news/data/2024/week08.md

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### Corps & Governments
* Arrested in Russia a US-Russian dual citizen faces up to 20 years for donating $51 to Ukraine ([src](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/feb/20/russia-arrests-us-dual-national-for-51-ukrainian-charity-donation))
* [The Big Brother Watch](https://twitter.com/BigBrotherWatch) analysis comparing CBDCs around the world ([src](https://x.com/bigbrotherwatch/status/1761005320938156182?s=46&t=b1BOenGGst5sOeePtNVPjQ))
* [David Ripley](https://twitter.com/DavidLRipley) Kraken's CEO tells the real story of the SEC’s suit ([src](https://x.com/DavidLRipley/status/1760829432292405368?s=20))
* Google Issues Warning: updates this year will be dominated by AI ([src](https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2024/02/12/google-warns-as-free-ai-upgrade-for-iphone-android-and-samsung-users/)}
* ‘Privacy and Security’ Should Be the Core of National Digital ID ([src](https://www.theepochtimes.com/world/privacy-and-security-should-be-the-core-of-national-digital-id-australias-largest-bank-5583047?welcomeuser=1))
* Is my home spying on me? As smart devices move in, experts fear Australians are oversharing ([src](https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/feb/11/is-my-home-spying-on-me-as-smart-devices-move-in-experts-fear-australians-are-oversharing))
* Privacy Commissioner highlights concerns on RCMP's web surveillance with private tech ([src](https://www.rebelnews.com/privacy_commissioner_highlights_concerns_on_rcmp_s_web_surveillance_with_private_tech))


### Ecosystem
* Keep your phone number private with Signal usernames ([src](https://www.wired.com/story/signal-launches-usersnames-phone-number-privacy/))
* [lunar_mining](https://twitter.com/lunar_mining) from DarkFi shared txt / img / meme version of her speech at Web3Privacy Summit Prague 2023 ([src](https://dark.fi/insights/memetic-warfare.html))
* Satoshi Nakamoto's earliest collaborator Martii 'Sirius' Malmi released their entire email history [(src](https://bitcoinmagazine.com/technical/bitcoin-adam-backs-complete-emails-satoshi-nakamoto)

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* Privacy-focused Aleo users concerned after KYC documents leak ([src](https://cointelegraph.com/news/privacy-focused-aleo-users-concerned-after-kyc-documents-leak))
* Unregulated, Exploitative, and on the Rise: Vera Institute's Report on Electronic Monitoring ([src](https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/02/unregulated-exploitative-and-rise-vera-institutes-report-electronic-monitoring))
* Navigating Multichain Environments: The Role of Asset-Agnostic Privacy ([src](https://hackernoon.com/navigating-multichain-environments-the-role-of-asset-agnostic-privacy))
* Railgun new TVL (20M) and volume milestone ([src](https://x.com/RAILGUN_Project/status/1760811652482830549?s=20))([src2](https://defillama.com/protocol/railgun))
* WTF is Aztec ([src](https://aztec.network/blog/wtf-is-aztec/))

### Releases
* W3PN Membership approach 2024 for Partners & individuals - support our Annual Track (from events to research)([src](https://docs.web3privacy.info/membership/))
* NymVPN client is out ([src](https://x.com/nymproject/status/1760082042274918772?s=20))
* Privacy x Web3 job board by nicksvyaznoy and niclaz ([src](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1dN6bIWyOh01Dl-y1iZh-1TASZxKUefD098BUALcnUb8/edit)
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## Grants
* The first ZK Grants Round ($900k) is now open ([src](https://twitter.com/ethereum/status/1760378315141939674))
* Zcash grant for maya protocol approved ([src](https://twitter.com/crypto_cr0c/status/1760091597902106955))

## 
Partnerships
* Fluidkey: ENS and Safe partnered to tackle the Transaction Privacy Issues on EVM Chains ([src](https://news.bitcoin.com/fluidkey-launches-to-tackle-the-transaction-privacy-issues-on-evm-chains/))
* Firn x Brume ([src](https://twitter.com/Grav_Amundsen/status/1761799089665290430))


### Research
* The State of the Culture, 2024: a non pretty glimpse into post-entertainment society ([src](https://www.honest-broker.com/p/the-state-of-the-culture-2024))
* Adam Back's complete emails with Satoshi Nakamato ([src](https://bitcoinmagazine.com/technical/bitcoin-adam-backs-complete-emails-satoshi-nakamoto))

## Events
* W3PN Call for proposals is here ([src](https://twitter.com/web3privacy/status/1757778295934832652))

### Podcasts


* Lunarpunk Future: Privacy tools in the real world ([src](https://x.com/lunarpunksquad/status/1760681059229048859?s=20))
* Protecting health data & patient privacy - Verida Network x Partisia Blockchain AMA ([src](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XplgVgPiXo))
* Exploring the Future: Alternatives to CEXs in the Crypto Space ([src](https://twitter.com/firoorg/status/1761747274034774285))
* Privacy + blockchain: how important is it? ([src](https://twitter.com/QuickswapDEX/status/1760428696534466743))

### Upcoming events
* Feb 20, [Binance delisting Monero](https://www.binance.com/en/support/announcement/binance-will-delist-ant-multi-vai-xmr-on-2024-02-20-f73b083ba6834771b07dbe5319917ae5)
* Apr 10, [zkSummit](https://www.zksummit.com/) (Athens) conference
* Apr 12-14, [ETHDam](https://www.ethdam.com/) hackathon
* 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 19-26, [Web3Privacy Now Hackathon](https://web3privacy.info/events/) (Bled)
* Oct 4-6, [Hackers Congress Paralelní Polis (HCPP)](https://hcpp.cz/) (Prague) conference
* Oct 4-6, [ETHRome](hackathon) (https://ethrome.org/)
* Oct, [Web3Privacy Now Summit](https://web3privacy.info/events/) (Brno) conference
* Oct, [ETHBrno](https://ethbrno.cz/) hackathon