Sometimes it can be hard to see progress on projects that require such innovative solutions as Mina Protocol. Time-lines and road maps created with the best intentions rarely come to fruition prematurely, but from looking at the Github commits over the last 6 months one thing is very clear. Mina Protocol is doing something rather special.
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New WIP zkApps from ETH Amsterdam
Alongside the demos and networking at ETHAmsterdam MINA was also a main sponsor and gave away some big prizes to hackathon participants.
Video: ETHAmsterdam 2022 – Mina Protocol zkApps: Zero-Knowledge Programming with TypeScript
Here is a recording of the presentation given by Brandon, Jason and Evan from ETHAmsterdam 2022 – Mina Protocol zkApps: Zero-Knowledge Programming with TypeScript on Friday Apr 2022.
Mina Protocol – Most active crypto project based on Github data for last six months
The awesome thing about Mina Protocol is the way the tech teams at O(1) Labs and the Mina Foundation are committing so much time and effort into snarkyJS and creating a framework for zkApps.
Video: O(1) Labs @ Zero Knowledge Summit Amsterdam 2022
Mina Protocol is popping up all over the place in Amsterdam this week and here is David Wong and Joseph from O(1) Labs talking about Kimchi (no, not the spicy Korean stuff), but “a collection of improvements, optimizations, and alterations made on top of PLONK. For example, it overcomes the trusted setup limitation of PLONK […]
Delegation Program Improvement Plan Updates
Recently, a committee was created from prominent members of the Mina Community together with Brian McKenna, Evan Shapiro and Tess Rinearson in order to look at how the Mina Delegation program could be improved.
EthAmsterdam: Fri 22nd April
The Crypto world is in Amsterdam and Mina Protocol & O(1) Labs teams are there too. With EthAmsterdam and Devconnect both happening in the same week it looks certain to be a good one, with workshops, hackathons, discussions, social events and much more.
Video: Mina Community Node Working Group Meetings | 22nd March, 29th March & 14th April 2022
Here’s the last three Mina Community Node Working Group Meetings covering the 3rd, 10th & 17th May 2022.
Nil Foundation planning EVM Mina Demo at ETHAmsterdam
Many thanks to Mina Protocol Community Member Lamps for spotting this one… Take a quick look at Nil-Foundation‘s github page and you’ll find a clue about what could be happening at ETHAmsterdam. Nothing has been officially confirmed yet, but it seems the team is gearing up for a EVM / Mina demo. We will keep […]
New Medium Post – 2022 Predictions: Zero-Knowledge Proofs Become Web3’s Killer Feature
Here’s an awesome article written by Mina Foundation regarding Zero-Knowledge Proofs and their place in the future of Web3.