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curator: Mykola
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### Concepts

* [Eppie](https://eppie.io/): encrypted p2p email as better replacement for Skiff ([src](https://blog.eppie.io/post/nextgen/))
* [koan](https://twitter.com/koanpay): private cross-chain swaps by Zcash ([src](https://twitter.com/koanpay/status/1757088529698734366))

### Governments

* [European Court of Human Rights](https://hudoc.echr.coe.int/eng/#{%22itemid%22:[%22001-230854%22]}) unequivocally protects encryption in Telegram ([src](https://twitter.com/natynettle/status/1757473040063975595))
* Digital euro will have a high level of privacy ([src](https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/key/date/2024/html/ecb.sp240214_1~4bf1ab0319.en.html))
* [EEF](https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/02/dont-fall-latest-changes-dangerous-kids-online-safety-act): The authors of the dangerous Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) unveiled an amended version this week, but it’s still an unconstitutional censorship bill ([src](https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/02/dont-fall-latest-changes-dangerous-kids-online-safety-act))

### Ecosystem

* [Eternal Safe](https://github.com/eternalsafe/wallet/): decentralized fork of Safe{Wallet} without tracking ([src](https://twitter.com/devanoneth/status/1756861443310305780))
* [Electronic Coin & Co] drops Zcash ecosystem update ([src](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/ecc-update-for-feb-16-2025/46897))

### Releases

* Noir [v0.24.0](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/releases) (pre-release)
* Skiff Mail will now run forwarding up through 2025 ([src](https://twitter.com/skiffprivacy/status/1757274376188354979))
* Privacy wallets W3PN database PR by niclaz ([src](https://github.com/web3privacy/web3privacy/pull/54))
* [Holepunch](https://holepunch.to) launch Pears - a combined Peer-to-Peer (P2P) Runtime, Development & Deployment tool ([src](https://pears.com))
* Anon Aadhaar v1.0.0 uodate ([src](https://mirror.xyz/privacy-scaling-explorations.eth/YnqHAxpjoWl4e_K2opKPN4OAy5EU4sIJYYYHFCjkNOE))
* [Lit](https://www.litprotocol.com) V0, Habanero Mainnet Beta: Decentralized Key Management ([src](https://twitter.com/LitProtocol/status/1757051352365109695))
* [Rarimo](https://rarimo.com) launched Freedom tool for digital voting ([src](https://freedomtool.org/#/doc))

### Partnerships
* Spot on enterprise data privacy: QuickNode and Matter Labs Partner to scale with zkSync [Hyperchains](https://blog.matter-labs.io/introduction-to-hyperchains-fdb33414ead7) ([src](https://blog.quicknode.com/zksync-quicknode-partnership/))

### Grants
* [Zama](https://www.zama.ai) Grant Program has been launched ([src](https://www.zama.ai/post/introducing-the-zama-grant-program-and-launching-the-zama-bounty-program-season-5))

### Research

* [Technical exploration of Erasure Coding](https://papers.ethswarm.org/p/erasure/) within the Swarm network, focusing on ensuring data integrity and resilience -- [@GasperX93](https://github.com/GasperX93)
* Healthcare data privacy: Researchers pair medical devices with blockchain to defend against cyberattacks ([scs](https://cointelegraph.com/news/researchers-pair-medical-devices-blockchain-defend-against-cyberattacks))
* OCash: Fully Anonymous Payments between Blockchain Light Clients ([src](https://eprint.iacr.org/2024/246))
* Pay2Chain bridge, named Alba, facilitates the efficient, secure, and trustless execution of conditional payments or smart contracts on a target blockchain based on off-chain events ([src](https://eprint.iacr.org/2024/197))

### Events
* W3PN Call for proposals is here ([src](https://twitter.com/web3privacy/status/1757778295934832652))
* ETHBerlin will be sponsorless ([src](https://twitter.com/ETHBerlin/status/1758446135679541694))

### Podcasts
* Ben Wizner: Speech, Privacy, and Technology | Logos Podcast with Jarrad Hope ([src](https://press.logos.co/podcasts/logos-state/ben-wizner-speech-privacy-and-technology-logos-podcast-with-jarrad-hope))
* /zk Farcaster x PSE projects forthcoming podcast (21.02) ([src](https://twitter.com/PrivacyScaling/status/1758551791380115600))
* [The Blockchain Socialist](https://theblockchainsocialist.com): Accelerationism is back and tech elites are making it cringier than it already was ([src](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KfmqmuUwPM)
* War on privacy in Web3? With Zach Williamson, Co-founder & CEO at Aztec Protocol ([src](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIIl40Bp0hI))