O(1) Labs, the incubators behind Mina Protocol have just published a new medium article regarding the zkApps Builders Program, an 11-week program bringing talented developers from around the world together to learn about zero-knowledge programming, and build zero-knowledge smart contracts (“zkApps”)
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ZK Hack Event with O(1) Labs: Thu 22nd Nov
Mina incubators O(1) Labs are one of the sponsors of the upcoming ZKHack, a regular virtual event series featuring weekly workshops and advanced puzzle solving competitions. The next event will feature workshops on Tuesday and Thursdays and will run from November 22nd till December 13th.
Video: Light Chat – PAGEAPP – Proof of Age zkApp
The Community Builders Program is becoming a great source of new ideas and more and more the program is offering a glimpse at some of the amazing potential real world use cases for zkApps (smart contracts running on Mina Protocol – currently on testnet).
New Twitter Account for Mina Devs @MinaDevelopers
With all that has been going on this week in the world of BlockChains it might have been easy to miss this announcement from the Mina Foundation, but the new social media account @MinaDevelopers on Twitter is another sign of the quickening progress towards zkApps on Mainnet.
MinaScan: Blockchain explorer for Berkeley Testnet by Staketab
Staketab have now launched MinaScan, a blockchain explorer for Berkeley Testnet with information on the growing number of zkApps being deployed. You can find full details of the release HERE, you can also click on the link in the tweet below.
Events: Wed Nov 16, Mina Community Meetup – New York
As Mina Protocol continues to grow, more community events are beginning to pop up all over the place and this new meetup in New York on Wednesday, November 16, 2022 at 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM EST
at the Blockchain Center, is being hosted by J Washburn, someone who has been involved with the project from a very early stage.
Light Chat – Evan Shapiro November 10th – PageApp / zkApp
This Thursday, November 10th, Mina Foundation CEO, Evan Shapiro will be hosting a light chat event (Time & Date TBC) where he will be talking to bugrahantemur the developer responsible for PageApp, an exciting development in zkApps. The App allows you to prove you are over 18 without having to reveal personal details about yourself.
Events: Starknet.cc – Lisbon Oct 31 featuring Florian Kluge from O(1) Labs & Old Friends Reunion 1st Nov
While neither Mina Foundation or O(1) Labs have an official presence at ETHLisbon (they will be attending EthSanFransisco + EthIndia) Florian Kluge AKA Trivo from O(1) Labs will be attending a number of events and discussions
zkApp: Anonymous Message Board Tutorial
While we are still a short distance from their appearance on Mina Protocol Mainnet, zkApps ARE currently fully deployable on the Berkeley Testnet Alpha.
ZK Tech You Should Know — Part 1: SNARKs & STARKs
The technology behind Mina Protocol can be daunting to understand at first, but you don’t have to be a full stack developer to understand the basic concepts and this video created by Mina Foundation does a fantastic job of explaining zk-SNARKs & zk-STARKs.