
📰 Week in Mina News - 34
Jan 19, 2024 - Stay Updated with the Latest from Mina: Protocol Updates, Developer News, and Community Highlights
🪶 Ecosystem News
ZkNoid Lottery Launches on Mina Protocol Mainnet
The ZkNoid L1 Lottery launched on January 15, 2025, introducing provably fair gaming to the Mina Protocol. Two rounds have already concluded with strong participation. In Round 0, 344 tickets were sold, 3096 MINA collected, and 183 users joined. Round 1 saw 157 tickets sold, 1413 MINA collected, and 86 participants. This launch highlights ZkNoid's commitment to secure and decentralized gaming.
Mina Foundation Website Redesigned
The Mina Foundation website has been redesigned to align with its mission to empower the Mina Protocol community. Explore the updated platform showcasing their vision, impact, and community contributions.
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Kimchi Bytes Episode 3
The third episode of Kimchi Bytes is now available, featuring BJ Dyakov from Aligned Layer's ecosystem team and Will Cove, Head of Ecosystem at Mina Foundation. This episode dives into the lore of Aligned Layer, with a spicy twist to keep things interesting. Don't miss out on this engaging discussion packed with insights and fun moments!
You can watch the full video here.
Zkgod NFT Collection Enters Second Presale Phase
The Zkgod NFT collection has advanced to its second presale phase, now available on the Tileville NFT Marketplace. Dedicated to early supporters, this phase offers the community an opportunity to acquire these unique digital assets as the journey toward the fourth creation continues. NFTs from this collection will hold utility in the evolving web platform, "Lanuarius." You can explore more at the marketplace link shared by Zkgod.
Eternal Shape Launches with Mina Ecosystem Tool ZKON
Eternal Shape introduces a new way to transform X posts into immutable cryptographic evidence, ensuring digital truth without relying on screenshots. Powered by ZKON, a tool from the Mina ecosystem, Eternal Shape provides secure and verifiable proofs, bringing the power of cryptography to everyday social media interactions. For more details, you can visit eternalshape.com.
🗳️ Governance Updates
MIP: The MIP Upgrade review is underway, focusing on the final review and scheduling OCV for the upgrade.
MEF: Internal testing progresses, with efforts aimed at completing proposal submission and consideration phases.
PGT: Work continues on the MEF web-based app, incorporating feedback for improvements and advancing internal tests.
Research: Final touches are being made to the MEF blog post, alongside preparations for new posts about trust in Mina's delegation processes.
Further details are available on the Mina Protocol Governance Knowledge Hub.
📌 Mina Community Bulletin Board
This section features posts from the community and projects. You can submit yours here.
X Posts
Blog Posts
“You Asked, We Answered!” - o1Labs
https://www.o1labs.org/blog/you-asked-we-answered
https://x.com/o1_labs/status/1879930035119022589
Kimchi + Pickles, Pasta, and More: Exploring the Cryptographic Hearty Deliciousness of O1 Labs and Mina Protocol
🎟️ Events
Upcoming Events
No upcoming events were provided this week.
Last Week’s Events
Deep Dive into Witness Encryption and Laconic OT
Last week, Matthias Hall-Andersen joined o1Labs’ Reading Group session to discuss "Extractable Witness Encryption for KZG Commitments and Efficient Laconic OT." The session explored cutting-edge cryptographic techniques and their applications. If you missed the live discussion, you can access the recording to catch up on this insightful event here.
💼 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): 13,28M MINA
Unique Snark Workers (daily average): 11
Snarks Included (daily average): 16,290
Transactions (daily average): 15,254
CryptoMiso Commit Stats: Mina secured 2nd place over the past 12 months with 4,274 commits and +100 contributors.
More details here.
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Better together! - Astromina Team