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Sep 23 - Sep 29, 2024

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Releases

Nym NymVPN free beta testing now live
Firo Mandatory Release v0.14.14.0
Aleo Mainnet is live
Gnosis Guild Launched Enclave
Semaphore Semaphore v4 is out
Web3Privacy now Explorer aka "dashboard for the web3 privacy" has been updated

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

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Upcoming events

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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

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Title	Week in the Privacy News - 27/2024
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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 Jul 1 - Jul 7, 2024.
Content (HTML)	<!-- ### Research ### Ecosystem ### Grants ### Releases ### Podcasts ### Governments ### Other --> <hr> <h3>Releases</h3> <ul> <li>Nym <a href="https://blog.nymtech.net/nymvpn-free-beta-testing-now-live-751edfc9bb69">NymVPN free beta testing now live</a></li> <li>Firo <a href="https://firo.org/2024/09/04/firo-release-014140-mandatory.html">Mandatory Release v0.14.14.0</a></li> <li>Aleo <a href="https://x.com/AleoHQ/status/1836413826985804064">Mainnet is live</a></li> <li>Gnosis Guild <a href="https://x.com/GnosisGuild/status/1836426106074792384">Launched Enclave</a></li> <li>Semaphore <a href="https://x.com/SemaphoreDevs/status/1836427240784920722">Semaphore v4 is out</a></li> <li>Web3Privacy now <a href="http://explorer.web3privacy.info">Explorer aka "dashboard for the web3 privacy" has been updated</a></li> </ul> <hr> <h3>Ecosystem</h3> <ul> <li><a href="https://blog.labyrinth.technology/labyrinth-user-owned-privacy-in-public-blockchains-a-look-at-our-latest-progres-2/">A look into Labyrinth's latest progress</a></li> <li><a href="https://pse-team.notion.site/A-new-era-for-PSE-f4cde2e1a20d49ed92071a93ad8ba7df">A new era for PSE</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.theblock.co/post/316806/iotex-polygon-labs-agglayer-depin">IoTeX collaborates with Polygon Labs</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.theblock.co/post/316458/nillion-integrates-with-near-protocol-enhancing-privacy-tools-for-developers">Nillion integrates with NEAR Protocol</a></li> <li><a href="https://docs.namada.net/networks/starting-network/genesis-flow/participants#bond-to-a-pre-genesis-validator-account">Namada Pre-Genesis Phase 2</a></li> <li><a href="https://x.com/NoirLang/status/1834290911745884586">Aztec gave grant to provable email</a></li> </ul> <hr> <h3>Podcasts</h3> <ul> <li><a href="https://press.logos.co/podcasts/logos-state/jameson-lopp-technology-to-empower-individuals">Jameson Lopp: Technology to empower individuals</a> Logos Podcast with Jarred Hope</li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Z-twj1gm10">How Gnosis 3.0 Paves the Way for Mass Adoption</a> Friederike Ernst</li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8CO8MUPKxU">Onchain Minimalism</a> Keynote by Justin Drake at PlasmaCon 2024</li> <li><a href="https://zeroknowledge.fm/339-2/">TEEs with Andrew Miller</a> Zero Knowledge fm</li> <li><a href="https://x.com/lunarpunksquad/status/1836026935295476065?s=19">LunarDAO <> FIRN forest-side chat</a></li> <li><a href="https://x.com/anoma/status/1836056305854750765">Cross-chain intents & the modular ecosystem</a> Anoma</li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v952Fd1vmOs&list=PL-EuBfVebuVN4XQICXeUun_rQNA68Qp8-&index=10">Kruw on Bitcoin Privacy & Blockchain Analysis</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5JV06qGqf8s&list=PL-EuBfVebuVN4XQICXeUun_rQNA68Qp8-&index=9">Bitcoin privacy, and the crypto privacy landscape with <a href="https://twitter.com/thevladcostea">@thevladcostea</a></a> Nym Community Call</li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hz4IPSz67IQ&list=PL-EuBfVebuVN4XQICXeUun_rQNA68Qp8-&index=8">How to improve your privacy with Dappnode</a> Dappnode Crash Course</li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y85aLzVMgGE&list=PL-EuBfVebuVN4XQICXeUun_rQNA68Qp8-&index=7">Technical Workshop with Diego Lizarazo and Mauricio Magaldi</a> Midnight x TOKEN2049</li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxszdjzPENE&list=PL-EuBfVebuVN4XQICXeUun_rQNA68Qp8-&index=6">Progress In the Decentralized AI Stack</a> Panel at Web3 Summit 2024 Berlin</li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1EwzB1S5vI8&list=PL-EuBfVebuVN4XQICXeUun_rQNA68Qp8-&index=5">Confidential Computing for Solana</a> HackSecret 4</li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6uaNABI4J4&list=PL-EuBfVebuVN4XQICXeUun_rQNA68Qp8-&index=4">Best Mina application or library built using Protokit</a> ETHGlobal Singapore 2024</li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmcp2xcLT1I&list=PL-EuBfVebuVN4XQICXeUun_rQNA68Qp8-&index=2">Remigration Checks, Chainanalysis, Presidential Debate & more!</a> Monero Talk</li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sr72VSjoOWw&list=PL-EuBfVebuVN4XQICXeUun_rQNA68Qp8-&index=1">Use Open-Source Technologies</a> Franzi x Department of Decentralization @ ETHBerlin</li> <li><a href="https://x.com/PrivadoID/status/1838339960417431823">Privado ID & Basic Attention Token team on Privacy in the Web3</a> @ X spaces</li> </ul> <hr> <h3>Governments</h3> <ul> <li>EFF: <a href="https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/09/unveiling-venezuelas-repression-surveillance-and-censorship-following-julys">Venezuela's Repression: surveillance and censorship following July's presidential election</a></li> <li>DW: <a href="https://www.dw.com/en/chinese-cyberattacks-hit-nearly-half-of-german-firms-study/a-70070417">Chinese cyberattacks hit nearly half of German firms</a></li> <li>Radar: <a href="https://x.com/RadarHits/status/1838259453365301288">Telegram will share users’ IP addresses and phone numbers” to governments when legally required</a></li> </ul> <hr> <h3>Research</h3> <ul> <li><a href="https://eprint.iacr.org/2024/1073">Message Latency in Waku Relay with Rate Limiting Nullifiers</a></li> <li><a href="https://eprint.iacr.org/2023/1152">Haze and Daze: Compliant Privacy Mixers</a></li> </ul> <hr> <h3>Other</h3> <ul> <li>Forbes <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/digital-assets/2024/06/18/alliances-show-the-web3-revolution-is-unstoppable-with-robinhood-secret-network-and-tezos/">Alliances show the web3 revolution is unstoppable with Robinhood, Secret Network and Tezos</a></li> <li><a href="https://blog.mozilla.org/en/products/firefox/firefox-rolls-out-total-cookie-protection-by-default-to-all-users-worldwide/">Firefox rolls out Total Cookie Protection by default for desktop</a></li> <li><a href="https://x.com/ElectricCoinCo/status/1836792480001388765">Zashi Coinbase integration</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.engadget.com/big-tech/sweeping-ftc-study-finds-that-social-media-sites-engage-in-vast-surveillance-of-its-users-155846997.html?guccounter=1">Sweeping FTC study finds that social media sites engage in ‘vast surveillance’ of its users</a></li> <li><a href="https://x.com/BigSky_7/status/1838189271242453187">Cryptographic papers giveaway by BigSky</a></li> <li><a href="https://x.com/FehuLayer/status/1836762772367176101">Beyond cypherpunks article</a></li> </ul> <hr> <h3>Upcoming events</h3> <p><em>(new/changes in <strong>bold</strong>)</em></p> <ul> <li>Sept 26-27, <a href="https://www.ethmilan.xyz/">ETHMilan</a> conference</li> <li>Oct 3, <a href="https://lu.ma/w3pn-meetup-rome1">Web3Privacy Now ETHRome meetup</a></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 8, <a href="https://www.zksummit.com/">zkSummit</a> Lisbon</li> <li>Nov 11, <a href="https://congress.web3privacy.info/">Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress</a> Bangkok</li> <li>Nov 12-15, <a href="https://devcon.org/en/">devcon</a> Bangkok</li> </ul>
Content (Markdown)	<!-- ### Research ### Ecosystem ### Grants ### Releases ### Podcasts ### Governments ### Other --> --- ### Releases - Nym [NymVPN free beta testing now live](https://blog.nymtech.net/nymvpn-free-beta-testing-now-live-751edfc9bb69) - Firo [Mandatory Release v0.14.14.0](https://firo.org/2024/09/04/firo-release-014140-mandatory.html) - Aleo [Mainnet is live](https://x.com/AleoHQ/status/1836413826985804064) - Gnosis Guild [Launched Enclave](https://x.com/GnosisGuild/status/1836426106074792384) - Semaphore [Semaphore v4 is out](https://x.com/SemaphoreDevs/status/1836427240784920722) - Web3Privacy now [Explorer aka "dashboard for the web3 privacy" has been updated](http://explorer.web3privacy.info) --- ### Ecosystem - [A look into Labyrinth's latest progress](https://blog.labyrinth.technology/labyrinth-user-owned-privacy-in-public-blockchains-a-look-at-our-latest-progres-2/) - [A new era for PSE](https://pse-team.notion.site/A-new-era-for-PSE-f4cde2e1a20d49ed92071a93ad8ba7df) - [IoTeX collaborates with Polygon Labs](https://www.theblock.co/post/316806/iotex-polygon-labs-agglayer-depin) - [Nillion integrates with NEAR Protocol](https://www.theblock.co/post/316458/nillion-integrates-with-near-protocol-enhancing-privacy-tools-for-developers) - [Namada Pre-Genesis Phase 2](https://docs.namada.net/networks/starting-network/genesis-flow/participants#bond-to-a-pre-genesis-validator-account) - [Aztec gave grant to provable email](https://x.com/NoirLang/status/1834290911745884586) --- ### Podcasts - [Jameson Lopp: Technology to empower individuals](https://press.logos.co/podcasts/logos-state/jameson-lopp-technology-to-empower-individuals) Logos Podcast with Jarred Hope - [How Gnosis 3.0 Paves the Way for Mass Adoption](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Z-twj1gm10) Friederike Ernst - [Onchain Minimalism](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8CO8MUPKxU) Keynote by Justin Drake at PlasmaCon 2024 - [TEEs with Andrew Miller](https://zeroknowledge.fm/339-2/) Zero Knowledge fm - [LunarDAO <> FIRN forest-side chat](https://x.com/lunarpunksquad/status/1836026935295476065?s=19) - [Cross-chain intents & the modular ecosystem](https://x.com/anoma/status/1836056305854750765) Anoma - [Kruw on Bitcoin Privacy & Blockchain Analysis](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v952Fd1vmOs&list=PL-EuBfVebuVN4XQICXeUun_rQNA68Qp8-&index=10) - [Bitcoin privacy, and the crypto privacy landscape with [@thevladcostea](https://twitter.com/thevladcostea)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5JV06qGqf8s&list=PL-EuBfVebuVN4XQICXeUun_rQNA68Qp8-&index=9) Nym Community Call - [How to improve your privacy with Dappnode](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hz4IPSz67IQ&list=PL-EuBfVebuVN4XQICXeUun_rQNA68Qp8-&index=8) Dappnode Crash Course - [Technical Workshop with Diego Lizarazo and Mauricio Magaldi](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y85aLzVMgGE&list=PL-EuBfVebuVN4XQICXeUun_rQNA68Qp8-&index=7) Midnight x TOKEN2049 - [Progress In the Decentralized AI Stack](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxszdjzPENE&list=PL-EuBfVebuVN4XQICXeUun_rQNA68Qp8-&index=6) Panel at Web3 Summit 2024 Berlin - [Confidential Computing for Solana](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1EwzB1S5vI8&list=PL-EuBfVebuVN4XQICXeUun_rQNA68Qp8-&index=5) HackSecret 4 - [Best Mina application or library built using Protokit](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6uaNABI4J4&list=PL-EuBfVebuVN4XQICXeUun_rQNA68Qp8-&index=4) ETHGlobal Singapore 2024 - [Remigration Checks, Chainanalysis, Presidential Debate & more!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmcp2xcLT1I&list=PL-EuBfVebuVN4XQICXeUun_rQNA68Qp8-&index=2) Monero Talk - [Use Open-Source Technologies](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sr72VSjoOWw&list=PL-EuBfVebuVN4XQICXeUun_rQNA68Qp8-&index=1) Franzi x Department of Decentralization @ ETHBerlin - [Privado ID & Basic Attention Token team on Privacy in the Web3](https://x.com/PrivadoID/status/1838339960417431823) @ X spaces --- ### Governments - EFF: [Venezuela's Repression: surveillance and censorship following July's presidential election](https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/09/unveiling-venezuelas-repression-surveillance-and-censorship-following-julys) - DW: [Chinese cyberattacks hit nearly half of German firms](https://www.dw.com/en/chinese-cyberattacks-hit-nearly-half-of-german-firms-study/a-70070417) - Radar: [Telegram will share users’ IP addresses and phone numbers” to governments when legally required](https://x.com/RadarHits/status/1838259453365301288) --- ### Research - [Message Latency in Waku Relay with Rate Limiting Nullifiers](https://eprint.iacr.org/2024/1073) - [Haze and Daze: Compliant Privacy Mixers](https://eprint.iacr.org/2023/1152) --- ### Other - Forbes [Alliances show the web3 revolution is unstoppable with Robinhood, Secret Network and Tezos](https://www.forbes.com/sites/digital-assets/2024/06/18/alliances-show-the-web3-revolution-is-unstoppable-with-robinhood-secret-network-and-tezos/) - [Firefox rolls out Total Cookie Protection by default for desktop](https://blog.mozilla.org/en/products/firefox/firefox-rolls-out-total-cookie-protection-by-default-to-all-users-worldwide/) - [Zashi Coinbase integration](https://x.com/ElectricCoinCo/status/1836792480001388765) - [Sweeping FTC study finds that social media sites engage in ‘vast surveillance’ of its users](https://www.engadget.com/big-tech/sweeping-ftc-study-finds-that-social-media-sites-engage-in-vast-surveillance-of-its-users-155846997.html?guccounter=1) - [Cryptographic papers giveaway by BigSky](https://x.com/BigSky_7/status/1838189271242453187) - [Beyond cypherpunks article](https://x.com/FehuLayer/status/1836762772367176101) --- ### Upcoming events (new/changes in bold) * Sept 26-27, [ETHMilan](https://www.ethmilan.xyz/) conference * Oct 3, [Web3Privacy Now ETHRome meetup](https://lu.ma/w3pn-meetup-rome1) * Oct 4-6, [Hackers Congress Paralelní Polis (HCPP)](https://hcpp.cz/) (Prague) conference * Oct 4-6, [ETHRome](https://ethrome.org/) hackathon * Oct 8, [zkSummit](https://www.zksummit.com/) Lisbon * Nov 11, [Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress](https://congress.web3privacy.info/) Bangkok * Nov 12-15, [devcon](https://devcon.org/en/) Bangkok
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