [Zcash and the Regulatory/Policy Environment Sessions](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfd6yi54kqU) feat Jonathan S. Rouach, Peter Van Valkenburgh, J.W. Verret, Paul Brigner, Kurt Opsahl - Fiat Lux: [Web3privacy now operations overview](https://youtu.be/HipTMiRzW6o) feat Mykola Siusko x Web3Privacy now - ETHDam: [Boring Side of Privacy](youtu.be/Fm6tH-TZALc) feat Kiearan x Railgun --- ### Governments - Coindesk: [Fatemeh Fannizadeh on Crypto Law, Switzerland and How KYC Is Failing](https://www.coindesk.com/opinion/2024/05/10/fatemeh-fannizadeh-on-crypto-law-switzerland-and-how-kyc-is-failing/) - Coindesk: [The U.S. Government’s Hypocritical Case Against Tornado Cash](https://www.coindesk.com/consensus-magazine/2024/05/07/the-us-governments-hypocritical-case-against-tornado-cash/) - The Block: [Former Pussy Riot lawyer launches blockchain-powered referendum to challenge Putin's inauguration](https://www.theblock.co/post/293528/former-pussy-riot-lawyer-launches-blockchain-powered-referendum-to-challenge-putins-inauguration) - Decrypt: [Bitcoin Mixers Pull Out of the US Amid Regulatory Heat](https://decrypt.co/229543/bitcoin-coin-mixers-shut-americans-out) --- ### Other --- ### Upcoming events (new/changes in bold) * May 24-26, [ETHBerlin](https://ethberlin.org/) hackathon * May 30, [Web3Privacy Now Summit](https://web3privacy.info/events/) (Prague) conference * Jun 7-9, [MoneroKon](https://monerokon.org/) (Prague) conference & hackathon * Jun 27, [Privacy Reunion #3](https://lu.ma/privacyreunion3) (Neuchâtel) * Jul 12, [Web3Privacy Now "Occupy meetup"](https://lu.ma/w3pn-meetup-bru1) * Oct 4-6, [Hackers Congress Paralelní Polis (HCPP)](https://hcpp.cz/) (Prague) conference * Oct 4-6, [ETHRome](https://ethrome.org/) hackathon * Oct, [Web3Privacy Now Summit](https://web3privacy.info/events/) (Brno) conference * Oct, [ETHBrno](https://ethbrno.cz/) privacy hackathon
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Week in the Privacy News

Week 19/2024

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