Week in Mina News #1
June 1, 2024 - Stay Updated with the Latest from Mina: Protocol Updates, Developer News, and Community Highlights
This newsletter helps the Mina community stay updated on the latest protocol changes, developer news, ecosystem developments, community activities, and key metrics. If you have news to share in this newsletter, please reach out to us here. Better together! - Astromina Team
⚙️ Core Protocol Updates
Mainnet Upgrade Progress:
GO to Mainnet Upgrade: A successful ‘GO’ call between Mina Foundation and o1Labs confirms that Mina Protocol’s Berkeley Upgrade remains on track for June 4, 2024! More than 83% of active stakes have already been upgraded to 2.0.0. Mina Foundation calls on node operators who haven’t yet upgraded to version 2.0.0 to do so immediately. For more details, check the official announcement.
🖼️ Ecosystem News
Astromina has been announced with the support of the Mina Foundation to support the builder community. Currently, access is available through Discord.
Governance Updates:
Governance Q&A with Evan Shapiro: On May 29th, Evan Shapiro hosted a Q&A session on Discord, providing a high-level summary of the Mina Protocol Governance blog post and addressing community questions. The discussion helped clarify the governance vision and gathered valuable community feedback. Please share your questions and feedback about Mina Protocol's governance in the #protocol-governance-surveys channel on Mina Protocol’s official Discord server.
Growth Programs:
zkIgnite Update: Recently, the Mina ecosystem had 25 projects submit midpoint milestones for technical review; 21 out of these were successfully delivered, showcasing an 84% delivery rate for midpoint milestones. Detailed results, including presentations and GitHub links, are available here.
Navigators Program Update: The April appeals window for Mina Navigator grants has closed, and all finalized grants can be viewed here. This concludes the month-on-month submission schedule for Season 1 participants. Feedback regarding the Navigator Program is welcomed and can be submitted here. The announcement for Season 1 winners will be made by the end of the week.
⭐ Ecosystem Highlights
Zeko:
Zeko Updates:
ZekoBoost Contest Launch: The first week of #ZekoBoost has been very eventful. Thanks to all the developers participating! View all announcements on prizes, judges, partnerships, and scoring on the new ZekoBoost website.
Zeko Ecosystem:
Pallad Wallet: Zeko support has just landed in the latest version of the closed beta. Give it a try, let's have one last testing phase and if there are no critical errors, we'll begin releasing the open beta!
ZKON Network: Announced a new strategic partnership with Zekolabs to integrate ZKON's zkOracle solution into Zeko's ecosystem, unlocking infinite possibilities for developers building the next generation of decentralized apps on Mina Protocol. Read more here. MinaNFT is live on Zeko: Mint your NFTs with images and video at MinaNFT by choosing Zeko chain, or see all the NFTs minted on Zeko at MinaNFT Explore by checking the Zeko checkbox.
Protokit:
Protokit Updates:
No news was provided this week.
Protokit Ecosystem:
No news was provided this week.
Other / Miscellaneous
MinaNFT Marketplace: DFST, the project founder, has announced that an NFT Marketplace will be launching soon. A community member asked in the MinaNFT Discord channel, 'Hello, will there be also an NFT marketplace or just proof of NFT ownership type solutions?' In response, DFST, the project founder, stated, 'Yes, there will be a marketplace; the target is to launch it in June using contract V2.' MinaNFT Discord Channel
Atlaspad Ambassador Program: Atlaspad introduced their Ambassador Program with 41 individuals from 12 different countries, creating a diverse team of 23 men and 18 women. For more details, check the announcement here.
📌 Mina Community Bulletin Board
This section features posts from the community and projects. You can submit yours here.
Articles:
- Illya Gera on X: Privacy Is A Myth. Unless You're Using Zero-Knowledge Proofs
X posts:
- Post by @0xJayS_eth: https://x.com/0xJayS_eth/status/1795092266018582669
Post by @georgethms1: https://x.com/0xJayS_eth/status/1795092266018582669
Post by @georgethms1: https://x.com/georgethms1/status/1792701772256997532
🎟️ Events
Upcoming Events: There have been no upcoming event listings from the community this week. If you have any upcoming events, please share them here.
Last Week’s Events:
o1Labs Head of BD Phil Kelly participated in Protocol Village at Consensus 2024 and shared “How ZK unlocks a new paradigm of apps.”
o1Labs Protocol Engineer George Agapov talked on “Zero-Knowledge Apps on Mina” at Web3FC³ in Barcelona. The event was last month but George’s video record has just been published, and we wanted to share it with you. Video record.
💼 Open Jobs
There have been no new job listings from the community this week. If you have any job updates or offers, please share them here.
👓 Statistics and Metrics
Key Metrics from Last Week:
Total Amount Transferred (daily average): 9.3M MINA
Unique Snark Workers (daily average): 15
Snarks Included (daily average): 5,979
Transactions (daily average): 5,251
CryptoMiso Commit Stats: Mina secured 2nd place over the past 3 months with 1012 commits and 98 contributors. Last week alone, there were 17 new commits. More details here.