diff --git a/data/2024/week08.md b/data/2024/week08.md index 4e985f0..5935139 100644 --- a/data/2024/week08.md +++ b/data/2024/week08.md @@ -6,12 +6,10 @@ curator: PG * [The State of the Culture](https://www.honest-broker.com/p/the-state-of-the-culture-2024) (2024): a non pretty glimpse into post-entertainment society * EFF: [Unregulated, Exploitative, and on the Rise](https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/02/unregulated-exploitative-and-rise-vera-institutes-report-electronic-monitoring) report on electronic monitoring from Vera Institute * [Privacy x Web3 job board](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1dN6bIWyOh01Dl-y1iZh-1TASZxKUefD098BUALcnUb8/edit)
by @nicksvyaznoy and @niclaz (updated) -* [WTF is Aztec?](https://aztec.network/blog/wtf-is-aztec/) introduction article * [Memetic warfare](https://dark.fi/insights/memetic-warfare.html): notes from the W3PN Summit meme talk by @lunar_mining -* Wired: experience with [Signal usernames](https://web.archive.org/web/20240225123658/https://www.wired.com/story/signal-launches-usersnames-phone-number-privacy/) -* Bitcoin Magazine: Adam Back's complete [emails with Satoshi Nakamato](https://bitcoinmagazine.com/technical/bitcoin-adam-backs-complete-emails-satoshi-nakamoto) +* [WTF is Aztec?](https://aztec.network/blog/wtf-is-aztec/) introduction article * Hackernoon: [The Role of Asset-Agnostic Privacy](https://hackernoon.com/navigating-multichain-environments-the-role-of-asset-agnostic-privacy) - +* Wired: experience with [Signal usernames](https://web.archive.org/web/20240225123658/https://www.wired.com/story/signal-launches-usersnames-phone-number-privacy/) ### Governments * Russia [arrested a woman for a $51 donation](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/feb/20/russia-arrests-us-dual-national-for-51-ukrainian-charity-donation) to Ukraine charity, facing up to 20 years in prison @@ -23,28 +21,27 @@ curator: PG * Canadian Privacy Commissioner highlights concerns on [RCMP's web surveillance with private tech](https://www.rebelnews.com/privacy_commissioner_highlights_concerns_on_rcmp_s_web_surveillance_with_private_tech) ### Ecosystem +* Fluidkey launched [alpha version on Optimism](https://twitter.com/fluidkey/status/1760364897831960833) * Aleo users alarmed by [leaked KYC documents](https://cointelegraph.com/news/privacy-focused-aleo-users-concerned-after-kyc-documents-leak) -* Railgun new TVL (20M) and volume milestone ([src](https://x.com/RAILGUN_Project/status/1760811652482830549?s=20))([src2](https://defillama.com/protocol/railgun)) +* Railgun [surpasses $20m TVL](https://defillama.com/protocol/railgun) ([src](https://x.com/RAILGUN_Project/status/1760811652482830549?s=2)) ### Releases * NymVPN [v0.0.4](https://x.com/nymproject/status/1760082042274918772?s=20): initial release -### Grants -* Ethereum Foundation: [The first ZK Grants Round](https://esp.ethereum.foundation/zk-grants) is now open ($900k) ([src](https://twitter.com/ethereum/status/1760378315141939674)) -* Zcash: [grant for Maya Protocol](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/transparent-shielded-dex-with-maya-protocol/46857/46) approved ([src](https://twitter.com/crypto_cr0c/status/1760091597902106955)) - -### Community -* Satoshi Nakamoto's earliest collaborator Martii 'Sirius' Malmi released their [entire email history](https://bitcoinmagazine.com/technical/bitcoin-adam-backs-complete-emails-satoshi-nakamoto)

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

 * [Privacy tools in the real world](https://x.com/lunarpunksquad/status/1760681059229048859?s=20) (LunarDAO) * [Protecting health data & patient privacy](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XplgVgPiXo) (Verida Network x Partisia Blockchain) * [Alternatives to CEXs in the Crypto Space](https://twitter.com/firoorg/status/1761747274034774285) (Firo) * [Privacy + blockchain: how important is it?](https://twitter.com/QuickswapDEX/status/1760428696534466743) (QuickSwap) +### Grants +* Ethereum Foundation: [The first ZK Grants Round](https://esp.ethereum.foundation/zk-grants) is now open ($900k) ([src](https://twitter.com/ethereum/status/1760378315141939674)) +* Zcash: [grant for Maya Protocol](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/transparent-shielded-dex-with-maya-protocol/46857/46) approved ([src](https://twitter.com/crypto_cr0c/status/1760091597902106955)) + +### Other +* Bitcoin Magazine: Adam Back's complete [emails with Satoshi Nakamato](https://bitcoinmagazine.com/technical/bitcoin-adam-backs-complete-emails-satoshi-nakamoto) +* Satoshi Nakamoto's earliest collaborator Martii 'Sirius' Malmi released their [entire email history](https://bitcoinmagazine.com/technical/bitcoin-adam-backs-complete-emails-satoshi-nakamoto)

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