news/data/2024/week26.md

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### Research

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### Releases
- Panther [Testnet 6 is live](https://x.com/ZKPanther/status/1805632128308150560)
- RariMe [Self-custody identity wallet](https://rarime.com)

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### Ecosystem
- [Aztec launched Aztec new website](https://aztec.network)
- [Electroin Coin & Co weekly](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/cash-is-dead-long-live-digital-cash-ecc-weekly-update/48042)
- [HOPR dev update](https://x.com/hoprnet/status/1805254456159748300)
- [50M ZkApp acceleratpr by Manta Netrwork](https://x.com/ZK_Accelerator/status/1805598925870473252)

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### Podcasts
- [The Importance of Privacy in Web3](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-jz3z5AB9s) DeCC Day @ Consensus 2024 Austin
- [Privacy Preserving ML with Fully Homomorphic Encryption](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1Zlu63TP0Y) 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](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bikZpQH4_dI) by Savio, Product Manager at Aztec Labs
- [Decoding Crypto: Privacy in 2024 feat Tornado Cash, CBDCs and AI surveillance](https://www.buzzsprout.com/2096305/15314703-privacy-in-2024-tornado-cash-cbdcs-and-ai-surveillance-feat-harry-halpin) by Harry Haplin, Nym
- [Incrypted conference: surveillance and #AI in times of war](https://www.youtube.com/live/dhIZA8rCAt4?t=5527s) by Harry Haplin, Nym

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### Governments
- Cointelegraph: [Privacy-minded' CBDCs are a wolf in sheep’s clothinge](https://cointelegraph.com/news/privacy-minded-cbdcs-wolf-sheeps-clothing)
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### Other
- [ID Verification Service for TikTok, Uber, X Exposed Driver Licenses!](https://www.404media.co/id-verification-service-for-tiktok-uber-x-exposed-driver-licenses-au10tix/)
- [Julian Assange is free](https://x.com/wikileaks/status/1805390138945528183)

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### Upcoming events
*(new/changes in **bold**)*

* Jun 27, [Privacy Reunion #3](https://lu.ma/privacyreunion3) (Neuchâtel)
* **Jul 10, [Shielding Summit](https://shieldingsummit.org) (Brussels)**
* 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