news/data/2024/week28.md

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curator: Alina
exactDate: 2024-9-30
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### Releases
- Aztec [Alpha Build 2 is here](https://aztec.network/blog/unlocking-the-future-of-privacy-exploring-identity-and-social-use-cases-in-alpha-build-2-with-100k-in-prizes)
- Codex [Release of public Testnet and updated whitepaper](https://cointelegraph.com/press-releases/codex-testnet-launch-ramps-up-decentralised-data-storage-with-democratisation-and-incentivisation)
- xx Network [XX Network Delivers Worldcoin Network Anonymizer Application](https://patcrypt.com/xx-network-delivers-worldcoin-network-anonymizer-application/)
- Panther Protocol [Stage 7 of Panther Protocol is live](https://blog.pantherprotocol.io/testnet-stage-7-is-now-live-with-simulated-swaps-data-escrow-and-more/)
- PIVX [PIVX is now avalibable on NOW Wallet](https://x.com/_PIVX/status/1838930400921399331)
  
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### Ecosystem
- [The Coming Storm, an article by Amir Taaki](https://dark.fi/insights/the-coming-storm.html)
- [Zcash community forum returns](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/shawn-returning/48872)
- [Arcana Auth now supports Telegram login](https://docs.arcana.network/setup/config-social/telegram-oauth/)
- [Verify your zkCreditScore using Zero-Knowledge Proofs with zkMe powered by Reclaim Protocol](https://x.com/reclaimprotocol/status/1838129141037850905)
- [Secret’s partnership with Swisstronik is expanding the confidential computing constellation](https://scrt.network/blog/swisstronik-partnership/)
  
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### Podcasts
- [Enhancing Your Web Experience with Privacy-First Browsing Strategies](https://brave.com/podcast/e39/) Brave Podcast
- [Privacy in Crypto feat. Luke Parker](https://x.com/_PIVX/status/1838925647185375386) PIVX Twitter Space
- [Argos Victory: Private Money Market testnet](https://x.com/Shade_Protocol/status/1838971879538769925) Shade Protocol Twitter Space
- [Privacy & human rights panel with Jarrad Hope, Mykola Siusko, Jameson Lopp, Matthias Tarasiewicz](https://www.youtube.com/live/aQKilLu6d0s?feature=shared&t=28370) POW Summit
- [Civic hygiene, national security, and E2E encryption with Phil Zimmermann](https://www.youtube.com/live/aQKilLu6d0s?feature=shared&t=19694) POW Summit
- [Scaling Technology vs. Scaling Values: The Cypherpunk Dilemma with Matthias Tarasiewicz](https://www.youtube.com/live/aQKilLu6d0s?feature=shared&t=23635) POW Summit
- [How Protocols Break with Aaron Feickert](https://www.youtube.com/live/aQKilLu6d0s?feature=shared&t=26659) POW Summit
- [The Privacy Illusion: How Assumptions Create More Risk with David Burkett](https://www.youtube.com/live/jbtGdNxS8RY?feature=shared&t=16515) POW Summit
- [Corruption, KYC and the Cost of Compliance with Jarrad Hope](https://www.youtube.com/live/m5nLerONtw0?feature=shared&t=2854) POW Summit
- [The Right for privacy in 2024 with Mykola Siusko](https://www.youtube.com/live/m5nLerONtw0?feature=shared&t=4789) POW Summit
- [Bitcoin L2s: Shielded CSV with Veronika Kuett](https://www.youtube.com/live/sKbL6iriqcA?feature=shared&t=7105) POW Summit
- [PACE hearing on Julian Assange's detention](https://www.youtube.com/live/Mq85IZMeigc)


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### Research
- [Waku: Published API spec proposal for status-go integration to Vac forum](https://forum.vac.dev/t/api-specification-for-end-to-end-reliability/332/2)

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### Other
- Cointelegraph [Telegram’s Policy shift raises concerns](https://cointelegraph.com/news/telegram-policy-shift-privacy-concerns)
- EFF [Tell Congress: We Can't Afford More Bad Patents](https://act.eff.org/action/tell-congress-we-can-t-afford-more-bad-patents)
- Oasis Academy [Can AI be developed responsibly?](https://oasisrose.garden/lessons/ai-alignment-and-oasis/)
- Python [Zama Concrete ML: Simplifying Homomorphic Encryption for Python Machine Learning](https://www.python.org/success-stories/zama-concrete-ml-simplifying-homomorphic-encryption-for-python-machine-learning/)
- Gnericvibes [How Creatives Can Stay Safe Onchain: Essential Security Tips](https://mirror.xyz/0x744CDf12D5D289db118Ed9293c10cfa952169071/WhiZVEhBYE_EUVmzO8lS-hWd1wikK5Us9UtJdEb8RQc)


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### Upcoming events
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* 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 11, **[Parallel Society Congress](https://psc.logos.co/)** Bangkok
* Nov 12-15, [devcon](https://devcon.org/en/) Bangkok