📰 Week in Mina News - 25
Nov 17, 2024 - Stay Updated with the Latest from Mina: Protocol Updates, Developer News, and Community Highlights
Mina News
Mina Foundation 2024 Q3 Transparency Report
The Mina Foundation's Q3 report highlights key initiatives, including zkIgnite Cohort 3, Mina Navigators, Core Grants, and updates on governance with the new MIP process. The report also includes detailed financial disclosures, reinforcing the Foundation's commitment to transparency.
Tweet: https://x.com/MinaFoundation/status/1857800802833936882
Mina Block Producer Nodes: From Smart Fridges to Teslas
Mina's lightweight blockchain is demonstrating its adaptability with creative setups powered by OpenMina. Community members have showcased Mina block producer nodes running on unconventional devices like a smart fridge and a Tesla. These examples highlight the minimal hardware requirements and flexibility of Mina's architecture, made possible through OpenMina, which brings decentralized capabilities to everyday devices.
Private Credentials Revolution: Pallad’s zkProtocol Milestone
Pallad has internally achieved key milestones for zkKYC, zkKYB, and zkPassport protocols. These advancements will soon allow users to share private credentials with zkApps, enabling proofs such as adulthood, region or country of origin, innocence certifications, and potentially even biometric data—all without disclosing sensitive personal information.
Dinodex Gears Up for DevNet Testing!
After two months of dedicated effort, Dinodex has successfully completed LocalNet testing and is gearing up for DevNet testing. The team has extended an open invitation to everyone to join their Discord server for the latest updates, insights, and opportunities to get involved in this exciting next phase.
Tweet: https://x.com/realDinoDex/status/1856615205666746542
TileVille: Master of the Tiles - Winners Announced
The results are in for TileVille’s Master of the Tiles challenge. PhDSOON secured first place with 100 MINA, followed by avocato with 60 MINA, and mina with 40 MINA. The top 10 players, including mooncake, fdvisameme.eth, and others, demonstrated exceptional strategy and skill in completing the challenge.
All details here.
TileVille Previews New User Profile Features
TileVille has shared a preview of its upcoming user profile design. The new interface introduces features like the ability to follow/unfollow players, view high scores and achievements, track rewards, ranks, and leagues, and explore other users’ profiles in real time.
ZKON Partners with vSelf
ZKON Network has partnered with vSelf, a leader in Community-as-a-Service for Web3, to elevate its Incentivized Testnet Program. This collaboration aims to empower zkApp developers while fostering community-driven growth within a privacy-focused ecosystem, strengthening the foundations for innovative and scalable Web3 solutions.
MINA Included in Coinbase COIN50 Index
MINA has been added to Coinbase's COIN50, a market-cap weighted index featuring the top 50 eligible digital assets on the platform. This index offers a comprehensive way to track the performance of key cryptocurrencies in the crypto economy.
Tweet: https://x.com/MinaProtocol/status/1856696639395893707
Governance Updates
MIP Upgrade: The research phase for MIPs and On-Chain Voting is complete, with community feedback integrated. The draft will soon enter the Review Phase on GitHub. Discussions continue on Discord.
MEF: The MEF blog post is nearing completion, summarizing the process and initial tests. The tokenomics review progresses, with plans for a follow-up study.
Research Blogpost: A draft on building trustworthy communities is published, with feedback welcomed on the forums.
LeaderBot & Community Leaderboard: October results are live, and November updates continue automatically. Community feedback is ongoing.
SurveyBot & GovBot: Development advances, with improvements planned. The GitHub repo is open for contributions.
Public Communication: The October Illuminate Town Hall is done, and Governance AMA calls are being scheduled.
You can find more information about Governance operations here.
Navigators
Navigators Program Update
The Growth Track has processed 93 applications, funding 27 projects with 9 delivered. Since September 18, 36 applications were reviewed, with 5 funded.
The Starter Track onboarded 7 participants.
Total payouts: ~666K MINA.
Additional Updates
zkUSD Proposal: Progress on a stablecoin MVP for the Mina ecosystem aims to unlock DeFi potential leveraging Mina's unique features.
O1JS Performance Tooling: New GitHub tools now monitor CPU and memory usage, improving development efficiency.
Revl Tech's NFT Auctions: Innovative NFT auction mechanics are in production, targeting deployment by the end of the development cycle.
Merkle Mountain Range Library: A new O1JS-based library will support Ethereum-to-Mina bridges, enhancing interoperability.
⭐ Ecosystem Highlights
Zeko Ecosystem
Zeko Launched "Customizable" Video and Community Challenge
Zeko has released a video titled "Customizable," highlighting its adaptable infrastructure for building new L2s and L3s within a zero-knowledge ecosystem. Alongside the video, they introduced a community-exclusive challenge on Zealy, offering participants the chance to win 300 MINA by completing the quiz.
You can find all the details here.
📌 Mina Community Bulletin Board
This section features posts from the community and projects. You can submit yours here.
X Posts
Post by “@clairekart”
https://x.com/clairekart/status/1857123509404606534
Post by “@dinaturalist”:
https://x.com/dinaturalist/status/1857326471469252610
Mina Action & Reducers Guide: Writing our own reducers
https://medium.com/zknoid/mina-action-reducers-guide-writing-our-own-reducers-81802287776f
ZkNoid Lottery: Gift Code mechanic guide
https://medium.com/zknoid/zknoid-lottery-gift-code-mechanic-guide-49074a1943ae
🎟️ Events
Evan Shapiro at the DeAI Summit
Evan Shapiro, Chairman of the Board at Mina Foundation, participated in a panel discussion at the DeAI Summit during DevCon. The session, titled "Will the Future of On-Chain Activity Be AI Agents?", explored the synergy between AI agents and blockchain, featuring insights from leaders at Movement Labs, MegaETH Labs, and other prominent contributors.
https://x.com/OpenledgerHQ/status/1856319959150014812
Evan Shapiro Discusses AI Compute at Open Source AI Summit
Evan Shapiro, Chairman of the Board at Mina Foundation, joined a panel at the Open Source AI Summit in Bangkok to discuss the future of AI training and inference. The conversation touched on critical topics, including the limits of quantization and AI safety. Other panelists included experts from Nillion Network, Vana, and Hyperbolic Labs, fostering a thought-provoking dialogue on AI compute and its challenges.
Tweet: https://x.com/_grieve/status/1856632493908320568
o1Labs CEO Brandon Kase on ZK Hub Main Stage
Brandon Kase, CEO of o1Labs, joined ProjectZKM’s Alice Liu for a live interview on the ZK Hub Main Stage. The session, hosted by House of ZK, attracted over 40,000 viewers and delved into insights on zero-knowledge technology and its future.
Florian Kluge Joined "ZK for Consumers" Panel Discussion
On 11 November, Florian Kluge, Engineering Team Lead at o1Labs, participated in the "ZK for Consumers" panel. The discussion focused on how zero-knowledge technology is evolving from developer tools to practical consumer applications.
Panel Discussion on ZK Rollups and Interoperability
Brandon Kase, CEO of o1Labs, participated in a panel discussion titled "ZK Rollups: Trends and Impact on Mass Adoption" at HackSeasons in Bangkok last week. The discussion explored the growing importance of ZK rollups in advancing blockchain interoperability and driving widespread adoption.
💼 Open Jobs
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): 28,31 MINA
Unique Snark Workers (daily average): 7
Snarks Included (daily average): 7,332
Transactions (daily average): 6,742
CryptoMiso Commit Stats: Mina secured 2nd place over the past 12 months with 4,798 commits and +100 contributors. More details here.