My own current privacy roadmap (much lighter on L1 changes, but also more limited in its consequences): https://ethereum-magicians.org/t/a-maximally-simple-l1-privacy-roadmap/23459

Highly encourage people to read both!

https://x.com/pcaversaccio/status/1909939119037313255

The demo of use case of payroll using Curvy seems to be cool!

Curvy Ideation #4: Payroll

This is the first experiment where we play around with bulk private payments — a use case that could completely reshape the way we handle everyday business operations! https://t.co/YlZZdg32WH

Curvy Protocol

The demo of use case of payroll using Curvy seems to be cool!

https://x.com/0xcurvy/status/1908179431757156421?s=46&t=P_zrMGz2Tb-KY8jmsaDaVw

Wow:

PwC Italy, SKChain to launch self-sovereign EU digital ID (as a L3 of Base)

Wow:

PwC Italy, SKChain to launch self-sovereign EU digital ID (as a L3 of Base)
https://crypto.news/pwc-italy-skchain-to-launch-self-sovereign-eu-digital-id/

Good read on solar

https://open.substack.com/pub/constructionphysics/p/understanding-solar-energy?r=2dg5&utm_medium=ios

Comparison of zkVMs:

https://youtu.be/fW6O40Pq_bM?si=HnvYTCGuPGMxk5dP

Check later:

Client-side ZKAI: Biometric proofs - Lasha Antadze, Co-founder of Rarimo

Check later:

Client-side ZKAI: Biometric proofs - Lasha Antadze, Co-founder of Rarimo https://youtu.be/rzn7iITJqWk?si=syEJCjW9M1zVCpBn

This seems to be a game changer:

https://cryptobriefing.com/confidential-token-standard-banks/#:~:text=Taurus%20and%20Aztec%20unveiled%20an,preserve%20customer%20privacy%20on%20blockchains.

wins

faust

If you haven’t already seen it

Roc Camera is a thing now

ZK × Verifiable image (/w SP1 Succinct?)

Read later:

https://blog.sei.io/unleashing-ai-agents-how-blockchain-enables-true-digital-autonomy/

CRISP is a showcase of Enclave in action: a full-stack E3 Program leveraging #FHE, #ZKPs, and #DTC for secure, verifiable secret ballots. 

Check out the developer docs, featuring a full-stack implementation — from a React front-end to a RISC Zero zkVM back-end.

Good summary:

https://blog.kroma.network/summary-of-zkaccelerate-bangkok-c6866e7f4bee

TAIKO - Preconfirmation:

https://4pillars.io/en/articles/preconfirmation-feat-taiko

Interesting use case of blockchain / smart contract for SDGs:

Interesting use case of blockchain / smart contract for SDGs:

https://www.blockchainforgood.xyz/news/detail/72ea97ab-8b71-4fa7-a954-e5f9c9b02c2a

One of insight for DePIN (Energy sector) from JP.Morgan:

One of insight for DePIN (Energy sector) from JP.Morgan:

https://www.jpmorgan.com/onyx/content-hub/depin-decentralized-physical-infrastructure-networks

WeatherXM

From @a16zcrypto's State of the Crypto report:

"Decentralized physical infrastructure networks (DePIN) are underpinning nascent services in the physical world"

DePIN × Agriculture 

https://depinscan.io/news/2024-11-21/revolutionizing-agriculture-with-iot-technology

DePIN

🌐 The DePIN sector map. 

We categorized the space into 2 areas:

⛓️ The Big Four - with all 4 “Decentralized something” categories.

🏗 Infrastructure & niche-oriented projects – with DePIN-focused L1s/L2s, DePIN-oriented infrastructure tools, and specialized networks.

Who else should we add? 🤔

Ethereum

So we have an "official" (i.e. NIST-based) deadline now: ECDSA should be deprecated by 2030 (for 112 bits only) and completely disallowed by 2035. Thx for the crazy ride secp256k1 (and secp256r1). https://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/ir/2024/NIST.IR.8547.ipd.pdf

Interesting one: retrospective of Infinex patron sale rather than a VC seed round

Interesting one: retrospective of Infinex patron sale rather than a VC seed round

https://mirror.xyz/kain.eth/AfqSUcrBR6Y2Ylqrp9DK5zHe5N5sBoVPnH_Mit_Vuus?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

airstar

@airstar