Week in Mina News #3
June 16, 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
o1js v1.3.1 Release
o1Labs has released version 1.3.1 of o1js. Check out the announcement for more details.
🖼️ Ecosystem News
ZKV Berkeley - Celebrating the Berkeley Upgrade
On Monday, June 10th, Evan Shapiro and Brandon Kase joined ZKV to talk about the present and future of Mina Protocol following the Berkeley Upgrade. The session highlighted the advancements and upcoming plans for the ecosystem.
Watch the session here.
Illuminate Monthly Town Hall
The June edition of Illuminate, the monthly town hall hosted by Mina Foundation, took place on June 12th. The team shared updates on key initiatives across worktreams, including community, events, governance, and more, with a special feature from o1Labs on the recent Berkeley Upgrade!
Watch the session here.
Governance Updates
No governance updates were provided this week.
Growth Programs
No growth programs updates were provided this week.
⭐ Ecosystem Highlights
Zeko Updates and Ecosystem
No news was provided this week.
Protokit Updates
Protokit Landed In The Official Mina Docs
Protokit has officially landed in the Mina documentation. For more details and to explore the Protokit, visit the official Mina documentation page.
Protokit Ecosystem
TileVille Has Added a Proposal to The Navigators Grant Program
Exciting update in ZK gaming on Mina! TileVille, a strategic city development game built with the Protokit Framework, has added a proposal to the Navigator's grant program. Future plans include new levels, enhanced frontend-backend integration, improved user experience, and a unified gaming NFT standard on Mina.
Explore the proposal here.
Other / Miscellaneous
First zkApp Deployed on Mina Mainnet
Will Cove announced idMask deployed on Mina Mainnet.
idMask is an app that enables the creation of zero-knowledge proofs, empowering individuals to verify statements about their identity to third parties without disclosing any personal information.
zkNoid – MinaCrypto Com – Paima Studios AMA
zkNoid team published their answers for the most intriguing topics about their last week AMA.
You can find the content here.
ZKON Tech Updates #24
Mina Protocol’s CORE Program grantee ZKON, published “Tech Updates #24” weekly update. You can find the update here.
Punkpoll Service is Moving From Devnet to Mainnet
Punkpoll service is migrating from Mina's HodoriNet (Berkeley Dev) to Mina Berkeley Mainnet to enhance service stability and performance.
You can find details here
📌 Mina Community Bulletin Board
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🎟️ Events
Upcoming Events
ZKON & idMask & MinaCryptoCom AMA
ZKON and idMask teams will meet at the Mina Crypto Com Twitter Space AMA. Set your reminders here.
Last Week’s Events
David Park - Secured Scaling from a Modular Approach
David Park, Director of APAC Strategy & Growth at Mina Foundation, participated in the GM Vietnam event. He discussed "Secured Scaling from a Modular Approach" highlighting Mina's innovative strategies in the blockchain space.
💼 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): 9.88M MINA
Unique Snark Workers (daily average): 9
Snarks Included (daily average): 7,061
Transactions (daily average): 6,468
CryptoMiso Commit Stats: Mina secured 2nd place over the past 6 months with 2232 commits and 98 contributors. Last week alone, there were 17 new commits. More details here.